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Key Takeaways:

• The documentary examines Eminem’s relationship with fame via the lens of his most devoted followers.
• It options uncommon footage, stylized recreations, and a brand new interview with Eminem.
• “Stan,” now mainstream slang, originated from Eminem’s 2000 monitor and is central to the movie’s theme.

Eminem’s “Stan” left such a mark on popular culture that the time period earned a spot within the dictionary, and all these years later, individuals nonetheless use it to explain obsessive followers. Now, it is the inspiration behind an upcoming documentary.

Announced Tuesday (July 15), the Steven Leckart-directed STANS will discover the “complicated relationship between one of the world’s most private artists and his massive public persona.” The movie is slated to premiere globally for a restricted time beginning on Aug. 7, with U.S. presale tickets going dwell right this moment.

The official trailer opened with the dictionary definition of a stan: “An overzealous or obsessive fan, esp. of a particular celebrity.” Moments later, Eminem is confronted with questions like, “Why did you write the song ‘Stan’? Is ‘Stan’ based on a real fan?” Another voice requested, “Why do you share so much about yourself in your music?”

As archival footage is performed within the background, different questions observe about fan mail, his daughter Hailie Jade, and what fame looks like. Toward the top, we lastly see Eminem seated in entrance of the digicam: “What’s your first question?” Take a glance under.

“In the song, the titular character handwrites a series of emotional letters to Eminem, repeating the line: I’m just like you,” the movie’s official synopsis reads. “That chorus serves as a guiding gentle for this unconventional and totally approved characteristic, which follows a extremely curated solid of real-life stans whose deep private connections to Eminem mirror among the themes discovered all through his lyrics.

It continues, “Through stylized recreations, rare archival footage, intimate interviews, and an exclusive original interview with Eminem himself, it offers a raw, loud, and revealing journey across his career — and the passionate audience that has grown with him.”

“Stan” first appeared on Eminem’s 2000 album, The Marshall Mathers LP. Although the track isn’t primarily based on a real story, Eminem revealed it was closely impressed by the “crazy letters” he’s gotten from followers over time. “It’s kind of like a message to the fans to let ‘em know everything that I say is not meant to be taken literally,” he defined.