Mad Max: Fury Road - Part 1

[Shifty]

The thread started in 2007 when new broke that Miller was going to do Mad Max 4.

Looking forward to it.

 

[Simo]

The thread started in 2007 when new broke that Miller was going to do Mad Max 4.

Looking forward to it.

Imagine how it's been for those of us when heard rumblings, news and a false start in 2003. 12 years later and we'll finally have it!

...Hopefully anyway.

 

[dark_b]

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



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

Edit: Release date confirmed by other sources

in the summer in may after Avengers?

date is going to change in 2015.

 

[matrix_ghost]

in the summer in may after Avengers?

date is going to change in 2015.

It won't.
WB knows that Avengers is coming out. The release date of Avengers has long been known so any studio announcing their release dates now in May 2015 has that in mind
Plus it's coming out two weeks after Avengers.

 

[dark_b]

date is going to change because Avengers and MM is in 3D IMO. IMO IMO

 

[Lord]

They chosed a bad date, The Avengers is going to crush it

 

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

I could really care less about competition with Avengers, I am just excited that we finally have a release date to look forward to even though it's super far away.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Avengers will have a huge opening but this is 2 weeks later. It's not going to dominate the summer.

 

[Elevator Man]

It doesn't mean this movie has a chance. The last Mad Max movie (Beyond Thunderdome) will have came out 30 years ago by the time this finally opens. On top of that this franchise began nearly 35 years ago. The absence of Gibson might be another issue for those familiar with this franchise. Coming out two weeks after Avengers 2 doesn't mean it's going to be a big success. It might not even be a moderate one.

 

[DarkKnight88]

It doesn't mean this movie has a chance. The last Mad Max movie (Beyond Thunderdome) will have came out 30 years ago by the time this finally opens. On top of that this franchise began nearly 35 years ago. The absence of Gibson might be another issue for those familiar with this franchise. Coming out two weeks after Avengers 2 doesn't mean it's going to be a big success. It might not even be a moderate one.

That's fine but Avengers 2 has no bearing on it one way or the other. So it's dumb to name it as a reason this might tank or not. It'll be what it'll be regardless of a movie that'll be already 2 weeks out (and old news).

 

[Octoberist]

For some reason I think it'll do fine. I think WB knows Mad Max in this day and age is more of a cult thing (upper tier cult) and can get its money back if it's marketed properly. I think it'll be PG-13 still but it's a lot more adult than Avengers which could be the appeal.

And from the sounds of it, it might be a great movie according to Badass Digest.

Also, the game is coming out next year, so it'll ease people back into the franchise. I think it'll help too if they got Hardy to voice Max in the game too.

 

[Simo]

And from the sounds of it, it might be a great movie according to Badass Digest.

Also, the game is coming out next year, so it'll ease people back into the franchise. I think it'll help too if they got Hardy to voice Max in the game too.

There's been a few rumblings that "Miller knocked it out of the park" via various "insiders". WB must be jazzed about something, I mean they initially reigned in Miller and the production for going over budget and schedule but then saw the assembly cut and now given him even more time and money to film additional footage.

I'd also expect WB Interactive to push back the games release to coincide with the movie.

 

[redhawk23]

That's fine but Avengers 2 has no bearing on it one way or the other. So it's dumb to name it as a reason this might tank or not. It'll be what it'll be regardless of a movie that'll be already 2 weeks out (and old news).

The first Avengers took the top spot in its 3rd weekend with 55 million.

 

[Elevator Man]

Mad Max 4 gonna have to appeal to more than just adults to be successful. It'll have to aim for the Fast & Furious crowd.

 

[terry78]

I think it may get lost in the shuffle with some of the more recent well known franchises, aka the stuff kids know about.

 

[dark_b]

if its a self contained story it can bomb. no problem

 

[Simo]

New photo of Hardy on set in Sydney:

Source

Hardy meeting fans yesterday:

 

[chamber-music]

Still got the leg brace from the previous movies as a result of getting shot in the knee in the first film.

 

[DarkKnight88]

I'm curious how they play with continuity here. Is this Mad Max exactly the same one as Mel Gibson. Or is it more of a James Bond kind of thing where things are maybe loosely referenced to past movies but it's a whole new world.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

Still got the leg brace from the previous movies as a result of getting shot in the knee in the first film.

yeah, noticed too, nice touch.

 

[Octoberist]

Oh man, anytime there's a picture of Hardy wearing his Max outfit, it's always at an angle where you can't tell if he's his shoulder pad on his jacket or not!

 

[dark_b]

Hardy looks of course good. but my brain is always throwing images of Mel Gibson in the image.

 

[chamber-music]

Hardy has a tough act to follow but hopefully he can make the role his own while maintaining the essence of the character much like with James Bond actors.

 

[Schlosser85]

Hardy looks of course good. but my brain is always throwing images of Mel Gibson in the image.

Same. I'm torn between thinking Tom looks badass and thinking Mad Max called and wants his clothes back.

 

[Simo]

Oh man, anytime there's a picture of Hardy wearing his Max outfit, it's always at an angle where you can't tell if he's his shoulder pad on his jacket or not!

You can just see it in the first leaked still:

Also SHH member Biolumen found this photo via Instagram from the set in Sydney yesterday. That's supposed to be Hardy sitting on top of the Gigahorse under the umbrellas and you can just make out the sun reflecting off the shoulder pad:

I wouldn't worry about the pad. lol Heck it's on the game model and they art and design team that worked on the Fury Road also worked on the game too:

Speaking of the game I found that Digital Domain produced the CG announcement trailer and even took a head scan of Hardy for the trailer: