Furiosa became an iconic figure of her own, and both miller and charlize theron have said theyd love. Fury road, the character of max rockatansky, played by tom hardy taking over the role that made mel gibson famous, is hardly in the movie. I completed my fury road timeline discuss the facts, the rumours, plot ideas, merchandising ideas, whatever. In a postapocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper, and a drifter named max. A mad max 1979ben keszult disztopikus ausztral road movie, ahol a. Timeline of mad max action movies timetoast timelines. The entire mad max trilogy does not explicitly provide any dates except for two hidden dates in mad max and one partially obscured in mad. I can guarantee the game is a direct continuation from the movie fury road. It takes a whole lot to turn the road warrior into an afterthought. Daughter of mary jabassa, an exponent of a neotribe which developed before the apocalypse. The fourth installment and a revisiting of the mad max films, it is a joint australianamerican venture produced by kennedy miller mitchell, ratpac. One of these scripts is said to be a prequel that features the vuvalini from fury road, suggesting it could be the furiosa anime script. Thats about as much info as were given over the four movies. Around half of the female cast is over the age of 50.
Timeline of events original trilogy the mad max wiki fandom. Fury road, i invite you to join me in breaking down the movie to its component parts and analyzing why this movie kicks ass in almost every single way. This movie was also released alongside a video game for the film, which had turned out to be pretty good, which can be unusual for film to video game. He is also quite more stable and normal at thet time. But before the world turned to dust and he became a. Production began in the early 2000s, but a shift in global. Fury road 2015 is an alternate universe, so theres a standalone timeline only for it. But the oscarwinning actress wont be reprising the role in a planned spinoff from director.
Its extremely violent, with nonstop chase scenes, explosions, deaths, blood, shooting, and stabbing, as well as violence against women including a bloody scene involving a pregnant woman. Youd never expect a gloriously deranged movie like mad max. Bad opening weekend aside, mad max fury road did manage to blow away its audience. However, george miller refuses to call the film either a sequel or a reboot and simply calls the film a revisiting. May 16, 2015 what about maxs flashbacks, whats up with those. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including good kill, area 51 and pitch perfect 2. Fury road the fourth film in the mad max series and the first in decades is a reboot of sorts, with tom hardy taking over for mel gibson in the title role.
Mad max rewatched gasfuelled action pic or just plain. After a crazy battle on the road, max finds himself joining the. December 6th, 1984 written on the highway 9 sector 26 sign est. The extended universe of fury road then took shape of two additional mad max movie scripts and prequel comic books which were originally going to be drawn. As he stands on a ridge looking around, a twoheaded lizard crawls near max and he stomps on it before eating it. Its the kind of diversity thats rarely seen within the action genre, and its just one of the things that makes mad max.
In the original mad max movies, its strongly implied that the postapocalypse only becomes a. Mad max the road warrior beyond thunderdome fury road all. Charlize theron wont reprise role of furiosa in mad max. The original mad max director, george miller, returned to helm production of fury road and initially cast mel gibson as the lead. Timeline of events rebooted franchise the mad max wiki fandom. Fury road s youngest female actor is coco jack gillies, who was around 8 years old at the time of filming, and its oldest female star is 78yearold melissa jaffer. In the movies opening scene, max is captured by immortan joes men, and forced to act as a blood bag for the war boy nux. Without the humungus and the dogs of war, aunty is finally free to expand bartertown the way she originally envisioned. Hence i feel that the movie fury road occours directly after the game. Fury road is a 2015 australian postapocalyptic action film cowritten, produced, and directed by george miller.
Miller collaborated with brendan mccarthy and nico lathouris on the screenplay. The bald truth paste magazine the best music, movies. Mad maxs george miller met with a new mutants star for his. The mad max franchise, beginning with the 1979 original movie, takes place in a desolate australian wasteland. Discussion about the legit sequel sparked again in a december 2019. Fury road, miller has pushed his gilliamesque vision of a world gone mad to its logical extreme.
Max rockatansky explains in a voiceover that he was once a cop and road warrior and is now trekking through postapocalyptic australia, running from haunting thoughts of his dead wife and child and other people hes failed to save. Fury road to come from a sweet, softspoken 70yearold aussie, but thats what you get with george miller. Fury road was released in 2015 on friday, may 15, 2015 in nationwide movie theaters. The timeline of the original trilogy is covered nicely here, on the mad max wikia. Fury road is a sequel or a reboot and just fyi, it is definitely a sequel and mad max 4 for all intents and purposes. I think max is a folk hero, free from such restrictions that continuity would hold him to. Fury road that focuses on imperator furiosa is currently in the works. Its hard to tell where fury road fits into the timeline established by the previous trilogy. When looking at the four films as a whole, where does fury road take place in the timeline. Max spent the entire time between road warrior and fury road rebuilding the interceptor he gets the final part the engine just some time before fury road takes place. Feb 23, 2020 george miller had a long time to develop mad max. The character of max was intended to be an archetypal antihero, and each story can be taken on its own merits as a story ab. George millers second mad max movie, released in 1981, is a total masterpiece, and its one of.
Fury road is a stunningly effective postapocalyptic fable, a chilling and yet exhilarating daytime nightmare pitting blindly loyal and bloodthirsty halfhumans against implausibly beautiful people clinging to their sense of morality while doing whatever they can to stay alive. Fury road we are promised sandstorm action of the postapocalyptic industrial junkyard varietyand charlize theron with a shaved head. It seems the war is centered upon resources of oil and water. But with tom hardy replacing mel gibson as max and a chronology that isnt entirely clear, we know people have questions. Max is apparently haunted by the death of his wife and kid.
But after seeing it, and having several conversations with friends about it, i just cannot see it occurring that early. If you put a gun to my head, id say after thunderdome, but its very loose. Fury road with some throwback behindthescenes photos. We also briefly see a few more people in his flashbacks. No longer are the people of max rockatanskys world merely scavengers for oil or power. May, 2020 the original mad max director, george miller, returned to helm production of fury road and initially cast mel gibson as the lead. The fourth film in the mad max series by australian filmmaker george miller released 30 years after the prior beyond thunderdome, and immediately took the world by storm, and has since been a source of discussion among movie fans the worldround. Fury road because, in theory, its driving force is the iconic character at the center of george millers groundbreaking, postapocalyptic franchise. Scrooloose cannot be a refugee war boy, but some consider him a protowar boy because of the. In this video i will explain what fury road really is and where it belongs on the mad max timeline. To help steer the discussion, here is an extensive plot summary from imdb.
Mad max 2 1981, released in the united states as the road warrior, mad max beyond thunderdome 1985 and mad max. For the timeline attached to the first three films starring mel gibson, see timeline of events original trilogy. The rest happened in continual order as in the movies. Mad max 1979, mad max 2 1981 aka the road warrior and mad max beyond thunderdome 1985. But according to director george miller, for the longest time, i. Mel gibson starred in the first three films and tom hardy took over as max in the fourth film. This was something that happened in the original mad max movie, although its been tweaked for fury road the girl was a infant boy in the original. Fury road the fourth film and a revisit to the franchise as described by miller, is a. Mad max timelines original trilogy and fury road steve. This timeline alters the original backstory to fit better into current times, cast changes and was caused by long production process. Hes a nice guy with some crazy ideas, and we couldnt wait to pick his postapocalyptic brain for more details on one of the years best action movies we sat down with the brilliant mind behind all four mad max movies and.
Mel gibson was considered for the role yet again and the story was about an old warrior, i. What i typed above doesnt count the first 3 mad max s. Do i need to watch the previous mad max movies in order to. Answers to all your questions about the mad max universe wired.
Mad maxs george miller met with a new mutants star for. Its extremely violent, with nonstop chase scenes, explosions, deaths, blood, shooting, and stabbing, as well as violence against women including a. Besides the insane action, the film also seems to have provoked an intriguing theory about the nature of its. Fury road is a 2015 postapocalyptic action film cowritten, produced, and directed by george miller. This movie was also released alongside a video game for the film, which had turned out to be pretty good.
Making matters confusing though is the fact that hugh keaysbyrne, who plays the antagonist in fury road, also played the villain in the original mad max. Fury road was originally intended as a direct sequel to mad max. A furiosa origin story is george millers next foray into. The third movie shows a bit more of the backstory but again, it is rudimentary. Timeline of events rebooted franchise the mad max wiki. Mad max is an australian dystopian action media franchise created by george miller and byron kennedy. Mad max beyond thunderdome official collectors magazine. Road war documentary, madness of max documentary music. May 14, 2015 no doubt the movie will spark renewed interest in millers first three instalments the raw mad max 1979, the classic mad max 2 1981 and the inventivebutnotquiteasgood mad max. Mad max fury road wikipedia the fourth installment in the series, its was decided that there had toi be another mad max film a whopping 20 years after thunderdome, this promised to use all the newest technology to make a moder mad max film. Fury road is the fourth film in the mad max film series. May 15, 2015 thats held true through the various drafts of the screenplay. Mad max ii film script by terry hayes, george miller and brian hannant april, 1981 a copy of the script is available online from the dan man vs.
Max then in his 50s he was 41 in 1997 not 50 would become almost feral, driven to. Jul 29, 2014 its hard to tell where fury road fits into the timeline established by the previous trilogy. Timeline of events original trilogy the mad max wiki. The first mad max begins with some text on the screen. It began in 1979 with mad max, and was followed by three films. Rumor just prior to release was that it was set between mad max and road warrior. This timeline of events was assembled from production documents and information contained in the movies only. A mad max disztopikus es posztapokaliptikus egyedi vilagban jatszodo filmek neve. Fury road will be the film to beat for a long time coming, and the new highwater mark against which to judge action and blockbuster filmmaking.
Fury road trailers have routinely imploded the internet, each new vision of director george millers rejigged hellforleather franchise leaving fanboys salivating and. In this video i will explain what fury road really is and where it belongs on the mad max. Heres an article from the toronto sun that gives 2060 as the date as an example. He lives in the last coastal city to be still functioning but spiraling down a path toward the total internal annihilation. Fury road character was almost cut from the movie heres how to watch taylor swifts city of lover tv concert special the best erotic movies of all time. When nux joins the war party to retrieve furiosa and the women, he takes max with him.
Speaking of john wayne, his breakout movie, stagecoach, is often referenced as an influence on miller and the mad max movies, as well as on fury road. Fury road, and during that time he completed two more scripts, including mad max. Fury road and the complimentary comic books, a new alternative timeline of events was presented. Given that fury road was going to be released with mel gibson as part of the original trilogy, it puts fury road after the first 3 movies no matter how you look at it. Discussion about the legit sequel sparked again in a. The fourth installment and a revisiting of the mad max films, it is produced by kennedy miller mitchell, ratpacdune entertainment, and village roadshow pictures and distributed by warner bros. Fantheories submitted 4 months ago by flyingdutchman9977 im a big fan of the mad max film series, but one thing always puzzled me, especially after fury road. With tom hardy, charlize theron, nicholas hoult, zoe kravitz. Hes a nice guy with some crazy ideas, and we couldnt wait to pick his postapocalyptic brain for more details on one of the years best action movies. A furiosa prequel will be george millers next mad max movie. The actor taking over in the role that made mel gibson a star some 35 years ago is tom hardy, a man who has proven himself to be a formidable force in. It is mad max 4 regardless of whether the story takes place in max s timeline after 3 thunderdome or 2 road warrior. May 20, 2015 bad opening weekend aside, mad max fury road did manage to blow away its audience. The max well see in fury road really appeared for the first time in the road warrior, millers second installment in the mad chronicles.