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....or it's been happening since the beginning of July with over 43 days of shooting but last night Kennedy Miller Mitchell Productions released a press release about filming commencing along with some short plot details and the rest of the cast:
...Word burgers? Bit of tidbits: Hugh Keays-Byrne played Toecutter in the first Mad Max film along with Nico Lathouris who played the mechanic in the first film too.
There's no official stills released yet or any photos of the cast on set but there's plenty of photos of some of the 130+ vehicles that'll be in the film some of which are below:
"She's the last of the V8s!" To the left you can see a metal finished Ford Falcon XB similar looking to Max's V8 Interceptor from the first 2 films only with a bigger blower, jacked up rear tires and rear mounted weapon. There's rumored to be over 8 Interceptors constructed for Fury Road including 2 featuring the BOB or black on black paint finish and looking more like the Intercept from Mad Max 2.
Most wanted for 2013 along with Man of Steel. Mad Max 5 is supposed to start shooting right after the shoot ends for Fury Road in December...
Principal photography began 9 July on the dystopian action adventure "Mad Max: Fury Road", a Kennedy Miller Mitchell production written and directed by "Mad Max" creator and Academy Award(R) winner George Miller ("Happy Feet"). The film will be presented by Warner Bros. Pictures in association with Village Roadshow Pictures. It will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.
"Mad Max: Fury Road"--the fourth in the franchise's history--stars Tom Hardy ("The Dark Knight Rises") in the title role of Max Rockatansky, alongside Oscar(R) winner Charlize Theron ("Monster", "Prometheus") as Imperator Furiosa.
According to Miller, "Mad Max is caught up with a group of people fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by the Imperator Furiosa. This movie is an account of the Road War which follows. It is based on the Word Burgers of the History Men and eyewitness accounts of those who survived."
"Mad Max: Fury Road" also stars Nicholas Hoult ("x-men:First Class") as Nux; Hugh Keays-Byrne ("Mad Max", "Sleeping Beauty") as Immortan Joe; and Nathan Jones ("Conan the Barbarian") as Rictus Erectus. Collectively known as The Wives, Zoe Kravitz ("x-men:First Class") plays Toast, Riley Keough ("Magic Mike") is Capable, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley ("transformersark of the Moon") is Splendid. They are joined by supermodel Abbey Lee Kershaw as The Dag and Courtney Eaton as Fragile, both of whom are making their big screen debuts. Also featured in the movie are Josh Helman as Slit, Jennifer Hagan as Miss Giddy, and singer/songwriter/performer iOTA as Coma-Doof Warrior.
The cast is rounded out by well-known Australian actors John Howard, Richard Carter, supermodel Megan Gale, Angus Sampson, Joy Smithers, Gillian Jones, Melissa Jaffer and Melita Jurisic.
Miller is directing the film from a screenplay he wrote with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris. Miller also produces the film, along with longtime producing partner, Oscar(R) nominee Doug Mitchell ("Babe", "Happy Feet"), and P.J. Voeten. Iain Smith, Graham Burke and Bruce Berman serve as executive producers.
The behind-the-scenes creative team includes Academy Award(R)-winning director of photography John Seale ("The English Patient"); action unit director and stunt coordinator Guy Norris ("Australia"); editor Margaret Sixel ("Happy Feet"); production designer Colin Gibson ("Babe"); Oscar(R)-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan ("A Room with a View"); and makeup designer Lesley Vanderwalt ("Knowing").
Shooting on "Mad Max: Fury Road" is taking place in Africa with the support of the Australian government. Originally slated to be shot in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, the production was forced to relocate due to severe flooding, rendering the Australian landscape unsuitable for the film. The rain turned the area into an oasis instead of the post-apocalyptic terrain that is the setting for Max's world.
...Word burgers? Bit of tidbits: Hugh Keays-Byrne played Toecutter in the first Mad Max film along with Nico Lathouris who played the mechanic in the first film too.
There's no official stills released yet or any photos of the cast on set but there's plenty of photos of some of the 130+ vehicles that'll be in the film some of which are below:
"She's the last of the V8s!" To the left you can see a metal finished Ford Falcon XB similar looking to Max's V8 Interceptor from the first 2 films only with a bigger blower, jacked up rear tires and rear mounted weapon. There's rumored to be over 8 Interceptors constructed for Fury Road including 2 featuring the BOB or black on black paint finish and looking more like the Intercept from Mad Max 2.
Most wanted for 2013 along with Man of Steel. Mad Max 5 is supposed to start shooting right after the shoot ends for Fury Road in December...
