Ennen Mad Max: Fury Road -elokuvan tuotannon aloittamista ohjaaja George Miller harkitsi Max Rockatanskyn rooliin räppärinä paremmin tunnettua Eminemiä. Häneen otettiin jopa yhteyttä, ja asiasta keskusteltiin. Asia paljastui haastattelussa, jossa oli mukana George Millerin ohella "storyboard artist" Mark Sexton.
"He'd done 8 Mile, and I found that really interesting - I thought, He's got that quality. We'd done the first Happy Feet with the late Brittany Murphy, and she had done 8 Mile, so I asked her what he was like and would this be something really interesting for him? She had no reservations about saying what a wonderful talent he is."
Sexton on tyytyväinen, ettei aie toteutunut, koska feministinen tarina olisi saattanut muuttua toisenlaiseksi.
"I'm kind of glad it didn't happen. Eminem, really? Whole different bent there. And the feminist story behind Mad Max: Fury Road might have taken a bit of a hammering if he'd played the role."
Kiitokset, Vulture