Eminem Could Have Starred In Mad Max: Fury Road

Vulture has published a massive oral history of 2015’s Mad Max Fury Road, and the whole thing is well worth a read. There are several fascinating stories included in it, including news that director George Miller was looking at Marshall Mathers–AKA Eminem–for the role of Max. Tom Hardy ultimately got the part, starring in the acclaimed film alongside Charlize Theron as Furiosa.

Lead storyboard artist Mark Sexton said, “This is something I don’t hear about very much and that George never admits, but I have a very, very, very strong memory of George talking about Eminem for Max.”

Miller himself confirmed this, saying he found Eminem’s performance in the movie 8 Mile to be “really interesting.” Miller worked with 8 Mile co-star Brittany Murphy on Happy Feet, and the late actress told Miller that Eminem was a “wonderful talent.”