Mad Max 4

Duggy747

So, the new Mad Max idea still hasn't died. This is the latest from AICN:

George Miller's unending quest to return Max..."The Road Warrior"...that cop and driver...to the big screen has not died.

They came close to getting a project going not too long ago, but the effort spun apart due to shifting money values/exchange rates (or something like that). Even after this happened, we continued to hear rumors about work progressing on the - most specifically that futuristic hell cars were already being constructed for this project (I believe WETA may've had something to do with these?), and that Miller was closing on his final casting choices for the leads in the movie.

No comes word, via E! Online, that he's narrowing his casting preferences down to a precious few.

Charlize Theron is ready to go beyond Thunderdome. Mel Gibson, not so much.

Multiple sources tell E! News that the Oscar-winning babe is director George Miller's pick to play the lead female role in the upcoming, Mel-less Mad Max 4.

When he announced that he would begin work on the sequel back in 2007, Miller admitted Gibson was too old for the antihero role of "Mad" Max Rockatansky, and said, "I don't think he would be interested in being involved at all."

Instead, Miller is looking at little-known Brit Tom Hardy, whose credits include Black Hawk Down and Band of Brothers, to play opposite Theron.

...says E! Online HERE.

Hardy, of course, played Picard's weenie clone Shinzon in STAR TREK NEMESIS, and recently appeared in BRONSON (trailer HERE). I think he's a pretty great actor, but I'm not sure I see him as Max. Although, to be fair, whether or not he'd work for the part depends on how the character is being spun this time out...

Last I heard, this film was still called FURY ROAD - a title I really hope they keep because it's both perfect for this mythos, says all that needs to be said, and it gives me wood.

More details as more comes in...

No Mel, No Max, No Dice!! Though Tom Hardy is an interesting choice, he was brilliant in Bronson.

brendansmith

Looking forward to this so i am. Loves the first 3 so i does.

http://io9.com/5387945/is-charlize-theron-taking-mel-gibsons-place-as-mad-max-star

kowloon

I've always thought that the third film killed off the series (by being $hit).
So if this film is a continuation of the originals, I fail to see how it can be any good. As for a remake, the first two films don't need to be remade.

brendansmith

kowloon wrote: »

As for a remake, the first two films don't need to be remade.

This is the truth.

Hande hoche!

Yep no need for a remake. Would only be interested if Mel Gibson came back for another one.

BlitzKrieg

The important aspect is George Miller is still attached to direct.

Say anything about the cast, but Miller is the man who makes the whole damn thing work for me He's a good director and he gets the right tone for post apocalyptic wasteland. Much more important that he's still attached then some stupid hollywood starlet.

Even the stuff outside of Mad Max he has surprised me with his ability to tell a story.

I mean for chirst sake he makes a story about a dancing penquin actually work.

Kolya

Looking forward to this.

krudler

KAABLAAHHHHHH!

cable842

bring back mel dont replace him with some crap english actor.


please please please bring back mel gibson he rocks

We dont need another hero we already have one its mel

A Doozer

Hmmmm I'm torn on this one. 1st 2 were dynamite, the third not so much. With talks of dropping mel there surely has to be talks about dropping the 'Max' character.


First instinct when I read it? Did we not learn anything from Indy IV?

irish_bob

A Doozer wrote: »

Hmmmm I'm torn on this one. 1st 2 were dynamite, the third not so much. With talks of dropping mel there surely has to be talks about dropping the 'Max' character.


First instinct when I read it? Did we not learn anything from Indy IV?

i quite liked mad max 3 although once mel was sent to the GULAG and the children showed up , it sort of nose dived , mad maz 2 is one of the greatest action movies ever made , its pure raw agression like never seen before or since or at least never done as authentically

still not sure id want to see a 4th though

pixelburp

Part of the reason the first two movies work so well was the fantastic driving sequences & use of practical effects for the carnage that ensued. Any remake would inevitably steer (see what I did there?) towards using CGI & that would just suck more than any re-casting