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green

03-14-2007, 10:53 AM

http://www.httwww.cinematical.com/2007/03/14/mad-max-4-announced-mel-gibson-will-not-star/

Mad Max 4 Announced -- Mel Gibson Will Not Star!
Posted Mar 14th 2007 10:01AM by Ryan Stewart
Filed under: Action & Adventure, Drama, Casting, Deals, Fandom, Newsstand, Remakes and Sequels
Director George Miller has told the AAP two interesting things: Mad Max 4 is going to happen and Mel Gibson won't be the lead. Miller says frankly that Gibson is now too old and too 'focused on his own films' to reprise the role of Rockatansky, so instead he's going to try to recruit a new, young star for the lead. The AAP also notes that Miller began developing Mad Max 4 before production began on Happy Feet, and now that he's finished with that, he's turning his full attention to the project. "I have a few projects in the pipeline including an animation...but I want to do another Mad Max movie and get stuck back into that," Miller said. "It won't be Mel. He was 21 when he made the first one, now he's a lot older and his passion is for filmmaking and directing. I don't think he is into acting and I don't think he would be interested in being involved at all."

The amusing AAP story also has Miller claiming that he received good career advice from his fellow Aussies Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman -- to not get a big head after his Oscar success with Happy Feet. "I was warned not to inhale too much because you can take it a little too seriously," Miller said. "We didn't expect to win, but it was a good excuse to drink, party and to act like teenagers again." No further details were offered as to the timetables and plans for the Mad Max sequel, but my two cents is that Gibson should return if only for a small role. Is it really Mad Max without Mad Mel?

Sava

03-14-2007, 10:54 AM

shame... it would have been awesome to see an old, worn out Max :(

Rac

03-14-2007, 12:03 PM

I've said this before, but: No Mel, no Max :down

But it's probably just good for Mel if MM4 is gonna be the same shait as MM3.

DorkyFresh

03-14-2007, 12:32 PM

they should remake it!!!! lol!

Catman

03-14-2007, 01:30 PM

Damn it, Miller, don't let the Oscar go to your head. Mel Gibson IS Mad Max!

http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archives/road%20warrior.jpg

JackBauer

03-14-2007, 01:42 PM

might as well make it a direct to DVD sequel. they're already making a bunch of those...

GhostPoet

03-14-2007, 01:44 PM

Hrm...without Mel it'd be hard to imagine anyone else in the role...BUT...if Mel doesn't want to do it...then I guess they could still give it a try...hard to find a worthy replacement though.

Road Warrior

03-14-2007, 01:45 PM

Let me guess, Mr. Miller. . .

http://www.donyell.net/images/hugh_jackman_photo341.jpg

:dry:

SolidSnakeMGS

03-14-2007, 01:53 PM

Uhhh...so its yet another reboot? Or a continution? Or what!? STUPID stupid idea. It's called Mad Max for a reason.

Base the movie around the the LEGEND of Mad Max. Maybe these distressed people need assistance, and they've heard the tale of the seemingly invinicible warrior Max, but no one knows if he's real or a fairy tale. So they set out to find him. Maybe he's become the bad guy, and they must stop HIM. He's crazy and gone all Col Kurtz and has an army of crazed desert rogues that he's using in his disillusioned idea of bringing back some form of government.

Sava

03-14-2007, 01:56 PM

god... i would have loved to see an old Max fighting his last fight ...:(

Catman

03-14-2007, 02:02 PM

Let me guess, Mr. Miller. . .

http://www.donyell.net/images/hugh_jackman_photo341.jpg

:dry:

Jackman would be pretty cool, actually! :o

Uhhh...so its yet another reboot? Or a continution? Or what!? STUPID stupid idea. It's called Mad Max for a reason.

Base the movie around the the LEGEND of Mad Max. Maybe these distressed people need assistance, and they've heard the tale of the seemingly invinicible warrior Max, but no one knows if he's real or a fairy tale. So they set out to find him. Maybe he's become the bad guy, and they must stop HIM. He's crazy and gone all Col Kurtz and has an army of crazed desert rogues that he's using in his disillusioned idea of bringing back some form of government.

Honestly, Mad Max 4 is kinda pointless. The only reason Miller wants to make it is because every moron complained about Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. If you look at the movie from a story POV it made perfect sense. Those little kids which people found annoying for some reason made perfect sense. They were the FUTURE of civilization. And, Max became their role model. He influenced the kids who'd be the future of this Earth. The only way I can see Mad Max 4 working is if there is some kind of threat to those kids who want to restore civilization and Max is the only one who can save them.

blud_knight

03-14-2007, 02:21 PM

I'm glad gibson won't be in it. I am having trouble seeing past his personal life these days. Same goes with tom cruise. Both give me the creeps.
I wonder if its going to be a remake, or a fourth picking up where beyond thundercrap left off. either way I think I'll wait until this one comes to the 3 dollar theater.

GhostPoet

03-14-2007, 02:23 PM

Jackman would be pretty cool, actually! :o

Honestly, Mad Max 4 is kinda pointless. The only reason Miller wants to make it is because every moron complained about Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. If you look at the movie from a story POV it made perfect sense. Those little kids which people found annoying for some reason made perfect sense. They were the FUTURE of civilization. And, Max became their role model. He influenced the kids who'd be the future of this Earth. The only way I can see Mad Max 4 working is if there is some kind of threat to those kids who want to restore civilization and Max is the only one who can save them.

Hmm..Jackman COULD work.

I think the story should be about a robot that comes from the future to kill Max because he's going to lead humanity into a new future and so a MUCH older Max has to go back in time to stop the robot.

....what?

Catman

03-14-2007, 03:10 PM

beyond thundercrap.

If Mad Max 4 sucks I'm blaming you.

Hunter Rider

03-14-2007, 03:27 PM

Wilhelm-Scream

03-14-2007, 04:07 PM

Pretty sad when most the people in a thread on a comicbook fan messageboard are smarter and have better ideas about the movie than the Oscar winner who's making the movie.

:down

I'd like Tarantino doing one with old Mel Gibson stripped down, simple and Good, the Bad and the Ugly-ish.

Catman

03-14-2007, 04:24 PM

Well James Bond has had more than one actor play him over the years so it could work

There is a difference. Actors who play James Bond are custodians of the role. Just like Chris Reeve was custodian of Superman. Mel Gibson is no custodian. He IS Mad Max. Just like Harrison Ford IS Indiana Jones.

I mean was Gibsons Max anymore iconic than Connery's Bond?

In Australia. Remember this franchise is from Australia. It just happens to be popular in the U.S. as well. Just like the Clint Eastwood/Sergio Leone Dollars Trilogy are Italian films that just happen to be popular here.

but nothing in the article says if any studios are interested just that Miller wants to do it

The movie will probably be made with an Australian company and distributed by Warner Brothers who own distribution rights for Road Warrior and Beyond Thunderdome. Although MGM owns the original Mad Max. So, it should be interesting.

blud_knight

03-14-2007, 06:09 PM

I'd like Tarantino doing one with old Mel Gibson stripped down, simple and Good, the Bad and the Ugly-ish.

Why in the blue hell would you put those two together.
It would be some LA themed, stripper, druggie, suckfest. Do you really want gibson to snort coke, say the n-bomb, and wear a gimp suit?

If Mad Max 4 sucks I'm blaming you.

It will, and feel free

Warhammer

03-14-2007, 08:18 PM

Hunter Rider

03-14-2007, 08:22 PM

There is a difference. Actors who play James Bond are custodians of the role. Just like Chris Reeve was custodian of Superman. Mel Gibson is no custodian. He IS Mad Max. Just like Harrison Ford IS Indiana Jones.

you base this view off the fact one is an adaption and the other is wqritten specifically for screen ?

In Australia. Remember this franchise is from Australia. It just happens to be popular in the U.S. as well. Just like the Clint Eastwood/Sergio Leone Dollars Trilogy are Italian films that just happen to be popular here.
anywhere in the world i'd say Connery's Bond is more iconic

Warhammer

03-14-2007, 08:22 PM

Well James Bond has had more than one actor play him over the years so it could work,I mean was Gibsons Max anymore iconic than Connery's Bond ? but nothing in the article says if any studios are interested just that Miller wants to do it.....also i am confident enough in my own sexuality to say that Hugh Jackman is one good looking dude:o:oldrazz:

Bond is totally different. He's had so many books and so many stories. Back then, they felt that Bond movies every 2 years were necessary. Today, it ain't like that. Also, Mad Max 4 is only some way to get some extra money off of the character. It's not necessary to make another. Leave it as a trilogy with 2 great movies and 1 crappy one.

On the Hugh Jackman part, I agree. :dry:

Hunter Rider

03-14-2007, 08:26 PM

Bond is totally different. He's had so many books and so many stories. Back then, they felt that Bond movies every 2 years were necessary. Today, it ain't like that. Also, Mad Max 4 is only some way to get some extra money off of the character. It's not necessary to make another. Leave it as a trilogy with 2 great movies and 1 crappy one.

Every time Bond has been replaced ppl have complained but over time each is accepted,should characters like Mad Max,Indy etc..just die out when the actor gets to old ? what if the man that actually created it still has stories to tell ? ppl are so quick to jump on these things they never wait to see what the full deal is.
for me it was one good movie and two crappy ones

Warhammer

03-14-2007, 08:41 PM

Every time Bond has been replaced ppl have complained but over time each is accepted,should characters like Mad Max,Indy etc..just die out when the actor gets to old ? what if the man that actually created it still has stories to tell ? ppl are so quick to jump on these things they never wait to see what the full deal is.
for me it was one good movie and two crappy ones

Because Bond had many books to be adapted from. That's why he is different. Also, Indy, Rocky, Max, (etc.) shouldn't need to be recast because they aren't necessary. Bond was different because of EON felt that they needed to adapt every single Fleming book. That's why we had more than one Bond. We will always have at least one or two Bond films every decade (Instead of 4 or 5) because it has become a trend, and it only works for Bond.

Other characters such as Indy don't require recasts, as they are only there to cash in the money (You can say the same for Bond, but he has so many books that can be adapted as an excuse). Again, Bond is a trend in Hollywood. Recasts only really work for him. These characters remain standalone icons. Let them be. If they wanted to do a sequel to Raging Bull or Magnolia with a new cast reprising the same characters, you'd get mad, too.

Bond is very different from any other characters. Spider-Man, Batman and Superman are different. When Nolan's trilogy, Raimi's trilogy, and Singer's trilogy ends, we won't see another Batman, Spider-Man, or Superman for a VERY long time.

...that's just my 2 cents.

Hunter Rider

03-14-2007, 09:03 PM

Because Bond had many books to be adapted from. That's why he is different. Also, Indy, Rocky, Max, (etc.) shouldn't need to be recast because they aren't necessary. Bond was different because of EON felt that they needed to adapt every single Fleming book. That's why we had more than one Bond. We will always have at least one or two Bond films every decade (Instead of 4 or 5) because it has become a trend, and it only works for Bond.

Other characters such as Indy don't require recasts, as they are only there to cash in the money (You can say the same for Bond, but he has so many books that can be adapted as an excuse). Again, Bond is a trend in Hollywood. Recasts only really work for him. These characters remain standalone icons. Let them be. If they wanted to do a sequel to Raging Bull or Magnolia with a new cast reprising the same characters, you'd get mad, too.

Bond is very different from any other characters. Spider-Man, Batman and Superman are different. When Nolan's trilogy, Raimi's trilogy, and Singer's trilogy ends, we won't see another Batman, Spider-Man, or Superman for a VERY long time.

...that's just my 2 cents.

I don't see them having books to adapt from as a viable argument,if a character is your creation and you create him for the screen then the stories you write for him are just as valid as a book only you(in this case Miller)are writing for the screen directly,he shouldn't have to stop telling stories about his character b/c an actor gets to old to play him IMO

Darth Nata

03-14-2007, 09:06 PM

If its a remake Sam Worthington has to play Max...

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/DarthNata/samworthington_wideweb__470x3120.jpg

He is soon to star in AVATAR and will definately be the next big Aussie star.

Warhammer

03-14-2007, 09:19 PM

I don't see them having books to adapt from as a viable argument,if a character is your creation and you create him for the screen then the stories you write for him are just as valid as a book only you(in this case Miller)are writing for the screen directly,he shouldn't have to stop telling stories about his character b/c an actor gets to old to play him IMO

Since there is no real valid argument for this, let's just say that I wouldn't want a Citizen Kane 2 or GoodFellas 2 starring other actors reprising characters of the movies or having brand new characters (Thinks about DTV sequels). For Bond, it's become so much of a Hollywood trend that it's different. Bond will continue to have at least 2 movies a decade for many years to come. That is not and never will be the case for Indy, Luke Skywalker, and others.

I say leave them alone. Leave the Mad Max movies alone. It was meant to be a trilogy. Let it stay a trilogy, instead of making an unnecessary sequel that doesn't even star the main character just to cash in some money. The fact that it's a very distant sequel doesn't help either. It's a poor bastard's excuse in Hollywood to do this. Terminator 3 is a good example. Sure it was a good movie critically, but answer the question: Was it necessary for it to be made, or was it just a cash-in movie?

Hunter Rider

03-14-2007, 09:26 PM

Since there is no real valid argument for this, let's just say that I wouldn't want a Citizen Kane 2 or GoodFellas 2 starring other actors reprising characters of the movies or having brand new characters (Thinks about DTV sequels). For Bond, it's become so much of a Hollywood trend that it's different. Bond will continue to have at least 2 movies a decade for many years to come. That is not and never will be the case for Indy, Luke Skywalker, and others.

I don't think the 2 movies you mention there are the same,we are talking about action movie characters,created to live in a fantastical action universe.the only difference is,some are made from books and others are written straight to screen,if their is a story to tell for the character then i see no reason not to tell it.

I say leave them alone. Leave the Mad Max movies alone. It was meant to be a trilogy. Let it stay a trilogy, instead of making an unnecessary sequel that doesn't even star the main character just to cash in some money. The fact that it's a very distant sequel doesn't help either. It's a poor bastard's excuse in Hollywood to do this. Terminator 3 is a good example. Sure it was a good movie critically, but answer the question: Was it necessary for it to be made, or was it just a cash-in movie ?

Mad Max could have ended at movie 1,movie 2 happened b/c movie 1 was popular and 3 was just as much a dumb cash in as any other film you could mention.
As for Terminator 3,i think it entertained many and made money which are the 2 main reasons to make films plus it told a decent story so i see no harm in it being made.ALL films in this genre are made to cash in whether directly as a sequel/remake or as a riff on a movie that has hit big.

BeserkerHilf

03-14-2007, 09:32 PM

first the escape from NY remake, now this without Mel?

can hollywood hear my heart breaking all the way out in philadelphia?

Kritish

03-14-2007, 09:50 PM

This film will suck worse than Rocky Balboa...

Lord Doom

03-14-2007, 09:58 PM

Are you tellin' me, that we're gonna have to sit through an ENTIRE Mad Max movie without seeing this face?:
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/Icecoldstunner14/MelGibsonGimmebackmymoney.jpg

The Dark Defender

03-14-2007, 10:14 PM

This film will suck worse than Rocky Balboa...

Most films do, since that film was great.

Mr. Socko

03-14-2007, 10:23 PM

I no longer like Mel after his drunk rage. I could care less.

Catman

03-15-2007, 12:45 AM

It will, and feel free

What did you hate so much about Thunderdome? Was it the kids?!

you base this view off the fact one is an adaption and the other is wqritten specifically for screen?

Sure.

I no longer like Mel after his drunk rage. I could care less.

So, if you're flipping through channels and Lethal Weapon is playing on HBO you're gonna say, "I used to like this movie, but now I hate it. Damn you, Mel Gibson! :cmad: "

Batman1939

03-15-2007, 02:39 AM

I very much support Anti - jew warrior Melbourne Gibsons but not on this :(

Batman1939

03-15-2007, 02:39 AM

double post

blud_knight

03-15-2007, 06:57 AM

What did you hate so much about Thunderdome? Was it the kids?!

I have to choose one part?
Lets make it easy.
I liked the part in barter town where they made him hand in his guns, and it took 5 minutes, because he was armed like a post apocoliptic rambo.
the rest of the movie was "****". "not ****, fuel."

Catman

03-15-2007, 07:50 AM

okay. You didn't really explain why you hated the movie. Most people hate the movie cause of the kids. Although the kids make perfect sense in the film's story. Yes, thats right, these films have a story.

blud_knight

03-15-2007, 09:38 AM

i just thought the movie was under written, even for a mad max film. the kids were anoying, but also I felt like the story did not move an inch from the end of the road warrior.
the characters did not progress at all.
i just didn't like it.

Catman

03-15-2007, 11:42 AM

Maybe the character didn't progress but the story definitly did! If you put all three Mad Max films together you'll see the big picture. In the first one everything was starting to fall apart, in the second everything did and everyone was trying to survive, and in the third it was about rebuilding.

ゴジラ

03-15-2007, 01:01 PM

I don't know about this...I guess I will wait and see what develops

Furious Styles

03-15-2007, 07:02 PM

Speedball

03-15-2007, 07:07 PM

Wait...so...Mel won't be Max...
That's like Depp not playing Sparrow, Damon not playing Bourne, Diesel not playing Riddick.
It just can't be done.
And if Jackman is Max, I will so sit this one out.
He's just getting on my nerves.

batman7289

03-15-2007, 07:33 PM

god this movie is pointless

Lord Doom

03-15-2007, 07:43 PM

vibeke_T

03-15-2007, 08:16 PM

probably wasn't bloody enough for him.

Warhammer

03-15-2007, 08:37 PM

I would have to think that James Bond is not the rule, but the exception. Of all the film roles and characters that have been played by different actors, the James Bond franchise has had the most success. To a lesser extent, Batman with Michael Keaton and Christian Bale has also had success.

Our culture is accustomed to a new actor becoming James Bond every generation. It's why the series has had such great longevity and is much apart of the character as the novels and films.

However, it's already been pointed out...Mel Gibson is Mad Max! He brought life to that role. You make a Mad Max film without him, and it is no longer a Mad Max film. That's how I feel about it. It's really the actor who takes the words from the page and brings the character to life on the screen. Although there may be many people capable of doing a good job, it really is Mel's role.

I completely agree.

Bond is the only difference. It's just apart of Hollywood now. It is a trend, and always will be a trend. Batman is totally different, as they planned to make another movie with Burton and Keaton, but they both backed out. Hence why Schumacher and Kilmer replaced the previous as director and Batman, respectively. Characters like Indiana Jones (Not counting the Young Indy series) should and will only be played by Harrison Ford.

Wait...so...Mel won't be Max...
That's like Depp not playing Sparrow, Damon not playing Bourne, Diesel not playing Riddick.
It just can't be done.
And if Jackman is Max, I will so sit this one out.
He's just getting on my nerves.

:up: :up:

Exactly.

god this movie is pointless

Exactly!
The fact that this is a very distant sequel doesn't help either.
It's almost like they sat in a room and were thinking of movies to just make sequels for.

Guy #1: I'm out of ideas.
Guy #2: Let's make a sequel!
Guy #3: Scratch that, make it a distant sequel.
Guy #4: I was watching The Road Warrior yesterday. Let's bring back Mad Max.
Guy #1: Mel is too old for it.
Guy #3: Yep, that's true.
Guy #2: So, let's do it anyway!

Hunter Rider

03-15-2007, 08:45 PM

Warhammer

03-15-2007, 08:51 PM

I don't think the 2 movies you mention there are the same,we are talking about action movie characters,created to live in a fantastical action universe.the only difference is,some are made from books and others are written straight to screen,if their is a story to tell for the character then i see no reason not to tell it.

What makes Darth Vader different from Henry Hill?
They are still movie characters. Fantastical action universe is not an excuse for recasting a character or making a sequel.
Again, is a 20+ year old movie in need of a sequel, especially since it doesn't even star the title character?

*Thinks about Starship Troopers 2, From Dusk Till Dawn 2/3, and other DTVs*

Mad Max could have ended at movie 1,movie 2 happened b/c movie 1 was popular and 3 was just as much a dumb cash in as any other film you could mention.

True, we always get a sequel with the acclaimed action movie. The Road Warrior even got more praise than Mad Max. We then got Thunderdome, which some people hate. Bottom line, we have a trilogy (which is generally it for any movie franchise). That's Hollywood. In main point is that these movies are 20+ years old. We don't need a distant sequel to a movie that came out in 1985.

As for Terminator 3,i think it entertained many and made money which are the 2 main reasons to make films plus it told a decent story so i see no harm in it being made.ALL films in this genre are made to cash in whether directly as a sequel/remake or as a riff on a movie that has hit big.

You're right.
T3 made money and was entertaining. I'm questioning whether the movie was necessary, not a cheap cash-in. James Cameron's creation was completed with T2. We didn't NEED T3. Hell, T3 made the first 2 movies pointless, for that matter.

Generally, sequels aren't cheap cash-ins. Cheap cash-ins are making sequels to 20+ year old movies, even going to the point of making a Mad Max movie without MAD MAX.

That's just my opinion.

Road Warrior

03-15-2007, 08:51 PM

Mad Max was created on the page the same as Bond only one is screenplay and one in book form

You still don't get it. When Dr. No premiered in 1962 with Sean Connery in the role, the character had been around since the 1950s. People read the books and had a picture of James Bond in their head. In Mad Max's case we were introduced to the character though Mel Gibson's performance. For the past 25 years when we think of Mad Max, Mel Gibson, is the one who pops into our heads.

Speedball

03-15-2007, 08:51 PM

Mad Max was created on the page the same as Bond only one is screenplay and one in book form,people have become used to Bond recasting b/c it started in a time when ppl didn't endlessly moan as they do now,they just accepted on going stories with a new actor in the lead,like a new artist drawing a comic book,the lead doesn't look the same but each can bring something new to the table.
But the last Bond film wasn't filmed more than 20 years ago. And there have only been three Max films, maybe if there were 7 or so, it would be understandable. If it's a reboot, than it might be ok.
It would be neat to see a story that takes place between Mad Max and the Road Warrior...

Warhammer

03-15-2007, 08:53 PM

Mad Max was created on the page the same as Bond only one is screenplay and one in book form,people have become used to Bond recasting b/c it started in a time when ppl didn't endlessly moan as they do now,they just accepted on going stories with a new actor in the lead,like a new artist drawing a comic book,the lead doesn't look the same but each can bring something new to the table.

Again, I ask, is it necessary for this sequel?
It's not like Mad Max is a very popular franchise anyway, but that's not the point. Besides, movies are very different than back then. Now, we would never have 5 Bond movies in a decade.

Hunter Rider

03-15-2007, 08:53 PM

You still don't get it. When Dr. No premiered in 1962 with Sean Connery in the role, the character had been around since the 1950s. People read the books and had a picture of James Bond in their head. In Mad Max's case we were introduced to the character though Mel Gibson's performance. For the past 25 years when we think of Mad Max, Mel Gibson, is the one who pops into our heads.

I do get it,if ppl had a picture in their head for Bond from the books Sean Connery would not be what they envisioned nor any of his follow ups who all differed

Hunter Rider

03-15-2007, 08:56 PM

What makes Darth Vader different from Henry Hill?
They are still movie characters. Fantastical action universe is not an excuse for recasting a character or making a sequel.
Again, is a 20+ year old movie in need of a sequel, especially since it doesn't even star the title character?

*Thinks about Starship Troopers 2, From Dusk Till Dawn 2/3, and other DTVs*

Again, I ask, is it necessary for this sequel?
It's not like Mad Max is a very popular franchise anyway, but that's not the point. Besides, movies are very different than back then. Now, we would never have 5 Bond movies in a decade.

We are not to judge if it is or isn't necessary as we have no idea what exactly is being done yet but the man that actually created the character feels he has a story to tell with his character and IMO he should be allowed to do that.

green

03-15-2007, 09:00 PM

We are not to judge if it is or isn't necessary as we have no idea what exactly is being done yet but the man that actually created the character feels he has a story to tell with his character and IMO he should be allowed to do that.

Thank you. I was waiting for someone to give Miller a little credit. Its not like this is some studio remaking something without his approval. Personally I think the Gibson days are done but the franchise is still ripe with possibilities.

Speedball

03-15-2007, 09:05 PM

Wait...
I didn't know Miller directed the first three Mad Max films.
That changes things...
As long as Hugh Jackman is far away from this thing, I might be ok with it.
It all depends on who they cast as Max.

Warhammer

03-15-2007, 09:10 PM

We are not to judge if it is or isn't necessary as we have no idea what exactly is being done yet but the man that actually created the character feels he has a story to tell with his character and IMO he should be allowed to do that.

Wow, I had no idea that Miller was the creator of Mad Max. The article never made that clear. I am sorry, hunter (not for the points that I brought up about sequels and recasts, but...) for going gung-ho on this without knowing that the creator wanted to make another. It is his product, he should do what we wants with this. I thought that this was like Jonathan Mostow and T3.

Sorry.

Warhammer

03-15-2007, 09:11 PM

Hunter Rider

03-15-2007, 09:17 PM

Wow, I had no idea that Miller was the creator of Mad Max. The article never made that clear. I am sorry, hunter (not for the points that I brought up about sequels and recasts, but...) for going gung-ho on this without knowing that the creator wanted to make another. It is his product, he should do what we wants with this. I thought that this was like Jonathan Mostow and T3.

Sorry.

No problem and nothing to be sorry for,you made your points in a civil manner which is all that matters to me:yay:
I don't disagree with all of your views on remakes and such and this may turn out badly i just think the motivations for making it are genuine given it is the creator wanting to tell a new Mad Max story and therefore i want to give it a chance.

Road Warrior

03-15-2007, 09:31 PM

I didn't know Miller directed the first three Mad Max films.

:dry: So, you basically thought that Warner Bros. got the Happy Feet guy to helm Mad Max 4? The first three Mad Max films is what George Miller is best known for.

Warhammer

03-15-2007, 09:32 PM

Since the creator is doing it, I'll join you and give it a chance, hunter. :up: :)

Speedball

03-15-2007, 09:38 PM

:dry: So, you basically thought that Warner Bros. got the Happy Feet guy to helm Mad Max 4? The first three Mad Max films is what George Miller is best known for.
Sadly, yes.:csad::csad:
I like Mad Max, but I'm not a huge fan.

Catman

03-15-2007, 09:39 PM

Since the creator is doing it, I'll join you and give it a chance, hunter. :up: :)

um...no! The ONLY reason this movie is being made is because audiences were too dumb to understand Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. A fourth installment is Miller's way to "please" the fans. So, we'll most likely get a Road Warrior rehash.

Hunter Rider

03-15-2007, 09:48 PM

Actually Thunderdome is mostly seen as utter crap much like Rocky 5 and was actually finished by another director.

This is simply a man who created his character wishing to tell a new story with him.

Catman

03-15-2007, 09:55 PM

Actually Thunderdome is mostly seen as utter crap

Yeah, but people give stupid reasons for hating the movies. Most of the complains are the kids and that its not as violent. If you pay attention to the story Beyond Thunderdome was a great finale. It was a story about rebuilding civilization. Those kids were important since they represented the future.

finished by another director.

MAJOR misconception. George Miller was involved 100% with the production. The other director, George Ogilvie, is an Aussie (not an American like many claim) who was brought on board to help. Each movie got bigger and Miller just needed an extra hand.

This is simply a man who created his character wishing to tell a new story with him.

You can say the same about George Lucas and we all know how that turned out.

jrpstarwars

03-15-2007, 09:56 PM

No Mel, no me. YUK!

Hunter Rider

03-15-2007, 09:58 PM

Yeah, but people give stupid reasons for hating the movies. Most of the complains are the kids and that its not as violent. If you pay attention to the story Beyond Thunderdome was a great finale. It was a story about rebuilding civilization. Those kids were important since they represented the future.

That would be your opinion but many don't hold with it,however ive never seen it so i won't debate it,im sure plenty will,

MAJOR misconception. George Miller was involved 100% with the production. The other director, George Ogilvie, is an Aussie (not an American like many claim) who was brought on board to help. Each movie got bigger and Miller just needed an extra hand.

Seems odd,have you got a link ?

You can say the same about George Lucas and we all know how that turned out.

That's irrelevant,for starters not everyone hates the prequels and secondly just b/c one guy doesn't get it right to fanboy expectations doesn't mean everyone has to fail,with that attitude nothing would ever get done.

Speedball

03-15-2007, 10:02 PM

That would be your opinion but many don't hold with it,however ive never seen it so i won't debate it,im sure plenty will,

Seems odd,have you got a link ?

That's irrelevant,for starters not everyone hates the prequels and secondly just b/c one guy doesn't get it right to fanboy expectations doesn't mean everyone has to fail,with that attitude nothing would ever get done.

I like Thunderdome, and the Star Wars Prequels.

Catman

03-15-2007, 10:04 PM

however ive never seen it

Rent it.

Seems odd,have you got a link?

Its been a while, but here is Ogilvie's resume:
http://imdb.com/name/nm0644695/

And, Beyond Thunderdome wasn't the first film Miller co-directed. Right before the movie he co-directed a mini-series:
http://imdb.com/title/tt0087590/

That's irrelevant,for starters not everyone hates the prequels and secondly just b/c one guy doesn't get it right to fanboy expectations doesn't mean everyone has to fail,with that attitude nothing would ever get done.

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

Furious Styles

03-15-2007, 10:07 PM

As Catman has explained, the trilogy definitely followed a definitive character and story arc.

Beyond Thunderdome isn't utter crap. The reason there are two directors is because George Miller focused on directing the action scenes and George Ogilvie dealt with the large group of actors and their performances. Just look up Mad Max trivia sites. BT contains one of the greatest action scenes ever with the battle between Max and The Master Blaster inside the Thunderdome.

The last film in the franchise was made over two decades ago, and any marketing or hype campaign would be centered around the fact that Mel Gibson is returning to his first iconic role. Without Mel, this film loses alot of its appeal.

Catman

03-15-2007, 10:10 PM

Just look up Mad Max trivia sites.

Thats right! There's where I found that info.
http://www.madmaxmovies.com/

DorkyFresh

03-23-2007, 09:13 PM

what about this guy?

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j255/jeffreysuna/colin-farrell.jpg
http://funnytshirtsonline.com/public/images_upload/Colin_Farrell__m.jpg

Hunter Rider

03-23-2007, 09:17 PM

Not showing Dorky

DorkyFresh

03-23-2007, 09:44 PM

fixed.

Hunter Rider

03-23-2007, 09:45 PM

I'd support that choice,he has the right attitude and look

DorkyFresh

03-24-2007, 12:39 AM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/Geijutsuka/Manips/madcolin1.jpg

Sava

03-24-2007, 03:56 AM

good choice :up:

Road Warrior

03-24-2007, 04:59 AM

what about this guy?

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j255/jeffreysuna/colin-farrell.jpg
http://funnytshirtsonline.com/public/images_upload/Colin_Farrell__m.jpg

Mad Max should be played by an Aussie not an Irish lad. Just like James Bond should be played by a British actor and not an American.

DorkyFresh

03-24-2007, 05:08 AM

Batman is being played by a Brit, Snake is gonna be played by a Scot...

...what does it matter what ethnicity/nationality the person is as long as they can get the CHARACTER down? as far as Bond goes...it's TRADITION for him to be played by a European. Mad Max's only tradition, as far as casting goes, is that Mel Gibson plays him and that doesn't seem likely.

for me...as long as the actor gets the character down, i don't care what his nationality is. that's why they call them ACTors because they ACT like they're something they're not.

Catman

03-24-2007, 07:15 AM

...what does it matter what ethnicity/nationality the person is as long as they can get the CHARACTER down?

What if a Japanese guy played Crocodile Dundee? :huh: Mad Max has to be Aussie because, well, its their only action hero! Seriously! Who else is there?! Name one! Besides Crocodile Dundee! Mad Max is all Aussie's have! Now you want someone else to play him? I'd rather have Hugh Jackman than Colin Farrell.

Kevin Roegele

03-24-2007, 08:51 AM

- No Mel, No Max.
- Leave this franchise alone. It doesn't need to be resurrected. Mad Max and The Road Warrior are classics.
- No prequel.
- No remake. We have too many damn remakes.
- How are you going to have a Mad Max movie without it's main character.
- This is a stupid idea.

:whatever: :down

You could apply this logic to 90% of Hollywood's current output.

I'm just waiting for a Jaws prequel, or a remake of Lethal Weapon. :( The annoying thing is, the franchises which have never been fully explored and still have juice left (Predator for instance) are overlooked.

Catman

03-24-2007, 09:27 AM

a remake of Lethal Weapon. :(

Please don't give WB any ideas!

Warhammer

03-24-2007, 09:33 AM

I'm just waiting for a Jaws prequel

*Deepens voice*

Witness the birth of fear..................

Baby Jaws

DorkyFresh

03-24-2007, 03:58 PM

What if a Japanese guy played Crocodile Dundee? :huh:

well gee...ya got me there!!! :whatever: Japanese and Australian are 2 different races. you can't pass a Japanese person off as white....but both Irish and Australians are white.

Mad Max has to be Aussie because, well, its their only action hero! Seriously! Who else is there?! Name one! Besides Crocodile Dundee! Mad Max is all Aussie's have! Now you want someone else to play him? I'd rather have Hugh Jackman than Colin Farrell.
yes, i want someone else to play him. Gibson most likely won't, Hugh Jackman's too pretty boyish and even though i like him as Wolverine...he doesn't have the natural bad-boy thing going on like Colin Farrell does. i don't see anything wrong with someone who's not Australian playing Mad Max as long as the man is Caucasian and has the acting chops.

Catman

03-24-2007, 05:24 PM

:whatever:

Well, you said the nationality and race didn't matter. ;)

i don't see anything wrong with someone who's not Australian playing Mad Max as long as the man is Caucasian and has the acting chops.

That's cause you (I presume) and I are Americans. We have plenty of American action heroes. Mad Max is all Australians have! The right thing to do is have an Aussie play the role. Besides director George Miller is an Aussie himself. So, he'll most likely stick to an Australian actor. HECK, he may even cast an unknown. Believe it or not, Mel Gibson, was an unknown when he did the first Mad Max. It was his second movie role! Which tells you how lucky of an actor he is! He stricks a homerun with his second role.

Warhammer

03-24-2007, 06:15 PM

I remember reading that Miller was casting an unknown.
Yay for Australia.

:up: :up:

Catman

03-24-2007, 06:43 PM

I remember reading that Miller was casting an unknown.

Seems like the ideal way to go! Although I would prefer if Gibson would return.

DorkyFresh

03-24-2007, 07:24 PM

That's cause you (I presume) and I are Americans. We have plenty of American action heroes. Mad Max is all Australians have! The right thing to do is have an Aussie play the role. Besides director George Miller is an Aussie himself. So, he'll most likely stick to an Australian actor. HECK, he may even cast an unknown. Believe it or not, Mel Gibson, was an unknown when he did the first Mad Max. It was his second movie role! Which tells you how lucky of an actor he is! He stricks a homerun with his second role.
that's good and all but it's not gonna sway my opinion that i think Collin Farrell would still make a good Mad Max.

Advanced Dark

10-25-2007, 12:43 PM

Mad Max was a cool film but not amazing to me however The Road Warrior is easily one of my favorite films of all time. The 3rd film was ok and it had some cool parts to it. Now they're continuing the franchise or starting it over. To tell the truth I'd rather have a restart since a new actor is attached. By the way what is the name of that movie that Neil Marshall is making now that's clearly inspired by The Road Warrior. I saw footage at the Comic-Con but don't remember.

http://www.moviehole.net/news/20071025_mad_max_4_is_back_on.html

After several false starts, one major budget blowout and a thrillion chuckles, George Miller’s “Mad Max 4 : Fury Road” is finally juiced and ready to go. Its production quarters re-opened at Fox Studios in Sydney this week.

One of Moviehole’s longest - not as in length (well not that we know of) but in terms of how good he has been to us over the years (setting up set visits.. basically giving us access to things we normally couldn’t have gotten) – friends called today from the lot to let us know that “Fury Road” has finally got a greenlight, with pre-production commencing immediately.

It sounds as if Miller will be working on this film, and “Justice League” concurrently – the latter is also set up at Fox Studios – as well as…. “Happy Feet 2”.

Yep, work has also begun – albeit slowly – on a sequel to Milller’s uber-successful penguin flick but since the first one took four years to make don’t look for this one in theatres anytime soon.

Our colleague has discovered that ‘’Kennedy Miller is dancing with VFX and animation houses for both Mad Max 4 and Happy Feet 2. As far as I know the plan is to do all the animation for Happy Feet 2 in Australia, but not necessarily at Animal Logic (who did the first one). I'd guess that Mad Max 4 will be shot in Namibia as per the original plans (blown out by the Iraq invasion). In terms of release time - it took 4 years to make the original Happy Feet.”

He even speculates that ‘’Mad Max 4 : Fury Road’’ will be released before “Justice League”… but that’s a guess based on how fast the former seems to be moving forward (and no, he doesn’t have any information on “Justice League”). Of course, they have to find a new 'Mad Max' first - with Miller telling Moviehole recently that he won't be using Mel Gibson again, but a younger face.

This is 100% solid information…. The same tipster was the one that broke the news initially that “Mad Max 4” had shut down…. so start practicing those bike moves peoples, George Miller might just be calling on you shortly.

tyler-durden

10-25-2007, 12:45 PM

I wonder who they are going to cast as the new Mad Max?

Any ideas?

Advanced Dark

10-25-2007, 12:47 PM

Colin Ferrel?

http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Profiles/20060912/244.farrell.colin.091906.jpg http://z.about.com/d/movies/1/0/M/G/8/miamivice2006preview.jpg

He looks so similar to Mel when he was young.

Advanced Dark

10-25-2007, 12:56 PM

I searched in this forum under "Mad Max" and nothing showed up. Thanks for merging.

I'd also suggest Hugh Jackman but he'd be too busy to start this now with Austrailia and Wolverine.

Rezzo

10-25-2007, 01:49 PM

daywalker2007

10-25-2007, 02:15 PM

WorthyStevens

10-25-2007, 02:46 PM

Too old for the movie? Tell that to Sly Stallone...

Rac

10-25-2007, 04:20 PM

By the way what is the name of that movie that Neil Marshall is making now that's clearly inspired by The Road Warrior. I saw footage at the Comic-Con but don't remember.
Doomsday.

Too old for the movie? Tell that to Sly Stallone...
Yeah, they should just go with mean old Max.

Advanced Dark

10-25-2007, 04:22 PM

Doomsday.

Yeah, they should just go with mean old Max.

That's it...Doomsday. Can't wait.

scifiwolf

10-25-2007, 07:08 PM

I'm laughing at some of the guys going on about Mad Max can only be played by an Aussie. He's never been played by an Aussie. Mel may have lived there, but he wasn't an Aussie. He's always been American. Either way you slice it, it won't be the same without Mel. I won't say no one else is capable of the role, I'm just saying I'll miss Mel.

tyler-durden

10-25-2007, 07:14 PM

Mel is way too old and so out of shape, but guessing they want the story to continue right after the first three movies.

Rac

10-25-2007, 07:18 PM

Mel is way too old and so out of shape, but guessing they want the story to continue right after the first three movies.
Blah, couple of months at the gym should do it. He may be too old for Riggs (thank god), but not for Max.

tyler-durden

10-25-2007, 07:23 PM

yeah he is.

Darth Nata

10-25-2007, 08:04 PM

Mel Gibson may have been born in America but he considers himself Australian. Anyway Mad Max has too be played by an Aussie. Anyone else trying to do our accent just comes off as a caricature.

scifiwolf

10-25-2007, 09:49 PM

lol - I know. I was just bustin chops. I totally understand that it's a matter of national pride. It's like Bond or Superman - they need to be actors of proper nationality. I'm not too up on who's a good Aussie to fill the role, but the good thing about a Brit is that at least that's "extended family."

Darkly Dexter

10-26-2007, 08:13 AM

no Mel, no Mad Max

Darkfly

10-26-2007, 09:03 AM

no Mel = CRAP

Darth Rockwell

10-26-2007, 11:19 AM

Mel = rasict nut job = flop

Darkly Dexter

10-26-2007, 04:09 PM

Mel= Great director and actor

I don't give a s*** what he says and does in his personal life.

xwolverine2

10-26-2007, 05:20 PM

2 + 2 = Mel

tyler-durden

10-26-2007, 05:22 PM

I thought 2+2=4, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN THIS WORLD??!!!!

CaptainStacy

10-26-2007, 06:19 PM

god... i would have loved to see an old Max fighting his last fight ...:(

Same here....:csad:

Lord Blackbolt

10-26-2007, 06:43 PM

SolidSnakeMGS

10-26-2007, 07:24 PM

Mel = rasict nut job = flop

Apocalypto $40m budget, made $120m nationwide.

Your logic = laughable.

tyler-durden

10-26-2007, 10:09 PM

Well...In a way it's better than doing a Remake!!!

I kind of wish that's what they should have done with the Escape From New York remake.....instead of remaking it...why not just use the Snake character and do a different escape movie. I always wanted to see Escape from Earth like Carpenter talked about

I thought it would have been cool to see a escape from n.y. prequel, to see what happened before that movie and I wouldn't have cared if they used a different actor. As long as it had the same feel as Escape from N.Y.

WorthyStevens

10-26-2007, 10:11 PM

Mel = rasict nut job = flop

Too easy...

C. Lee

10-26-2007, 10:58 PM

I wish Mel would be in it....he is Max.

tyler-durden

10-26-2007, 10:59 PM

But he's also a racist drunk.

C. Lee

10-26-2007, 11:02 PM

But he's also a racist drunk.
Then you don't have to go see it if he's in it.....but he should be Max.

tyler-durden

10-26-2007, 11:04 PM

I probably won't see it then. That and he already said he won't be doing it anyway.

C. Lee

10-26-2007, 11:11 PM

I probably won't see it then. That and he already said he won't be doing it anyway.

That's your perogative....and I know he said he wouldn't do it....I was just saying that I personally would like for him to play Max again. I saw the first Mad Max at the theater on its first run here in the U.S. and no one knew what it was.....I've been a Max fan for many years.

tyler-durden

10-26-2007, 11:13 PM

That's cool man, I know you're a big fan and all, but truthfully do you really believe that mel is gonna do it again.

C. Lee

10-26-2007, 11:17 PM

That's cool man, I know you're a big fan and all, but truthfully do you really believe that mel is gonna do it again.

I never said that I thought he would....just that I would like to see him do it.

deathshead2

10-26-2007, 11:22 PM

Im cool with this movie pulling a Bond.
Its worked before.

tyler-durden

10-26-2007, 11:40 PM

Guess, I wasn't paying attention C. Lee

C. Lee

10-26-2007, 11:43 PM

Guess, I wasn't paying attention C. Lee

Maybe you're punch-drunk.

tyler-durden

10-26-2007, 11:45 PM

No just drunk.

Downhere

10-27-2007, 12:23 AM

But he's also a racist drunk.

Most people in Hollywood are wack jobs, but you can still appreciate their talent in films.

Darkly Dexter

10-27-2007, 06:52 AM

^ ditto

shapeshifter

10-27-2007, 09:53 AM

no Mel = CRAP
no Mel = no murdered Hebrews and no sugar titted cops.
it could work.

Otherwise we get Mad max beyond the 3rd Reich.

Rac

10-28-2007, 08:07 PM

Mel = rasict nut job = flop
Yeah, and you love every fcking human being in this world. And you've never been drunk shouting out things.

But he's also a racist drunk.
Ain't we all? :dry:

tyler-durden

10-28-2007, 08:13 PM

No, I'm just a drunk.

Shifty

03-21-2008, 09:20 PM

Mad Max Game for God of War II Director
Cory Barlog and veteran film director George Miller's first project together is official.
by Greg Miller
IGN 360

March 13, 2008 - A few days ago, we covered the ongoing exclusive Level Up -- Newsweek's videogame blog -- has landed with God of War II Director Cory Barlog. Throughout the week, N'Gai Croal has been posting interviews with Barlog and his new creative partner George Miller, the writer/director behind the Mad Max movies, Babe and a handful of other flicks. Although the interviews were interesting, neither was spilling the beans about what the duo was working on.

That's over with: Mad Max is coming back to videogames.

In a two-part interview with Level Up, Miller gives readers the info so far on the new Mad Max game -- melee weapons, projectile weapons and vehicles will be in there. The project is actually "inspired" by Mad Max Fury Road, a flick Miller had been gearing up to shoot in 2003 before the war in Iraq put the kibosh on it. Currently, Barlog and Miller are just in the planning phase of the videogame project.

"For many, many, many years--for as many years as I can remember, we've been asked to make games of the 'Mad Max' story," Miller told Level Up. "I mean, we've been approached by every major game company or developer virtually, asking 'Can we do a Mad Max game?' And to me, it always felt like what I used to call empty calorie action. Where you just -- the thing that you were alluding to before, which is just action for its own sake without anything underneath it."

For the full scoop, you can check out Croal's whole Miller interview (http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/levelup/archive/2008/03/12/the-george-miller-interview-part-i.aspx)and read all about what happened to Fury Road, how he got mixed up with Barlog and -- the saddest news of all -- why Mel Gibson won't be in the game.

From the Croal interview: instead of making a movie and rushing a video game to meet the film's release date, the video game is being worked on to catch up with the pre-production of MM4. Then both will be released at the same time with the same cast/story and hopefully the quality will be there for both.

Hunter Rider

05-18-2009, 07:32 PM

gwynplaine

05-18-2009, 07:44 PM

Gibson for Max Rockatansky. Accept no substitute.

(OK, maybe Bana because he is god.)

Sava

05-19-2009, 12:58 AM

damn, Bana would be a great replacement :up:

Figs

05-19-2009, 01:03 AM

I could see Bana in the role.

I would prefer Mel but Bana would be a good replacement.

Rac

05-19-2009, 07:21 AM

George Miller set to oversee a new age of leather & asphalt & blood with a new ROAD WARRIOR?!?! (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41110)

More MAD MAX 4 details!!! (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41119)
Hmm, so are they going to use the cars as models for the anime or is this going to be live action after all?

Octoberist

05-19-2009, 08:54 AM

so is it live action now? If there's a new Max, then that kinda sucks. Why couldn't it be a new character set in the same universe?

To be honest, I don't know if Miller has it in him to make another one. I'm getting a George Romero vibe here, but I could be wrong.

biolumen

05-22-2009, 03:25 PM

An Australian MP has heard that Silverton and Broken Hill were being looked at as shooting locations, but Geelong is actively petitioning for the production. Broken Hill is where Road Warrior was filmed. Still no official word from Miller about where he's taking this movie.

Local MP John Eren and Geelong city councillor Barbara Abley are leading the charge in the push for the movie to be shot in the Geelong region.

[snip]

Lara MP John Eren said he had heard Silverton and Broken Hill were being considered as potential locations, but he hoped Miller could be convinced to pick the Geelong region.
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2009/05/23/72565_news.html

Polux

05-22-2009, 07:57 PM

Umm, yeah, I dunno if this has been mentioned, but I remember hearing rumours of Miller wanting Heath Ledger for Mad Max 4 (of course, way before he died), it´s a shame, I think that would´ve been great.

Polux

biolumen

05-23-2009, 02:58 AM

Ledger was rumored for a part in the movie a year or so after pre-production was shut down just prior to the 2003 Namibia shoot, but it was never clear what role he would play. The 2003 version reportedly had Mel as Max and Robert Downey Jr. as a co-star. Now that movie I would have loved to have seen.

Polux

05-23-2009, 03:16 PM

Mmmm....post-apocalyptic "Air America" ??? I´m in :woot: !!!

Polux

biolumen

05-24-2009, 05:56 PM

Mad Max 4 is now listed in Production Weekly

http://www.productionweekly.com/

If anyone has access to this periodical, I'd appreciate it if they shared whatever the entry says about it, if anything.

biolumen

07-31-2009, 11:50 PM

Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) is screen-testing for Mad Max 4, but for what part?

Q: What is next for you?

A: I'm off to Boston on Aug. 19 for a film Ben Affleck is directing called "The Town." It's based on the novel "Prince of Thieves" about a group of career bank robbers. One of the robbers falls in love with a girl we rob. So it's a great crime thriller and romance. It's a lot of fun.

I'm a robber. Ben will direct and star. It also has Rebecca Hall ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona"), Jon Hamm ("Mad Men"), and Blake Lively ("Gossip Girl") plays my sister.

I'm also fighting to do the new Mad Max film with George Miller. That might be next summer. I'm screen-testing and meeting George Miller.
http://www.modbee.com/featured/story/800003-p2.html

Nivek

08-01-2009, 10:45 PM

You know, at this point it might be refreshing to see a reboot, but I always wanted to see Mel come back in a "King Conan"-ish final Film as Max. But Mel is a mess right now.

I have no issue with recasting the part, if they do it as a reboot.

gwynplaine

08-01-2009, 11:27 PM

Renner would be cool. I'm still rooting for Bana though. That is if Mel doesn't return. I'd love to see an old Mad Max, kind of like "Unforgiven" but in the Mad Max universe. (come to think also kind of like what Millar is doing with the great "Old Man Logan".)

biolumen

10-21-2009, 03:51 PM

Charlize Theron: Mad Maxine?

Today 12:58 PM PDT by Claudia Rosenbaum and Lindsay Miller

Charlize Theron is ready to go beyond Thunderdome. Mel Gibson, not so much.

Multiple sources tell E! News that the Oscar-winning babe is director George Miller's pick to play the lead female role in the upcoming, Mel-less Mad Max 4.

When announcing he was beginning work on the sequel back in 2007, Miller admitted Gibson was too old for the antihero role of "Mad" Max Rockatansky and "I don't think he would be interested in being involved at all."

Instead, Miller is looking at little-know Brit Tom Hardy, whose credits Black Hawk Down and Band of Brothers, to play opposite Theron.

However, the Mad Max revamp is a long way from fruition, and Miller is being very secretive about the roles and plot. Actors auditioning for the film have only been given a letter for their character's name. The studio has yet to sign off on Miller's choices, and no formal offers have been made.

A leather-clad Charlize kicking butt on the Outback? You'd think that's a no-brainer.

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b150027_charlize_theron_mad_maxine.html

Rac

10-22-2009, 06:56 AM

Tom Hardy is an excellent actor. Wouldn't mind seeing him as Max. I hope Jeremy Renner also lands a role in this, even if he auditioned for the part of Max. And Theron is just a plus.

I'm a little more positive about this now. Maybe you can do a Mad Max film without Mel...

Octoberist

10-22-2009, 07:29 AM

I think Charlize should wear leather assless chaps, if you ask me!

chamber-music

10-22-2009, 09:21 AM

I agree with Rac Tom Hardys a good actor.

Van Petrol

10-22-2009, 09:23 AM

Tom Hardy as Max?!.....Ace's head is going to explode! :D :up:

dark_b

10-22-2009, 09:30 AM

Charlize looks to hot for this movie

hmmmmm why am i complaining?

biolumen

10-23-2009, 06:58 PM

An Aussie newspaper says Sam Worthington will replace Mel as the star. No confirmation on that, however.

Mad Max to the rescue of Aussie film industry

By Joe Hildebrand
The Daily Telegraph
October 24, 2009 12:42am

THE original Mad Max put the Australian film industry on the map and launched the career of one of our most recognised actors, Mel Gibson.

Twenty years on and Mad Max 4: Fury Road is about to restart the local movie industry, being filmed entirely in Sydney and Outback NSW.

The Daily Telegraph has learned that work on the film will start immediately, injecting tens of millions of dollars into the economy and creating more than 500 jobs.

There has been no confirmation yet of who will play the role of the Road Warrior but rumours abound it will be Australian Terminator star Sam Worthington, with Charlize Theron to co-star.

Much of the work will be done at Redfern's CarriageWorks and there will also be 30 weeks of filming in Broken Hill. It is estimated the whole project will take two-and-a-half years to complete, create 540 jobs and generate countless millions.

The owner of the Silverton Hotel, outside Broken Hill, made famous by Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior said the news was extraordinary.

"This is bloody huge," he said. "Absolutely magnificent. Silverton depends on the film industry, it survives on the film industry, and if Mad Max is going to be filmed here it's going to be just tremendous."

Industry sources said Premier Nathan Rees moved heaven and earth to get the film after Sydney lost the movie version of Green Lantern in an unexpected blow to the local industry. Producer and director George Miller said NSW had done extremely well to win the project and had put Sydney back on the map.

"Hollywood has cut its production in half. Big movies like Fury Road and Happy Feet are rare and competitively sought after in all the filmmaking regions of the world," he said. "The production agreements have been a long time in the making and Premier Rees and his team have worked like Trojans to ensure this substantial investment comes into this country. Not only does it help fuel the local economy but it means many talented people get a chance to practise their craft and lift their skills."

The first Mad Max movie (1979) was filmed in Victoria with Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) filmed mainly in and around Broken Hill. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) was shot in Coober Pedy in South Australia and in NSW.

CarriageWorks will be used for the development work for Fury Road, as well as Miller's sequel to Happy Feet.

Miller's company Kennedy Miller Mitchell will start pre-production immediately. Filming starts next year.

"The Mad Max films are iconic," Mr Rees said. "In the hands of director George Miller, we will see one of the largest and most ambitious live action films ever made in Australia. This is a clear vote of confidence in Australian expertise. This proves that Sydney is an international contender for major film production."

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,26251713-5013560,00.html

Octoberist

10-23-2009, 07:58 PM

yeah, the lost of the Aussie production of Green Lantern really hurt them because the industry over there is getting really slow.

Episode29

10-23-2009, 09:48 PM

My thoughts on these Mad Max news stories:
http://itsjustmovies.com/3103

biolumen

10-23-2009, 09:58 PM

Mel still "in the running" for Max. Budget will be "very big". Shoot will take place over 30 weeks (!) in NSW, Australia. Pre-production under way. Filming starts August, 2010.

Max Is Back -- But Is Mel?
AAP October 24, 2009, 1:25 pm

Max is back and he's set to be madder than ever - but will Mel Gibson be onboard?

It was 1979 when a fresh-faced Gibson, then aged 21, took the lead in the first Mad Max movie - still the second most profitable motion picture of all time.

Director George Miller says pre-production is well underway for the fourth instalment of the hugely successful franchise.

But he was tight-lipped on whether Gibson was being cast for the movie, titled Mad Max Fury Road.

Miller also wouldn't comment on what sort of budget it will have, other than to say it will be "very big".

But he did say the movie would take the franchise in a new direction.
"I'm still in the middle of casting, despite all the stuff we see on the net and so on. I don't even know who the final cast will be," Miller told reporters in Sydney on Saturday.

"We've been casting fairly furiously over the last six or seven weeks and I've got a lot of actors to see and so no decision has been made."

There's speculation that Aussie actor Sam Worthington may star in the new movie.

Reports suggest Charlize Theron is a shoo-in for one of the lead roles. And Miller also indicated some unknowns could be cast.

Gibson himself was an unknown actor in 1979.

"I didn't want to make another Mad Max but what happened was the story took hold in my brain somewhere, I became obsessed with the story," Miller said.

"I was ready to do the film, we were 11 weeks away from shooting in Namibia, because that's where we found the landscapes, and then the war came and the American dollar collapsed and we couldn't seal it off at that point."

The collapse of filming in Namibia allowed NSW Premier Nathan Rees to lobby Warner Bros to bring the movie to Sydney.

He told reporters on Saturday the movie will give a long-term boost to the Australian film industry and create 540 jobs in the short term.

"Fury Road: great news for jobs, all the trades people that will work on it - obviously the mechanics, the panel beaters but also the cooks and hundreds of other jobs involved," Mr Rees said.

The recent rise of the Australian dollar has had a "significant impact" on the production of the film, Mr Rees said, but it has not dissuaded Warner Bros from shooting in Sydney.

Filming will get underway in the city and in Broken Hill, outback NSW, during August next year.

Miller said he believes Mad Max Fury Road could boost tourism to NSW, with people keen to see the locations where it is filmed.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/6383874/mad-max-is-back-but-is-mel/

Episode29

10-23-2009, 10:00 PM

This is getting ridiculous.

biolumen

10-23-2009, 10:22 PM

Hollywood Reporter has an article up.

'Mad Max Sequel In The Works'
'Fury Road' will shoot in Sydney, outback

By Pip Bulbeck
Oct 23, 2009, 06:14 PM ET

SYDNEY -- The fourth installment in George Miller's "Mad Max" franchise, "Fury Road," is set to go into production in Sydney and outback New South Wales next year, according to local reports Saturday.

Miller, who also will produce the film through his production shingle Kennedy Miller, is quoted as saying that " 'Fury Road' will put NSW back on the map as a filmmaking destination.

"Hollywood has cut its production in half. Big movies like 'Fury Road' and 'Happy' Feet are rare and competitively sought after in all the filmmaking regions of the world," Miller told the Daily Telegraph newspaper.

"The production agreements have been a long time in the making and (NSW) Premier Rees and his team have worked like Trojans to ensure this substantial investment comes into this country. Not only does it help fuel the local economy but it means many talented people get a chance to practice their craft and lift their skills."

News that "Fury Road" has been given the greenlight comes just 10 days after Warner Bros. announced was pulling production of "Green Lantern" out of Australia.

No studio backing for "Fury Road" was announced for the film which reportedly has a $100 million budget.

"The 'Mad Max' films are iconic," Rees said. "In the hands of director George Miller, we will see one of the largest and most ambitious live-action films ever made in Australia. This is a clear vote of confidence in Australian expertise. This proves that Sydney is an international contender for major film production."

Kennedy Miller is also in production on "Happy Feet 2" in its digital production joint venture with Omnilab Media, Dr D.

"Its been 30 years since the post-apocalyptic thriller "Mad Max" was released, propelling Mel Gibson to stardom.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i18f9fdff77fbe360c4f69e23c51a12b1

Episode29

10-23-2009, 10:44 PM

Hollywood Reporter has an article up.

I love that the movie has been greenlit with a 100-million-dollar budget, but no studio backing. Sheesh. :whatever:

BloodyWolverine

10-23-2009, 11:26 PM

biolumen

10-23-2009, 11:26 PM

That article is wrong. Warner Bros. is backing it.

Miller To Unleash Mad Max Fury on NSW.

Australian film director George Miller says pre-production work will start next week on the latest Mad Max film, which will be produced in New South Wales.

Thirty years after the release of the original Mad Max, Miller is preparing to head out west to shoot Fury Road, the fourth instalment of the popular franchise.

Filming on Fury Road will begin in New South Wales in August 2010.

And casting for the lead role is already underway, with the big question being whether Mel Gibson is set to return as the star.

Miller is staying tight-lipped about who he would like to take the lead, however it is rumoured Australian Sam Worthington and South African actress Charlize Theron will star.

"It could be Mel, it could be anyone, in fact I'm looking around at these faces to see if anyone's quite interesting here," Miller said.

NSW Premier Nathan Rees was even offered the role.

"What about you do you want it? Sorry, you'd have to get your hair cut," Miller said to Rees.

Even though he might not get that star role, Mr Rees is quick to add the project is an important boost for the state's economy, as well as the local film industry.

"The Mad Max films are iconic and the latest instalment Fury Road will be made right here in NSW," he said.

"In the hands of director George Miller, we will see one of the largest and most ambitious live action films ever made in Australia."

Mr Rees says the production is an important boost for the state's economy, creating around 540 jobs over two-and-a-half years.

"Times have been tough for our local industry and I am pleased that our assistance from the Film and Television Industry Attraction Fund helped secure this film for NSW," he said.

'Like Football'

Miller launched his career with Max Max in 1979, and has since gone on to direct box office hit Happy Feet and produced Babe.

He says this is an important step for the Australian film industry.

"Hollywood has cut its production in half. Big movies like Fury Road and Happy Feet are rare and competitively sought after in all the filmmaking regions of the world," Miller said.

"The production agreements have been a long time in the making and Premier Rees and his team have worked like Trojans to ensure this substantial investment comes into this country.

"These are complex and challenging films and funding them is a big leap of faith by Warner Bros. Not only does it help fuel the local economy but it means many talented people get a chance to practise their craft and lift their skills.

"Making movies is like football. How can you achieve excellence if you get to play only once in a blue moon?"

CarriageWorks, based in Sydney's Redfern, will be used for development work on Fury Road, as well as a motion capture studio for Miller's upcoming Happy Feet 2.

Around 30 weeks of the filming of Fury Road will take place in and around Broken Hill.

The original Mad Max was filmed in Victoria, Mad Max 2 was filmed around Broken Hill and the third Mad Max was shot in Coober Pedy, South Australia.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/24/2723077.htm

I think the Charlize Theron leak from eonline.com a couple days ago forced this announcment today. I'm sure they would've rather waited until the casting was in place before making any official announcements.

biolumen

10-23-2009, 11:32 PM

I think it be odd seeing mel since her turned down Lethal Weapon 5 and once said was done with action movies. But he should very least do a cameo. I mean they should reboot Lethal Weapon 5 with two new cops and Danny Glover plays his old role but is the Captain nearing retirment.

I wouldn't rule out Mel just yet. He could still have a smaller role in the film as Max, with Worthington playing the main role. Who knows atm.

Catman

10-24-2009, 03:23 AM

I'll get excited once we know whose playing Mad Max. I think Mel Gibson could still do it. Mad Max was never THAT physical of a performance. Most of the action scenes were car chases. The thunderdome sequence in the third picture was the only real physically demanding one.

dark_b

10-24-2009, 04:23 AM

call me crazy but i now think that Worthington would fit in in a mad max movie.

i know that he will become a hated actor on SHH in the future. but until then let him play this character. he has a presence a good voice and i think he could play a badass.
but Theron is a lot taller then him. he would look like a kid next to her.

AVEITWITHJAMON

10-24-2009, 06:33 AM

It will be strange seeing a Mad Max without Mel in, so I hope he comes back, I cant stand re-casts so probably wont watch it unless he does come back.

biolumen

10-24-2009, 02:18 PM

Mel spoke with Miller recently, but denied it was regarding MM4. Thing is, this is the kind of denial we heard from him before he signed on for the aborted attempt back in 2002.

"I was just talking with George Miller the other day, so yes, you kind of keep in touch with people from back there and see what they're up to," Gibson said.

"It's not an obsession of mine. I figure, if it's great (an Australian film) then you'll end up seeing it."

Gibson denied his discussion with Miller was about reprising his iconic character in the eagerly anticipated Mad Max 4.

"Oh gosh, I don't know what he's up to," Gibson said. "Not with me, I don't think. Man, I'm a bit old and long in the tooth for that number. You need someone who can get around a bit quicker."

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/mel-gibsons-back-on-track/story-e6frf96f-1225790918915

biolumen

10-24-2009, 03:22 PM

First look at the vehicles being built for the movie can be seen in the video of Miller's press conference at the link below. What Miller said was equally interesting.

"All the vehicles are a hybrid, cobbled together from wrecks of the past. They have to be high performance because the film will be shot at speed. The reason why this movie is so big is because it's got just a huge number of stunts, and we're trying to do stuff that I believe people haven't done before. That's why we're taking so long to build them. It'll take a year to build all the vehicles, and they have to be really, really top vehicles."

http://www.abc-for-kids.com/news/stories/2009/10/24/2723077.htm?section=entertainment

^^^ Click "Mad Max director on cars and stars" link at the link above.

biolumen

10-24-2009, 04:33 PM

A couple of screen captures I got. Video quality was poor.

EDIT

I sent AICN this "scoop" and made headlines (sort of). Thanks Harry, though you could have at least attributed it to me.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/42836

san15

10-24-2009, 10:20 PM

I remember when I told my friends and coworkers about a new Indiana Jones movie. The first question they asked was regarding Harrison Ford’s reprisal of his iconic role. Same thing happened when I told them about a new Terminator movie and they wanted to know about Arnold’s involvement in the project.

So basically fans of the Mad Max series young or old will definitely want to know if Mel Gibson will be returning, but unfortunately it doesn’t seem like the case. In addition Mad Max was Mel’s breakthrough role that jump started his career spanning three decades. Now Mel has become a household name and his movies have grossed over a billion dollars worldwide.

No Mel Gibson no Mad Max it's just that simple. It's been almost 25 years since the last entry, but if Miller wants to generate a lot of buzz and excitement in a new installment, Mel needs to reprise his iconic role that made him a star.

Dr. Evil

10-24-2009, 11:10 PM

I find it interesting that Sam Worthington and Charlize Theron are rumored for the leads, much like they were in "The Tourist" which will star Worthington and Theron dropped out of that film to be replaced by Angelina Jolie.

biolumen

10-25-2009, 12:24 AM

5992

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SWAT

10-25-2009, 07:57 AM

I've got nothing against Worthington... But I think Hardy is the better actor, and would be the best fit for the movie. IMO.

dark_b

10-25-2009, 08:02 AM

we have not seen enough from worthington to know how he acts. at least i didnt. terminator is the first movie with him for me.

Maze

10-29-2009, 08:32 PM

Charlize Theron to star in 'Mad' film
'Max' without Mel? New 'Fury' in Oz

Charlize Theron is revving up for "Mad Max: Fury Road," with producer-director George Miller set to start filming next August in Australia.
British actor Tom Hardy ("Black Hawk Down") will also star opposite Theron.. Thesps are the first major castings announced in the fourth version of the futuristic "Mad Max" franchise, which has been dormant for 2½ decades.

Theron will next be seen in Dimension's post-apocalyptic "The Road" opposite Viggo Mortensen.

Logline on the script, also penned by Miller, is being kept under wraps. Doug Mitchell is producing with Miller, and Warner Bros. is set to distribute.

Miller had announced last weekend that pre-production work was starting in New South Wales but he didn't give any indication as to whether Mel Gibson might return or who would play the male lead. "It could be Mel, it could be anyone," he told reporters.

Miller and the 21-year-old Gibson launched their careers with "Mad Max" in 1979, shot in Victoria and portraying a broken-down future society. The duo teamed on "The Road Warrior" (1981) -- which was a worldwide success -- and "Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome" (1985).

Miller, who went on to produce "Babe" and direct "Happy Feet," announced in 2003 that a script had been written with Brendan McCarthy for "Mad Max 4" and that pre-production was in early stages, but security concerns over trying to film in Namibia put the project on the back burner.

Miller's also directing "Happy Feet 2," for which Warners has set a release date of Nov. 18, 2011.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010598.html?categoryId=13&cs=1&cache=false

green

10-29-2009, 08:46 PM

Im hoping Theron is a villain ala Aunt Entity rather than a hero.
Tom Hardy:up:

biolumen

10-30-2009, 12:45 AM

The Hollywood Reporter (through its blog) says that Hardy is playing Max. Variety does not say that. It only says that Hardy will play opposite Theron. In my mind, that still leaves open the question of Mel's return as Max, no matter how unlikely that might seem now.

Until Variety prints that Hardy is playing Max, I'll hold out hope for Mel.

Octoberist

10-30-2009, 02:19 AM

i always had an idea that maybe a new actor is playing a 'Max'; maybe is actually the Feral Kid. Like stealing his identity because he's such a legend in the wastland, and maybe Mel can cameo as the real Max.

JokerLedger

10-30-2009, 05:18 AM

Dudes... honestly... After Bronson, Tom Hardy is finally getting his spotlight. Tom Hardy and Sam Worthington are two actors that I strongly believe will be household names. Worthington is almost there already.

Symbiotic

10-30-2009, 12:14 PM

So is this a reboot or a sequel?

Octoberist

10-30-2009, 12:20 PM

sequel!

san15

10-30-2009, 06:16 PM

I love the Mad Max movies, but without Mel Gibson on board will older fans buy a ticket to watch a new actor take his place. I’m sure the younger generation of moviegoers who aren’t familiar with the series will probably care less. The majority of the fan base are from the older audiences and Gibson needs to reprise his iconic role.

AVEITWITHJAMON

10-30-2009, 07:30 PM

I'm not a big fan of Mel Gibson, especially after all of his english bashing movies, but, he is essential to the Mad Max movies, which I love. Him not coming back simply doesnt fill me with a need to see this movie at it just wont be the same.

cerealkiller182

10-30-2009, 08:36 PM

I heard Tom Hardy is officially up for the "male lead" which everyone assumes is Max, but theres a possibility he isnt. He would be the second best choice for Mad Max after Mel, but I kinda hope he plays the boomerrang kid from Road Warrior all grown up looking for Max.

Octoberist

10-30-2009, 08:50 PM

i have a feeling that might be the plot, and the Feral Kid (Boomerrang kid) takes his name during his search..

cerealkiller182

10-30-2009, 08:52 PM

In all honesty, I think that would be more interesting than another Max story.....at least at this point

Rac

10-30-2009, 08:55 PM

Dunno if they're still going with the clone story...

cerealkiller182

10-30-2009, 09:01 PM

Never new clones were ever involved. rather not see that at all

Lord Blackbolt

10-30-2009, 09:04 PM

Weren't they gonna do a movie set many years after Max died and it would have Max's son as the new lead....At least that was when Heath Ledger was rumored

Octoberist

10-30-2009, 09:45 PM

either way, Tom Hardy has a bad ass deep voice. very Mad Maxish.

ChrisBaleBatman

10-31-2009, 10:37 AM

Never seen Hardy in anything...or have I? Dunno.

Whoever it is, I'd like to have an Austrailian accent. Just cause.

Clones...sounds out of the realm of the wasteland. People have a hard enough time getting clean water, clones sounds a bit out of they're grasp.

Max's son...would probably kinda interesting. Either way the lead character will probably need to take the name.

Paroxysm

10-31-2009, 04:14 PM

Tom Hardy is awesome, he's an amazing actor with lots of range. I'd say his best movie so far would be Bronson. That was a really wicked movie. He also played Praetor Shinzon in Star Trek: Nemesis.

http://a.giscos.free.fr/cinema/Acteur/T/TomHardy/TomHardy.jpg
Tom Hardy

http://www.impossiblefx.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/shinzon.jpg
Praetor Shinzon

http://nextseason.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/bronson.jpg
Bronson

AVEITWITHJAMON

11-01-2009, 06:43 PM

I do recognise, and heard he was good in Bronson, but really, we need Mel back for this. DH4 didnt re-cast Willis, Rambo 4 didnt re-cast Stallone, even in Terminator 4, when the t-800 was re-cast, they at least put Arnie's head on top, this just has to be Mel for me.

daywalker2007

11-01-2009, 07:12 PM

X-Woman

12-29-2009, 07:25 PM

Tom Hardy does have a lot of range. Another role he played was Heathcliff, in a PBS TV version of Wuthering Heights. It was a kind of stuffy production of a classic British novel, but he was really intense. I think he would be a great Mad Max, and I'm one of those people who remembers Mel Gibson from the original movies. Mel is one of my favorite actors, too. But I do see Tom as a worthy successor to Mel's Mad Max role. I think he would really do it justice.

:xmen:

Ace of Knaves

12-30-2009, 09:59 AM

I love Tom Hardy, he is a genuinely brilliant young actor and I think he'd be a wicked Mad Max...a younger version though. So if he plays Max it must be a reboot. Which would be cool as long as it's top quality not a tacky cash in.

But a sequel with an old, grizzled Mel Gibson would be soooo sick. And that could still be a possibility because Hardy could be a villain. He's great at playing villains.

I think Hardy was at his best in Bronson most definitely. That performance is so out there and all over the shop. It's brilliant. Seriously I think what he did for Bronson should get as much praise as Ledger. Hardy became Charlie Bronson. He put on 3 stone of pure muscle doing 1000 push ups a day!

So I think he would get an Aussie accent down pat if he was playing Max.

Also check out The Take from Sky One. He was a psycho in that, insane performance.

biolumen

12-30-2009, 04:19 PM

IMDb is now listing Gibson's Icon Productions as co-producing the movie. Beyond the obvious, I wonder what that might mean, if anything.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392190/companycredits

FilmNerdJamie

12-30-2009, 04:37 PM

IMDB isn't the most reliable site.

biolumen

12-30-2009, 04:46 PM

Granted, which is why the info needs to be taken with the proverbial grain of salt. Still, the fact that IMDb administrators chose to publish the information is intriguing.

FilmNerdJamie

12-30-2009, 05:15 PM

They'll run with anything. Their IMDB Pro section had Mark Millar listed as a writer on the next Superman movie for awhile. Needless to say, that was never happening. Ever.

biolumen

12-30-2009, 11:51 PM

They'll run with anything.
My experience (along with those of some friends) has been that they scrutinize submittals and mostly post info only when it's corroborated by other submitters or by the media (and even then, they sometimes don't). On the whole, I've found IMDb to be far more right than wrong. The Millar bit you mentioned just shows that they can be wrong at times, so until this Icon Productions info is confirmed elsewhere, it remains suspect.

Speedball

12-31-2009, 12:02 AM

Tom Hardy is awesome, he's an amazing actor with lots of range. I'd say his best movie so far would be Bronson. That was a really wicked movie. He also played Praetor Shinzon in Star Trek: Nemesis.

http://nextseason.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/bronson.jpg
Bronson

WHOA!!! WHOA!!! WHOA!!!:wow::wow::wow:
The muscles on his shoulders are as big as him as Shinzon. Jesus!!! How did he do that?!
I'm perfectly fine with him as Max, or as one of the kids from Thunderdome taking his name.

Dr. Evil

12-31-2009, 12:08 AM

Hardy is a much better choice then Sam Worthington. With Inception and this, the sky's the limit for him. Nice to see him get a major role such as this.

Rac

12-31-2009, 05:13 AM

Tom Hardy is not locked down for Max (the role or the movie) yet, from Hardy's own mouth:

If I get offered it and George really wants to go with me, then George will tell me exactly what he wants to do and we'll work together on the floor to create what it is that he wants to achieve. And I hope I can get that done for him.

The audition process had nothing to do with Max and nothing to do with the story or the script. It was unorthodox to the point where actually I could have been auditioning for anything. It was an anonymous read. [Miller and I] haven't actually gotten into the conversation at all about Max.http://www.joblo.com/hardy-talks-mad-max

cerealkiller182

12-31-2009, 04:30 PM

The rumors of Mel's indirect involvement and Hardy's mysterious involvement really have my hopes up that Hardy is the feral child from Road Warrior searching for Max, getting into trouble and then eventually finding Max, Unforgiven-style living in a shack retired from butt-whooping

biolumen

01-17-2010, 03:43 PM

MEL GIBSON IS NOT IN MAD MAX 4... RIGHT?

By Devin Faraci Published Today

The first question asked of Mel Gibson at today's Edge of Darkness press conference was about whether or not he was going to be in Mad Max 4. Mel gave an interesting answer that reads like a denial on the surface but leaves room for something different.

I’ve talked to George [Miller]. We talk all the time anyway. I’m abreast of that. He’s been trying to do this for years, the 4th installment. At one point I was involved and it fell to bits... so now it’s probably gone through a lot of changes and I can’t wait to see it because everything he does is magic. There is a touch of genius about George.

Saying 'I can't wait to see it' does indicate that Mel is not going to be in the movie. But he never came right out and said, 'I'm not going to be in the movie.' In fact, he says up front that he and George have talked about the movie, and the context of the question made it seem like they've talked recently (which is backed up by the 'talk all the time anyway' bit).

So at the danger of overparsing this **** into oblivion, it seems like Mel is leaving just enough of a door open for him to appear in Mad Max: Fury Road, although if I had to guess it would be in a cameo as opposed to anything serious. And of course he's leaving it open enough that if he doesn't make it into the movie it doesn't look like a falling out between him and Miller.

Or he could really just not have anything to do with the film and isn't thinking that some dweeb like me is going to go home and tear apart every single word he uttered trying to find some hidden meaning.

http://www.chud.com/articles/articles/22178/1/MEL-GIBSON-IS-NOT-IN-MAD-MAX-4-RIGHT/Page1.html

Rac

01-17-2010, 04:33 PM

Well, Icon is apparently co-producing it. That doesn't mean that Mel is involved in acting, but you know, he's involved in some capacity.

http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/01/01/mel-gibsons-icon-entertainment-is-co-producing-mad-max-4/
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Gibson-May-Appear-In-Mad-Max-After-All-16348.html
http://www.moviehole.net/200922565-clints-bits-311209

Pythagoras

01-17-2010, 04:51 PM

You cannot do a MAd MAx film without Mel Gibson. And an animated movie would suck. Rather see live action with Mel Gibson.

biolumen

01-17-2010, 05:04 PM

According to this site, Fury Road is "crewing up" in March, so we'll hopefully be hearing about it more in the coming weeks.
Fury Road

Type: Feature, Drama

Company: Kennedy Miller Mitchell

Director: George Miller

Email: rust.bucket.production@gmail.com

Synopsis: CREWING UP: March 2010
http://screen.nsw.gov.au/index.php?page_id=84&project_id=1256&contrast=n

biolumen

01-19-2010, 11:08 PM

Mel DOES NOT rule out a cameo after all. At least in this interview he doesn't.
Q: Have you ruled out a cameo in Mad Max 4?

MG: No. We’ve just talked. I honestly don’t know.
http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_17651.html

biolumen

01-22-2010, 11:37 PM

Mel says he IS NOT in Mad Max: Fury Road. Looks like his statement puts a definitive end to any more speculation.

On the plans for a fourth "Mad Max" film: "I'm glad [franchise director George] Miller is making it, and it's going to be the best one. I'm not going to be in it, that'd be corny."
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-mel-gibson24-2010jan24,0,5101650,full.story

Ace of Knaves

01-22-2010, 11:57 PM

So is it a reboot then or sequel?

Octoberist

01-23-2010, 03:47 AM

we'll see.

Tom Hardy...hasn't even been confirmed to be in the movie as Max, is he? The trades just reported that HE IS IN the movie, but never mentioned his role.

cerealkiller182

01-23-2010, 01:01 PM

I believe they said protagonist. But that doesnt necessarily mean Max

Lord Blackbolt

01-23-2010, 06:36 PM

why call the movie Mad Max if he's not in the movie as the main guy. The same thing happened with Smokey and the Bandit part 3

cerealkiller182

01-23-2010, 06:38 PM

why call the movie Mad Max if he's not in the movie as the main guy. The same thing happened with Smokey and the Bandit part 3

Cause its a franchise

biolumen

01-27-2010, 11:06 PM

Nicholas Foult joins 'Mad Max' movie
Zoe Kravitz, two others in talks to walk 'Fury Road'

By Borys Kit
Jan 27, 2010, 11:00 PM ET

Nicholas Hoult is walking "Fury Road," the new "Mad Max" movie from series writer-director George Miller.

Zoe Kravitz, Teresa Palmer and Adelaide Clemens also are in various states of negotiations to join the actioner.

The movie is set a short while after the story detailed in 1985's "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome," which keeps Mad Max, the character originated by Mel Gibson, relatively young.

Details are being kept quiet, but it is known that Hoult's character is named Nux. Kravitz, whose character's name is Five Wives, Palmer and Clemens are in a convoy being chased by bad guys.

Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy are starring in the pic. The movie will shoot in Australia this summer; Warner Bros. will distribute.

The U.K.'s Hoult made his feature debut in "About a Boy" and starred in the British series "Skins." His work in "A Single Man" earned him a BAFTA nomination. The actor, repped by UTA and Independent, also will appear in Warners' remake of "Clash of the Titans."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3if8d7feafe64b6fb77633e5e7d543a24b

AVEITWITHJAMON

01-28-2010, 09:23 AM

Really dont see the point in this without Mel, I am not Mel Gibson's biggest fan, but he IS Mad Max so casting someone else in the role just doesnt sit well with me.

dark_b

01-28-2010, 09:50 AM

Mel was badass.

Hunter Rider

04-28-2010, 01:44 PM

Mad Max: Fury Road To Be a 2D-to-3D Conversion? (http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/04/28/mad-max-fury-road-to-be-a-2d-to-3d-conversion/)

Octoberist

04-29-2010, 04:18 AM

so is Tom playing Max, or are people are just guessing he's Max?

dark_b

04-29-2010, 04:51 AM

Mad Max: Fury Road To Be a 2D-to-3D Conversion? (http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/04/28/mad-max-fury-road-to-be-a-2d-to-3d-conversion/)no suprise here.
the last converted movies made millions at the BO. they made a profit and masses dont care.

matrix_ghost

04-29-2010, 05:27 AM

Seriously

What the hell makes it so difficult to shoot a movie in 3d that studios resort to conversions all the time. Is the budget issue really a case here. The general consensus isthat conversions cost around 15 million per picture. What is the price for shooting it entirely in 3d ? 30 million , 50 million , 100 million ??!!??

dark_b

04-29-2010, 05:59 AM

i think the directors and cinematographers dont want to change their pipeline and style. the studio says '' no problem we will convert it so you just do your movie''

then filmaker says '' but what if the movie will not look good. i dont want my name on some bad looking movie''

the studio then says '' should we hire someone else for this big budget movie ?''

then the director says '' i am your bitc.. so do what you want since i am a tool''

IMO of course. :) the budget can not be a problem since with the 3d tickets they are making a lof of money. and lets not forget the IMAX 3d tickets. this amount of profit that they make there is insane.

biolumen

06-27-2010, 01:08 AM

Hardy gives an update.

Question Can you talk about how you got involved? Is that shooting? Is it ready to go?

Tom Hardy: I’m obviously limited as to what I can say. These things are always binded to secrecy and I think that’s a good thing for the film anyway. I’m not allowed to give away anything. Without incriminating myself in any way, it’s a very big film. To step into the shoes of Mel Gibson. George and Mel created the franchise Mad Max, which started off as an independent which then blew up. It took off. It became the Mad Max as you know it with t-shirts and DVDs. No computer game yet, but you know it was early days. This was back before internet. Before all that sort of stuff. I was born the year it came out, so now it’s very funny that I’ve now been asked to play Mad Max. I spent hour hours. It was kind of an anomaly. There were many, many actors that would probably be right for Mad Max and there’s many out there who could probably do an exceptional job to portray him. It’s especially a challenge to step in the shoes of such an iconic character. I’m aware that I’m going to take a certain number of casualties when I go in and play him.

If I concentrate on that, it’s obviously not going to be the best thing for the project. We have to take it differently as George is taking it. It’s a relaunch and revisit to the world. An entire restructuring. That’s not to say that it’s not picking up or leaving off from the Mad Max you know already, but it’s a nice re-take on the entire world using the same character, depositing him in the same world but bringing him up to date by 30 years. Mel would be perfect for it but, for some reason, he’s not doing it and I am. You can expect the same amount of grit and rawness and authenticity and performance, I hope to deliver. But that’s really the crux of me and George to deliver and all the other actors as the other characters. But also we have the new world afforded to filmmakers today with all the opportunities. I think the boys that did Lord of the Rings are involved. That kind of stuff as well. CGI is not going to be — I think it’s going to be much more about how you deal with action. These things are going to be really there. Big rigs, big explosions, big car crashes. Big violence, you know. It’s going to actually happen as opposed to doing a 2D turned to 3D screen. It’s going to be an adventure, let’s put it that way. We’re shooting for a year.

Can you at least say when you’re going to be in front of the cameras?

Tom Hardy: I can’t say when I’m going to be in front of the cameras. I’m actually headed tonight to Australia to start some stunt-training. I’m training now. Even though I’m smoking. I’m meant to drop 30 pounds so smoking and one meal a day is my training at the moment. I’m going to start fighting soon. The harder stuff, as we get close to the line. I’ll probably get three or four months of fight training out there. Seven days a week. All that kind of horrible ****.

So you’re going to train for three months and then shoot for a year?

Tom Hardy: Shooting is probably nine months. Training is allocated as two months. We don’t know if that’s going to push a little bit or come up a little bit. It’s a gray area. There’s very anomalies and shifting papers. All kinds of people’s shifting schedules, from what I’m aware, need to be tied down. The movie is absolutely healthy. It is going, it’s just a question of, not if, when precisely.

You mention shooting in Australia? Have they decided to displace the geographic non-specificity of the original?

Tom Hardy: It’s absolutely the same spot. The same spot.

So you’re going to have an Australian accent?

Tom Hardy: This is a new area to me. It’s up to people like George. I don’t know. I don’t know. Whatever suits the revisit. It would be bold for me to give you an honest answer now. I don’t know and a lot has to be left to the process. It depends on what feeds the project for the best of the project, always.

You’re dropping 30 pounds?

Tom Hardy: I’ve already dropped it.

Are you aiming for a muscular cut, being very thin? What the look you’ve envisioned?

Tom Hardy: Imagine a hungry wolf. Or like when you put a cat in the bath. You grab a cat by the throat and stuff it under the ****ing water. You know what it looks like? That’s what I’m going to look like. But like a puma. Very hungry at very dangerous. It’s imperative. This is the kind of guy who’s not well. So I have to create that reality.

http://www.collider.com/2010/06/26/tom-hardy-interview-mad-max-fury-road-training-look-shooting-schedule-filming-george-miller/

Judge Holden

06-27-2010, 02:18 AM

Yea he confirmed he was Max on the Jonathan Ross show

dark_b

06-27-2010, 03:18 AM

'' This is the kind of guy who’s not well. So I have to create that reality.''

fantastic. i hope that he will not have a body like a male model. he is in the deser and he doesnt eat a lot. that doesnt mean that he needs to be thin. but oyu know.

Brad Pitt's body in Troy was a joke.

Octoberist

06-27-2010, 03:39 AM

To be honest, wasn't Pitt's character suppose to be the perfect prettyboy warrior?

dark_b

06-27-2010, 03:43 AM

no . Brad Pitt's body in the movie was designed for the female audience.

hes purpose was to look hot. thats why he has a body definition of a supermodel.

dark_b

06-27-2010, 03:45 AM

Octoberist

06-27-2010, 03:48 AM

yeah, but every movie has their own set of rules and when you get a guy like Brad Pitt, what do you do: you pretty him up. It's no different when they hire a hot actress for a role.

Because Mad Max is set in a wasteland in the future, everyone should look kinda trashy and weary of the world they live in. Brad Pitt gets to sleep with 6 woman every night in Troy, where their societies were well off. Just different.

By all means did I did like Troy, but I understood what they were going for. Some movies are meant for grit. Some movies are meant for glamour.

dark_b

06-27-2010, 04:10 AM

i am not against what they did. its normal what they did.its normal that Pitt looked like a supermodel in the movie.

but it was a joke how he looked compared to Crowe in Gladiator. Crowe looked like a MAN.

Brian Braddock

06-27-2010, 01:23 PM

Hardy's words regarding his build immediately evoked memories for me of the build that Michael Biehn had in the Terminator - not skinny or aything but wiry, hard muscle and sinew with absolutely no fat; something that looks like it could be the product of fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic future when you may be forever on the move and food is scarce.

Paroxysm

06-28-2010, 02:05 PM

"Imagine a hungry wolf. Or like when you put a cat in the bath. You grab a cat by the throat and stuff it under the ****ing water. You know what it looks like? That’s what I’m going to look like. But like a puma. Very hungry and very dangerous. It’s imperative. This is the kind of guy who’s not well. So I have to create that reality." - Tom Hardy

Brian Braddock

06-28-2010, 02:08 PM

As actor's go, Hardy's f'ing nuts. He doesnt give a **** and is prepared to do stuff for roles that most actors wouldnt even dream of. If he says he's going to do something, he'll do it. It's not just hyperbole.

Expect a big change.

biolumen

07-02-2010, 03:20 AM

Weta Workshop to work on next Mad Max film

6:48 PM Friday Jul 2, 2010

Weta Workshop will create costume and dummies for the next Mad Max movie.

The Wellington-based special effects experts said they were "very excited" to be working with director George Miller, who also directed the three previous Mad Max movies.

But the fourth will have a new Max with British actor Tom Hardy taking over from Mel Gibson, who took the lead in the previous films.

Starring alongside Hardy in Mad Max: Fury Road are Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult.

The film is for release in 2012.

Weta would work on conceptual design, specialty makeup effects, costuming and dummies for the film.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10656107

Octoberist

07-02-2010, 03:24 AM

damnit mel gibson.your stupid mouth!

GO WETA

Judge Holden

07-02-2010, 03:31 AM

Tom Hardy is the ****ing man. And he's a bit crazy in real life. He'll nail this. I'd even go as far to say he'll make people forget about Mel's portrayal.

Monsieur Xavier

07-02-2010, 06:41 AM

Tom Hardy is the ****ing man. And he's a bit crazy in real life. He'll nail this. I'd even go as far to say he'll make people forget about Mel's portrayal.

He is good but the remake will never match Mad max 1 nor 2 IMO. Rarely a remake has been better than the original.

Brian Braddock

07-02-2010, 10:45 AM

This isnt a remake, is it?

Lord Blackbolt

07-02-2010, 12:20 PM

it's a reboot. relaunch....anything but remake.

biolumen

07-02-2010, 12:51 PM

Looks like Miller is shooting 2 movies back to back. Mad Max: Fury Road and Mad Max: Furiosa.

Twitch has just learned that George Miller is working on not one but TWO new Mad Max films, the duo slated to be shot back to back. The title already known to the public is Mad Max: Fury Road and word is that Fury Road will be followed immediately by Mad Max: Furiosa. The two films will reportedly be shot back to back for rapid release.

http://twitchfilm.net/news/2010/07/george-miller-working-on-not-one-but-two-new-mad-max-films.php

dark_b

07-02-2010, 01:20 PM

every movie needs to stand on its own. it needs it own story.

if they are just making two movies. fine.

but if the story is connected then mega fail

biolumen

07-03-2010, 12:11 AM

Drew McWeeny at Hitfix confirms there will be two films. So, are they both live action movies or is the second one the anime Miller said he wanted to make?

Confirmed: Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron starring in two new 'Mad Max' movies

Posted on Friday, Jul 2, 2010 By Drew McWeeny

As recently as March 2009, George Miller seemed resigned to the idea that he was never going to get the chance to make a "Mad Max" sequel in live-action, and he seemed like he was moving on to the notion of making an anime-inspired CGI "Mad Max" movie. I understand his frustration, since I've been feeling it as a fan for years now. I still ache to get my hands on the original pre 9/11 script for "Fury Road," which supposedly wasn't even in conventional screenplay format, but was instead a bound set of storyboards, a visual roadmap for the proposed film.

So it's hard for me to believe that right now, somewhere in the world, George Miller is standing on a set making a "Mad Max" film in live-action. It is truly a wonderful world we live in.

And now, making it even more wonderful, Todd Brown of Twitch broke the rumor this morning that Miller is not making one film, but actually two back-to-back for a giant "Mad Max" epic. There's been a fair amount of discussion back and forth online all day about whether this rumor will pan out or not, but HitFix can now confirm that, according to sources, Miller is indeed making two films at the same time.

Certainly makes sense of the statment Thomas Hardy made at the "Inception" junket when he mentioned that he was going to be shooting for an entire year. That's a huge commitment for a cast to make, and I know when I spoke to Teresa Palmer at the press day for "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," she was genuinely distraught that her schedule on "I Am Number Four" had forced her to drop out of the film. As an Australian, she grew up on the films, and she's known Miller for a while, having almost starred in his "Justice League" film at one point.

In Todd's original story today, he said that the two film will individually be titled "Fury Road" and "Furiosa." Makes me wonder if Hardy's character passes the mantle to Charlize Theron's character in some way, since "Furiosa" is just the feminine version of "furious" in Italian or Portuguese. I like the way the two titles work together, and since I know absolutely nothing about the actual storyline of the two films or how they're going to play off of each other, that little hint in the titles at least suggests that this is going to be about a larger world than we've seen in these films before, and that Max may not be the only one who's mad these days.

I can honestly say there are very few films in production anywhere in the world that I am more curious about than these. I think Thomas Hardy is amazing (if you haven't seen "Bronson" yet, what is the matter with you?) and after "Inception," I think there will be more fans for him than ever before. And Theron is one of the few gorgeous Hollywood lead actresses who I genuinely believe could train up into a wicked badass killing machine. There's something about her that just doesn't seem like the same gym-trained pretend tough that we so often have to accept from our mainstream action leads.

It's exciting to realize that George Miller's back in the saddle and Max is back on the road. The one big question that remains for me today is what Miller is going to do about the alleged Mel Gibson cameo in the films. At this point, even though it would be a lovely way to tie the films together, it may be more trouble than it's worth for the studio. I suspect we've seen the last studio movie featuring Mr. Gibson in any significant role, and even with "The Beaver" already finished and building some very good buzz from those who have seen it, it's pretty safe to bet Mel's days as a movie star ended conclusively this week.

"Mad Max: Fury Road" is currently set for a 2012 release date, and depending on what time of year it is, we may see "Furiosa" in the same year, or at some point in 2013.

Can't. Wait.

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-6-motion-captured/posts/so-we-re-getting-two-mad-max-movies-instead-of-one?

matrix_ghost

07-03-2010, 03:39 AM

i dont understand what Teresa Palmer is thinking.
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=67318

we are in the internet age. so she was casted and something came up so that she can not do the movie. maybe they even replaced her. so what.

you can not just say like it never happened.

Read the hitfix link of biolumen.
Drew Mcweeny attended the same press conference and also spoke with Palmer :
Certainly makes sense of the statment Thomas Hardy made at the "Inception" junket when he mentioned that he was going to be shooting for an entire year. That's a huge commitment for a cast to make, and I know when I spoke to Teresa Palmer at the press day for "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," she was genuinely distraught that her schedule on "I Am Number Four" had forced her to drop out of the film. As an Australian, she grew up on the films, and she's known Miller for a while, having almost starred in his "Justice League" film at one point.

Either the info posted earlier wasn't complete or Palmer should've clarified it better saying that she was initially attached but due to scheduling conflicts had to bow out yet that wasn't reported and so her still being attached to the role was the rumor.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10656107

Seems Miller really was impressed with the work WETA workshop did on Justice League..

biolumen

07-06-2010, 03:25 PM

Mad Max movie grinds to a halt

Michael Bodey From: The Australian July 07, 2010 12:00AM

FILMING of the next Mad Max film Fury Road will be postponed until February.

The move is likely to leave several hundred crew without jobs into the new year.

Cast, crew, agents and film service companies are awaiting official confirmation this week.

The reason for the postponement is unknown, although recent internet reports indicate that director George Miller is overseeing the shooting of not one but two Mad Max films from the same production. It is believed this development has caused some screenwriting and casting problems.

The office of the film's production company, Kennedy Miller Mitchell, would not confirm or deny the postponement from an expected November start date to next year.

The move is another major blow to a film sector desperately waiting for a major international movie to tide them over at the tail end of a miserable year.

It is understood a number of major projects, including Alex Proyas's Dracula Year Zero, the big-budget US Fox network TV series produced by Steven Spielberg, Terra Nova, and the sequel to Ghost Rider, are circling Australia without yet committing to shoot here.

Hundreds of cast and crew will be inconvenienced by the postponement, with many businesses servicing the shoot losing anticipated turnover.

Meanwhile, insiders suggest Miller's work on Happy Feet 2 and the Mad Max films has resulted in development of Babe 3 also slowing down.

While a number of Australian films continue to be shot here, the absence of a major international film has been particularly cruel to companies and crew in Queensland and NSW. Such films often underwrite infrastructure and wages for cheaper Australian films.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/mad-max-movie-grinds-to-a-halt/story-e6frg6nf-1225888700431

biolumen

07-07-2010, 12:55 AM

Exclusive: Mad Max 4 to be filmed in 3D

[Tue 06/07/2010 08:49:28]

By Brendan Swift

Mad Max: Fury Road will be filmed in full 3D using revolutionary new technology developed by director George Miller.

The fourth installment in the Mad Max series comes after several years of development amid rumours that Dr Miller is developing his own 3D rigs and cameras to shoot the big budget film.

“We are doing 3D on Fury Road – we are shooting with real 3D cameras,” Dr Miller told INSIDEFILM.

The $100 million-plus film will receive the Australian government's 40 per cent Producer Offset rebate and is currently in pre-production.

“Seven years ago we were going to shoot in 3D but the technology in cinemas wasn’t geared for it then but I always loved 3D or stereo,” he said.

While Miller is also rumoured to be building his own 3D rigs and cameras based on technology originally developed by Dalsa Corporation, a spokesperson would only say that Dr Miller is working on new 3D advancements to be used during the shoot.

Dalsa's digital cameras are highly regarded by the industry but the company's digital cinema division struggled to gain traction in the market and it came close to selling the division to ARRI last year before the deal fell over.

Filming the live action, high impact Fury Road in the tough outback conditions of Broken Hill will represent a significant challenge for any 3D system, with the fledgling technology often breaking down despite an industry-wide rush to produce more 3D content following the success of James Cameron's Avatar.

However, Dr Miller has consistently pushed technology forward during his long career on previous films such as Babe and Happy Feet. Last month, he became the first non-US citizen to be granted the Visual Effects Society's honorary member status for his long-standing contribution to the industry.

Meanwhile, Peter Jackson's WETA Workshop has confirmed that it will work on Fury Road's conceptual design, specialty make-up FX, costume and dummies while The Australian has reported that the film's shoot has been delayed until early next year.

Miller is also currently working on another 3D feature – the animated feature Happy Feet 2, which will be released in 2011.

http://www.if.com.au/2010/07/06/article/Exclusive-Mad-Max-4-to-be-filmed-in-3D/KTWALGZVRD.html