Doug Liman has revealed that meetings were held between the film's studio and the rapper - whose last movie appearance was in the 2002 biopic 8 Mile.
The role in the sci-fi film, which is currently at the top of the US box office, eventually went to Hayden Christensen, although Liman said it could have suited the rapper. - more on this story
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