George Miller Confirms Mad Max: Fury Road Starts Shooting Next January

Director George Miller has reached out to the DailyTelegraph giving an update on Mad Max: Fury Road. The sequel/reboot of his successful Mad Max franchise which he directed the previous three films with Mel Gibson in the lead role.

Tom Hardy will star as the new Max along with Charlize Theron, Patrick Stewart (X-Men 1-3) , Nicholas Hoult (Jack The Giant Killer, X-Men First Class), Teressa Palmer, Zoe Kravitz (X-Men First Class) and Adelaide Clemens.

“We will restart pre-production later this year and begin early next year—weather permitting,” Miller said acknowledging the year-long delay he and Warner Bros. had agreed on. “We’ve built the vehicles. We’ve designed the movie. The principal cast is locked in. The film is funded. It’s all ready to go. We just wait,”

Riley Keough Joins Mad Max 4

Riley Keough (Runaways) has joined the fourth installment of the Mad Max series entitled Mad Max: Fury Road. She will star alongside Tom Hardy (Inception), Charlize Theron (Monster) and Patrick Stewart (X-Men 1-3).

George Miller Filming Two Mad Max Films Back To Back?

Twitch is reporting that director George Miller is planning on filming two new Mad Max films back to back. The first which had already been confirmed to star Tom Hardy in the lead role entitled Mad Max: Fury Road which starts production this summer. Now comes word there will be second installment with the working title Mad Max: Furiosa.



Source: http://twitchfilm.net/news/2010/07/george-miller-working-on-not-one-but-two-new-mad-max-films.php