Mad Max: Fury Road

[dark_b]

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]

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.

 

[Octoberist]

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]

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]

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]

"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]

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]

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]

damnit mel gibson.your stupid mouth!


GO WETA

 

[Judge Holden]

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]

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]

This isnt a remake, is it?

 

[Lord Blackbolt]

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

 

[biolumen]

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]

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]

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...-re-getting-two-mad-max-movies-instead-of-one?

 

[matrix_ghost]

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]

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/new...grinds-to-a-halt/story-e6frg6nf-1225888700431

 

[biolumen]

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

 

[dark_b]

aha so the new trend in holllywood is to promote the movie with '' the creator of the groundreaking new 3D rigs'' ??????

really they are that desperate?

 

[Octoberist]

I'm really really looking forward to this movie. I don't like remakes/reboots unless it's something special and i've got a good feeling here.

I just Max to drive a car. I think that was the one flaw of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, despite being an entertaining movie.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Is it just me or does Miller these days seem to be over his head?

 

[dark_b]

looks like he is doing this movie to help get money for Australian movie industry.only because of that.

 

[Brian Braddock]

Now, that's one hell of an assumption there. Based on what, may I ask?

 

[Paroxysm]

I think Weta does great work, but I always liked the Mad Max movies because of their insane stunt work and practical effects. Having a primarily CGI effects company on the new films kind of bums me out.

Hoping to be wrong though.