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pos: Mad Max: Fury Road Mad Max: Fury Road Mad Max: Fury Road is a 2015 Australian-American post-apocalyptic action film co-written, produced, and directed by George Miller. Miller collaborated with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris on the screenplay. The fourth and a reboot of the "Mad Max" franchise, it is a joint Australian-American venture produced by Kennedy Miller Mitchell, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, and Village Roadshow Pictures. The film is set in a post-apocalyptic desert wasteland where petrol 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

pos: Mad Max: Fury Road Gibson would return as Max. That same month, British actor Tom Hardy was in negotiations to take the lead role of Max, while it was also announced that Charlize Theron would play a major role in the film. In June 2010, Hardy announced on "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" that he would play the title role. In July 2010, Miller announced plans to shoot two "Mad Max" films back-to-back, entitled "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "Mad Max: Furiosa". Weta Digital was originally involved with the film when it was scheduled for a 2012 release. The company was to be handling

pos: Mad Max (franchise) of "Fury Road". In March 2015, during an interview with "Esquire" magazine, Hardy revealed that he was attached to star in three more "Mad Max" films following "Fury Road". After the release of "Fury Road", Miller announced that he would like to make a follow-up titled "Mad Max: The Wasteland", which he later clarified was "just a working title". Miller reaffirmed his intent to continue the franchise after reports to the contrary surfaced following an interview in January 2016. The series' protagonist, Max Rockatansky, was portrayed through the first three films by Mel Gibson. Tom Hardy took over the role

pos: Mad Max (franchise) desert which detracted from the post-apocalyptic feeling that Miller wanted. Shooting ultimately took place in Namibia the following year. The film was released on 15 May 2015. It features British actor Tom Hardy as Mad Max and Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa. Gibson was originally attached to star in "Fury Road" during its failed 2003 production attempt. Miller and McCarthy found during the writing process for "Mad Max: Fury Road" that they had enough story material for two additional scripts. One of these, entitled "Mad Max: Furiosa", had already been completed, and Miller hoped to film it after the release

pos: George Miller (director) will direct "Three Thousand Years Of Longing." In April 2017 Miller announced that two more films were to be added to the Mad Max series. Miller also said that he and co-writer Nico Lathouris have finished two additional post-"Fury Road" scripts for the Mad Max series. The "Fury Road" lead, Tom Hardy, is committed to the next sequel. In 2015, and again in early 2017, Miller said "the fifth film in the franchise will be titled 'Mad Max: The Wasteland."' Dr. D Studios was a Sydney-based digital animation studio founded in mid-2007 as a partnership between Kennedy Miller Mitchell and

pos: Mel Gibson television films, and animated films. Gibson got his breakthrough role as the leather-clad post-apocalyptic survivor in George Miller's "Mad Max". The independently financed blockbuster helped to make him an international star. In the United States, the actors' Australian accents were dubbed with American accents. The original film spawned two sequels: "Mad Max 2" (known in North America as "The Road Warrior"), and "Mad Max 3" (known in North America as "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome"). A fourth movie, "" (2015), was made with Tom Hardy in the title role. The 1981 Peter Weir film "Gallipoli" is about a group of young

pos: Mad Max (franchise) Mad Max (franchise) Mad Max is an Australian dystopian action media franchise created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy. It began in 1979 with "Mad Max", and was followed by three films: "Mad Max 2" (1981), "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" (1985) and "" (2015). Mel Gibson starred in the first three films and Tom Hardy took over as Max in the fourth film. The series follows the adventures of Max Rockatansky, a police officer in a future Australia which is experiencing societal collapse due to war and critical resource shortages. When his wife and child are murdered by a vicious

pos: Max Rockatansky Max Rockatansky Max Rockatansky is the title character and protagonist of the post-apocalyptic action films from the "Mad Max" franchise, which spans 1979 to 2015. He appears in the films "Mad Max", "Mad Max 2", "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome", and "". Created by director George Miller and producer Byron Kennedy, the character was played by actor Mel Gibson in the first three films, and by Tom Hardy in the fourth. In "Mad Max", Max Rockatansky is a Main Force Patrol officer tasked with maintaining law and order on the roads of a dystopic Victoria, Australia. Max is quiet, rarely speaking

pos: Max Rockatansky Film" ranked him #75 in their Top 100 Movie Characters of All Time. Max Rockatansky Max Rockatansky is the title character and protagonist of the post-apocalyptic action films from the "Mad Max" franchise, which spans 1979 to 2015. He appears in the films "Mad Max", "Mad Max 2", "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome", and "". Created by director George Miller and producer Byron Kennedy, the character was played by actor Mel Gibson in the first three films, and by Tom Hardy in the fourth. In "Mad Max", Max Rockatansky is a Main Force Patrol officer tasked with maintaining law and order

pos: George Miller (director) Mel Gibson and a third starring Tom Hardy; "Mad Max 2" also released as "The Road Warrior" (1981), "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" (1985) and "" (2015). During the time between the second and third "Mad Max" films, Miller directed a remake of "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" as a segment for the anthology film "" (1983). He also co-produced and co-directed many acclaimed miniseries for Australian television including "The Dismissal" (1983) and "The Cowra Breakout" (1984). In 1987, Miller directed "The Witches of Eastwick", starring Jack Nicholson, Susan Sarandon, Cher and Michelle Pfeiffer. The film, a black comedy, was centred around

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road publishing a comic book prequel limited series. Each issue focuses on the backstory of one or two of the film's characters. The first issue, titled "Mad Max: Fury Road - Nux and Immortan Joe #1", was released on 20 May. The second, "Mad Max: Fury Road - Furiosa #1", was released on 17 June. The third, "Mad Max: Fury Road - Mad Max #1", was released on 8 July. The final issue, "Mad Max: Fury Road - Mad Max #2", was released on 5 August. A single-volume collection containing the stories of all four issues was released on 26 August.

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road (comic book) - Nux and Immortan Joe #1" was released on 20 May. The second one titled "Mad Max: Fury Road - Furiosa #1" was released on 17 June. The third one titled "Mad Max: Fury Road - Mad Max #1" was released on 8 July. The final prequel comic titled "Mad Max: Fury Road - Mad Max #2" was released on 5 August. A single-volume paperback of the series was released on 26 August, collecting the four issues alongside a bonus short story chronicling the creation of the War Rig . The series has received mixed reviews. The issue centered on

neg: Mad Max (franchise) for 2015's "Fury Road". The series features a few recurring cast members in different roles. Bruce Spence played different aviators in two of the films, first the Gyro Captain in "Mad Max 2" and then Jedediah the Pilot in "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome". Hugh Keays-Byrne has taken antagonist roles twice: he played Toecutter in "Mad Max" and Immortan Joe in "Mad Max: Fury Road". Max Fairchild appeared as Benno Swaisey in "Mad Max" and as "Broken Victim" of the Humungus's gang in "Mad Max 2". Many licensed products are based on the "Mad Max" franchise. Products include novels, comic books,

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road (soundtrack) one piece of noisy drumming sound different enough from another piece of noisy drumming to make me want to listen to it, which isn’t necessarily a problem in the film but is of course a big one on the album." Hans Zimmer, a frequent collaborator of Holkenborg, called the score "absolutely phenomenal and mind-blowingly brilliant." Credits adopted from liner notes: Additional music credited in "Mad Max: Fury Road": Mad Max: Fury Road (soundtrack) Mad Max: Fury Road: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a soundtrack album for the 2015 film, "", composed by Tom Holkenborg a.k.a. Junkie XL. It was released

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road (soundtrack) by Warner Bros. Senior Vice President Darren Higman, Holkenborg flew to Sydney where he viewed a three-hour workprint of the film and met with director George Miller. Because of Holkenborg's work on "" and his on-the-spot ideas for "Mad Max: Fury Road", Miller hired him, and he immediately began work on writing the film's themes. "I got in August of 2013 and we [didn't finish] until August 2014," said Holkenborg. "When you're so early in the game, you have so much room of experimentation." Similar to Brian May, who composed the scores to "Mad Max" and "Mad Max 2", Holkenborg

neg: Pursuit Special Pursuit Special The Pursuit Special, also referred to as the Last of the V8 Interceptors, is the iconic black GT Falcon muscle car featuring a distinctive supercharger driven by the title character Mad Max during much of the "Mad Max" franchise, where it appears in "Mad Max", "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior" and in "Mad Max: Fury Road", as well as both video games. The first car shown in the film with the title of Pursuit Special is a 1972 HQ Holden Monaro V8 coupe stolen by Nightrider (played by Vince Gil), an escaped cop killer, who dies in

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road against Warner Bros. over a disputed $7 million bonus was likely to delay the production of any sequels. Miller also wants a Furiosa spin-off starring Charlize Theron as the one-armed war captain. Mad Max: Fury Road Mad Max: Fury Road is a 2015 Australian-American post-apocalyptic action film co-written, produced, and directed by George Miller. Miller collaborated with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris on the screenplay. The fourth and a reboot of the "Mad Max" franchise, it is a joint Australian-American venture produced by Kennedy Miller Mitchell, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, and Village Roadshow Pictures. The film is set in a post-apocalyptic desert

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road Jones, whose Road Runner cartoons are models of ingenuity and rigor." Similar to the previous "Mad Max" films, home has been regarded as a central theme in "Mad Max: Fury Road" as it dominates the motivations of Max, Furiosa, and the Five Wives: his home was destroyed, she was taken from her home, and the wives are in search of a new home to raise their children. The unity of these characters also harnesses a concern for family, a common theme within Miller's filmography. Plans for a fourth film in the "Mad Max" series hit financial difficulties and the project

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road for an Australian film, previously held by "The Piano" (1993), which won three Oscars. In 2011, Miller and McCarthy found during the writing process for "Fury Road" that they had enough story material for two additional scripts. One of these, entitled "Mad Max: Furiosa", had already been completed, and Miller hoped to film it after the release of "Fury Road". In March 2015, during an interview with "Esquire", Hardy revealed that he was attached to star in three more "Mad Max" films following "Fury Road". In May 2015, Miller told "Wired": "Should "Fury Road" be successful, I've got two other

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road Max: Fury Road" is a remarkable and glorious motion picture, not just one of the great action movies of our time but also a great and timely film, period." Alonso Duralde of "TheWrap" wrote, "In the same way that the original 1979 "Mad Max" was the "Citizen Kane" of gut-bucket Australian exploitation cinema, "Mad Max: Fury Road" may well be the "Götterdämmerung" of drive-in movies. It has its roots in the Western and the post-apocalyptic road-rage action saga [...], where Miller dares anyone else to follow in his tire treads." IGN reviewer Scott Collura gave the film 9.2 out of

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road (comic book) Imperator Furiosa has been harshly criticized for its depictions of rape and its characterization of female characters. Some critics opined that it negatively affects the film. However, the issue centering on Nux and Immortan Joe and the two issues centering on Max were received more positively. Mad Max: Fury Road (comic book) Mad Max: Fury Road is a limited comic book series created by George Miller, Nico Lathouris, and Mark Sexton. Serving as a prequel to the 2015 , the series focuses on several characters from the film at various points in their lives before it. The series consists of

neg: Mad Max (franchise) Miller initially lost interest in the project after his friend and producer Byron Kennedy was killed in a helicopter crash, he later agreed to move forward with the assistance of Ogilvie. "Mad Max: Fury Road" (also known as "Mad Max 4: Fury Road" or simply "Mad Max 4"), the fourth film and a “revisit” to the franchise (as described by Miller), is a 2015 post-apocalyptic dystopian/action film co-written and directed by George Miller. While location scouting was reported to be underway in May 2009, production was delayed until June 2012 due to unusually high levels of rain in the Australian

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road (soundtrack) Mad Max: Fury Road (soundtrack) Mad Max: Fury Road: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a soundtrack album for the 2015 film, "", composed by Tom Holkenborg a.k.a. Junkie XL. It was released on 12 May 2015 through WaterTower Music. A limited vinyl edition of the soundtrack was released by Mondo at the end of July 2015. Since "" experienced a lengthy development, multiple composers were attached to the film at various times including John Powell and Marco Beltrami. In October 2013, it was officially announced that Tom Holkenborg a.k.a. Junkie XL would be composing the film's music. After being contacted

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road (comic book) Mad Max: Fury Road (comic book) Mad Max: Fury Road is a limited comic book series created by George Miller, Nico Lathouris, and Mark Sexton. Serving as a prequel to the 2015 , the series focuses on several characters from the film at various points in their lives before it. The series consists of four issues. Beginning in May 2015, Vertigo published one issue per month, ending in August. A single-volume collection of all of the issues was published on 26 August. Reception of the series has been mixed; some consider it unnecessary and poorly executed, and many harshly criticized

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road weeks after that first meeting and those themes never changed." A soundtrack album was released by WaterTower Music on 12 May 2015. 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. "Mad Max: Fury Road" had its world premiere on 7 May 2015 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. On 14 May 2015, it screened out-of-competition at the 68th Cannes Film Festival, and then was released in theatres on 15 May 2015. Leading up its release, the film was digitally

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road and DVD in the United Kingdom on 5 October 2015. In the United States, the film was released digitally on 11 August 2015, and physically on 1 September. In addition to the stand-alone release, a box set containing all four films and a documentary about the series titled "Madness of Max" was released the same day. In October 2016, the black and white version of Fury Road, called "Mad Max: Black & Chrome" debuted in the "Mad Max: High Octane" anthology; a stand-alone version of the film was also available for streaming at the same time and was released on

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road (comic book) to help them escape however their teacher Aunty Giddy being too old chooses not to go with them. Furiosa sneaks the Wives outside of the Vault to help them escape from Immortan Joe's captivity. The third comic takes place between the events of "" and "Mad Max: Fury Road". Max Rockatansky travels to Gas Town to battle in its gladiator arena "Thunderdome Plus" to win a V8 engine so he can build a new V8 Interceptor after the original was destroyed during the events of "Mad Max 2". The "Thunderdome Plus" is based on the original "Thunderdome", however unlike the

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road Max, is "actually a secondary figure" in a film that is not about a roaming Max Rockatansky. Instead, the movie is "actually" about a "feminist revolt led by Imperator Furiosa" against Immortan Joe. Further themes pointed out by critics have included vengeance, solidarity, home, and redemption. In his review of "Mad Max: Fury Road", film critic A. O. Scott wrote: "The themes of vengeance and solidarity, the wide-open spaces and the kinetic, ground-level movement mark "Fury Road" as a western, and the filmmakers pay tribute to such masters of the genre as John Ford, Budd Boetticher and, not least, Chuck

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road before". These elements contrast this film with the male-centered hero in the previous Mad Max films. According to Mandalita De Barco of NPR, Theron's character, "Furiosa has a shaved head and a fierce leather outfit. And with a mechanical arm she jerry-rigged from salvaged tools, Furiosa is a sharpshooting powerhouse who can also handle an 18-wheel war rig charging through the desert." She is "a female road warrior." Throughout the film, Furiosa "is a character exactly equal to Max." Director Miller describes Furiosa and Max as "protagonist/antagonist". Kyle Smith of the "New York Post" said that the title character, Mad

neg: Max Rockatansky drives a tractor-trailer truck after sustaining serious injuries in the second film. Max displays fast reflexes in "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior" by grabbing a snake before it can bite him and in "Mad Max: Fury Road" stomping a two-headed lizard that runs towards him from behind. This leads Aunty Entity to choose him to kill Master Blaster in "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome", as he was the first to survive her "audition." Max also displays a fair amount of mechanical and electronics ability, performing minor repairs on his own vehicle and rigging two to explode should someone tamper with

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road and welcomed by the remaining War Boys. Max shares a respectful glance with Furiosa before blending into the crowd and departing for parts unknown. The primary theme of "Mad Max: Fury Road" is survival and retention of humanity in the face of apocalyptic events. The theme of humanity is illustrated by Max beginning the film a feral wanderer, then rediscovering his former dignity by partnering with Furiosa. As the underlying goal for Max, the theme of staying alive has been carried over from the previous of the series that also highlight issues such as ecological collapse and moral decadence. "Survival

neg: Imperator Furiosa is last seen ascending into the citadel on a lift used to move vehicles into and out of the facility. One of the scripts completed for a "Fury Road" sequel was entitled "Mad Max: Furiosa", and George Miller hoped to film it after the release of "Fury Road". However, in a 2015 interview, Miller said: "I'm not sure, is the answer. She's not in the Mad Max [sequel] story, but in one of the stories, there's an interaction between [Max and Furiosa]. I can't really say more than that because it's still in progress." Furiosa has a mechanical left arm.

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road the early stages. The project was given the green light to begin filming in the Australian desert in May 2003 with a budget of US$100 million, but the location was ruined by rainfall. "Mad Max 4" entered then a hiatus in light of security concerns related to its Namibian shoot because of tightened travel and shipping restrictions at the onset of the Iraq War. In November 2006, Miller stated that he intended to make "Fury Road" and that the film was never going to involve Gibson: "There's a real hope. The last thing I wanted to do is another "Mad

neg: Mad Max 2 2" was established in 2010 by Adrian and Linda Bennett, who developed the museum after moving to Silverton and building a collection of "Mad Max" props and memorabilia. Mad Max 2 Mad Max 2 (originally released in the United States as The Road Warrior and sometimes known as Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior) is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller. It is the second installment in the "Mad Max" film series, with Mel Gibson reprising his role as "Mad" Max Rockatansky. The film's tale of a community of settlers who moved to defend themselves against

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road and Olympic athletes. Miller invited playwright Eve Ensler to act as an on-set adviser. Impressed with the script's depth and what she saw as feminist themes, she spent a week in Namibia, where she spoke to the actors about issues of violence against women. "Mad Max: Fury Road" contains 2,000 visual effects shots. The lead effects company was Iloura, who delivered more than 1,500 effects shots for the film. Additional visual effects studios that worked on the film include Method Studios, Stereo D, 4DMax, BlackGinger, The Third Floor, and Dr. D Studios. Miller recruited his wife, Margaret Sixel, to edit

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road $3.7 million it made from Thursday night run from 3,000 theatres. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $45.4 million, finishing in second at the box office behind "Pitch Perfect 2" ($69.2 million). "Mad Max: Fury Road" had been released in May 2015 and had ended its theatrical run on 24 September 2015. Unlike the other seven 2015 Academy Award for Best Picture nominees, "Fury Road" did not get any box office bump after the nominees were announced in January 2016. Outside North America, it opened on 14 May on 12,000 screens in 48 countries, earning $10.4 million. It opened

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road 10, saying: "The over-the-top stunts and eccentric characters and designs are all hugely important to "Fury Road", ... but it's the overriding sense of the film's uniqueness, its striving to be something more than just another action movie, that is most impressive." The film has also been praised by scholars on several fronts. Feminist critics have praised the dominant role taken by Furiosa and the range of atypical female roles including the wives and the gun-toting Vuvalini, and disability studies scholars have commended the film for its positive, non-stigmatizing portrayals of physical and psychological disabilities. "Mad Max: Fury Road" was

neg: Mad Max 2 Mad Max 2 Mad Max 2 (originally released in the United States as The Road Warrior and sometimes known as Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior) is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller. It is the second installment in the "Mad Max" film series, with Mel Gibson reprising his role as "Mad" Max Rockatansky. The film's tale of a community of settlers who moved to defend themselves against a roving band of marauders follows an archetypical "Western" frontier movie motif, as does Max's role as a hardened man who rediscovers his humanity when he decides to

neg: Max Rockatansky in the third film. In Fury Road, Max's left knee brace makes another appearance and still appears to affect his mobility, albeit only slightly. An injury to his left eye as a result of the crash of the Pursuit Special in "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior" is evident years later in "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome." "Entertainment Weekly" ranked the character eleventh on its list of the top twenty "All-Time Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture" in April 2009. The magazine also listed the characters portrayed by Kevin Costner in "Waterworld" and "The Postman" as "copycat descendants" of Max Rockatansky. "Total

neg: Mad Max (franchise) which was released in 1992 for Sega Genesis and SNES. Later, in June 2013, it was revealed at E3 that developer Avalanche Studios would be developing a video game based on the setting of "Mad Max". The game was released in September 2015 for Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows and Xbox One, with the titular character being voiced by Bren Foster. "Mad Max: Fury Road" is a limited comic book series created by George Miller, Nico Lathouris, and Mark Sexton. Serving as a prequel to the 2015 film of the same name, the series focuses on several of

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road stories to tell." Later in May, Miller revealed that plans for the sequel had changed and the fifth film in the franchise will instead be titled "Mad Max: The Wasteland". In October 2015, Miller's team had two scripts for sequels which they ended up with during the writing process. Later that month, he clarified that "Mad Max: The Wasteland" was a working title for the sequel. Miller reaffirmed his intent to continue the franchise after reports to the contrary surfaced following an interview in January 2016. In November 2017, it was reported that a lawsuit filed by Miller's production company

neg: Mad Max (franchise) notably apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and encompasses works in additional media, including video games and comic books. In 2016, "Fury Road" became the first film of the "Mad Max" franchise to receive Academy Award recognition, including being nominated for Best Picture and Best Director for Miller, and winning six of its ten nominations. "Mad Max" is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller. Written by Miller and James McCausland from a story by Miller and producer Byron Kennedy, it tells a story of societal breakdown, murder, and revenge. The film, starring the then little-known Mel Gibson, was

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road Max", but this script came along, and I'm completely carried away with it." The film's screenplay was co-written with cult British comic creator Brendan McCarthy, who also designed many of the new characters and vehicles. Miller again confirmed his intention to make another "Mad Max" at the 2007 Aurora filmmaker initiative. However, he stated that he thought Gibson would not be interested in the film because of his age. Heath Ledger was reportedly considered for the lead before his death in 2008. On 5 March 2009, it was announced that an R-rated 3D animated feature film was in pre-production and

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road have aided the film in at least passing $400 million. It grossed $153.6 million in North America and $224.8 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $378.4 million. It had a worldwide opening weekend total of $109 million, and went on to become the second highest-grossing Warner Bros. film of 2015 (behind "San Andreas"), and the nineteenth highest-grossing film of 2015 worldwide overall. In the United States and Canada, "Mad Max: Fury Road" opened simultaneously with "Pitch Perfect 2". It opened Friday, 15 May 2015, across 3,702 theatres, and earned $16.77 million on its opening day. This included

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road be produced at Dr. D Studios, a digital art studios founded in 2008 by Miller and Doug Mitchell. On 18 May 2009, it was reported that location scouting was underway for "Mad Max 4". After exploring the possibility of an animated 3D film, Miller decided instead to shoot a 3D live action film. By this time, production had moved to Warner Bros. In October 2009, Miller announced that principal photography on "Fury Road" would commence at Broken Hill, New South Wales in early 2011, ending years of speculation. This announcement attracted widespread media attention in Australia, with speculation on whether

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road R-rated version had been shown separately in different test screenings. The R-rated version was better received by test audiences, leading Warner Bros. to release it. The musical score for "Mad Max: Fury Road" was written by the Dutch composer Junkie XL. Prior to Junkie XL's involvement, Hans Zimmer, John Powell and Marco Beltrami were attached at separate times to score the film. After hearing Junkie XL's score for "", Miller met with the composer in Sydney. "I got very inspired and started writing pieces of music for scenes," said Junkie XL. "The initial main themes were written in the four

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road (comic book) it will be seen as a sign of weakness and their enemies might try to capture the Citadel, and tells the Wordburger to take pass on this message. The Wordburger warns the Citadel's people listening to him that they are about to repeat the mistakes of the past. The comic book series was revealed in February 2015 by Vertigo and Miller was announced to helm the writing team. Beginning 20 May 2015, Vertigo started releasing four comic book prequels, one per month, that detail the backstory for a character in the film. The first comic titled "Mad Max: Fury Road

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road named one of the best films of 2015 by numerous critics and publications, including ranked first on the rogerebert.com Ten Best Films of 2015, and was Rotten Tomatoes' best scoring film of 2015. The film topped Metacritic's tally of film critics year-end best film lists, with 58 critics naming it their best film of the year. "Mad Max: Fury Road" was named the nineteenth-greatest film of the 21st century in a 2016 BBC critics' poll. In 2017, it was named the nineteenth "Best Film of the 21st Century So Far" by "The New York Times". The film won many critical

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road million from 175,000 admissions in its opening weekend debuting at No. 2 behind local film "Love Live! The School Idol Movie". In total earnings, its three largest markets outside of the US and Canada are South Korea ($29.7 million), followed by the UK ($26.9 million) and France ($18.1 million). "Mad Max: Fury Road" received widespread critical acclaim. Some critics have named the film one of the greatest action films ever made. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 97% approval rating and an average rating of 8.6/10 based on 391 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "With exhilarating

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road physical media on 6 December 2016. "Mad Max: Fury Road" became a moderate box office success theatrically. When comparing the final theatrical gross to its $200 million budget (including production, marketing and distribution costs), it was an average hit, with "Forbes" comparing the box office figures of the film to "Edge of Tomorrow", calling it "too expensive, but not really a flop." "The Hollywood Reporter" calculated that the loss incurred by the film was around $20–40 million. According to "Forbes", one of the reasons the film emerged less successful than hoped was its cancelled release in China; success there could

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road in the "Mad Max" franchise. The film was ranked by many critics as the best film of 2015, and is considered one of the greatest action films of all time and one of the greatest films of the 21st century, widely praised for its direction, screenplay, action sequences, and ensemble cast. "Fury Road" won multiple critical and guild awards, and received ten Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, and won six: Costume Design, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Film Editing, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing. Following an energy crisis, the world has become a desert wasteland and

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road action and a surprising amount of narrative heft, "Mad Max: Fury Road" brings George Miller's post-apocalyptic franchise roaring vigorously back to life." On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating, the film has a score of 90 out of 100 based on 51 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade cinema audiences gave the film was a "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Robbie Collin of "The Daily Telegraph" gave the film a full five stars and praised the film for its acting, screenplay, choreography, stunts, humor, and direction calling the film a "spiritual sequel"

neg: Pursuit Special a group of raiders, then rescues a mortally wounded member of an oil rig settlement; and then again later, when it is destroyed during Max's failed attempt to escape the settlement. The Pursuit Special returns in "Mad Max: Fury Road". (The movie never explains its reappearance; however, the "Fury Road" comic series (set just before the movie) includes a story arc where Max gathers parts to rebuild the vehicle before the events of "Fury Road".) The car is shown very briefly in the movie, having been driven by Max before it is destroyed by Immortan Joe's men. It is then

neg: Mad Max (franchise) biker gang, Max kills them in revenge and becomes a drifting loner in the Wasteland. As Australia devolves further into barbarity, this skilled warrior of the road finds himself helping pockets of civilisation, initially for his own self-interest, but his motives always drift into more idealistic ones. The series has been well received by critics, with each film marked "Certified Fresh" on the film review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes; "Mad Max 2" and "Fury Road" in particular have been ranked among the best action films ever made. Furthermore, the series has also had a significant influence on popular culture, most

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road (comic book) of Buzzards in ambush. He fights and defeats them all. Glory leads Max out through a hole in the ceiling but Max refuses to leave without the Interceptor. He notices doors to the car parking area, and though Glory insists it is too dangerous to go there since the Buzzards live there, Max stubbornly presses on. Max takes Glory to the car parking area to find the Interceptor restored to working condition by the Buzzards. Driving away Max engages in battle with Buzzard vehicles but escapes. Max takes Glory back to her mother who invites Max to come with them.

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road and an "eruption of craziness." Writing for "The Guardian" and awarding the film four stars out of five, Peter Bradshaw wrote, "Extravagantly deranged, ear-splittingly cacophonous, and entirely over the top, George Miller has revived his "Mad Max" punk-western franchise as a bizarre convoy chase action-thriller in the post-apocalyptic desert." Lindsay Bahr of The Associated Press wrote, "Miller has reminded us that blockbusters have the potential to not only be art, but radically visionary – even the fourth in a series. What a lovely day, indeed." Scott Mendelson of "Forbes" gave the film 10 out of 10 stars and wrote, ""Mad

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road (comic book) Max declines and drives off alone, but turns around after seeing in the mirror The Buzzard who had stabbed Max, driving and hitting Glory and her mother with his vehicle. Max rams his Interceptor into the Buzzard's vehicle in anger and kills him, but it's too late, both Glory and her mother die of their injuries. Distraught, Max buries the pair and leaves the city with his Interceptor. After the Wordburger ends his story, the people listening to him overhear Corpus Colossus warning a woman that they can't keep giving away water to everybody who comes to the Citadel as

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road 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 finds Furiosa repairing the Rig, accompanied by the wives: Capable, Cheedo, Toast, the Dag, and the Splendid Angharad, who is heavily pregnant with Joe's child. Max steals the Rig, but Furiosa has activated a kill switch which disables

neg: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (also known as Mad Max 3) is a 1985 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie, distributed by Warner Bros., and written by Miller and Terry Hayes. In this sequel to "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior", Max (Mel Gibson) is exiled into the desert by the corrupt ruler of Bartertown, Aunty Entity (Tina Turner), and there encounters an isolated cargo cult centered on a crashed Boeing 747 and its deceased captain. The film is the third installment in the "Mad Max" film series and the last with

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road (comic book) Max refuses her help and goes it alone promising that he will bring Glory back safe. The Buzzards had been using Glory to retrieve supplies from small places, however she escaped and hid underground where the Buzzards could not find her. Max encounters Glory who thinks of him as hostile and screams. The Buzzards are alerted, discover them both and give chase. Max gains her trust by saying he was sent by her mother, and Glory guides him to her hiding place, a dark room where the Buzzards breed moths for food. Max lights a flare and finds a group

neg: Mad Max 2 (soundtrack) feel legendary." Mad Max 2 (Expanded Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a bootleg featuring extended and alternate cues previously unreleased. Album cues from the original album are bolded in the following track listing. <nowiki>*</nowiki> - Contains material that was present on the original soundtrack as "Montage/Main Title" <nowiki>**</nowiki> - Contains material that was present on the original soundtrack as "SFX Suite" Additional music featured in "Mad Max 2": Mad Max 2 (soundtrack) Mad Max 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a soundtrack album for the 1981 film, "Mad Max 2" (also known as "The Road Warrior"), composed by Brian May. It

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road Joe's ally, the Bullet Farmer, continues pursuing them. Nux helps Max free the Rig while Furiosa shoots and blinds the Bullet Farmer. Max walks into the dark to confront the Bullet Farmer and his men, wordlessly returning with guns and ammunition and covered in blood. They drive the War Rig overnight through swampland and desert, coming across a naked woman the next day. Max suspects a trap, though Furiosa approaches the woman and states her history and clan affiliation. The naked woman summons her clan, the Vuvalini, who recognize Furiosa as one of their own who was kidnapped as a

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road Furiosa is seriously wounded. Joe positions his car in front of the War Rig to slow it, while Max fights Joe's giant son, Rictus Erectus. Joe captures Toast, who manages to distract him long enough for Furiosa to kill him. Nux sacrifices himself by wrecking the Rig, killing Rictus and blocking the canyon, allowing Max, Furiosa, the wives, and the surviving Vuvalini to escape in Joe's car, where Max transfuses his blood to Furiosa, saving her life. At the Citadel, the impoverished citizens react to Joe's death with joy. Furiosa, the wives, and the Vuvalini are cheered by the people

neg: Ford Falcon (Australia) sills, and valances were painted in a contrasting colour to the body colour (usually black, but dependent upon the actual body colour choice). This classic car is world-renowned for its starring roles in the movies "Mad Max" and "Mad Max 2" ("The Road Warrior"), both starring Mel Gibson. In "Mad Max", the police use yellow XA and XB sedans, and Max later drives a customised black XB hardtop known as the Pursuit Special, or black-on-black due to its matte black over gloss black paint scheme. In "Mad Max 2" ("The Road Warrior") it was referred to as the "Last of

neg: Mad Max 2 and subtitling it "the thrilling predecessor to "The Road Warrior"." Despite the title change, grosses from the US release were on par with other countries. Warner Bros. felt comfortable to keep the title of the third "Mad Max" film, "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome", intact for that film's American release. "Mad Max 2" received positive reviews and is regarded by many critics as one of the best films of 1981. The film holds a 98% rating based on 42 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes with and average rating of 8.4/10 and with the consensus, ""The Road Warrior" is everything a bigger-budgeted Mad

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road (comic book) knife with his free hand and cuts the rope but starts bleeding heavily. While dragging himself, he becomes unconscious and has a hallucination of his dead family. He is rescued by the woman who earlier helped him at the Thunderdome. She tells him that she fixed his wound and that he owes her. The woman who saved Max escorts him to a sunken city where the Buzzards live underground. She asks Max to rescue her daughter, Glory, who was kidnapped by the Buzzards during a raid and offers to tag along with him to find both Glory and his Interceptor.

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road (comic book) original, its battles involve many competitors instead of just two. Before the battle is about to begin, a Buzzard who is wearing body armor with sharp blades attached on it enters the battle. During the battle, most of the combatants are killed and Max gets grabbed by one of the final three combatants who is killed by the Buzzard. The Buzzard tries to kill Max who however is able to dodge his blow and climbs on the pipes where he is given a flare by a woman. He is grabbed by the Buzzard, however he lights the flare and burns

neg: Mad Max (2015 video game) originally intended as a tie-in with a "Mad Max" animated film which would be released simultaneously. The film's production was suspended to allow adequate production time for the game. After Barlog announced in 2008 that a publisher for the game was being sought, no further information about the project was forthcoming. In 2010, Barlog was a consultant for Avalanche Studios, leaving in 2012 for Crystal Dynamics. A "Fury Road" tie-in video game was in development by Interplay Entertainment, but was scrapped when Electronic Arts acquired the franchise's video-game rights for $20 million. On 14 February 2013, a blurry screenshot of

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road spent several years in "development hell". In 1995, George Miller re-acquired the rights to future "Mad Max" films from Warner Bros. The idea for a fourth occurred to Miller in August 1998 when he was walking in an intersection in Los Angeles. About a year later, while travelling from Los Angeles to Australia, the idea coalesced. Miller conceived a story where "violent marauders were fighting, not for oil or for material goods, but for human beings." The film was set to shoot in 2001 through 20th Century Fox, but was postponed because of the September 11 attacks that same year.

neg: Mad Max 2 (soundtrack) Mad Max 2 (soundtrack) Mad Max 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a soundtrack album for the 1981 film, "Mad Max 2" (also known as "The Road Warrior"), composed by Brian May. It was released on vinyl in the United States in 1982 by Varèse Sarabande, followed by a CD release on 25 October 1990. In 1981, composer Brian May reteamed with director George Miller and producer Byron Kennedy to write the music for "Mad Max 2". Unlike the score for the previous film, May approached the music with a more legato and grandeur frame of reference. "It was an

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road and guild awards, and received ten Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, the second most-nominated film of the 88th Academy Awards after "The Revenant", also starring Hardy. It is the first film of the "Mad Max" franchise to receive Academy Award recognition, and one of the few sequels to be nominated for Best Picture. The film won six Academy Awards for Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Sound Editing, surpassing all other films at the awards ceremony, and broke the record for the most wins

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road (comic book) out his eye with it. He then rips off his head armour and uses it to kill him thus winning the battle. The other Buzzards accuse Max of cheating saying he had outside help but the organisers refuse to recognise this and the Buzzards warn Max that he will pay. After winning the tournament, he takes the V8 engine to where his Interceptor is. The other Buzzards are able to follow him and suddenly attack him. He is knocked unconscious and his limbs are bound with rope tied to nails stuck in the ground by the Buzzards who take the

neg: Max Rockatansky circle, regaining his humanity and soul once again, and sacrificing his own well being for the sake of others. Sometime after "Mad Max - Beyond Thunderdome", the opening to "Fury Road" finds Max haggard and alone with his car. After his Interceptor is wrecked and he is captured by a gang known as the "War Boys", he is imprisoned and used as a live blood donor for the gang. Strapped to the hood of a car in pursuit of the War Boys' renegade general, Imperator Furiosa, Max escapes and reluctantly helps Furiosa in her quest to help five women escape

neg: Mad Max 2 ownership after being bought by Filmways, Inc. a year earlier. AIP's problems affected the release of the film and its box office in the US, although "Mad Max" proved much more successful when released internationally. Warner Bros. decided to release "Mad Max 2" in the United States, but they recognised that the first film was not popular in North America. Although the original "Mad Max" was becoming popular through cable channel showings, Warner Bros. decided to change the name of its sequel to "The Road Warrior". The advertising for the film, including print ads, trailers, and TV commercials, did not

neg: Mad Max 2 refer to the Max character at all, and all shied away from the fact that the film was a sequel. For the majority of viewers, their first inkling of "Road Warrior" being a sequel to "Mad Max" was when they saw the black and white, archival footage from the previous film, during the prologue. The film was a commercial success, earning $3.7 million in rentals in Australia. As "The Road Warrior" in North America, it was a greater success. The film earned $11.3 million in rentals and $23.6 million in grosses. Vestron Video capitalized by releasing "Mad Max" on video

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road the War Rig, allowing Nux to board and once again attempts to attack Furiosa, but fails and falls to the disappointment of Joe. However, as the Rig escapes, Angharad also falls off trying to protect Max and is run over by Joe's car, killing her and her child. Furiosa explains to Max that they are escaping to the "Green Place", an idyllic land she remembers from her childhood. Capable finds Nux hiding in the Rig, distraught over his failure, and consoles him. That night, the Rig gets stuck in the mud. Furiosa and Max slow Joe's forces with mines, but

neg: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome the set for Bartertown built at an old brickworks (the Brickpit) at Homebush Bay in Sydney's western suburbs and the children's camp shot at the Blue Mountains. ""Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" proved far more challenging than "The Road Warrior"," said cinematographer Dean Semler. "We were dealing with more varied environments than before and it was essential that each of the worlds created for the film have a distinctly different look." The musical score for "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" was composed by Maurice Jarre, replacing Brian May, who composed the music for the previous two films. The film also contains two

neg: Mad Max (franchise) band of marauders follows an archetypal "Western" frontier movie motif, as does Max's role as a hardened man who rediscovers his humanity. It also opens with a previously unexplained backstory on the tragic events that led to those in the original film. "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" (also known as "Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome" or simply "Mad Max 3") is a 1985 film, the third instalment in the dystopian/action movie "Mad Max" franchise. The film was directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie, and starred Mel Gibson and Tina Turner. The original music score was composed by Maurice Jarre. While

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road "The American dollar collapsed against the Australian dollar, and our budget ballooned", Miller said, adding that he "had to move on to "Happy Feet" because there was a small window when that was ready". Mel Gibson, who starred in the original three previous films, would not return to his role as the lead character. Miller ended up re-casting the role because of controversies surrounding Gibson and because he wanted Max to remain at a younger age, as the "same contemporary warrior". Miller announced in 2003 that a script had been written for a fourth film, and that pre-production was in

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road 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 armoured semi-truck, the "War Rig", to collect gasoline. When she drives off-route, Joe realizes that his five wives—women selected for breeding—are missing, and fleeing with her. Joe leads his entire army in pursuit of Furiosa, calling on the aid of nearby Gas Town

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road (comic book) Interceptor from him. When he wakes up, he is stabbed in the femoral artery by a Buzzard. Recognising him as a strong warrior, the Buzzard tells Max that instead of straight-away killing him he will give him a choice, either he could pull out the knife to cut the rope, however this will cause him to bleed to death or he could let it remain there and keep burning under the desert sun. Max is able to free one of his hands however it is too damaged to untie the other limbs which are also damaged. He pulls out the

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road it. Max reluctantly agrees to let Furiosa and the wives accompany him; Nux climbs on the Rig as it leaves and attempts to kill Furiosa, but is overcome and thrown out, and is picked up by Joe's army. Furiosa drives through a biker gang-controlled canyon to barter a deal for safe passage. However, with Joe's forces pursuing, the gang turns on her, forcing her and the group to flee, while the bikers detonate the canyon walls to block Joe. Max and Furiosa fight pursuing bikers as Joe's car, with Nux now on board, breaks through the blockade and eventually attacks

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road would be taking much of the plot from "Fury Road", although Gibson would not be in the film and Miller was looking for a "different route", a "renaissance" of the franchise. Miller cited director Akira Kurosawa as an inspiration for what he wanted to do with the franchise. Miller was also developing an action-adventure tie-in video game based on the fourth film, along with "God of War II" video game designer Cory Barlog. Both projects were expected to take two to two-and-a-half years, according to Miller, with a release date of either 2011 or 2012. "Fury Road" was going to

neg: Mad Max (soundtrack) He later added, "Far more narratively structured than the two scores that followed in the "Mad Max Trilogy", but no less violent, ballsy, headlong and rubber-burning, this is a classic thriller score from an era that was the change." Additional music featured in "Mad Max": Mad Max (soundtrack) Mad Max (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a soundtrack album for the 1979 film, "Mad Max", composed by Brian May. It was released on vinyl in the United States in 1980 by Varèse Sarabande, followed by a CD release on 26 October 1993. Composer Brian May first got in contact with director

neg: Road movie intended location. In Australia, road movies have been called a "complex metaphor" which refers to the country's history, current situation, and to anxieties about the future. The Mad Max films, including "Mad Max", "The Road Warrior" and "", "have become canonical for their dystopic reinvention of the outback as a post-human wasteland where survival depends upon manic driving skills". Other Australian road movies include Peter Weir's "The Cars That Ate Paris" (1974), about a small town where the inhabitants cause road accidents to salvage the vehicles; the biker film "Stone" (1974) by Sandy Harbutt, about a biker gang who witness

neg: Mad Max (2015 video game) Mad Max (2015 video game) Mad Max is an action-adventure video game based on the "Mad Max" franchise. Developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, it was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in September 2015. Feral Interactive published the game's macOS and Linux versions. In the game, players control Max Rockatansky as he progresses through the wasteland building a vehicle, his "Magnum Opus", to do battle with a gang of raiders, led by Scabrous Scrotus, and to reach the storied "Plains of Silence", where he hopes to find peace. "Mad Max" emphasizes

neg: Mad Max 2 the release of "Mad Max", director George Miller received a number of offers from Hollywood, including one to direct "First Blood". However, Miller instead decided to pursue a rock and roll movie under the working title of "Roxanne". After working with writer Terry Hayes on the novelization of "Mad Max", Miller and Hayes teamed up to write "Roxanne" in Los Angeles but the script was ultimately shelved. Miller then became more intrigued with the idea of returning to the world of "Mad Max", as a larger budget would allow him to be more ambitious. "Making "Mad Max" was a very

neg: Imperator Furiosa "Mad Max: Fury Road" does not explain how Furiosa lost her arm. Furiosa drives the War Rig, a fast and powerful truck that is the main vehicle which she, Max, and the Five Wives use in their attempt to escape Immortan Joe and arrive in the Green Place. She is also armed with a handgun and an SKS rifle. Furiosa is a strong-willed and moral leader. She takes the initiative to save the Five Wives from Immortan Joe without regard to her own safety and without any hope of reward, save for redemption. She hopes to take them to the

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road his army in an armoured tanker truck, leading 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. Attempts to shoot the film in 2001 and 2003 were delayed due to the September 11 attacks and the Iraq War. In 2007, after focusing on "Happy Feet", Miller decided to pursue it again. He briefly considered producing it as a computer-animated film but abandoned it in favour of live-action. In 2009, Miller announced

neg: Norma Moriceau (1980)," Mad Max 2" (1981) (which was released as "The Road Warrior" in the US), and "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" (1985). Other films she did costume design on in the early 1980s include the children's "Little Rascals" style film "Fatty Finn" (1980), "The Chain Reaction" (1980) (also called" Nuclear Run"), and "Nate and Hayes" (1983) (also called "Savage Islands" in the UK). Moriceau has won three Australian Film Institute Awards for the best costume-design, for "Newsfront", "Fatty Finn" and "Mad Max 2". In the mid-1980s, Moriceau did the costume design for the big Australian hit film "Crocodile Dundee" (1986), and

neg: Mad Max 2 score. Despite receiving the most nominations and wins, it was not nominated for Best Film. The "Mad Max" series of films, with their emphasis on dystopian, apocalyptic, and post-apocalyptic themes and imagery, have inspired some artists to recreate the look and feel of some aspects of the series in their work. As well, fan clubs and "road warrior"-themed activities continue into the 21st century. In 2008, "Mad Max 2" was selected by "Empire" magazine as one of "The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time". Similarly, "The New York Times" placed the film on its "Best 1000 Movies Ever" list. "Entertainment

neg: Mad Max (franchise) released internationally in 1980. It became a top-grossing Australian film, while holding the record in the "Guinness Book of Records" for decades as the most profitable film ever created, and has been credited for further opening the global market to Australian New Wave films. "Mad Max 2" (also known as "The Road Warrior") is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic dystopian action film directed by George Miller. This sequel to Miller's "Mad Max" was a worldwide box office success that further launched the career of Mel Gibson. The film's tale of a community of settlers moved to defend themselves against a roving

neg: Mad Max 2 also a box office success, winning the Best International Film from six nominations at the Saturn Award ceremony, including: Best Director for Miller; Best Actor for Gibson; Best Supporting Actor for Bruce Spence; Best Writing for Miller, Hayes and Hannant; and Best Costume for Norma Moriceau. "Mad Max 2" became a cult film, with fan clubs and "road warrior"-themed activities continuing into the 21st century, and is now widely considered to be one of the greatest action movies ever made, as well as one of the greatest sequels ever made. The film was preceded by "Mad Max" in 1979 and

neg: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome installments of the "Mad Max" series, "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" has influenced popular culture in various regards. The term "thunderdome" is now used in various contexts in which its meaning is similar to the sense in which it appears in the film. That is, a contest where the loser suffers a great hardship, though it has also come to mean, more generically, the state of the world following a nuclear apocalypse, or any place where chaos is the norm. Filmmaker Chris Weitz has cited the film as an influence. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (also known as

neg: Mad Max (2015 video game) released. Tyrrel noted an unstable frame rate and occasional texture pop-up, and Kollar identified audio problems. "Mad Max" was the second-best selling game in the United Kingdom in its first week of release on the UK software retail chart, only behind "", which was released the same day. According to the NPD Group, it was the eighth-best selling game in the US in September 2015. Mad Max (2015 video game) Mad Max is an action-adventure video game based on the "Mad Max" franchise. Developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, it was released for Microsoft Windows,

neg: Mad Max (soundtrack) Mad Max (soundtrack) Mad Max (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a soundtrack album for the 1979 film, "Mad Max", composed by Brian May. It was released on vinyl in the United States in 1980 by Varèse Sarabande, followed by a CD release on 26 October 1993. Composer Brian May first got in contact with director George Miller and producer Byron Kennedy after director Richard Franklin played the two May's score for his then-upcoming film "Patrick" (1978). Because the score resembled the work of Bernard Herrmann, May ultimately won the assignment of composing music for "Mad Max". "The sort of score

neg: Mad Max with consensus being "Staging the improbable car stunts and crashes to perfection, director George Miller succeeds completely in bringing the violent, post-apocalyptic world of "Mad Max" to visceral life." The film has been included in "best films of all time" lists by "The New York Times" and "The Guardian". Mad Max Mad Max is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller, produced by Byron Kennedy, and starring Mel Gibson as "Mad" Max Rockatansky, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, and Roger Ward. James McCausland and Miller wrote the screenplay from a story by Miller and

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road 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. The world premiere was on 7 May 2015 at the TCL Chinese Theatre. It began a worldwide theatrical release on 14 May 2015, including an out-of-competition screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival, in 2D, 3D, IMAX 3D, and 4DX. It has grossed over $378 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road child. Furiosa is devastated to learn that the swampland they passed was indeed the Green Place, now uninhabitable. The group then plans to ride motorbikes across immense salt flats in the hope of finding a new home. Max chooses to stay behind, but after seeing visions of a child he failed to save, he convinces them to return to the undefended Citadel, which has ample water and greenery that Joe keeps for himself, and trap Joe and his army in the bikers' canyon. The group heads back to the Citadel, but they are attacked en route by Joe's forces, and

neg: Mad Max: Fury Road (comic book) the issue centred on Imperator Furiosa. However, the issue focused on Nux and Immortan Joe and the two issues focused on Max Rockatansky were received more positively. All of the prequel comics begin with the introduction of the “Wordburger”, an oral storyteller and historian whose body is tattooed with names of important people, places and events. In each comic, the Wordburger is seen narrating the story of the protagonist of the respective comic to the people of the Citadel after it has been liberated from Immortan Joe's rule. The first comic centres on the origins of Nux and Immortan Joe.