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'Mad Max: Fury Road' set photos: Mel Gibson talks film

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• August 21, 2012
• By: Regina Avalos

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Movie fans in Scottsdale are waiting for the next film in the "Mad Max" franchise, and now they are being given a look at the action on set. On Sunday, August 19, Collider shared some photos from the set of "Mad Max: Fury Road" that show off the apocalyptic nature of the film. Check out the photos here.
Tom Hardy is taking on the role of Max in this new installment, and the former portrayer of Max, Mel Gibson, spoke about Hardy taking on the role that made him a star. He said the following in a recent interview, according to Digital Spy:
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"It'll be fun. I think he's a good actor. He commits completely and he looks great. There's this scary thing about him which is kind of right for that. Tom needed to sit down and talk more than I did. I'm really happy about that. But I hope they do a great job."

Hardy takes on Max
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Hardy is currently being seen on the big screen "The Dark Knight Rises" as the villain Bane. Gibson was originally asked back to the role of Max, but the budget did not allow for it.
Fans are buzzing about this film on social media. One fan said the following on Twitter recently:

Mutants in the new Mad Max movie? Hmm... #MadMax

Scottsdale residents will be able to see this film at the Harkins Scottsdale Fashion Square 7 or at another local theater in the area once it is released.

[American Patriot]

Mad Max: Fury Road Details Revealed

Source: Kennedy Miller Mitchell Services
August 16, 2012


We're not sure why it took more than a month to release this statement, but here is the official announcement that George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road started filming on July 9. Below, you get the full cast and some plot details:

Principal photography began 9 July on the dystopian action adventure "Mad Max: Fury Road," a Kennedy Miller Mitchell production written and directed by "Mad Max" creator and Academy Award(R) winner George Miller ("Happy Feet"). The film will be presented by Warner Bros. Pictures in association with Village Roadshow Pictures. It will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.

"Mad Max: Fury Road"--the fourth in the franchise's history--stars Tom Hardy ("The Dark Knight Rises") in the title role of Max Rockatansky, alongside Oscar(R) winner Charlize Theron ("Monster", "Prometheus") as Imperator Furiosa.

According to Miller, "Mad Max is caught up with a group of people fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by the Imperator Furiosa. This movie is an account of the Road War which follows. It is based on the Word Burgers of the History Men and eyewitness accounts of those who survived."

"Mad Max: Fury Road" also stars Nicholas Hoult ("X-Men: First Class") as Nux; Hugh Keays-Byrne ("Mad Max," "Sleeping Beauty") as Immortan Joe; and Nathan Jones ("Conan the Barbarian") as Rictus Erectus. Collectively known as The Wives, Zoe Kravitz ("X-Men: First Class") plays Toast, Riley Keough ("Magic Mike") is Capable, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley ("Transformers: Dark of the Moon") is Splendid. They are joined by supermodel Abbey Lee Kershaw as The Dag and Courtney Eaton as Fragile, both of whom are making their big screen debuts. Also featured in the movie are Josh Helman as Slit, Jennifer Hagan as Miss Giddy, and singer/songwriter/performer iOTA as Coma-Doof Warrior.

The cast is rounded out by well-known Australian actors John Howard, Richard Carter, supermodel Megan Gale, Angus Sampson, Joy Smithers, Gillian Jones, Melissa Jaffer and Melita Jurisic.

Miller is directing the film from a screenplay he wrote with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris. Miller also produces the film, along with longtime producing partner, Oscar(R) nominee Doug Mitchell ("Babe," "Happy Feet"), and P.J. Voeten. Iain Smith, Graham Burke and Bruce Berman serve as executive producers.

The behind-the-scenes creative team includes Academy Award(R)-winning director of photography John Seale ("The English Patient"); action unit director and stunt coordinator Guy Norris ("Australia"); editor Margaret Sixel ("Happy Feet"); production designer Colin Gibson ("Babe"); Oscar(R)-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan ("A Room with a View"); and makeup designer Lesley Vanderwalt ("Knowing").

Shooting on "Mad Max: Fury Road" is taking place in Africa with the support of the Australian government. Originally slated to be shot in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, the production was forced to relocate due to severe flooding, rendering the Australian landscape unsuitable for the film. The rain turned the area into an oasis instead of the post-apocalyptic terrain that is the setting for Max's world.

[Malsua]

One of my favorite movies of all time. The Road Warrior.

I hope they don't gloss it up and make it look like a "Shakey cam Dan Bradley" movie with lightning cuts. Nothing makes an action movie more aggravating than not being able to see the action because the screen is jerking around and changing perspective 3-4 times a second.

They need to pull back and and shoot this movie with some wide lenses.

[American Patriot]

Oh, I HATE that shaky lens thing.