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"Mad Max" (1979) ist ein Mythos... Max Rockatansky, ein Polizist, der in einer postapokalptischen Welt zu den letzten Wächtern der Zivilisation gehört und zu einem Mann ohne Heimat wird, der in einer endgültig im Chaos versunkenen Welt umherzieht... Wie der Rest der Welt kennt er keine Gesetze mehr, keine Moral, keine Ethik. Und dennoch ist er es, der den letzten Funken Menschlichkeit weiterträgt...
Auch in den Fortsetzungen "Mad Max 2 - Der Vollstrecker" (1981) und "Mad Max 3 - Jenseits der Donnerkuppel" (1985)... ;-)
Die Rolle des Mad Max verhalf Mel Gibson zu seinem heutigen Super-Star-Status...
Mad Max - Teil 4 !?!
Schon seit ein paar Jahren kursierten Gerüchte um eine Fortsetzung... Im Mai 1999 bestätigte "Mad Max"-Regisseur und Drehbuchautor George Miller den Abschluss der Arbeiten am Drehbuch und kündigte den Produktionsbeginn für das Jahr 2000 an... Laut einem Bericht in der Herald Sun begannen die Dreharbeiten im Juni 2001 in Marokko... ;-)
Die Dreharbeiten zum 4. Teil sollten dann tatsächlich im September 2003 in Namibia beginnen, wurden dann aber aus finanziellen Gründen auf unbestimmte Zeit verschoben... Dann gab es Gerüchte um ein "Mad Max"-Anime... Nach letzten Meldungen sollen die Dreharbeiten zu "Mad Max: Fury Road" im August 2010 beginnen... Kommt Zeit, kommt Max... ;-)
Mad Max
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[29.01.2010]
THR.com meldet...
Nicholas Hoult is walking "Fury Road," the new "Mad Max" movie from series writer-director George Miller.
Zoe Kravitz, Teresa Palmer and Adelaide Clemens also are in various states of negotiations to join the actioner.
The movie is set a short while after the story detailed in 1985's "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome," which keeps Mad Max, the character originated by Mel Gibson, relatively young.
Details are being kept quiet, but it is known that Hoult's character is named Nux. Kravitz, whose character's name is Five Wives, Palmer and Clemens are in a convoy being chased by bad guys.
Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy are starring in the pic. The movie will shoot in Australia this summer; Warner Bros. will distribute. [...]
[17.01.2010]
HeraldSun.com meldet...
ACTRESS Teresa Palmer is to play a leading role in George Miller's hugely anticipated fourth Mad Max film Fury Road after her co-star in The Sorcerer's Apprentice spilt the beans in Los Angeles.
Palmer's Sydney agency Shanahan's would not comment on the casting yesterday, nor would production house Kennedy Miller.
But actor Jay Baruchel told reporters interviewing him for the new Dreamworks film How To Train Your Dragon that Palmer, who splits her time between Australia and Hollywood, was preparing for a gruelling shoot on the new Mad Max episode.
"She gets to work with him, and she's (going to be) doing Mad Max 4 with Miller," Baruchel said.
The actor, who counts Palmer as a very good friend after working with her on the Sorcerer film, said he didn't know the character's exact name, but believed it was the female lead.
"She's the main chick in Fury Road," he said.
"She's going to be there for over a year. It's really, really cool."
Palmer could not be contacted yesterday, but on Thursday night appeared very upbeat with her new best mate Lara Bingle and boyfriend Nash Edgerton at a Sydney film festival.
Details are secret so it's not known if Palmer will replace or star with Charlize Theron, who signed on to the project last October.
Miller previously cast Palmer (Bedtime Stories) and Baruchel (Tropic Thunder) as villains in his aborted 2008 superhero film Justice League of America.
The mammoth Mad Max production is scheduled to shoot for 30 weeks this year in and around Broken Hill.
British actor Tom Hardy will play Max.
[26.10.2009]
Ein Video von der "Mad Max 4"-Pressekonferenz mit George Miller ist online...
[25.10.2009]
DH meldet...
It's official, a fourth "Mad Max" begins pre-production next week and will be shot around the Australian state of New South Wales starting in August next year.
Speaking at a press conference in Sydney on Saturday, director George Miller revealed that he's "still in the middle of casting" and isn't sure who'll be involved as yet, putting doubt on some online rumors earlier that emerged this week about Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron scoring roles.
Australian media reports have been quick to suggest that local thesp turned Hollywood action hunk Sam Worthington is another name on the list, but Miller is keeping his options open for now - "It could be Mel [Gibson], it could be anyone".
Expected to be one of the largest and most ambitious live action films ever made in Australia, the project comes at a time when the Australian film production industry is in trouble.
With the local economy holding up better than many other developed nations during the global financial crisis, the Australian dollar has soared to record highs which has caused various international film productions to skip out on production Down Under due to the expense, notably last week's loss of the "Green Lantern" live-action film.
Miller will develop the fourth film 'Fury Road' (he confirmed the title) as he continues production on the "Happy Feet" sequel, both with CarriageWork.
Thirty weeks of the filming are expected to take place in and around Broken Hill, the same area where much of the second film "The Road Warrior" was shot.
[22.10.2009]
Bei CS! gibt es ein Gerücht zur möglichen "Mad Max 4"-Besetzung...
E! Online's sources are saying that George Miller is eying Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy (Black Hawk Down, "Band of Brothers") to star in Mad Max 4. Mel Gibson is not expected to return.
The Mad Max revamp is a long way from fruition, and Miller is being very secretive about the roles and plot. Actors auditioning for the film have only been given a letter for their character's name. The studio has yet to sign off on Miller's choices, and no formal offers have been made. [...]
[20.05.2009]
Harry von AICN meldet...
[...] I was contacted from Down Under by a reliable informant who confirms that MAD MAX 4 is a go. Apparently - George Miller has already had the various vehicles built for years now - as they were built for the doomed FURY ROAD shoot - which was shelved while George explored JUSTICE LEAGUE possibilities. That said, the cars are out of mothballs and being prepped and tuned for the upcoming shoot. There will be a new MAX as this isn't an Ethan Embry story. There's also word on a MAD MAX Playstation 3 game that we'll be getting prior to the movie. [...]
[18.05.2009]
Die Herald Sun meldet...
[...] Director George Miller is gearing up to shoot the fourth film in the ground-breaking Aussie road warrior franchise, industry sources say.
Scouting for locations is under way for the movie, which many thought would never get off the ground.
It could go into production later this year.
But it's highly unlikely Gibson will be asked to take his leathers out of mothballs to revisit the role that made him an international star.
Two years ago, Miller said he considered the Hollywood heavyweight too old to play the avenging road warrior.
"It won't be Mel. He was 21 when he made the first one, now he's a lot older and his passion is for film-making and directing," Miller said.
"I don't think he is into acting and I don't think he would be interested in being involved at all."
Miller suggested he was considering a new, young star. [...]
News of Mad Max 4 marks a rise in the fortunes of the Australian film industry. [...]
[06.03.2009]
Wie MTV.com meldet, sieht es ganz danach aus, als würde aus "Mad Max 4" ein Anime werden !!!
[...] Unlikely as that last one sounds, some big screen animated "Max" action is shaping up to become a reality, according to George Miller, the writer/director of the previous three films. The catch? He doesn’t want Max himself, Mel Gibson, anywhere near the project.
"We’ll probably go a different route," Miller told MTV News about the potential talent voicing the lead role. The plot would be partly lifted from the script of the fourth "Max" film, which was set to shoot in 2003 until financing collapsed in the wake of the Iraq War.
Now Miller is resurrecting the idea as an R-rated, stereoscopic anime flick for theatrical release. It’s a curious undertaking, to be sure, but one made all the more certain to happen after the runaway success in 2006 of his computer-animated "Happy Feet" - not that the newest, ever-violent "Max" film will have much in common with that kid-friendly penguin party.
"I see myself as someone who is very curious about storytelling and all its various media," Miller said. "I’ve always loved anime, in particular the Japanese sensibility. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do."
The project is one phase of a "Mad Max" renaissance of sorts. Along with "God of War II" designer Corey Barlog, Miller is developing an action-adventure videogame based on the fourth film. Gibson won’t be participating in that endeavor, either.
For the anime release, Miller isn’t looking simply to mimic Japanese-style animation but rather to adapt it for Western audiences. "The anime is an opportunity for me to shift a little bit about what anime is doing because anime is ripe for an adjustment or sea change," he explained. "It’s coming in games and I believe it’s the same in anime. There’s going to be a hybrid anime where it shifts more towards Western sensibilities. [Japanese filmmaker Akira] Kurosawa was able to bridge that gap between the Japanese sensibilities and the West and make those definitive films."
It’s been 23 years since we last tasted some fresh "Mad Max" goodness, but neither the anime nor the game will be arriving soon enough to satisfy our hunger for the rage-filled Australian vigilante. "I’ve got a couple of years left," said Miller. "We’re in the early stages writing and designing. A really good game you need two and half years. And for good anime you need two years.
[03.12.2008]
CS! meldet...
A representative from Kennedy Miller Mitchell tells us that George Miller did not appear on the "Sunrise Morning Show" let alone confirm anything about "Justice League" or "Mad Max." According to the representative, "The facts are indeed the complete opposite to what was reported" below [...]
[02.12.2008]
DH meldet...
Appearing on Sydney-based morning talk show "Sunrise" this morning, Aussie filmmaker George Miller [...] admits that he'd like to work with Mel Gibson on something again and while Mel doesn't want to do the Mad Max script he wrote, he hasn't given up on that possibility just yet.
[14.03.2008]
Bei Level Up gibt es ein 2-teiliges Interview mit George Miller...
[13.03.2008]
Level Up sprach mit George Miller, u.a. über das kommenden "Mad Max"-Videospiel...
[...] Yesterday, we told you that God of War II director Cory Barlog--who'd left Sony Computer Entertainment last November partway through the development of God of War III--had formed a creative partnership with writer-director-producer George Miller. Today, we can finally reveal what they'll be working on first: a "Mad Max" action-adventure game, inspired by the "Mad Max: Fury Road" movie [...]
[11.03.2008]
IESB sprach mit Tracey Vieira...
IESB: [...] Have you heard anything about Mad Max: Fury Road?
Vieira: I know that that's George's pet project. My understanding is that it's still a little ways down the road. I know that the last time they were looking at getting it up, they were looking at Morocco rather than Australia but, again, I think that when they get to that film and they have the script exactly as they want it and they have the picture the way they're going to shoot it, then they would look at all of the things. Not just the story but the actors and the location and everything. [...]
[26.10.2007]
Moviehole meldet...
After several false starts, one major budget blowout and a thrillion chuckles, George Miller’s "Mad Max 4 : Fury Road" is finally juiced and ready to go. Its production quarters re-opened at Fox Studios in Sydney this week.
One of Moviehole’s longest - not as in length (well not that we know of) but in terms of how good he has been to us over the years (setting up set visits.. basically giving us access to things we normally couldn’t have gotten) - friends called today from the lot to let us know that "Fury Road" has finally got a greenlight, with pre-production commencing immediately.
It sounds as if Miller will be working on this film, and "Justice League" concurrently - the latter is also set up at Fox Studios - as well as... "Happy Feet 2". [...]
Our colleague [..] speculates that ‘’Mad Max 4 : Fury Road’’ will be released before "Justice League" - but that’s a guess based on how fast the former seems to be moving forward (and no, he doesn’t have any information on "Justice League"). Of course, they have to find a new 'Mad Max' first - with Miller telling Moviehole recently that he won't be using Mel Gibson again, but a younger face. [...]
[19.07.2007]
Heute erscheint "Mad Max 2 - Der Vollstrecker" auf Blu-ray und HD-DVD !!!
[20.05.2007]
Der TV-Sender Pro7 zeigt heute um 20.15 Uhr "Mad Max 3 - Jenseits der Donnerkuppel"...
[18.05.2007]
Der TV-Sender Pro7 zeigt heute um 22.10 Uhr "Mad Max 2 - Der Vollstrecker"... Die Wiederholung läuft um 23.55 Uhr...
[31.12.2006]
AICN sprach mit dem Filmkomponisten John Powell...
SK: [...] What’s the status now on MAD MAX 4? Is he still on schedule to make it?
JP: You know, I don’t know. I think so. I think George is just coming out of what was an incredibly hard process for him. He took this film on not knowing how he was going to make it and he had to figure out how to make it. It’s not like any animation film you’ve seen. It’s not produced or directed the same way. A large part of it is that it’s a live action director making an animation movie.
He probably just wants to have a sit down for a little while. I know he wants to make it. The script is incredible! I’ve read it. I hope it’s sooner rather than later but at the same time I think he needs a rest before we can ask him that question.
SK: Are you still officially on board to score MAD MAX 4?
JP: You’re never really "official" but having been hired for it four years ago and then getting to the end of HAPPY FEET... I think George enjoyed the process of making the music. I think he felt that I was a collaborator who was almost worthy of him. I’d hope that he would come back to me with the idea of doing MAD MAX 4 when he does it. [...]
[14.12.2006]
Moviehole sprach mit George Miller...
Trying to get an answer out of director George Miller about who’ll be replacing the deserting Mel Gibson for the next "Mad Max" movie - which has been in the works for a good five years or so, now - is like biting into a searing slice of pizza without getting the top of your mouth scalded: almost impossible.
It’s quite a thing then, when Miller decides to give us the scoop on who’ll be playing the Road Warrior without much arm-twisting at all.
"Magda will play Mad Max", jokes Miller, who worked with Szubanski on both "Babe" films and now, "Happy Feet". "There ya go - put that in the article. Her names already close enough to Max". Magda... so yeah. There’s a scoop!".
In all seriousness, says Miller - in town to promote his newest film, the family-comedy "Happy Feet" - he hasn’t got anybody firm in his mind for the role, but every man (or in this case ‘Max’) and his dog do seem to want to play the part.
"I’ve had a number of young well-known actors express a lot of interest", Miller, who was a practicing physician before leaving the world of medicine to join friend Byron Kennedy on a quest to make films; their first being 1971’s "Violence in the Cinema", says. "They have to want to push the limits - they have to be lean and hungry".
(A discussion follows about Paul Walker, reportedly interested in the role, and the fact that "he’s the real thing" when it comes to on-screen car stunts, being the car enthusiast that he is, so it’s possible that he might be in with a chance?).
Contrary to belief, Miller won’t have to re-write the character for a younger actor - because the film isn’t a prequel perse, but merely another chapter in Max’s life.
"It’s sort of how you balance the cast. I didn’t write it old", he says, being careful not to drop too many hints.
Warner Bros may not necessarily make the next "Max" film. "There’s a lot of appetite for it - there’s definitely been enquiries from more than one studio."
"Mad Max IV: Fury Road" was set to film in 2002, but due to "the war, and the American dollar collapsing, and ultimately losing over twenty-percent of our budget" it collapsed. It was then that Miller knew he’d never get Mel Gibson interested again if the film ever did get up again.
"He was just on the cusp of being too old five years ago. I mean, he was 21 when he first played Mad Max, and now he’s in his fifties - and it’s not about an old fading warrior - Max is a pretty lean and hungry guy. Mel didn’t really want to do it anyway. It was clear that he wasn’t that interested - he was basically saying that he’s done everything that he wants to do acting-wise. He’s got this fire to make films now, not act."
Instead of drowning his sorrows at the local when "Max" fell through, Miller dove straight into another project - the ambitious animated film "Happy Feet". [...]
[26.11.2006]
Der TV-Sender RTL II zeigt heute um 20.15 Uhr "Mad Max 3 - Jenseits der Donnerkuppel"...
[05.11.2006]
Moviehole sprach mit George Miller...
[...] After devoting the last several years to "Happy Feet", it is not surprising that Miller will take some time off to spend with his family, recharge his batteries, before working on what he describes "as a much smaller film." That will be followed by the long awaited "Mad Max IV", but without Mel Gibson. "Though I think there will be another Mad Max; the time has gone where Mel can be in it. I think the last opportunity was about four years ago and you know the character’s lean and hungry. He was twenty one when he first played Mad Max and he’s now in his fifties Also I think he’s much more interested in what’s happening behind camera than in front. It needs a lean and hungry actor and he's not into acting so much anymore and I think he just loves producing, writing and directing. But I think if fates allow there will be another Mad Max though it is certainly two films away for me, but the time’s gone when Mel can run around the wasteland anymore." [...]
[31.10.2006]
Moviehole meldet...
Those seemingly assiduous plans to relaunch the "Mad Max" franchise have come to an abrupt end.
In an interview with IESB today, Mel Gibson said the long considered "Mad Max: Fury Road", has bitten the dust.
Though Gibson always suspected he may have been a little too old to reprise his role as the post-apocalyptic warrior (at one time joking that the character should be renamed "Fat Max"), director George Miller had convinced him to come onboard the fourth film a couple of years back.
The $100 million dollar film suffered some setbacks though (some say it was due to Mel’s reluctance to do it, others say it was due to security concerns related to trying to film in Africa while the United States and many other countries have tightened travel and shipping restrictions), and just when it was deep in pre-production, was pulled.
Gibson says it’ll never happen now.
"They were talking about making one, I think you just watched it", he laughs, "but, you know, I don’t know. I’m gettin’ a little long in the tooth for that one."
Miller told the press recently that he’s now considering doing the film without Gibson, saying, "There's a real hope. The last thing I wanted to do is another Mad Max, but this script came along, and I'm completely carried away with it." [...]
[15.11.2005]
CS! meldet...
[...] As Miller was about to be swept away by his producer back into meetings, Garth and I couldn't help but ask "The Question" - what's up with Mad Max 4. Miller told us that the drop in the dollar after the war suddenly caused them to lose a major percentage of their intended budget. Thanks to the bad exchange rate, they found that they didn't have as much money to film as they needed. I joked that he should ask Mel Gibson to chip in some money since he has extra these days and Miller laughed at that. But he said that while it's on hold, it's not dead and it's not going away. They apparently all intend to make Mad Max 4. [...]
[06.07.2005]
Moviehole meldet...
[...] George Miller's one-time full-speed-ahead plans for "Mad Max 4", are back on, the veteran filmmaker tells Australia's Empire Magazine.
Though the film's production office - at Sydney's Fox Studios - has been vacated, and Mel Gibson is far from a lock, Miller says he still plans on doing the film.
"Yeah, there's a real hope", Miller says, when asked whether he thinks the sequel will be resurrected.
Miller doesn't think he has to live up to people's expectations with it, he'll just make the best movie possible. "You don't sit there saying, "Oh, I better make this film better than the last one". You say, "is this a great story"?
So, is it? "The last thing I wanted to do is another Mad Max, but this came along, and I'm completely carried away with it. We were about to do the film, but the war came and the American dollar crashed and it was almost impossible to ship vehicles to our location. We had a deadline, and we couldn't meet it. We also had a deadline on Happy Feet [his next movie], so we said, "It's one or the other". So it's happy feet".
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