Mad Max 4: Fury Road Is Back on — Without Mel Gibson!
Happy Feet 2 (2010) Movie, Justice League of America Movie, Mad Max 4: Fury Road (2011) Movie — By Nix on October 25, 2007
George Miller is a hot item again in Hollywood. After the wild success of “Happy Feet”, the aging Australian grandfather (I’m guessing he has to be someone’s granddad, being very old and whatnot) has landed himself the Justice League movie, and now comes news that Miller is ready to tackle the fourth entry in his “Mad Max” saga — minus Mel Gibson! That’s right. With news that “Mad Max 4: Fury Road” is back on track and has been greenlighted to commence pre-production, there’s also news that Miller won’t be bringing back Mel Gibson as the titular angry Max, but will instead cast someone with a “younger face”. Now I don’t know how I feel about a Mad Max movie without Mel Gibson, but I guess it had to happen. I don’t know the history of the two men, but my guess is that it was Gibson who said No to Miller, and not the other way around.
In any case, here’s Moviehole:
Our colleague has discovered that ‘’Kennedy Miller is dancing with VFX and animation houses for both Mad Max 4 and Happy Feet 2. As far as I know the plan is to do all the animation for Happy Feet 2 in Australia, but not necessarily at Animal Logic (who did the first one). I’d guess that Mad Max 4 will be shot in Namibia as per the original plans (blown out by the Iraq invasion). In terms of release time – it took 4 years to make the original Happy Feet.”
He even speculates that ‘’Mad Max 4 : Fury Road’’ will be released before “Justice League”… but that’s a guess based on how fast the former seems to be moving forward (and no, he doesn’t have any information on “Justice League”). Of course, they have to find a new ‘Mad Max’ first – with Miller telling Moviehole recently that he won’t be using Mel Gibson again, but a younger face.
“Happy Feet 2″, “Justice League of America”, and “Mad Max 4: Fury Road” all at the same time? Damn, that’s a lot of work for someone’s grandfather. I don’t do that much in a decade!
Although I have to say, I still don’t know about a Mad Max movie without Gibson…
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Kevin Anthony J. Carpio, what does Max Payne have to do with Mel Gibson?
I wouldn’t mind seeing Ty Burrell in a Mad Max role. In “Dawn of the Dead” (2004), Ty looked much like Mel in the 1980s, swagger and all.
-Tony
I think that the movie could be a lot of fun. OK, so Gibson’s not in it, but even without him the Mad Max universe is a damned awesome environment to have to wild action and carnage. If the script is solid – and I understand that it’s particularly strong – then it could be a highly successful “reboot” of the franchise, as Batman was with Christian Bale. I’ve seen some of the footage from MM4 and I have to say that the production values look absolutely amazing. I’m looking forward to seeing it in full.
…they shuld make a voting pole or sumthing for who ever wants mel gibson in the new film instead of a new one …and if mel gets more votes he shuld be made to do a new fil hehe…a mad max without …mel would suk and who ever is inharge of this site ..tell sumone to tell mel hahah to get his arse on set for the new film one last time for me …for every one plz
ill kill myself if ther is no mel in the new mad maz…seriously
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I truly hope they don’t do this. It would be sad. I hate most anime. I’d like to see a movie where Mad Max comes out of the desert after running down the last of the bad guys to discover CIVILIZATION had turned into a totalitarian, survallience driven mess.
Then, the forgotten 50 plus hero could kick butt showing a new generation how to fight. In the desert, they’d unite and go out to take back CIVILIZATION. Forget the c.g.i. and the new “white thug” stars. That would be a movie. It would take balls though, somthing modern films usually don’t have.
iam a mad max fan it will be good if MEL GIBSON come back play as a max as good as old .if not will lose it fans max could be suck if not come back as role .mad max is a great australia films
greg keen to have him back (MEL GIBSON) back to play as max in mad max 4 if he is tough enought to play he should ! iam a mad max fan. mad max had to be real good movie.
Mad max 4 minus Mel? .. I won’t see it if he’s not in it, what a disapointment. it would not be the same without him. The whole idea of it is that Max is older so whats the big deal>? I think everyone would love to see him do a fourth one. I do hope that changes.
WE DON’T NEED A YOUNGER FACE, WE WANT MEL !
It would actually be great to see an older Mel play Max.