Mad Max: Fury Road

[Sava]

good choice

 

[Road Warrior]

what about this guy?

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]

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]

...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? 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]

- 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]

a remake of Lethal Weapon.

Please don't give WB any ideas!

 

[Warhammer]

I'm just waiting for a Jaws prequel

*Deepens voice*

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

Spoiler

Baby Jaws

 

[DorkyFresh]

What if a Japanese guy played Crocodile Dundee?

well gee...ya got me there!!! 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]

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]

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

 

[Catman]

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]

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]

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]

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

Any ideas?

 

[Advanced Dark]

Colin Ferrel?

He looks so similar to Mel when he was young.

 

[Advanced Dark]

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]

Colin Ferrel?

He looks so similar to Mel when he was young.

My god.

 

[daywalker2007]

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.

yes true, mad max is an icon who has developed a huge following worldwide over the years.

Mad Max is now truly "ghetto" as shown in the 2pac California Love video, which was inspired by Mad max.

its time to bring mad max back.

 

[WorthyStevens]

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

 

[Rac]

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

Doomsday.

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

Yeah, they should just go with mean old Max.

 

[Advanced Dark]

Doomsday.


Yeah, they should just go with mean old Max.

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

 

[scifiwolf]

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]

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]

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]

yeah he is.