Max is imprisoned and used as a "blood bag" for a sick War Boy called Nux.
With the world becoming a desert wasteland following a societal collapse from warfare over resources, a survivor named Max Rockatansky is captured and taken to Immortan Joe's Citadel by his army of War Boys. It won six: Costume Design, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Film Editing, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing. Fury Road won multiple critical and guild awards, and received ten Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Best Director for George Miller. The film was ranked by many critics as the best film of 2015, and is considered one of the greatest action films of all time acclaim went to its direction, screenplay, action sequences, and ensemble cast. Though it grossed over $378 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film in the Mad Max franchise, it was considered a disappointment, losing up to $40 million. It began a worldwide theatrical release on, including an out-of-competition screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival, in 2D, 3D, IMAX 3D and 4DX. The film had its world premiere on at the TCL Chinese Theatre. The film wrapped in December 2012, although additional film footage was shot in November 2013. Principal photography was delayed several more times before beginning in July 2012. Hardy was cast as Max in June 2010, with production planned to begin that November. In 2009, Miller announced that filming would begin in early 2011. He briefly considered producing it as a computer-animated film but abandoned it in favor of live-action. In 2007, after focusing on Happy Feet, Miller decided to pursue producing the film again. Attempts were made to shoot the film in 20, but were delayed due to the September 11 attacks and the Iraq War. The film also features Nicholas Hoult, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz, Abbey Lee, and Courtney Eaton.įury Road was in development hell for many years, with pre-production starting as early as 1997. It follows Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy), who joins forces with Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) to flee from cult leader Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne) and his army in an armoured tanker truck, which leads to a lengthy road battle. The film is set in a post apocalyptic desert wasteland where gasoline and water are scarce commodities. The fourth installment and a reboot of the Mad Max franchise, it is a joint Australian-American venture produced by Kennedy Miller Mitchell, RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures. Miller collaborated with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris on the screenplay.
Mad Max: Fury Road is a 2015 action film co-written, co-produced and directed by George Miller.