Mad Max: Fury Road

[biolumen]

Has a bad guy been casted yet for this film?

According to actor/stuntman Richard Norton, Hugh Keays-Byrne, the actor who played Toecutter in the first Mad Max movie, will be the villain, while Norton will play one of the henchmen. Obviously being 65 years of age and overweight would preclude Keays-Byrne from playing a Humungus-type baddie, so it'll be interesting to see how he's used.

"I’m really looking forward to this because I’m playing a number of roles, including the main henchman to the bad guy played by Hugh Keays-Byrne who was in the original Mad Max over 30 years ago.

http://www.mikefury.net/files/a-warriors-return---interview-with-richard-norton---mike-fury.pdf

I should note that actor/stuntman Stephen Dunlevy is currently in Namibia undergoing fight rehearsals (his words). Dunlevy played 'The Egyptian' in 5 episodes of 'Spartacus: Vengeance".

Also I heard in this new Mad Max series the bad guys are going from the punk rock style to the gladiator football like gear, is that true?

Where did you hear that? A crew member with the title 'costume armour supervisor' has previously worked on movies like Clash of the Titans, Immortals, Game of Thrones, Centurion, The Fall, among others. That might give us an idea as to what to expect.

Hardy was last seen in Kabul and Dubai a day or 2 ago, so he might be making his way to Namibia now.

 

[Daniel Thompson]

According to actor/stuntman Richard Norton, Hugh Keays-Byrne, the actor who played Toecutter in the first Mad Max movie, will be the villain, while Norton will play one of the henchmen. Obviously being 65 years of age and overweight would preclude Keays-Byrne from playing a Humungus-type baddie, so it'll be interesting to see how he's used.



http://www.mikefury.net/files/a-warriors-return---interview-with-richard-norton---mike-fury.pdf

I should note that actor/stuntman Stephen Dunlevy is currently in Namibia undergoing fight rehearsals (his words). Dunlevy played 'The Egyptian' in 5 episodes of 'Spartacus: Vengeance".



Where did you hear that? A crew member with the title 'costume armour supervisor' has previously worked on movies like Clash of the Titans, Immortals, Game of Thrones, Centurion, The Fall, among others. That might give us an idea as to what to expect.

Hardy was last seen in Kabul and Dubai a day or 2 ago, so he might be making his way to Namibia now.

So he is the same actor playing the same character from the first film? How will they explain him getting older real fast if this film takes place a few years after the 3rd film Thunderdome.

 

[biolumen]

So he is the same actor playing the same character from the first film?

Not likely. That character didn't survive the first movie.

Bruce Spence played the Gyro Captain in MM2 and Jedediah in Thunderdome. Same actor, two different roles. I don't know why.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Wait huh?? I thought that WAS the Gyro Captain with his kid in the third film?

 

[biolumen]

It's debatable, I guess. Some argue that it's the same character based on the fact that he's a pilot and the strange look he gives Max when he first sees him in Bartertown.

I and others believe it isn't the same character based on the fact that when Max first comes face to face with him near the end of Thunderdome, there's no hint of recognition. That and at the end of MM2, it is said that the Gyro Captain became the new leader of the group heading to the coast, and while it's possible he might have broken away from the group to stay in the Wasteland, that would've been out of character.

In spite of the confusion it induced, I think Miller wanted to use him again for no other reason than because he wanted to. The same is probably true with Keays-Byrne.

 

[dark_b]

didnt watch the 2 movies for some time. but i thought its the same character.

about this old actor from the first movie. why limit yourself with this? why not cast a younger actor?

 

[biolumen]

That's the problem. Here it is 27 years later and there's still disagreement on the issue. Miller should've just used another actor if the character isn't suppose to be the same. And if he intended it to be the same, then there should've been something in Thunderdome to make the connection less ambiguous.

As for Keays-Byrne, maybe Miller just wants to work with him again. If you remember, Keays-Byrne was cast as Martian Manhunter in Miller's Justice League. Though unlikely, maybe this is to make up for that falling through. After all, Miller ended up using Common and Brad Pitt in Happy Feet 2. Those two were to appear in 2 movies of Miller's that fell through previously.....Justice League and The Odyssey.

 

[biolumen]

First confirmation of a 2014 release?

Interview with Namibia Film Commissioner Vickson Hangula at Cannes talking Mad Max filming in Namibia. At 11:40 he kinda confirms a 2014 release when he speaks of the movie being on the screens in "a couple of years".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_ZzmRoz4cQ

 

[Golgo-13]

I've NEVER understood what happens between Max I and II. Max I just seemed like the world was without order, but it was still a recognizable world as we know it. Max II looks like some kinda damn apocalypse happened...

 

[CapedCrusader14]

Yeah when I watched the first Mad Max I expected the apocalyptic world of the second but I was taken aback by the fact that it looked like a normal world.

I would guess it was probably in the late stages before the apocalypse. The world was in political turmoil and despair. The area Max was in happened to be hit pretty hard by all this.

 

[Daniel Thompson]

That's the problem. Here it is 27 years later and there's still disagreement on the issue. Miller should've just used another actor if the character isn't suppose to be the same. And if he intended it to be the same, then there should've been something in Thunderdome to make the connection less ambiguous.

As for Keays-Byrne, maybe Miller just wants to work with him again. If you remember, Keays-Byrne was cast as Martian Manhunter in Miller's Justice League. Though unlikely, maybe this is to make up for that falling through. After all, Miller ended up using Common and Brad Pitt in Happy Feet 2. Those two were to appear in 2 movies of Miller's that fell through previously.....Justice League and The Odyssey.

I still do not see why this is even a sequel to Thunderdome. Would not of hurt to make this a reboot at all.

 

[biolumen]

It may have been a sequel when Mel was attached, but it might not be one now with Hardy on board. The earlier movies didn't really have strong connection to each other anyway apart from the lead character, so I expect Fury Road to follow suit.

 

[Clu]

Yeah when I watched the first Mad Max I expected the apocalyptic world of the second but I was taken aback by the fact that it looked like a normal world.

I would guess it was probably in the late stages before the apocalypse. The world was in political turmoil and despair. The area Max was in happened to be hit pretty hard by all this.

yeah, it was the beginning of the end for the world. as they still had some law, but even max knew it was ending because he wanted out. thats why they tried to bribe him with the v8 interceptor.

once road warrior came around the world gone to complete **** and it was everyone for themselves. thunderdome was more or less just 1 settlement practicing in that, doesnt really show the world.

 

[Octoberist]

I still do not see why this is even a sequel to Thunderdome. Would not of hurt to make this a reboot at all.

Like what many have said, Max's origins doesn't make him interesting. It's him drifting to one adventure to another as a loner that makes Max subtlety compelling.

 

[E.NormusJohnson]

Like what many have said, Max's origins doesn't make him interesting. It's him drifting to one adventure to another as a loner that makes Max subtlety compelling.

Well that and dudes with spiked shoulder pads who have other dudes on leashes.

 

[Octoberist]

That's why the third film is weird to me. It's the most family friendly bondage themed film to date!

 

[Call Me Darkman]

I've NEVER understood what happens between Max I and II. Max I just seemed like the world was without order, but it was still a recognizable world as we know it. Max II looks like some kinda damn apocalypse happened...

Mad Max had a low-budget. Road Warrior didn't. It's that simple. It's like comparing Terminator to Terminator 2. You can spot the difference in cash flow.

 

[Golgo-13]

Mad Max had a low-budget. Road Warrior didn't. It's that simple. It's like comparing Terminator to Terminator 2. You can spot the difference in cash flow.

Yes, but the worlds themselves look completely different. Heck, Max II could even pass for a distant planet/ alternate universe like the movie Star Gate. I think there's more to it that just budget.

 

[Clu]

Yes, but the worlds themselves look completely different. Heck, Max II could even pass for a distant planet/ alternate universe like the movie Star Gate. I think there's more to it that just budget.

I agree, I assume it's because when his wife and child died the world was just starting and to turn. road warrior shows up and he's aged and his car is different. so it's been at least 5-8 years since the end of mad max ( I assume because the world changed drastically)

 

[Octoberist]

Mad Max had a low-budget. Road Warrior didn't. It's that simple. It's like comparing Terminator to Terminator 2. You can spot the difference in cash flow.

I thought in the opening narration in Road Warrior, it was explained that Max became a lost soul and ventured to the outlback waste lands.

 

[Daniel Thompson]

Wonder if this will be released in the late summer of 2014.

 

[Octoberist]

At the point, I think that might be the case.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I just can't wait to see Hardy as Max. I'm wondering about the context of the beard too.

 

[Daniel Thompson]

This film gotta have nice car chasing scenes aswell.

 

[Call Me Darkman]

I think there's more to it that just budget.

Mad Max had a budget of about $650,000. Road Warrior's budget was $4 million. It's a major difference that's very noticable when you watch both films. And, Thunderdome had a budget of $12 million. Again, very noticeable since the Thunderdome sequence alone looks pricey.