Mad Max: Fury Road - Part 1

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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?

 

[Elevator Man]

http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/10/16/mad-max-fury-road-to-feature-music-by-junkie-xl/
Miller goes from the late Brian May to the late Maurice Jarre to Junkie XL?
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[Simo]

http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/10/16/mad-max-fury-road-to-feature-music-by-junkie-xl/
Miller goes from the late Brian May to the late Maurice Jarre to Junkie XL?
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What's wrong with Junkie XL?

Okay, looking at the fansite the pic came from, apparently the dog belongs to members of this group devoted to saving the Rhino which Hardy is a supporter of. He met them somehow while filming Mad Max and later came back to feature them in the two hour poaching documentary he did in July. So the dog is not part of the movie, but the pic of Hardy is from the Max set.

Yeah, the people shown in the photos are part of the armoury crew for the film and the little dog is theirs or "little Mad Max" as they called him. Incidentally the photos are from the final day of shooting last year in Cape Town.

 

[Schlosser85]

Sheesh is Hardy filthy.

 

[Elevator Man]

What's wrong with Junkie XL?

Not a fan of his music. He's the last guy I'd expect to score a Mad Max movie. And judging from his casting this won't be your daddy's Mad Max.

 

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Tom Hardy loves doing his Robert Di Nero pose.

 

[Brian Braddock]

http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/10/16/mad-max-fury-road-to-feature-music-by-junkie-xl/
Miller goes from the late Brian May to the late Maurice Jarre to Junkie XL?
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Wait a minute - Brian May is dead?

Anyways, I'll simply answer your question with a 'look at Daft Punk's Tron Legacy score and see how it can be done...........'

 

[Schlosser85]

Tom Hardy loves doing his Robert Di Nero pose.

Yes, he does. It's his default pose in pics with fans.

 

[Schlosser85]

Asked by another site about the current status of Mad Max: Fury Road, Tom Hardy confirmed that the film is about to undergo additional reshoots; "It's big. It's very big. We're going to go back out and do some more on that and add some bits that weren't in it the first place, so it's growing. It's an ever-growing vehicle! It's going to be spectacular."

http://www.i-flicks.net/interviews/70-lff-2013/4133-lff-interview-5-th ings-we-learned-about-locke-from-tom-hardy-and-andrew-scott

 

[Eddie Dean]

Wait a minute - Brian May is dead?

Anyways, I'll simply answer your question with a 'look at Daft Punk's Tron Legacy score and see how it can be done...........'

Not that Brian May...

 

[Schlosser85]

Basically regurgitating the same exact answers he gave last time someone asked him if this movie is real, but any scrap of news about this is something, I guess. Hardy says filming is continuing.

"(Mad Max)'s great. It's a big old piece, it's a behemoth of a piece. I'm off there next week to do some reshoots, well not reshoots actually, but doing more. We're building, building more Mad Maxes, even more spectacular and cool stuff."

http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/180077-tom-hardy-teases-additional-shooting-for-mad-max-fury-road

Any other cynics like me feel like the studio just trots Hardy out periodically to try to reassure everyone this movie actually exists?

 

[Octoberist]

I'm predicting a March 2015 release.

 

[DarkKnight88]

It better be a 4 hour long epic with all the "additional" shooting.

 

[Schlosser85]

I'm surprised to hear they're still building sets.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

Reshoots Hell. The movie reached a new stage in the 7 circles of Hell.

 

[Octoberist]

well the reports did say the movie is quite good and these shoots are designed to beef up the ending.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

That's fine, I just would like to see the movie before I got cataract in both eyes because of age.

 

[Schlosser85]

That's fine, I just would like to see the movie before I got cataract in both eyes because of age.

Tom Hardy "thrilled" to finally be attending Mad Max: Fury Road premiere

And look, there's a pic:

 

[Simo]

I'm surprised to hear they're still building sets.

Sets were all built in Cape Town but when they weren't going to be used Miller had them deconstructed and transported to Sydney where they'll finally be used for the additional shooting.

One of the big sets that didn't get used in Cape Town but is now being shot on is Immortan Joe's underground fortress and catacombs where "his" people live. During the climax Max is trying to escape through the catacombs and sees Immortan Joe's "people" and how they live/survive in the Wasteland.

 

[dark_b]

interesting.

 

[kennerado]

I find it funny that WB initially told Miller "No" to shooting those ending scenes then when they actually saw the rough cut they changed their tune and now feel its going to be a huge hit so provided additional funding for those scenes to be shot.

I wonder if they are shooting out at Mundi Mundi again?

 

[biolumen]

According the the Sydney Morning Herald, filming constitutes "two major set pieces and a climactic stunt sequence."

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/green-porno-coming-our-way-20131030-2whkf.html

From what I understand, filming will take place at Fox Studios, Sydney and other locations around town. They will not be up at Broken Hill.

Just to reiterate, they are filming additional footage, not re-shooting footage that has already been shot. I suspect that it is for scenes that were originally supposed to be shot in Cape Town last year, as well as an additional sequence or two that have been added to the movie since.

Hardy has said he'll be in Sydney by weeks end. Filming starts Nov 22 and lasts about 3 weeks. That means they'll complete filming in Sydney exactly one year after finishing the Namibia shoot. Then another year of post before what I suspect will be an early 2015 release. Something earlier like October 2014 would work for me too. It worked for WB's "Gravity".

 

[biolumen]

Nikki Finke says WB has set the release date for May 15, 2015.

Nikki Finke
‏@NikkiFinke

'Mad Max 3: Fury Road' will release 05/15/15 in 3D directed by George Miller for Warner Bros/Village Roadshow. Last one came out in 1985!

https://***********/NikkiFinke/status/403342884717330432

Edit: Release date confirmed by other sources

 

[Octoberist]

I'm crying! Finally!