Mad Max: Fury Road

green · 03-14-2007, 10:53 AM

http://www.httwww.cinematical.com/20...will-not-star/

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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

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!

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.

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...

Road Warrior · 03-14-2007, 01:45 PM

Let me guess, Mr. Miller. . .

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.

Catman · 03-14-2007, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Road Warrior

Let me guess, Mr. Miller. . .

Jackman would be pretty cool, actually!

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Originally Posted by SolidSnakeMGS

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.

GhostPoet · 03-14-2007, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Catman

Jackman would be pretty cool, actually!

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?

Sava · 03-14-2007, 01:56 PM

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

CaptainStacy · 10-26-2007, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Sava

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

Same here....

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.

Catman · 03-14-2007, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by blud_knight

beyond thundercrap.

If Mad Max 4 sucks I'm blaming you.

**Hunter Rider** · 03-14-2007, 03:27 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

Catman · 03-14-2007, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by hunter rider

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.

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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.

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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.

**Hunter Rider** · 03-14-2007, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Catman

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 ?

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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

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Originally Posted by hunter rider

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

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.

**Hunter Rider** · 03-14-2007, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Warhammer

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

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.

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

blud_knight · 03-14-2007, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Wilhelm-Scream

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?

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Originally Posted by Catman

If Mad Max 4 sucks I'm blaming you.

It will, and feel free

Warhammer · 03-14-2007, 08:18 PM

- 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.

Kevin Roegele · 03-24-2007, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Warhammer

- 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.

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

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Originally Posted by Kevin Roegele

a remake of Lethal Weapon.

Please don't give WB any ideas!

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SolidSnakeMGS Banned User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spartanburg SC USA Posts: 5,589	Re: Mad Max 4........no Mel. 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.

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Sava Dont cry, my dear Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London Posts: 42,177	Re: Mad Max 4........no Mel. god... i would have loved to see an old Max fighting his last fight ...

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blud_knight Banned User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cimmeria Posts: 1,286	Re: Mad Max 4........no Mel. 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.

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