Since it was an Australian film, the crew looked at native actors such as Heath Ledger and Eric Bana. Joel Kinnaman didn’t even have an American agent at the time he was just out of Scandinavia.” “For Max, we looked at Michael Fassbender, Jeremy Renner, Armie Hammer - and these are the people we didn’t cast. In the book ‘Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road’ by Kyle Buchanan, casting director Ronna Kress said about the casting for Max, The casting process reportedly took years with many actors who were up and coming then being auditioned for the role. When George Miller tried to reignite the project, lead actor Mel Gibson was a pariah in the industry due to his controversial off-screen image. However, Miller became interested in making it into a live-action film instead.Īlso read: Mad Max Director George Miller Hated Martin Scorsese’s De-aging CGI in The Irishman So Much He Opted To Not Bring Back Charlize Theron in Furiosa Prequel Using Same Tech Casting Mad Max Tom Hardy as Mad Max He stated that part of the Fury Road plot would be incorporated into the storyline. Miller tried to convert the feature into an animated film, with an anime-inspired style. However, the September 11 attacks as well as the Iraq War postponed the film. Miller started pre-production of the film in the early 2000s. The finished film has roughly the same number of shots. His idea was to get the visuals first and then write the screenplay.

He first made a storyboard of the film with over 3,500 panels. After twelve years, Miller finally figured out a plot for the film and started working on it. Miller wanted to make a film where the plot would be a continuous chase. Though it was a moderate success at the box office, the film had a lasting legacy.

George Miller started devising a fourth Mad Max film after the release of the third, Mad Max: Beyond The Thunderdome. How Did George Miller Develop Mad Max: Fury Road? George Miller

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