Mad Max: Fury Road

 

 

Mad Max: Fury Road is a 2015 action film directed and produced by George Miller, and written by Miller, Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris. The fourth instalment in the Mad Max franchise, it is an Australian and American^[6] venture produced by Kennedy Miller Mitchell, RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures. It is set in a future desert wasteland where gasoline and water are scarce commodities. It follows Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy), who joins forces with Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) to flee from cult leader Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne) and his army in an armoured tanker truck, which leads to a lengthy road battle. The film also features Nicholas Hoult, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz, Abbey Lee, and Courtney Eaton.
Fury Road was in development hell for many years, with pre-production starting as early as 1997. Early attempts were made to shoot the film in 2001 and 2003, but were delayed due to the September 11 attacks and the Iraq War. Mel Gibson, originally set to reprise his role as Max, departed from the project after the cancellation. In 2007 after focusing on Happy Feet, Miller decided to pursue producing the film again. Miller briefly considered producing it as a computer-animated film but abandoned it in favor of live-action. In 2009, Miller announced that filming would begin in early 2011. Hardy was cast as Max in June 2010, with production planned to begin that November. Principal photography was delayed several more times before beginning in July 2012. The film wrapped in December 2012, although additional footage was shot in November 2013.

Plot

Following a nuclear holocaust, the world has become a desert wasteland and civilization has collapsed. Max Rockatansky, a survivor, is captured by the War Boys, the army of the tyrannical Immortan Joe, and taken to Joe's Citadel. Designated a universal blood donor, Max is imprisoned and used as a "blood bag" for a sick War Boy called Nux. Meanwhile, Imperator Furiosa, one of Joe's lieutenants, is sent in her armored truck, the "War Rig", to collect gasoline. When she drives off-route, Joe realizes that his five wives—women selected for breeding—are missing. Joe leads his entire army in pursuit of Furiosa, calling on the aid of nearby Gas Town and the Bullet Farm.
Nux joins the pursuit with Max strapped to his car to continue supplying blood. A battle ensues between the War Rig and Joe's forces. Furiosa drives into a sand storm, evading her pursuers, except Nux, who attempts to sacrifice himself to destroy the Rig. Max escapes and restrains Nux, but the car is destroyed. After the storm, Max sees Furiosa repairing the Rig, accompanied by the Wives: Capable, Cheedo, Toast, the Dag, and Angharad, who is heavily pregnant with Joe's child. Max steals the Rig, but its kill switch disables it. Max reluctantly agrees to let Furiosa and the Wives accompany him; Nux, left behind, is picked up by Joe's army.
The film had its world premiere on 7 May 2015 at the TCL Chinese Theatre. It began a worldwide theatrical release on 14 May 2015, including an out-of-competition

Cast

• Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky
• Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa
• Nicholas Hoult as Nux
• Hugh Keays-Byrne as Immortan Joe
• Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as The Splendid Angharad
• Riley Keough as Capable
• Zoë Kravitz as Toast the Knowing
• Abbey Lee as The Dag
• Courtney Eaton as Cheedo the Fragile
• Josh Helman as Slit
• Nathan Jones as Rictus Erectus
• John Howard as The People Eater
• Richard Carter as The Bullet Farmer
• Angus Sampson as The Organic Mechanic
• iOTA as The Doof Warrior
• Quentin Kenihan as Corpus Colossus
• Jennifer Hagan as Miss Giddy
• Jon Iles as The Ace
• Melissa Jaffer as Keeper of the Seeds
• Megan Gale as The Valkyrie
• Gillian Jones as a Vuvalini
• Joy Smithers as a Vuvalini
• Melita Jurisic as a Vuvalini

screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival, in 2D, 3D, IMAX 3D and 4DX. It received significant acclaim from critics, who praised it for its acting, direction, screenplay, visual storytelling, score, practical effects, stunts, and action sequences. The film has grossed over $375 million worldwide, making it the highest grossing film in the Mad Max franchise.

Production

• George Miller – director, producer, writer
• Brendan McCarthy – writer
• Nico Lathouris – writer
• Doug Mitchell – producer
• PJ Voeten – producer
• Iain Smith – executive producer

Release

• John Seale – cinematographer
• Colin Gibson – production designer
• Jenny Beavan – costume designer
• Margaret Sixel – editor
• Junkie XL – music composer
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 A deluxe edition hardcover collection of art titled Mad Max: Fury Road - Inspired Artists Deluxe Edition inspired by the film was released on 6 May 2015.^[76][77] Mad Max: Fury Road had its world premiere on 7 May 2015 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.^[78] On 14 May 2015, it screened out-of-competition at the 68th Cannes Film Festival,^[79] and then was released in theaters on 15 May 2015.^[80] Leading up its release, the film was digitally re-mastered into the IMAX 3D format. It was released into IMAX theaters in select international territories on 13 May 2015.^[81] It also received a one-week only IMAX 3D re-release in America starting 11 September 2015. Warner Bros. spent a total of $43.7 million on advertisement for the film.^[82]