Tag: George Miller

It Turns Out George Miller WILL Make More ‘Mad Max’ Films!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Phew.

A few days back, word around the web (after an interview with PageSix) was that celebrated director George Miller would not be making any additional Mad Max films, despite talking sequel intentions in the months following last year’s Mad Max: Fury Road release.

Thankfully, it sounds as though this simply isn’t true, and was instead the result of a ‘garbled’ interview. TheWrap caught up with Miller, who said the following:

“That was a completely garbled interview. I was in New York and it was so noisy and the journalist was asking me questions on a red carpet at the National Board of Review. She completely got the wrong fragments of information that were just not true. I said no, [another ‘Mad Max’ movie] will not be next, and she took that to mean I never wanted to make another ‘Mad Max.’ It won’t necessarily be next, but I have two more stories.”

You just let out a major sigh of relief, didn’t you?

Yeah, us too.

So, what would you like to see in the next Mad Max film?

George Miller Is Finished Making ‘Mad Max’ Films

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Last year’s Mad Max: Fury Road, blew everyone’s f***ing minds.

The starkly different-looking film, with its unparalleled action and phenomenal performances is still being talked about, and showed up on more ‘Best of 2015’ lists than I ever thought would be possible (even ours… multiple times).

All of us Mad Max fans, new and old, hoped that Miller would start working on another film as soon as possible, rather than waiting for another 30 years to go by before seeing the franchise continued.

Well, based on the success of Fury Road, It’d be crazy to think that we’ll be waiting long for another Mad Max title, but unfortunately it won’t be coming from Miller. After months and months of talking about where he may take the next film’s, the celebrated director stated the following in an interview with PageSix:

I won’t make more ‘Mad Max’ movies… I’ve shot in Australia in a field of wild flowers and flat red earth when it rained heavily forever. We had to wait 18 months and every return to the US was 27 hours. Those ‘Mad Maxes’ take forever. I won’t do those anymore.”

Yep. We’re upset too.

Who would you like to see in the director’s chair for the next, inevitable Mad Max title? Or, without Miller in charge, would you rather see the series simply retired? Sound out below.

Win a ‘The Director’s Chair’ Poster Featuring George Miller, ‘Mad Max’ Director, From El Rey Network!

by Eric Francisco

When I walked out of the theater after seeing Mad Max Fury Road earlier this year, I asked my buddy, both of us delirious from the two-hour adrenaline rush we had just experienced.”You know what else he directed?” I asked him, referring to Fury Road director George Miller.

“What?” he wondered. I answered, “Happy Feet.”

He burst out laughing. I chuckled, because yeah, it’s funny. But it also shows how versatile of an artist Miller is.

El Rey will be airing a new installment of my favorite docu-series, The Director’s Chair, this Sunday, Aug. 30 at 8pm ET with the legendary filmmaker George Miller himself sitting down with Robert Rodriguez.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS-6bFNsMxQ&feature=youtu.be

 

To celebrate, our friends at El Rey are giving us FIVE (5) of these hella sweet George Miller posters from artists Tim Doyle and Joshua Budich. These limited edition posters can be yours, just head on over to the Geekscape Facebook page for details!

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The Director’s Chair with George Miller airs this Sunday, Aug. 30 at 8pm ET.

Tom Hardy Gives Awesome Answer to Dumb ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Question

by Eric Francisco

Mad Max: Fury Road is now everybody’s favorite action movie of the summer even though it’s not even June. Much ado has been made of its uniquely pro-women story and acclaimed female characters, but that hasn’t stopped dumb people from wondering where all the men are.

During this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Tom Hardy was asked by a journalist if he wondered why there were so many women “in a man’s movie.” Watch here at the 9:45 mark.

The Cannes Film Festival ended a few weeks back but this video is now gaining traction.

I genuinely wonder where these people are coming from. We’re at a point when geek culture is finally being more inclusionary, yet there’s pushback to keep this stuff for dudes-only. Maybe the “journalist” didn’t have ill-intentions and really wondered what the film’s star thought about the film’s characters, but what a shitty way to word it.

The Final ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Trailer Is Even More Insane Than The Last One!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: I’m still not overly familiar with the Mad Max series, but this insanely cool final trailer for the upcoming Fury Road is making me rethink my entire life.

The film features an entirely new cast, and though the last Mad Max film came five years before I was born in 1985, Fury Road will not act as a complete reboot, and will instead be set following the events of 1981’s Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.

In the film, “Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe, from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.”

This trailer is gorgeous, action packed, and it instantly excited even a Mad Max virgin like myself. Take a look at the video below, and be sure to let us know if you’re excited for this one. Mad Max: Fury Road hits theatres on May 15th!

Here’s The Gorgeous Full Trailer For ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Just yesterday Warner Bros. debuted three sexy new TV spots for next month’s Mad Max: Fury Road, and today they’ve debuted an absolutely gorgeous new trailer that’s chock-full of insane looking new footage.

As I noted yesterday, to this day I’m a Mad Max virgin, but that’s a problem that I’ll definitely have solved by the time May 15th rolls around.

In the film, “Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe, from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.”

Take a look at the trailer below, and be sure to let us know what you think!

Three New ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ TV Spots Remind Us How Incredible It Looks!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: I’m still not overly familiar with the Mad Max series, but these incredibly gorgeous spots for the upcoming Fury Road are making me rethink my entire life.

In the film, “Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe, from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.”

The spots look insane, are action packed, and instantly excite even a Mad Max virgin like myself. Take a look at the videos below, and be sure to let us know how excited you are for this one. Mad Max: Fury Road hits theatres on May 15th!

This New Trailer For ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Is So Freaking Bad-Ass

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: I’m still not overly familiar with the Mad Max series, but this insanely cool trailer for the upcoming Fury Road is making me rethink my entire life.

The film features an entirely new cast, and though the last Mad Max film came five years before I was born in 1985, Fury Road will not act as a complete reboot, and will instead be set following the events of 1981’s Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.

In the film, “Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe, from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.”

This trailer is gorgeous, action packed, and it instantly excited even a Mad Max virgin like myself. Take a look at the video below, and be sure to let us know if you’re excited for this one. Mad Max: Fury Road hits theatres on May 15th!

SDCC 2014: Watch The Insane First Trailer For ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: I’m not overly familiar with the Mad Max series, but after seeing the first trailer for next year’s Mad Max: Fury Road, that’s something that I need to change fast.

Though the film features an entirely new cast, and though the last Mad Max film came five years before I was born in 1985, Fury Road will not act as a complete reboot, and will instead be set following the events of 1981’s Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.

In the film, “Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe, from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.”

The trailer is gorgeous, action packed, and it instantly excited even a Mad Max virgin like myself. You can take a look at the near 3-minute trailer below, and be sure to let us know what you think! Mad Max: Fury Road hits theatres on May 15, 2015!

“Mad Max: Fury Road”—the fourth in the franchise’s history—stars Tom Hardy (“The Dark Knight Rises”) in the title role, alongside Oscar winner Charlize Theron (“Monster,” “Prometheus”) as the Imperator, Furiosa. The film also stars Nicholas Hoult (“X-Men: Days of Future Past”) 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, Zoë Kravitz (“Divergent”) 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 as The Dag and Courtney Eaton as Fragile, both of whom are making heir 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 and Richard Carter, supermodel Megan Gale, Angus Sampson, Joy Smithers, Gillian Jones, Melissa Jaffer and Melita Jurisic.

First Official Look At Tom Hardy As Mad Max In ‘Fury Road’

by Shawn Madden

A signed image of Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) as “Mad” Max Rockatansky has surfaced online (via Twitter). While the image may be a bit blurry, this is the first official look at Hardy in George Miller’s Fury Road. Apparently Hardy gave these out to the crew  on the last day of shooting.

“Mad Max Fury Road” sees Mad Max (Hardy) caught up with a group of people fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by the imperator Furiosa (Theron). A battle erupts on the road in front of them over the course of the film as they attempt to push the rig to safer terrain.

No release date has been set yet.