Hardy was cast as Max in June 2010, with production planned to begin that November. In 2009, Miller announced that filming would begin in early 2011. He briefly considered producing it as a computer-animated film but abandoned it in favor of live-action. In 2007, after focusing on Happy Feet, Miller decided to pursue producing the film again. Attempts were made to shoot the film in 20, but were delayed due to the September 11 attacks and the Iraq War. The film also features Nicholas Hoult, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz, Abbey Lee, and Courtney Eaton.įury Road was in development hell for many years, with pre-production starting as early as 1997.

It follows Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy), who joins forces with Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) to flee from cult leader Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne) and his army in an armoured tanker truck, which leads to a lengthy road battle. The film is set in a post apocalyptic desert wasteland where gasoline and water are scarce commodities. The fourth installment and a reboot of the Mad Max franchise, it is a joint Australian-American venture produced by Kennedy Miller Mitchell, RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures. Miller collaborated with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris on the screenplay. Mad Max: Fury Road is a 2015 action film co-written, co-produced and directed by George Miller.

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