While not exactly challenging in terms of narrative complexity this summers critically acclaimed Mad Max: Fury Road was an explosive blockbuster and unrelenting tour-de-force from Australian director and franchise creator George Miller. Some hardcore fans have called out against Max's demotion to a supporting role to Charlize Theron's Furiosa, but there is no denying the overhwelming effect of two hours of non-stop, high-octane action. Speaking recently to Top Gear Miller talked about the production of this summers massivley successful movie, and his plans for the future - which include two more sequels, which have reportedly already been written...
“This film [Fury Road] was green lit three times and fell over three times over a decade. We went to shoot with Mel Gibson back in 2001, but then 9/11 happened, and the American dollar collapsed against the Australian dollar close to 30 per cent, so we lost that amount of budget overnight.”
“We were then rained out of Australia. The desert rained for the first time in 15 years, and we ended up in South West Africa, Namibia. But in this process, we had dug down deep into the backstory, not only of the characters, but of every vehicle. How the steering wheels became religious artefacts and things like that."
“So we ended up with two scripts, without really trying. We’re talking to the studio [Warner Bros] about it as we speak, but which one of the two stories will happen next, I’m not so sure.”
“I want to do a small film without special effects before I do any of that, just to do it quickly. We shot Fury Road for eight months… that’s a lot. Every day in the heat and the dust, doing these stunts, it’s very wearing. We’ve got two more planned, but at some point in the future.”
