“There will always be war,” intones an authoritative voice at the end of the second trailer for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. “But to get home, Furiosa fought the world.”
A narrator isn’t exactly something new to the world of Mad Max, as the 1981 sequel Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior opens and closes with voiceover, as does 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road. But in those cases, the narration served a basic expositional purpose, providing basic information for those who have not seen the previous films — something particularly important for The Road Warrior, as few Americans had the opportunity to watch 1979’s Mad Max.
But as Anya Taylor-Joy steps in for Charlize Theron in Furiosa, the narrator serves a different, more important in-universe purpose.
In a recent interview with EW, Furiosa director George Miller shed some light on this voice from the shadows. “That’s a narrator called the History Man,...
A narrator isn’t exactly something new to the world of Mad Max, as the 1981 sequel Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior opens and closes with voiceover, as does 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road. But in those cases, the narration served a basic expositional purpose, providing basic information for those who have not seen the previous films — something particularly important for The Road Warrior, as few Americans had the opportunity to watch 1979’s Mad Max.
But as Anya Taylor-Joy steps in for Charlize Theron in Furiosa, the narrator serves a different, more important in-universe purpose.
In a recent interview with EW, Furiosa director George Miller shed some light on this voice from the shadows. “That’s a narrator called the History Man,...
- 3/22/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Immortan Joe. Toast. Nux. Slit. These are some of the names of the characters that populate the wild, apocalyptic wasteland in George Miller's breathlessly exhilarating "Mad Max: Fury Road," which revisits the world of the original trilogy. While the technical terms used to describe "Fury Road" is either "reboot" or "sequel," Miller likes to think of it as a fresh foray into familiar territory, with the stakes being higher than ever for our ever-reluctant hero, Max Rockatansky. Considering that the world Max inhabits is a cruel, barren dystopia, it is rather fitting that the names of the characters are as distinct and eccentric as the socio-political circumstances that shape and reshape the social strata of a world on the brink of extinction.
It is important to note that weird character names have always been a staple in the "Mad Max" franchise. Miller's original film featured dudes named Mudguts and Toecutter,...
It is important to note that weird character names have always been a staple in the "Mad Max" franchise. Miller's original film featured dudes named Mudguts and Toecutter,...
- 5/20/2023
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
A German filmmaking team is finishing a 40 minute Mad Max short film and looking for support on Kickstarter.
Synopsis:
Haunted by his past, Max Rockatansky is crossing the Wasteland completely on his own. In exchange for gasoline he takes on a dangerous rescue mission, fights barbaric hordes and his inner demons...
Hard Facts:
40 min Short Film
Release in Summer 2023
Our own interpretation of the Hope and Glory storyline, loosely based on the graphic novel by Mark Sexton, Nico Lathouris and George Miller
Crew of professional filmmakers - some of us worked on Matrix 4, Hunger Games and Uncharted
Real stunts, real explosions and real emo...
Synopsis:
Haunted by his past, Max Rockatansky is crossing the Wasteland completely on his own. In exchange for gasoline he takes on a dangerous rescue mission, fights barbaric hordes and his inner demons...
Hard Facts:
40 min Short Film
Release in Summer 2023
Our own interpretation of the Hope and Glory storyline, loosely based on the graphic novel by Mark Sexton, Nico Lathouris and George Miller
Crew of professional filmmakers - some of us worked on Matrix 4, Hunger Games and Uncharted
Real stunts, real explosions and real emo...
- 11/16/2022
- QuietEarth.us
Another Eminem and Rihanna project? We’re here for it.
The respective Grammy winners were almost cast in “Mad Max: Fury Road,” according to New York Times writer Kyle Buchanan’s book, “Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,'” now excerpted in Vulture.
Director George Miller and casting director Ronna Kress auditioned a slew of rising Hollywood talent for the 2015 prequel film.
“The whole process of casting Max took close to a year,” Kress said in the excerpt. “We were talking about every actor in the world, essentially, and having very in-depth conversations about the benefits of someone famous or someone unknown in the role of Mad Max.”
Michael Fassbender, Joel Kinnaman, Eric Bana, Jeremy Renner, and Armie Hammer were all shortlisted for the titular role of Max, which Mel Gibson originally portrayed in “Mad Max” trilogy starting in 1979.
Production and development executive...
The respective Grammy winners were almost cast in “Mad Max: Fury Road,” according to New York Times writer Kyle Buchanan’s book, “Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,'” now excerpted in Vulture.
Director George Miller and casting director Ronna Kress auditioned a slew of rising Hollywood talent for the 2015 prequel film.
“The whole process of casting Max took close to a year,” Kress said in the excerpt. “We were talking about every actor in the world, essentially, and having very in-depth conversations about the benefits of someone famous or someone unknown in the role of Mad Max.”
Michael Fassbender, Joel Kinnaman, Eric Bana, Jeremy Renner, and Armie Hammer were all shortlisted for the titular role of Max, which Mel Gibson originally portrayed in “Mad Max” trilogy starting in 1979.
Production and development executive...
- 2/9/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Presenting two real-life stories from my days of yore, although names have been changed to protect both the innocent and the guilty.
Story The First:
I knew a girl in high school – I wouldn’t say we were friends, but she was someone who had never participated in the Piggy horrors. Sally was an A+ student, on the track to an Ivy League school. Pretty (but not gorgeous) and popular (but quiet about it), she came to me one day and said that she needed to talk to me privately. I was surprised… and a bit suspicious. What did she want? But because Sally had never been overtly mean to me, even though she was part of the clique that instigated most of the callous cruelties upon me, and because I still hoped to be “accepted,” and I wanted to believe for some reason she was about to warn me...
Story The First:
I knew a girl in high school – I wouldn’t say we were friends, but she was someone who had never participated in the Piggy horrors. Sally was an A+ student, on the track to an Ivy League school. Pretty (but not gorgeous) and popular (but quiet about it), she came to me one day and said that she needed to talk to me privately. I was surprised… and a bit suspicious. What did she want? But because Sally had never been overtly mean to me, even though she was part of the clique that instigated most of the callous cruelties upon me, and because I still hoped to be “accepted,” and I wanted to believe for some reason she was about to warn me...
- 9/11/2017
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
For many TV viewers, Scooby-Doo and the gang—along with their Hanna-Barbera counterparts—are synonymous with fond Saturday morning memories. DC Comics is looking to channel that nostalgia in a drastically different direction on the printed page with their newly announced Hanna-Barbera reboot titles, including Scooby Apocalypse.
Entertainment Weekly reports that beginning this May, DC Entertainment will debut new comic book series centered on beloved Hanna-Barbera characters. The upcoming series include Scooby Apocalypse, Future Quest, Wacky Raceland and The Flintstones, with the respective comics following rebooted versions of familiar characters like Scooby and the gang on new adventures.
Fans hoping for more of the late ’60s/early ’70s charm of the cartoon may want to look elsewhere for their Scooby Snack, as Scooby Apocalypse will give the gang a more modern style (luckily, fans of the original series still have DC's more vintage Scooby-Doo! Where Are You? comic series to...
Entertainment Weekly reports that beginning this May, DC Entertainment will debut new comic book series centered on beloved Hanna-Barbera characters. The upcoming series include Scooby Apocalypse, Future Quest, Wacky Raceland and The Flintstones, with the respective comics following rebooted versions of familiar characters like Scooby and the gang on new adventures.
Fans hoping for more of the late ’60s/early ’70s charm of the cartoon may want to look elsewhere for their Scooby Snack, as Scooby Apocalypse will give the gang a more modern style (luckily, fans of the original series still have DC's more vintage Scooby-Doo! Where Are You? comic series to...
- 1/28/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Pajamas and a big bowl of sugary cereal is how many of us remember watching our favorite Saturday morning cartoons as kids. Beginning in May, DC Entertainment plans to give old fans and new the chance to relive (and extend) their childhoods with a new, modern lineup of comics based on some of Hanna-Barbera’s most popular cartoon characters, but reimagined in a fresh and contemporary fashion.
The initial lineup includes:
Scooby Apocalypse – Featuring character designs by veteran artist Jim Lee and an origin story by Jim Lee and Keith Giffen (Justice League 3001), artist Howard Porter (Superman) will provide his own unique take on Freddie, Velma, Daphne, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo. “Those meddling kids” and their Mystery Machine are at the center of a well-meaning experiment gone wrong and they’ll need to bring all of their mystery solving skills to bear (along with plenty of Scooby Snacks), to find a...
The initial lineup includes:
Scooby Apocalypse – Featuring character designs by veteran artist Jim Lee and an origin story by Jim Lee and Keith Giffen (Justice League 3001), artist Howard Porter (Superman) will provide his own unique take on Freddie, Velma, Daphne, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo. “Those meddling kids” and their Mystery Machine are at the center of a well-meaning experiment gone wrong and they’ll need to bring all of their mystery solving skills to bear (along with plenty of Scooby Snacks), to find a...
- 1/28/2016
- by Latino Review
- LRMonline.com
Mad Max: Fury Road might be one of the most critically-beloved films of the year, but the same can't be said for its comic book off-shoot.
The Vertigo Comics prequel series, penned by Fury Road's George Miller and Nico Lathouris, and Mark Sexton, is coming under fire for its depiction of rape and sexual abuse against Immortan Joe's wives.
Where Fury Road chose to avoid showing any of this violence, the comic makes it explicit and even gives Charlize Theron's character Furiosa a rape backstory. Co-writer Sexton has taken to Twitter to defend the plot, saying that his focus was on creating "dramatic tension".
@KameronJdevine Best answer is that the use of institutionalised rape by Immortan Joe is not only central to the story -
— Mark Sexton (@Mark_H_Sexton) June 17, 2015
@KameronJdevine - but without it, the story could be viewed merely as a bunch of young spoilt girls...
The Vertigo Comics prequel series, penned by Fury Road's George Miller and Nico Lathouris, and Mark Sexton, is coming under fire for its depiction of rape and sexual abuse against Immortan Joe's wives.
Where Fury Road chose to avoid showing any of this violence, the comic makes it explicit and even gives Charlize Theron's character Furiosa a rape backstory. Co-writer Sexton has taken to Twitter to defend the plot, saying that his focus was on creating "dramatic tension".
@KameronJdevine Best answer is that the use of institutionalised rape by Immortan Joe is not only central to the story -
— Mark Sexton (@Mark_H_Sexton) June 17, 2015
@KameronJdevine - but without it, the story could be viewed merely as a bunch of young spoilt girls...
- 6/26/2015
- Digital Spy
The Art of Mad Max: Fury Road author Abbie Bernstein has put together concept art, production stills, behind-the-scenes photos, cast and crew interviews, and more, from George Miller’s action masterpiece. It was all drawn by Brendan McCarthy, Peter Pound, and Mark Sexton; the art dates back to the mid-’90s, before a script had been written for the film! The book provides an amazing glimpse behind-the-scenes on one of the most visually stunning productions in decades.
If you haven’t seen the movie yet for some reason, you can check out my review here. The franchise continues with the Road Warrior becoming swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. Seeking escape from the tyranny of Immortan Joe, what follows is a desert rock concert full of amazing violence and redemption.
This isn’t fan service or an easy cash grab,...
If you haven’t seen the movie yet for some reason, you can check out my review here. The franchise continues with the Road Warrior becoming swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. Seeking escape from the tyranny of Immortan Joe, what follows is a desert rock concert full of amazing violence and redemption.
This isn’t fan service or an easy cash grab,...
- 5/31/2015
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
Subject to how strongly Mad Max: Fury Road performs globally, George Miller says the fifth edition of his action franchise will be called Mad Max: The Wasteland.
The director has revealed there are two other scripts, one a novella, the other what he describes as an .an in-between birth..
In the meantime, the prequel stories of the principle characters of Fury Road will be chronicled in a series of comics from DC Entertainment's Vertigo Comics.
The first issue, which launches in the Us this week, explores the earlier days of Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne) and Nux (Nicholas Hoult), one of Joe's loyal War Boys.
The saga of how Charlize Theron's Imperator Furiosa met the Immortan's five wives will be released on June 17.
Two further chapters focusing on Tom Hardy.s Max Rockatansky and a hazardous trip to Gastown and Thunderdome Plus will come out on July 8 and...
The director has revealed there are two other scripts, one a novella, the other what he describes as an .an in-between birth..
In the meantime, the prequel stories of the principle characters of Fury Road will be chronicled in a series of comics from DC Entertainment's Vertigo Comics.
The first issue, which launches in the Us this week, explores the earlier days of Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne) and Nux (Nicholas Hoult), one of Joe's loyal War Boys.
The saga of how Charlize Theron's Imperator Furiosa met the Immortan's five wives will be released on June 17.
Two further chapters focusing on Tom Hardy.s Max Rockatansky and a hazardous trip to Gastown and Thunderdome Plus will come out on July 8 and...
- 5/19/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Sneak Peek the DC Comics' prelude mini-series "Mad Max: Fury Road - 'Furiosa' #1, written by director George Miller with Nico Lathouris, Mark Sexton and illustrated by Tristan Jones, with a cover by Tommy Lee Edwards, available June 17, 2015:
"...high in the 'Citadel' there exists a 'bio-dome' of clean air and pure water, protected from the toxicity and anarchy of the 'Wasteland'.
"Here the warlord 'Immortan Joe' keeps his most prized possessions – his wives – imprisoned for his pleasure and his insistence that they bear him healthy male heirs.
"Then amid this cruel depravity, an unlikely rescuer emerges. The Immortan’s most lethal warrior, the 'Imperator Furiosa'..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Mad Max: Fury Road"...
"...high in the 'Citadel' there exists a 'bio-dome' of clean air and pure water, protected from the toxicity and anarchy of the 'Wasteland'.
"Here the warlord 'Immortan Joe' keeps his most prized possessions – his wives – imprisoned for his pleasure and his insistence that they bear him healthy male heirs.
"Then amid this cruel depravity, an unlikely rescuer emerges. The Immortan’s most lethal warrior, the 'Imperator Furiosa'..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Mad Max: Fury Road"...
- 3/20/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Vertigo has announced two comics projects based on Mad Max: Fury Road.
The DC Comics imprint is releasing an art book and prelude stories for the action adventure reboot, reports Slash Film.
Mad Max: Fury Road - Inspired Artists will be a deluxe hardback featuring artwork from 65 comic artists.
Bill Sienkiewicz, Lee Bermejo, Paul Pope, David Mack, Howard Chaykin, Nicola Scott, Cliff Chiang, Tommy Lee Edwards, John Paul Leon, Simon Bisley, Gilbert Hernandez, Javier Pulido, Tara McPherson, Declan Shalvey, Rebekah Isaacs and Dave McKean are among the contributors.
Mad Max creator George Miller is working with writers Nico Lathouris and Mark Sexton and artists Riccardo Burchielli and Leandro Fernandez on Mad Max: Fury Road - Nux & Immortan Joe, the first of four comics spotlighting characters in the movie.
Mad Max: Fury Road - Furiosa and Mad Max: Fury Road - Mad Max #1 and #2 will follow.
Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult...
The DC Comics imprint is releasing an art book and prelude stories for the action adventure reboot, reports Slash Film.
Mad Max: Fury Road - Inspired Artists will be a deluxe hardback featuring artwork from 65 comic artists.
Bill Sienkiewicz, Lee Bermejo, Paul Pope, David Mack, Howard Chaykin, Nicola Scott, Cliff Chiang, Tommy Lee Edwards, John Paul Leon, Simon Bisley, Gilbert Hernandez, Javier Pulido, Tara McPherson, Declan Shalvey, Rebekah Isaacs and Dave McKean are among the contributors.
Mad Max creator George Miller is working with writers Nico Lathouris and Mark Sexton and artists Riccardo Burchielli and Leandro Fernandez on Mad Max: Fury Road - Nux & Immortan Joe, the first of four comics spotlighting characters in the movie.
Mad Max: Fury Road - Furiosa and Mad Max: Fury Road - Mad Max #1 and #2 will follow.
Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult...
- 2/13/2015
- Digital Spy
DC Entertainment’s Vertigo imprint has announced that they will be releasing both an art book inspired by, and a comic book prequel to George Miller's upcoming "Mad Max: Fury Road".
The comic will consist of three separate stories focusing on different characters in the movie and written by Miller, co-writer Nico Lathouris and storyboard artist Mark Sexton. The first deals with 'Nux & Immortan Joe', the second with 'Furiosa' and the third is a two-parter about Max himself.
The first issue launches in May with the rest released on a monthly basis. May also sees the release of the hardcover artwork collection "Mad Max: Fury Road - Inspired Artists". Check out the tie-in artwork below.
Source: Heat Vision...
The comic will consist of three separate stories focusing on different characters in the movie and written by Miller, co-writer Nico Lathouris and storyboard artist Mark Sexton. The first deals with 'Nux & Immortan Joe', the second with 'Furiosa' and the third is a two-parter about Max himself.
The first issue launches in May with the rest released on a monthly basis. May also sees the release of the hardcover artwork collection "Mad Max: Fury Road - Inspired Artists". Check out the tie-in artwork below.
Source: Heat Vision...
- 2/13/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
In a little over three months, the killer convoy of George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road will roar into theaters with engines rumbling and gas pedals slammed to the floor, but it turns out that cinemas won’t be the only places fans can go to see Max Rockatansky, his apocalyptic pals, and ferocious foes.
Comic shops and bookstores will also have their fair share of Miller’s world to offer up to the masses, as Vertigo and DC announced today they are coming together with co-writer/director Miller to release the Mad Max: Fury Road: Inspired Artists hardcover and four prequel comic books that feature characters of the new movie before their wild ride through the sand-swirling wastelands.
Hitting shelves May 6th is Mad Max: Fury Road: Inspired Artists, which comprises Mad Max-inspired artwork from 65 creative minds. Then, on May 20th (five days after the...
Comic shops and bookstores will also have their fair share of Miller’s world to offer up to the masses, as Vertigo and DC announced today they are coming together with co-writer/director Miller to release the Mad Max: Fury Road: Inspired Artists hardcover and four prequel comic books that feature characters of the new movie before their wild ride through the sand-swirling wastelands.
Hitting shelves May 6th is Mad Max: Fury Road: Inspired Artists, which comprises Mad Max-inspired artwork from 65 creative minds. Then, on May 20th (five days after the...
- 2/13/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
DC Comics's Vertigo imprint will release two books that tie into George Miller's upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road. The first is a hardcover book called Mad Max: Fury Road: Inspired Artists which has art influenced and inspired by the world of Mad Max by 65 famous artists. The other is Mad Max: Fury Road: Nux & Immortan Joe #1, obvioulsy a comic.
Below you'll find the front and back covers to the artists book, plus the front of the comic in our fury road gallery.
Vertigo will also release four prequel comics.
Information about each book is as follows:
Mad Max: Fury Road: Nux & Immortan Joe #1
Written by George Miller, Nico Lathouris and Mark Sexton
Art by Riccardo Burchielli and Leandro Fernandez
Cover by Tommy Lee Edwards
"In a fallen world ravage [Continued ...]...
Below you'll find the front and back covers to the artists book, plus the front of the comic in our fury road gallery.
Vertigo will also release four prequel comics.
Information about each book is as follows:
Mad Max: Fury Road: Nux & Immortan Joe #1
Written by George Miller, Nico Lathouris and Mark Sexton
Art by Riccardo Burchielli and Leandro Fernandez
Cover by Tommy Lee Edwards
"In a fallen world ravage [Continued ...]...
- 2/12/2015
- QuietEarth.us
The prequel comic is becoming an increasingly popular way of expanding awareness about movies, as well as allowing filmmakers to add in ideas and stories that can’t squeeze into the running time of the eventual film. Mad Max: Fury Road is just the latest to leap on to that bandwagon, with several prequel comics and another staple of film tie-ins, the art book, on the way.According to The Hollywood Reporter, DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint will be releasing three separate comic book prequel series, all focusing on different characters in the movie, with scripts by writer/director George Miller, co-writer Nico Lathouris and Fury Road’s storyboard artist Mark Sexton. The comics will kick off with Mad Max: Fury Road – Nux & Immortan Joe, followed at monthly intervals by Mad Max: Fury Road – Furiosa and Mad Max: Fury Road – Mad Max. Which is probably overkill on the use of Tom Hardy’s character’s name,...
- 2/12/2015
- EmpireOnline
/Film have debuted the following front and back covers to Mad Max: Fury Road: Inspired Artists, and also and Mad Max: Fury Road: Nux & Immortan Joe #1. This one-shot will focus on the characters played by Nicholas Hoult and Hugh Keays-Byrne, and will be followed by Furiosa #1 (Charlize Theron) a month later, and then finally two Mad Max (Tom Hardy) issues. We also have synopses below. Mad Max: Fury Road: Nux & Immortan Joe #1 Written by George Miller, Nico Lathouris and Mark Sexton Art by Riccardo Burchielli and Leandro Fernandez Cover by Tommy Lee Edwards One-shot • On sale May 20 • 40 pg, Fc, $4.99 Us • Mature Readers In a fallen world ravaged by oil and water wars, humanity exists without law or mercy. All those who wander the Wasteland are ruled by a single imperative…survive! Among them is Max Rockatansky, a Road Warrior haunted by his...
- 2/12/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road looks so insane on so many awesome levels. It's easily one of my most anticipated films of the year, and it's going to give audiences one hell of an adrenaline rush punch to the face.
DC Comics' Vertigo has collaborated with Miller on developing a couple of books for fans to enjoy. There is a hardcover book called Mad Max: Fury Road: Inspired Artists, which will feature art by 65 famous artists that were influenced by the world of Mad Max. And there's a prequel comic that will focus on four of the characters from the upcoming film.
Thanks to /Film, we have the cover art from these publications to share with you. The one above and the one directly below are the front and back covers of Mad Max: Fury Road: Inspired Artists. The third is from the comic Mad Max: Fury Road...
DC Comics' Vertigo has collaborated with Miller on developing a couple of books for fans to enjoy. There is a hardcover book called Mad Max: Fury Road: Inspired Artists, which will feature art by 65 famous artists that were influenced by the world of Mad Max. And there's a prequel comic that will focus on four of the characters from the upcoming film.
Thanks to /Film, we have the cover art from these publications to share with you. The one above and the one directly below are the front and back covers of Mad Max: Fury Road: Inspired Artists. The third is from the comic Mad Max: Fury Road...
- 2/12/2015
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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