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Mad Max 4 confirmed – Cinetology

Last week The Daily Telegraph broke the news that George Miller’s classic Mad Max franchise will spawn a belated sequel, Mad Max: Fury Road. In a major coup for the NSW film industry – following the sobering recent announcement that Green Hornet will not (as originally planned) be shot in Sydney – Premier Nathan Rees has secured production of the fourth Mad Max outing. Miller and Rees,... Read moreLast week The Daily Telegraph broke the news that George Miller’s classic Mad Max franchise will spawn a belated sequel, Mad Max: Fury Road. In a major coup for the NSW film industry – following the sobering recent announcement that Green Hornet will not (as originally planned) be shot in Sydney – Premier Nathan Rees has secured production of the fourth Mad Max outing. Miller and Rees, presumably both as happy as pigs in plop, indulged in a round of back patting: Rees: “The Mad Max films are iconic. In the hands of director George Miller, we will see one of the largest and most ambitious live action films ever made in Australia.” Miller: “The production agreements have been a long time in the making and Premier Rees and his team have worked like Trojans to ensure this substantial investment comes into this country.” Sam Worthington and Charlize Theron have been tipped to snag lead parts but the big question is whether Mel Gibson will return to the role that shot him to stardom three decades ago. Miller is tight-lipped and probably unsure himself. He said to journalists last week: “I’m still in the middle of casting, despite all the stuff we see on the net and so on. I don’t even know who the final cast will be.” Creating new instalments to old film franchises is always risky business. View page