Fury Road: Mad Max 4

[Mike Z]

Any true Mad Max fan will boycott this movie if Mel Gibson is not returning.

[Aerodude73]

Originally Posted by Mike Z

Any true Mad Max fan will boycott this movie if Mel Gibson is not returning.

Yes, cuz' we're all desperate to see someone in their 50's (53 now, 54 in January: Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson was born on January 3, 1956, in Peekskill, New York) trying to act like they're in their 20's or 30's...

[Diesel]

Confirmed: Tom Hardy & Charlize Theron in Mad Max 4 Negotiations

Just a few days ago, we talked about a report E! Online had put out which stated that RocknRolla star Tom “Handsome Bob” Hardy and Charlize Theron were on the short list to star in George Miller’s 4th installment of the Mad Max series, Fury Road. E! Online didn’t have any solid confirmation regarding the rumors so the information was to be taken with a grain of salt.

Today we learn (thanks to a heads up from First Showing), that The Hollywood Reporter is confirming both Hardy and Theron have entered into negotiations to star in Fury Road, with Hardy filling in for Mel Gibson as the titular role of Max Rockatansky and Theron as the female lead (does that mean she’s the new Tina Turner?). At this point, unless something wonky happens, Hardy and Theron will be the ones we see come release time.


It’s taken almost 10 years to get Fury Road off the ground and at one point, Mel Gibson was set to reprise his role, but let’s be honest – this isn’t the Mel Gibson of yesteryear. That Mel has been gone for some time now and even though he looks great in the new Edge of Darkness trailer, it’s just been too long since he strapped on the leather, wielded the sawed-off shotgun and got behind the wheel of his kick-ass Interceptor to run down bad guys.

Another reason Gibson couldn’t be Max, the story takes place shortly after Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, which means even with a hefty helping of CGI reverse aging, Gibson couldn’t fit the part anymore. What I’m hoping doesn’t happen is for this movie to be ruined with CGI effects. For this movie to work, the effects absolutely must stay practical and stay away from CGI. Miller went on Australian’s ABC News the week to talk about his film, Australia’s film industry. Miller also shows us a car that may or may not be the prototype (thanks to AICN for the pointing this video out.) This means Miller won’t change the car, which is good to know because it’s as iconic a vehicle as The A-Team van or the General Lee.

Watch the video below:

There haven’t been any other details released regarding the story but I’m sure as we get closer to a shooting date that will change. Fury Road will begin shooting next summer and has a good chance of returning to the Australian deserts.

What do you think about Tom Hardy replacing Mel Gibson as Max in Fury Road? Can he do the role proud?

Mad Max Fury Road is tentatively slated for a 2011 release.

[Marquoz]

Will be cool to check it out when it comes out. I enjoyed the first three even as cheesy as they were.

[Brandon]

Originally Posted by Marquoz

Will be cool to check it out when it comes out. I enjoyed the first three even as cheesy as they were.

Part 3 was cheesy, yeah, but part 1 and 2? Part 2 was hard core

[OrlandoEastwood]

I cannot take Mad Max/Road Warrior seriously anymore because of South Park.

WE GO IN, WE KILL!!!

[Brandon]

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

I cannot take Mad Max/Road Warrior seriously anymore because of South Park.

WE GO IN, WE KILL!!!

ooh what episode was that? Sounds like something I gotta see!

[Crimson King]

Originally Posted by mike z

any true mad max fan will boycott this movie if mel gibson is not returning.

+1

[un4gvn94538]

Originally Posted by Mike Z

Any true Mad Max fan will boycott this movie if Mel Gibson is not returning.

agreed. its just wouldnt be the same. now if this movie happens and the reviews are good (which im doubting) then i may be interested. and theres plenty of people in thier 50's that can still kick major butt

[Mike Z]

Originally Posted by un4gvn94538

and theres plenty of people in thier 50's that can still kick major butt

Exactly! Can't wait for Edge of Darkness. I'm excited about Gibson's return. Let's just hope he agrees to Fury Road.

[WyldeMan45]

The guy is just wayyy too undecided for my liking.

Mel Gibson, the original Mad Max, will appear in the long-awaited fourth installment in the post-apocalyptic movie series.

Or he won't.

Actually, he's leaving the door open to adding a cameo in the series that first brought the American-born, Australian-raised actor to the attention of the world.

Creator/director George Miller has recently started the new Mad Max follow-up, to star Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy. Will the original Max Rockatansky appear in the new Miller film?

"Oh yeah, I've talked to George," Gibson said in a press conference over the weekend in Santa Monica, Calif. "Yeah, we've had a good chin wag about it. We talk all the time anyway, George and I, so I'm abreast of that."

While Gibson doesn't exactly say that he'll come back, he doesn't say he won't. In fact, he emphasizes his enthusiasm for Miller's new idea, rather than a previous proposed fourth Mad Max that would have centered on the original Max.

"I know he's been trying to do this for years, the fourth installment," Gibson continued. "At one point I was involved, and it felt a bit [wrong], and then this and that, so now it's probably gone through a lot of changes. I can't wait to see it, because everything he does I think is magic, I think is a touch of genius, more than a touch of genius about George. Probably most of any good trick I've ever learned, I've learned off that guy and Peter Weir."

Gibson still has more than half a year to decide whether to do a cameo: Variety reports that Mad Max IV is slated to begin shooting in Australia in August. Source