Two Mad Max Movies Set to Shoot in January 2012

Two Mad Max movies will shoot back-to-back in January
Two Mad Max movies will shoot back-to-back in January
Writer / director George Miller (Happy Feet 2) claims that he'll be starting production on the long awaited the Mad Max sequels this January. He's planning to shoot not one, but two back-to-back movies which have been titled, Mad Max: Fury Road and Mad Max: Furiosa. Today, Australia's Daily Telegraph got an update from Miller himself.

"We've built the vehicles. We've designed the movie. The principal cast is locked in. The film is funded. It has been for 18 months now. It's all ready to go. We just wait."


The delay in production is due to the unpredictable rain has temporarily ruined the desert environment of the Australian outback.

"The week we were to start, it rained the heaviest it had in 10 years. I'll never forget the first day -- we were holed up in a big sort of shed watching the rain. We couldn't shoot. If you want the rain to come, just send a film crew there."

"We will restart pre-production later this year and begin early next year -- weather permitting."


Tom Hardy (who recently joined The Dark Knight Rises as Bane) is taking over the role of Mad Max himself, which was previously made famous by Mel Gibson and will be starring alongside Charlize Theron, who will apparently be missing and arm.

Read more: Mad Max: Fury Road Eyeing January 2012 Start - ComingSoon.net http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=74926#ixzz1FcOBUeCv

Mad Max was released May 9th, 1980 and stars Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, Roger Ward, Lisa Aldenhoven, David Bracks. The film is directed by George Miller.

Mad Max: Fury Road is in development and stars Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz, Tom Hardy, Teresa Palmer, Charlize Theron, Adelaide Clemens, Riley Keough. The film is directed by George Miller.

Mad Max: Furiosa comes to theaters in 2013 and stars Tom Hardy. The film is directed by George Miller.


Sources: Daily Telegraph

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Comments (15)

  1. Yn2roraback

    Any movie with Charlize Theron in it is going to be good.

    1 year agoby @yn2rorabackFlag

  2. Vanboy

    Hardy is a good chioce for Mad Max. I just hope he has the cool factor that Mel had in the first two. Thunderdome wasn't a Mad Max movie; it was a very long Tina Turner music video, without the singing.

    Oh, and in case you didn't know, these films are directed by George Miller.
    Oh, and in case you didn't know, these films are directed by George Miller.
    Oh, and in case you didn't know, these films are directed by George Miller.

    1 year agoby @vanboyFlag

  3. MovieManiac

    I hope that these do not get delayed again. I have been waiting for a new Mad Max for a long time.

    1 year agoby @moviemaniac66Flag

  4. Cripple

    Hell yeah!!!

    1 year agoby @crippleFlag

  5. Pjwolsker

    since Tom Hardy is Max, im down for this

    1 year agoby @pjwolskerFlag

  6. The Narrator: The Better Man

    IMO, I like Mad Mad more than I did The Road Warrior, but that's me. If, as @thedude-abides said, they stick to the original film's tone and sense of drive, than I think Hardy will do awesome in the role.

    1 year agoby @narratorFlag

  7. CUPID

    This could be good.

    1 year agoby @cupidFlag

  8. Mutant

    I swear no one proof reads, I found an error in that article.

    I enjoyed the old versions, not sure about this yet but I'll watch it first then judge it after.

    1 year agoby @zenderFlag

  9. Furankisan

    Hardy and Miller, you can't go wrong. But even if it falls short of expectations it can't be any worse than Thunderdome. Rated PG?! WTF!

    1 year agoby @furankisanFlag

  10. thedude-abides

    Tom Hardy is perfect for this. I'll go into this with an open mind. Hopefully these films are closer to the original than they are the sequels.

    1 year agoby @thedude-abidesFlag

  11. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    T-tt-ttt-- Tom Hardy?!!!!! WUJU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  12. Dan

    @daveactor7 yep.

    1 year agoby @dan1Flag

  13. Daveactor7

    Mad Max with the original director and with Tom Hardy. I smell a new classic :D

    1 year agoby @daveactor7Flag

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