Eminem is apparently putting his new movie project on hold so that he can return his focus to music.

The rap heavyweight, who launched his film career back in 2002 with the fantastic '8 Mile', was reportedly shooting a boxing movie for the big screen called 'Southpaw' in Michigan, but his spokesman Dennis Dennehy told the Detroit Free Press that working on new material in the studio is currently his priority:

"He's focusing on his music right now, so while he's doing that, while he's in that space, he wanted to put this on hold for the time being..."

"What I'm told is when the film does get made, the plan is that the bulk of it will be shot in Michigan. That was always the understanding."