Hardy is Mad Max

Lee Stewart · 10-30-2009, 06:49 PM

Hardy is Mad Max

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by: Dave Davis

It looks like the names we've been hearing lately for FURY ROAD are heading into the wasteland.

Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron are officially in negotiations to star George Miller's fourth time barreling down the white line nightmare with MAD MAX.

And according to THR, Hardy (BRONSON, ROCKnROLLA, STAR TREK NEMESIS) is indeed taking over for Mel Gibson as lawman-turned-road warrior "Mad" Max Rockatansky. They claim "the movie does take place a short while after the story detailed in 1985’s MAD MAX BEOND THUNDERDOME, which keeps Mad Max relatively young."

This actually goes against other rumors (as yet unverified) I've been hearing lately, that Gibson would indeed be back in a smaller capacity -- and one that would put an interesting twist on his nickname.

The movie, which has spent a decade searching for fuel, will film in Australia next summer.

Extra Tidbit: Hardy seems to be a popular choice for Max on our recent "CAST THIS!" column.

http://www.joblo.com/hardy-is-mad-max

elwaylite · 12-17-2012, 09:45 AM

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After six months, the new Mad Max film Mad Max: Fury Road has completed principal photography (via If.com.au). The bulk of the film's production was in Namibia and South Africa.

"Fury Road" is the fourth film in the Mad Max series and the first entry in over twenty-five years. It features Tom Hardy in the role of Max Rockatansky alongside Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa. George Miller is directing the film from a screenplay he wrote with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris.

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."

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GLOW · 12-19-2012, 12:37 PM

This should be good. I can't picture Tom Hardy as Mad Max but I have a lot of respect for his acting, and he can sure bulk up for a role if he needs to.

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I keep hearing about more and more movies being shot in South Africa. Apparently, filming there is inexpensive.

elwaylite · 12-26-2012, 09:37 AM

I think he will do a good job, Im pretty stoked.

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