In 1979 Australian actor hugh Keays-Byrne quickly rose to fame as the notorious Toecutter in George Millers cult classic Mad Max. Now 36 years later the actor will return as Immortan Joe, the new villain in the new instalment of Millers post apocalyptic franchise, a road movie of which the director said, paraphrasing Alfred Hitchcock, that he wanted the film to be understood in Japan without the use of subtitles. Though as to whether or not Immortan Joe is a new villain, or the Toecutter mutilated and out for revenge remains to be seen?
And, as a rare treat one of George Millers many (approximately 3,500 panels worth) storyboards...
About the Mad Max: Fury Road movie
Mad Max: Fury Road May 15th, 2015
From director George Miller, originator of the post-apocalyptic genre and mastermind behind the legendary “Mad Max” franchise, comes “Mad Max: Fury Road,” a return to the world of the Road Warrior, Max Rockatansky.
Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe, from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.
Directed by George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road's release date is May 15th, 2015.
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