Rihanna, Eminem Among Stars Who Were Considered for ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
Written by SOURCE on February 9, 2022
Mad Max: Fury Road is one of the most epic action movies of the last decade, and new information about the making of the 2015 film reveals Rihanna and Eminem were considered for roles.
An excerpt shared by Vulture from New York Times journalist Kyle Buchanan’s upcoming book Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road, reveals that both music icons were in the running.
“Usually, actors turn up dressed very casually, but boy, Rihanna looked spectacular when she walked in,” franchise director George Miller said when recounting the singer showing up to audition as one of the five Wives who Furiosa escapes with. “I’m not sure she was even aware of the content of the movie, so she dressed up as Rihanna, which was the right thing to do.”
As for Em, Miller revealed they wanted him to be involved with the film after seeing his impressive performance in 8 Mile, but conversations never advanced to an audition.
“We did get in touch with him, though that’s as far as it went because we were going to shoot it in Australia at that point, and he simply didn’t want to leave home,” Miller said. “I think he had the impression that if he could do it out of his home state, then he’d be up for it.”
This story is being updated.
