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Mad Max
I must admit that I am not exactly whipped on the Mad Max franchise. I know that somehow the film is a violent classic with Mel Gibson so speechless he wouldn't have had a chance to speak a Jew reference if he wanted to. In short, I could never get into it; but I tried!
There are those, however, that are stoked on the resurgence of the franchise and couldn't be happier to have George Miller working on a Mad Max 4: Fury Road.
George Miller Talks Mad Max 4: Fury Road
Clint over at MovieHole has recently alerted us that he has had a chance to talk to George Miller and try to figure out who the director was thinking of having lead this film. As it turns out, his brain is still all Happy Feet.
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.
The interview goes on with a discussion of the updated Max and whether Miller plans to go forward with another Babe installment.
Mad Max
Add to Heffee!
