Eminem will begin shooting his debut feature-film next month in Detroit.

In it he plays a fictional character called 'Jimmy'. Ananova reports that the film, which has the working title of Untitled Detroit Project, is loosely based on the rapper's own life. 'Jimmy' is a confused hip-hop addict searching for an identity.

The film will be directed by the Oscar-winner behind LA Confidential and Wonder Boys: Curtis Hanson. In May of this year the director insisted that the film would not be based on Eminem's life: "This story will only be as good as Eminem's performance, not how good he is as a musical performer but how good he is dramatically."