In the announcement, franchise progenitor George Miller describes the plot to Fury Road thusly: "Mad Max is caught up with a group of people fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by the Imperator Furiosa. This movie is an account of the Road War which follows. It is based on the Word Burgers of the History Men and eyewitness accounts of those who survived."
Charlize Theron plays Furiosa, and this official business includes confirmations of Megan Gale and the rest of the cast, which we've known would include X-Men: First Class veterans Nicholas Hoult and Zoe Kravitz. Also, the film is crewed up with people who've worked with Miller on films before, including Lorenzo's Oil cinematographer John Seale, who also shot Witness, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and The Tourist.
Here's the announcement:
Principal photography began 9 July on the dystopian action
adventure "Mad Max: Fury Road," a Kennedy Miller Mitchell production
written and directed by "Mad Max" creator and Academy Award(R) winner
George Miller ("Happy Feet"). The film will be presented by Warner Bros.
Pictures in association with Village Roadshow Pictures. It will be
distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros.
Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow
Pictures.
"Mad Max: Fury Road"--the fourth in the franchise's history--stars Tom
Hardy ("The Dark Knight Rises") in the title role of Max Rockatansky,
alongside Oscar(R) winner Charlize Theron ("Monster", "Prometheus") as
Imperator Furiosa.
According to Miller, "Mad Max is caught up with a group of people
fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by the Imperator
Furiosa. This movie is an account of the Road War which follows. It is
based on the Word Burgers of the History Men and eyewitness accounts of
those who survived."
"Mad Max: Fury Road" also stars Nicholas Hoult ("X-Men: First Class") 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, Zoe Kravitz ("X-Men: First Class") 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 Kershaw as The Dag and Courtney Eaton as Fragile,
both of whom are making their 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,
Richard Carter, supermodel Megan Gale, Angus Sampson, Joy Smithers,
Gillian Jones, Melissa Jaffer and Melita Jurisic.
Miller is directing the film from a screenplay he wrote with Brendan
McCarthy and Nico Lathouris. Miller also produces the film, along with
longtime producing partner, Oscar(R) nominee Doug Mitchell ("Babe,"
"Happy Feet"), and P.J. Voeten. Iain Smith, Graham Burke and Bruce
Berman serve as executive producers.
The behind-the-scenes creative team includes Academy Award(R)-winning
director of photography John Seale ("The English Patient"); action unit
director and stunt coordinator Guy Norris ("Australia"); editor Margaret
Sixel ("Happy Feet"); production designer Colin Gibson ("Babe");
Oscar(R)-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan ("A Room with a View");
and makeup designer Lesley Vanderwalt ("Knowing").
Shooting on "Mad Max: Fury Road" is taking place in Africa with the
support of the Australian government. Originally slated to be shot in
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, the production was forced to
relocate due to severe flooding, rendering the Australian landscape
unsuitable for the film. The rain turned the area into an oasis instead
of the post-apocalyptic terrain that is the setting for Max's world.
The latest adventure of Max Rockatansky does not yet have a release date, but it's expected sometime next year. That it's even happening after so long and so many delays it pretty remarkable. Huzzah, Mad Max: Fury Road.
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