He has produced a handful of his music videos over the years but has now turned his talents to a feature-length production.

And Eminem promoted his new flick Bodies in the best possible way after booking out a cinema in Detroit to allow fans from his hometown to see the movie for free this weekend.

The rap phenomenon has hired out the cinema on Friday and Saturday night so his loyal followers can watch his satirical comedy, which centres around the world of rap battles, free of charge.

It’s on me! Eminem promoted his new flick Bodies in the best possible way after booking out a cinema in Detroit to allow fans from his hometown to see the movie for free this weekend

Announcing his generous act on Instagram on Thursday, the Lose Yourself hitmaker wrote: ‘Come through and get #BODIED! I bought out the theatre, so tickets on me for the Friday + Saturday @BodiedMovie 6:40pm screenings at the AMC 30 in Sterling Heights.’

Eminem – real name Marshall Mathers – is a co-executive producer on the new movie, which is helmed by Joseph Kahn and written by Alex Larsen (who raps under the name Kid Twist).

The movie stars Calum Worthy as Adam, a young graduate student who is writing a thesis on rap battles, but ends up discovering a new passion for it along the way.

It also stars Jackie Long, Shoniqua Shondai, Walter Perez and Charlamagne Tha God.

Very generous! The rapper has hired out a cinema so his loyal followers can watch his satirical comedy, which centres around the world of rap battles, free of charge

Earlier this week, Frank Barwah, another co-executive producer on the movie, told Dailymail.com that Eminem is ‘one of the hardest working people I have ever met.

‘He is very serious and is always thinking, he is so focused. There is nothing crazy about this guy at all.’

When asked about the rapper’s wild public image and his outspoken ways, Frank said: ‘I didn’t see any of that. Never. He is very interested in his work. There is nothing weird or wild about him.

Man of many talents! Eminem – real name Marshall Mathers – is a co-executive producer on the new movie, which is helmed by Joseph Kahn and written by Alex Larsen

Plot: The movie stars Calum Worthy as Adam, a young graduate student who is writing a thesis on rap battles, but ends up discovering a new passion for it along the way

‘He was very committed to making Bodied a great movie. He had very good input. If there was a problem that needed to be solved, he had an idea.’

Labelling him a ‘genius, he added: ‘He has incredible ideas, things most people would not think of, he’s very creative. On Bodied he was very involved. He helped with casting, with the music selection. He would come to set all the time.

‘Eminem is assumed to be outrageous, but he is not. He would not be as successful as he is today if he was as wild as people say he is.’

Cast: It also stars Jackie Long, Shoniqua Shondai, Walter Perez and Charlamagne Tha God