Cool News
CONFIRMED W/ NEW PICTURE! Tom Hardy as Mad Max in FURY ROAD!!!
Update 12/20/12 1:40 PM PST: Warner Bros has confirmed that this is a picture of Tom Hardy as Mad Max in FURY ROAD!
Hey folks, Harry here... a follower on Twitter sent over this pic purporting that it is a shot of Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky in FURY ROAD. Here it is:
Now - the signature looks a lot like Tom Hardy's quick sig... And I'm not immediately recognizing this shot as being from anything I recognize... is this MAX?
And check out this picture of the "War Rig" signed by the "Five Wives". This comes courtesy of David Simpson (@DGSimo on Twitter).
Readers Talkback
comments powered by Disqus-
+ Expand All
-
Already looks better than those Mel Gibson ones.
-
Just going to say that while i have the chance.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 6:21 a.m. CST
I believe this is Mad MATT ... Max's estranged brother
by Larry Knowles
Speaking of estranged brothers...Harry please answer my phone calls! It's nearly Christmas for God's sake, and I miss you brother.
-
Max didn't need much re-imagining and I'm glad they haven't gone for the shiny.
-
I do.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 6:25 a.m. CST
Sucks not having Mel but this is good consolation casting. I think we can all agree that this guy is the anti-Lebeuf/Gordon-Levitt...
by Mel Garga
Let the dudes who look like action stars do the action films and stop trying to cram Spielberg's proteges into tough-guy roles.
-
...you need a eye-patched, cynical bastard who talks like Ving Rhames to let all the kids know their situation is hopeless and they should just give up.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 6:30 a.m. CST
Tom Hardy makes me giggle like a school girl kicking her legs up behind her head.
by Fries Against
-
You do know that Captain Panaka didn't wear an eye patch.....that was Captain Typho.
-
too cool.
-
I was that pic for a month now
-
lookit the knife, the shoulder pad on the right shoulder, etc. I smell reboot though, definetely doesn't look like a Post-Thunderdome world.
-
Leather jacket looks the part. Fingers crossed for this film.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 6:48 a.m. CST
it seriously looks to be a reboot- unless it's between mad max and road warrior
by zom-bot.com
-
But I like it.
-
Maybe he finds a Microtel inn and gets a shower and a shave.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 7:01 a.m. CST
Fake as fuck. Hardy signs a shitty quality publicity image that looks like an old polaroid? Come on fuck wits.
by Bradly Durant
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 7:08 a.m. CST
I thought Charlize Theron grew a beard for the role of Max.
by Gorgomel
-
he does look a bit Costnerish.
-
Don't make out as though you know in the headline.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 7:18 a.m. CST
looks fake? okay tell me what hardy head and jackety body that is from then.
by zom-bot.com
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 7:19 a.m. CST
Oooh I'm not signing that photo its shitty quality!
by Righteous Brother
Perhaps the scan of the photo is poor quality? I say its real.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 7:22 a.m. CST
A leaked, spy Geek pic on AICN? You CAN go home again for Christmas!
by The Reluctant Austinite
Wow, this stirs up memories from old school AICN when the Internet was still a new toy, Hollywood execs were blissfully unaware that bloggers and Geek spies were in their midst and our first look at iconic Geek movie characters and props often came in the form of blurry photos taken by the fans themselves. In this case, I've wondered for months now why we haven't seen a single photo of Hardy as Max. Thank God we can all die on 12/21/12 knowing what it would've looked like!
-
Ive seen this pic for a month now and im not immediately recognizing it as anything I recognize. But I am liking what I am not recognizing.
-
NO MONEY.
-
Hes got one of those arab style scarf things on that western white dudes often seem to wear.. without realizing they look like the bastard spawn of a jihadist and a hobo.
-
I guess it was a good decade since the last time. Wow, what a fucking great gritty, dirty and violent little movie that one is! I love Bubba Zanetti (sp?). Here´s hoping this new flick manages to recapture some of that feeling.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 7:32 a.m. CST
Pictured him bald in this. From all the radiation. Good thing after the apocolypse somebody is still
by UltraTron
maintaining those hundreds of nuclear reactors surrounding everyone in every state. Otherwise max would melt like the incredible melting man or Emile.
-
Every time!!!
-
XOXO
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 7:58 a.m. CST
boycott this shit. Mel Gibson is evil. he is worse then cancer and aids
by Creative
-
Mad Mel owns this role and would be vastly more interesting to watch. An end of the line movie with Mel in full R-rated glory would have me there in an instant. But this? Just not interested. It's as exciting, enticing, whatever as contemplating a Michael Bay version. Do not want. Do not need.
-
We find out that the Tom Hardy character has assumed the Mad Max identity. Perhaps the name had become legendary and he claims it to frighten rival gangs and hostile post apocalyptic tribes.
-
Based on this other pic tweeted: https://twitter.com/UKinCapeTown/status/274431220748808192
-
http://www.filmjunk.com/images/weblog/2009/11/Mad-Max-Tom-Hardy.png
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 8:24 a.m. CST
mel has not committed a crime, doesnt have to apologise
by Hugh Gustavus
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 8:25 a.m. CST
if we made everyone who has said stupid things apologise....
by Hugh Gustavus
everyone in the whole world would be constantly apologising
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 8:25 a.m. CST
Who's he signing it to? It looks like "Aleve." perhaps he's thankful for that pain relief? I mean he's gotta be Max all day
by Stephen
with love xxx
-
for about a month now.
-
I see you netted two more. Cobra-kai and d.vader, no less. This site needs more good-natured, happy trolls like you and Chaffro... ...brother.
-
I'm going to enjoy watching this. I'd like it better if we called Tom Hardy MAD MAX the whole movie but then at the end THE REAL MAD MAX shows up. Mel Gibson driving a Catholic school bus shrieking something about jews.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 8:36 a.m. CST
So is hardy gonna talk like Thurston Howell III in this one? At least there's no mask...
by obijuanmartinez
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 8:41 a.m. CST
I thought that was a behind-the-scenes photo of Brian Cox in 'Alien?'
by Judge Briggs
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 8:45 a.m. CST
Ahhh, I see. You think the road is your ally. But you see I was BORN on the road.
by Dogmatic
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 8:46 a.m. CST
Just watched Warrior again on Netflix. What a GREAT flick that went WAY to underrated. Hardy is a beast of acting and he will nail this I'm confident.
by Dogmatic
-
Great choice IMHO.
-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25IUtUsoPu4&feature=plcp
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 8:52 a.m. CST
Hardy is awesome. Bronson gives him a free pass to... everything.
by Tristan
-
http://www.google.com/imgres?start=375&um=1&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=c9N&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1276&bih=647&tbm=isch&tbnid=-gOpdqXqe7aMKM:&imgrefurl=http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%25A4%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B9%25D0%25BB:Jason_Segel_%282009%29.jpg&docid=fBO4eXxfZDndDM&imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Jason_Segel_%282009%29.jpg&w=1536&h=2048&ei=JSbTUMLbNomhqwG39oHYBQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1043&vpy=77&dur=2084&hovh=259&hovw=194&tx=141&ty=88&sig=108593454975116726153&page=11&tbnh=143&tbnw=104&ndsp=36&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:400,i:7
-
Just to hang out and crush on him though. The buttsex thing would never work out because I'm sure we'd both want to be tops in the scenario.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 9:09 a.m. CST
Finally saw Hobbit. When will PJ ever learn that less is more?
by SergeantStedenko
Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed the film, but count me in the "good but not great crowd." It's certainly not a disaster by any means. Ironically, I think my favorite part was meeting the dwarfs in Bilbo's home. The reason? Well, it was one of the most human and genuine moments in the film. It was just actors in a real set doing their thing. It had time to breathe unlike the amusement park ride the whole second half of the movie was. The goblin scene was just excessive. It reminded me of skull island in Kong, Jackson unchained just not knowing when enough is enough. Fast paced action that reduced the film to a cartoon. I felt like I was watching someone play Dungeon Siege or some other video game. That all said, there was much to love in the Hobbit: Martin Freeman's performance, King Thorin and all of the dwarves. And all the humor really worked and elevated it above most fantasy action flicks, imo. I just wish that PJ's computer animators' would not indulge him so much. He really is starting to remind me of Lucas in that regard.
-
bring it
-
My second favorite part of the film. Again, PJ gave it time to breathe and for us to pick up all the nuances instead of throwing as much shit at the screen as he could.
-
I guess it looks like Max's jacket.
-
Looks pretty good... but it ain't Mel :-(
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 10:58 a.m. CST
IVE SEEN MAD MAX DRIVES DOWN FURY ROAD FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW
by PRESIDENT BALTAR
-
Ah, for the days of Humongous and Wez, when murderous freaks rampaged.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 11:09 a.m. CST
Would have preferred Mel, but I'll give this a shot.
by kindofabigdeal
Saw Total Recall last night, the remake. It wasn't the abortion everyone said it was, but it didn't deserve the same title as our scifi action classic. Hopefully this will be a faithful sequel and not a reboot. I'm starting to hate them. Even if a studio knocks it out of the park (Rise of Planet of the Apes, Xmen First Class) they take the good will it earned from the fans and shit all over it with more of the same. (not casting Franco, not hiring Vaughn)
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 11:12 a.m. CST
I'm not immediately recognizing this shot as being from anything I recognize...
by The_Cellarrat
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 11:13 a.m. CST
Maybe I'm not seeing what you guys are, but that's Not Tom Hardy
by Talkbacker with no name
and that doesn't look like max clothing.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 11:22 a.m. CST
As a huge MM fan, I must say that I'm kinda meh about this flick.
by SergeantStedenko
I guess I'm in the 'I'd rather have Mad Mel's crazy old racist ass in this' camp.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 11:25 a.m. CST
and it's "recognise" you bloody american savages
by Talkbacker with no name
-
And get Idris Elba for Max. A black Max, why the hell not. As long as he's badass enough (and Elba is plenty badass) I'd rather have him than Hardy doing his best Gibson impression.
-
I was there!
-
Maybe it's a version of Max...maybe not..who knows, who cares. Maybe the film will work...maybe it won't...right now all I see is some guy going for a slightly post apocalyptic look..might be a shot out of next months Survivalist Quarterly for all we know. Wake me when you have REAL info to talk about. NO MEL...NO MAX.
-
Wish there was more in the way of updates.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, noon CST
Photoshop expert here. If that's real, I'm a dog's bollocks. It's one of the worst composite fakes I've ever seen.
by dasheight
-
Yes this is how Max looks later in the film. The movie opens with him sporting a beard and very long dreadlocks.
-
if it is a reboot, I imagine it'll be one of the more careful ones where the movie toes the line as to whether it could be set within the old continuity or seen as a stand alone/start of a new adventure. Like The Incredible Hulk was to Ang Lee's Hulk.
-
I general I'm not in favour of recasting Max, but when it's Tom Hardy I'm immediately willing to give it a chance. Aside from Star Trek Nemeshit he's elevated every film he's been in (I don't blame him for Shinzon either, Stuart Baird needs to stick to editing).
-
Just sayin'...
-
Embargo!
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 1:11 p.m. CST
Fake, blurring around the head so you dont see where the images were joined together
by FreeBeer
-
That's what anyone who talks about photoshop is. You can imagine how self satisfied and smug they are when they yell fake leaning back in their extremely stressed chair like they were breaking the watergate scandal. Fucking arseholes.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 1:34 p.m. CST
Looks more like Tom Beringer as Max, cool if it's bonafide - looks the part and thankfully no 80's mullet
by KillaKane
-
NO DEAL. EVER.
-
hardy, in the interview section on the bonus features of tinker tailor, he has a FULL beard & long hair pulled back into a small ponytail. I was like, holy fuck, I hope this is his look for max...hardy looked like a BEAST!!! he spoke softly as he pretty much always does in interviews, but his image & presence totally belied his demeanour...he looked like he could pounce & choke you the fuck out! If that is how he looks as max, I'm stoked. on the other hand, on the TDKR's blu bonus features, he looked much like bane, shaved head & jacked. so obviously filmed during TDKR's shooting. check out the tinker tailor bonus features on the blu, as its not on the dvd...it's a badass look for hardy/max...in my opinion.
-
If you know you know.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 2:12 p.m. CST
AICN: where idiots make simple associations...this looks nothing like The Postman.
by billydeewilliams
-
...photoshopped onto some picture that's been run through a filter to look grainy and blurred Also the shadows between the neck and scarf-thing are weird.
-
That's not meant as a criticism. Just an observation of this PARTICULAR photograph.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 2:32 p.m. CST
I also say Kevin Costner with Tom's face/head photoshopped on it
by tangcameo
That scarf around his neck reminds me of Kevin Costner in The Postman before he finds the postman uniform.
-
Have you people even seen The Postman?
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 2:51 p.m. CST
Anyone seen that Reuters article about the storyline for Star Wars 7? http://latino-review.com/2012/12/19/reuters-hints-star-wars-vii-storyline/
by kindofabigdeal
-
Used to bristle at the notion, but now I'm just ready for some more George Miller-crafted post-apocalyptic vehicular mayhem. As long as the doof driving the car isn't too much of a doof, whatever.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 3:24 p.m. CST
thesoundandfury, but are you ready for a PG-13 Mad Max without Mad Mel?
by SergeantStedenko
-
and wasn't that good.
-
Just so bland and so everyman. Hardy is a good actor but he's no Mad Max.
-
"Photoshop expert here. If that's real, I'm a dog's bollocks. It's one of the worst composite fakes I've ever seen." You sir and your ilk are fucking idiot cunts. You're a cock expert.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 4:20 p.m. CST
Gibson was awesome, but the real question is this: Will Max's jacket have the stitches on the shoulder, and will he have the squeaky knee brace?
by Mephisto the Great
The best reboots or sequels have those subtle Easter Eggs that they never mention but the uber-fan notices. Or maybe I'm the only one who like those.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 4:22 p.m. CST
Loks like Miller has sucumbed and cast beautiful people in his Road Warrior films
by alan_poon
One thing I always liked was that the people in these films looked just like anyone you'd meet in any walk of life prior to the apocalypse. Theron and Hardy? Nope, sorry.
-
Being a child of the 70's I have no interest without Mel.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 4:38 p.m. CST
Wow, it's confirmed! Cuz, all this time I thought that this was a picture from This Means War II.
by AzulTool
-
MAD JESUS! Actually though, Caviezel could fit into this type of movie. My favorite of his is Outlander, which is along the same lines of wild and wooly fantasy/sci-fi/action that were produced in the early 80's around the time that George Miller and Mel Gibson made the original Mad Max films.
-
If this were sort of a reboot starting out again at the time of the original MAD MAX. You know, when society was still sort of there, hanging on by a thread. They could start with a character who lives in that world, and just as Mel's Max Rockatansky was given fuel for rage, this new character would have something happen to him or his girl or something and he'd become another road warrior like Rockatansky. Drop the Mad Max part of the title, and just call it Fury Road.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 4:48 p.m. CST
So it wouldn't be a reboot then, but a new story starting out in the same world as the original MAD MAX
by lv_426
You'd still have the MFP and the sort of dingy motor-western aesthetic of the original. Then like the original trilogy, move into the wastelands in the sequels and get more into the post apocalyptic turbo-punk territory of The Road Warrior and Beyond Thunderdome. Hell, here's the trilogy with a new hero played by Tom Hardy. 1) MFP: Main Force Patrol 2) Fury Road 3) Furiosa
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 4:48 p.m. CST
"This looks awful" ???? Jeeez based on 1 maybe to still pics?? Jeez people. Could you at the very least wait for a trailer?
by MRJONZ72
Saying all that..when they were trying to make this movie before (what was it 8 years ago or so?) with Gibson I was all for it and really wanted to see it..and I still kinda wanted to still Gibson in the role up to a few years ago..I haven't actually watched him in anything but I have seen him in mags and on TV shows off set and he is just lookin old these days...older than his years..but I'm all up for Hardy..one of my favorite actors ever since Bronsan.
-
...how's that "photoshop expert" crown working out for you? "It's one of the worst composite fakes I've ever seen." You're too fucking stupid to be alive. Pssst! This is the point where you either slink off quietly and come back under another handle or engage in the time-honored talkbacker tradition of pushing through the shame and stubbornly maintaining that you're right -- much to everyone else's amusement. "Photoshop expert".... hahahahaha
-
TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN Jedi.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 4:55 p.m. CST
Actually, maybe MFP: Main Force Patrol would make a cool TV show instead? A spin-off of the Mad Max saga...
by lv_426
Fuck yeah, I'd love to see that. Put it on HBO or Showtime or AMC, maybe Starz. Basically as long as it is on a channel that has balls and can tell good stories and show graphic violence or nudity when appropriate to the story. Fuck, that'd be awesome. Make it a joint US and Australian production filmed in Australia, but using talent from around the world. It could take place before or after the time of Mad Max. Maybe before, with Jim *Goose* as one of the main characters. How awesome would that be? I bet it would kill on cable.
-
That was fucking hilarious.
-
So Gibson wasn't named "Sexiest Man" by People Magazine, what, twice? I guess he's fucking hideous then, right? This place is full of fucking tards of the lowest order. Tom Hardy can FUCKING ACT. So can Charlize. No pleasing any of you fucking mouth breathing trolls, is there? Go stand out under the apocalypse tomorrow and do the world a solid. And FUCK Gibson right in his anti-semitic ass.
-
Going to be excellent, I'm in a seat, day one.
-
Hilarious!
-
indeed.
-
THAT IS ALL. OH WAIT... ARNOLD FOR THANOS. THAT IS ALL.
-
For about a month now
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 5:31 p.m. CST
darthblart_Oh, don't be silly. We're not going to be Mad Max after 12/21. We're going to be Mad Max after the fiscal cliff!
by AzulTool
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 5:43 p.m. CST
@azultool HAHAHAHAHA!!! wait that's not funny......oh crap.
by NorthTronic
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 5:48 p.m. CST
alan_poon, and what about that blonde with the cheekbones that could cut through my dick?
by Danny Boil
In Road Warrior, you know the one... FUCKING MEGA-HOT. And is the PG-13 rating a done deal? I wouldn't be surprised in the current climate, but I guess that means no topless Theron... bummer.
-
I just don't get the appeal
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 5:50 p.m. CST
Also, I have some photos that I need to edit together... does anyone know any experts I might hire for the job?
by Danny Boil
-
What you need is someone who could spot really bad composite images a mile away and therefore avoid all the telltale signs of one while assembling your image. Or you could just go for a dog's bollocks.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 6:04 p.m. CST
At the very least, after a 12 hour day at work, Photoshop Expert had me in tears lol Classic.
by lox4444
-
its an exact copy the stitching is identical
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 6:05 p.m. CST
That tanker truck gets blown up. I saw footage from a friend working on it in Namibia.
by Cody
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 6:42 p.m. CST
I'm not ragging on this movie cuz I know there's gonna be alot of boom booms & stuff (and I liked the old movies), but.......How much further can you take this concept? I mean it's the end of the world. Then what? We've seen how & where it can go, no gas,
by NorthTronic
it would be nice if we could find out why shit went down in the 1st place...i'm just saying.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 6:44 p.m. CST
@kabong: I hope it doesn't turn out like a Tween Jedit Academy movie.
by kindofabigdeal
Scene 1: Anakin Solo enters Luke's meditation chambers. LS: Something is troubling you. AS: You can tell? LS: With the Force, you can sense a lot of things. AS: It's just that, lately, I've been feeling...off. Like I'm going through some changes. LS: It is a natural process when one finally comes in tune with the Force. AS: No, not exactly. Not like this. You see, theres a girl. Luke opens his eyes in shock. Later we see Anakin skateboarding his angst in an abandoned rebel bunker. He's using his newfound jedi abilities to do all kinds of stunts. Even later, we see Anakin and his female love interest have an akward conversation which is interrupted by Uncle Chewie's embarassing RRRRUGH!
-
I have never watched any of them.
-
No. Watch "Braveheart" instead. It's MAD MAX with Scottish accents and no cars.
-
Me Max. George Miller on board with a hard R means victory all around. I hope Max has Auntie's head spiked on the hood of his car for posterity.
-
The blu-ray has a beautiful transfer. Once you watch it, you'll be pissed you didn't watch it sooner. One of the better action movies ever made, imo. Mad Max is kinda weird, and tries your patience at times, but it's worth it for certain scenes. And the climax is cool. Plus it sets up his character. First half of Thunderdome is great, but the last half is a total letdown.
-
How is it weird? It's a fucking sweet film
-
I assume that Hardy will speak with an Australian accent? Would be odd if he didn't.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 9:17 p.m. CST
Mad Max 2/The ROAD WARRIOR is still my favorite...although I like the whole series.
by DementedCaver
As long as this can capture the feel of a Mad Max movie.....I think I'll at least "like" it. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it at least doesn't suck anyhow. Yes, I even enjoyed the Thunderdome flick.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 9:18 p.m. CST
Please...if nobody has made any comments about this series running out of gas....lets just keep it that way
by DementedCaver
-
MAD MAX* Very good, but also different compared to the second two films in the trilogy. Mad Max is more about society as it is still hanging on a bit, before shit gets dire and ruled by anarchy. Genre: moto-western/dystopic sci-fi thriller THE ROAD WARRIOR (MAD MAX 2) The best of the Mad Max trilogy. Still very gritty like the first film, but larger in scale and more satisfying and with a great ending action chase sequence. Genre: turbo-punk/post apocalyptic/sci-fi action adventure MAD MAX: BEYOND THUNDERDOME Even a bit more epic in scope than The Road Warrior, but maybe not as great in most people's eyes. You'll hear a lot of flak thrown at Beyond Thunderdome, but ignore it. While it might not be as good as the first two Mad Max films, it is still a damn good sequel. I find it to still be a fun and satisfying flick. It is one of those third chapters that is underrated by the fact that like a lot of trilogies, people get all hot and bothered by the first second films, then shit all over the third film for no good reason other than it isn't as fresh due to it being *more of the same* and not as mind-blowing as when they were first exposed to the characters and setting of the series. Genre: post apocalyptic wandering epic/wasteland gladiatorial combat/sci-fi adventure --------------------------- * Make sure not to skip MAD MAX, even though it is slightly different than the second two in tone and in style, as well as in the basic setting... it is damn good and feels almost more unique nowadays. This is due to the fact that The Road Warrior's aesthetic was so powerful that it has been mined by so many subsequent films, comics, books, video games, and other pop cultural entities. I find myself returning to the original MAD MAX more and more these days. While I still love The Road Warrior and Beyond Thunderdome, I've really grown to love the original film more than ever now.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 9:24 p.m. CST
Oh yeah...one of the reasons I love THE ROAD WARRIOR...for those of you that have not yet seen it. Part of THE CHASE SCENE...helps if it is in context...but still cool....me thinks.
by DementedCaver
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmf-HCCZYOg
-
It's got some bizarre, almost dreamlike moments. Eyes bulging out of skulls. The wife running into a laughing retard in the woods. The over the top police station scenes. Not saying it isn't good, but it's kind of an acquired taste, whereas Road Warrior is just balls out awesome right away.
-
For the uninitiated: man + scarf = marf. This had been your Metrosexual Word of the Day.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 10:04 p.m. CST
Well this TB is already deader than the world is supposed to be tomorrow
by Mattman
Now I remember why I stopped coming here.
-
Last twenty minutes of Road Warrior is one of the best chase/battles on film.
-
Dec. 20, 2012, 10:19 p.m. CST
I've been a photoshop expert for about a month now
by BIG_BAD_WOLF_IN_CAPS
However, Microsoft Paint is still the shit
-
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 (Charlize). 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.” <p> I hope the whole movie is in motion: vehicular mayhem with no stopping at service stations.
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 1:28 a.m. CST
mattman you nearly made me choke on my drink
by Miss Moneypennys Pishflapsh
" the wife running into a laughing retard in the woods" Lol!!!! Don't forget that part where goose sleeps with that nightclub singer who looks like a walking dead zombie with massive dentures!
-
are looking quite the cunts now aren't they?
-
I will see this one!
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 4:42 a.m. CST
I can't wait for that synthetic fake CG look to the film!
by Orionsangels
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 6:22 a.m. CST
I'VE BEEN EATING WORD BURGERS FOR THE PAST MONTH. THEY ARE STRAIGHT UP DELICIOUS.
by Darth Busey
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 7:03 a.m. CST
Word Burgers...I don't know why that phrase reminds me of ToeJam & Earl
by quicksilver80
-
I was in Japan in July, so I never got the news!
-
Is a fuckwit
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 7:08 a.m. CST
Dasheight is a "Photoshop Expert" like that one AICN guy is an "Actual Ninja"
by D.Vader
In other words, a new punch line.
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 7:44 a.m. CST
Hope it's good, but I'm getting kind of cynical about directors returning to beloved franchises.
by MrWug
Lucas, Scott, Jackson...has anybody ever pulled it off?
-
I can still pop in my Road Warrior blu whenever I want. No harm, no foul.
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 8:25 a.m. CST
Yeah, I Hate Remakes, But Even At The Height Of My ROAD WARRIOR Geekdom, I Wanted MAD MAX Remade
by Buzz Maverik
It was a great, interesting first effort by talented people with essentially no training for film background. You or I couldn't make MAD MAX as a first film with no film school, etc. But ... you can see the leap Miller made, the great choice of Terry Hayes, even the Joseph Campbell influence actually working in THE ROAD WARRIOR. I wanted to see MAD MAX more in line with that, a society slowly being killed off, fuel becoming more and more precious. Why would Max, a high patrol cop who KNEW what was on those roads, take a vacation with the wife and kids like Clark Griswold in a Family Truckster your English teacher wouldn't drive?
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 9:03 a.m. CST
quicksilver80: the Toe Jam and Earl programmers wanted to make a game called Freda and Deloris: Clams in Eternity. Would have been lesbian clams. Not kidding.
by UltraTron
-
I was catching up, read that and was limbered up for a ripping but others have beat me.
-
If I had never seen any of them, my advise would be watch the first two at your leisure, but wait a few months before then watching MM:BYT. The reason I say that is because there is far more action in them than is the 3rd one. If you find your imagination stimulated, think about where a society that is somewhat recovering from a nuclear war - and then you will see a vision of that in MM:BYD. Its not civilized but you can see things like trade and bartering coming around. I think if they never made BYD in 85 and instead Fury Road WAS BYD, with some tweaks such as removing the children, I would walk out the theater saying that was a good sequel. There is a chase at the end but I dont see BYD as an action film, but the first two are. MM 2 is in my top 5 action films, those driving stunts are visceral - surely there were common injuries making that.
-
I could care less if its fake or not - and I don't want a pre-geriatric (or is it post?) Gibson back either. Hardy, moreso than most, is capable of pulling this off and with Miller doing this...what's to complain about until we actually see the final results? Altho - very interesting idea casting Idris Elba (sp?) as Max - he could also pull it off easily. you guys are so quick to associate with the actor versus the character and then insist that the character continue to be played by the same guy/girl no matter the results. sometimes, its a given and changing would be detrimental. others, not so much. jim carrey is the pet detective. no one else could do that. but yet is jackman the only actor on the planet capable of portraying wolverine? of course not. and not because he's taller. The Mad Max character is more archetype than individual anyway so recasting at all is actually not bad and changing certain physical characteristics would also be acceptable (ethnicity, hair, etc)...as long as the character is consistent with the previous films in terms of purpose, personality, and existence. I'm hella psyched for this regardless...
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 10:02 a.m. CST
In fairness to dasheight, just because the photo is authentic doesn't mean it wasn't 'shopped. ;-)
by SergeantStedenko
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 10:06 a.m. CST
Beyond Thunderdome was a good movie. But, honestly, how was it ever going to come anywhere close to it's predecessor, which was a masterpiece.
by SergeantStedenko
-
You see, it is the odd little moments like that which makes the original almost more disturbing to me than the sequels. The state of society in Mad Max is still hanging on by a thread, which means we see some weird shit and start to see the cracks which will open up the flood of anarchy. We just never see the final meltdown that must've happened between the ending of Mad Max and The Road Warrior. I kinda like that, but then again, I wouldn't mind seeing a gritty TV series on the MFP that showed the decline of civilization that lead to the crazy punk road gangs and all that great stuff we got in the second and third MM films. As for Max Rockatansky taking his family on a vacation in the possibly violent countryside... people nowadays go on vacations to other countries and cities which are known to have violence. Look at how much more violent things are nowadays compared to the 1960's. Don Draper taking his kids on a road trip back then would be safer in most ways than it would be these days. We get desensitized to the level of crime and violence in our own time, and most don't hide in their homes cowering at the thought of it. Max, being a cop no less, probably thought he could handle any minor trouble. Also, Max, in a way is sort of the good guy gunfighter archtype in the beginning of the film, then is turned into the haunted drifter type when his wife and son are killed. That is the whole point of the film really. In the end, Max is transformed into a road warrior by giving into the savagery of the road life that likely also created the types of thugs that the Toecutter and his gang were. He can't go back to society... even if he did go back to the MFP, Max would probably be out of control and a killer on the road.
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 10:22 a.m. CST
AICN IS A FUCKING JOKE....LOOK AT THE MAIN PAGE. NOT ONE REAL SCOOP. NOT ONE REAL PIECE OF NEWS. ALL JUST STUPID CONTESTS, REVIEWS AND PROMOTION FOR SHIT NO ONE CARES ABOUT. FUCK YOU, AICN, AND FUCK ALL THOSE WHO DEFEND HARRY AND HIS STUPIDASS NEW YOUTUBE
by goatherdingclownhunter
-
lv426, im not sure that the three MAD MAX films follow on to each other chronologically like normal sequels. Theyre each a little bit different in their presentation of the MAD MAX *universe*. You even have Bruce Spence turning up twice as different characters. So rather than a continuous story trilogy I think perhaps theyre more like a franchise. More like Bond films than Star Wars.
-
I watched THIS MEANS WAR at home with my wife within a few days of seeing THE DARK KNIGHT RISES. Hardy is amazing and I want to see what he'll do in a ROAD WARRIOR type movie. And this is George Miller directing, not some music video/television commercial hack director that is being handed the keys to the franchise. It is in the hands of original creative mind behind the series. That hasn't turned out well in certain cases, but I'm confident that Miller still feels like he has something to prove. Which is a good thing. Getting too rich and powerful is the death knell of creativity.
-
Holy fuck, still trying to wipe that movie from my mind.
-
Come on, that voice is now legendary.
-
he was the best part of that movie
-
TOO SOON to compare him to Ledger's Joker. Give it a few years and people will truly appreciate that performance. I get chills every time the hood is pulled of his head by the CIA wanker.
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 11:35 a.m. CST
Stone Cold Steve Austin would have been better casting as Bane.
by SergeantStedenko
Hardy is a very good actor, but he was too short to play Bane and unfortunately Nolan didn't have the good sense to pull a reverse Peter Jackson hobbit and make him appear taller than he actually was. I won't even get into the lame reveal that Bane was ultimately just a glorified love-sticken henchmen to Talia.
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 11:39 a.m. CST
Nope, still looks like fakery to me. In fact I have serious doubts this movie even exists. Where am I anyway?
by Bradly Durant
-
Actually, that voice was already legendary back in 1996 when Diablo came out. "Stay a while, and listen!" Cain FTW!
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 11:54 a.m. CST
cobra--kai -- yeah, those things never bothered me nor sapped my enjoyment of the Mad Max films
by lv_426
Bruce Spence as the gyrocopter pilot or the fact that the first Mad Max felt like a different world in many ways than The Road Warrior or MM: Beyond Thunderdome. And you are right about MM being like Bond, especially now as we have a different actor stepping into the role. I was resistant at first since Mel Gibson was so iconic as Max, but now I'm over that hurdle and excited to see what Fury Road has to offer. Especially since Gibson himself said he was too old and wasn't interested in portraying Max again. So even if it isn't as good as the original trilogy, which is a tall order, as long as we are in for something good and honorable towards the originals, I'll be happy. Kinda like Prometheus, even though I was disappointed by aspects of it, was in comparison to most modern films and sequels, a good flick and a return to the darker and more serious side of the Alien saga. Just as Prometheus or more Alien sequels will most likely never hit the heights of the original Alien or landmark sequel Aliens, so will more Mad Max sequels not likely equal the original Mad Max or The Road Warrior (personally I love Beyond Thunderdome, but most hold the first two up as the good films of the MM series). Anyone going into see Fury Road with the expectation that it will be better than Mad Max or The Road Warrior is mad. It will even be hard to equal or top Beyond Thunderdome, but that doesn't mean Fury Road still can't be good. I think Fury Road will be a blast for those of us that set our expectations at a reasonable level. For those that hype themselves up, they should then expect another disappointment along the lines of: Highlander II, Alien Resurrection, AvP, The Phantom Menace, Crystal Skull, or The Hobbit.
-
Don't even mention Highlander II. There are no expectations low enough to make that movie seem even halfway decent. Even if it's bad, Fury Road will still seem like The Empire Strikes Back compared to Highlander II.
-
Looks very much in the spirit of Road Warrior. Hope it retains that same brutality/ruthlessness.
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 12:33 p.m. CST
Bane: Nathan Jones would 'fit' physically for the role
by Darth Macchio
Steve Austin is a big dude and looks mean as hell but he's nothing compared to Nathan Jones (Boaguius in Troy and the American fighter in Hero). Jones is 7' and 350lbs I think and is basically a monster. He looks mean as hell and that he could easily put Austin through a wall if he felt like it (could be wrong on that of course). He's a closer physical match to Bane that Austin or most anybody else I can think of who has also been in at least one studio movie. However, after seeing TDKR, I think Hardy was a perfect choice as a massively physically imposing Bane would have been more distracting than beneficial to how the character was portrayed. I can't believe I'm saying it as I wanted a more true to the comics Bane, at least physically (sadly no venom, no s. american origin nor an accent) but seeing as how Nolan et al developed the character, I have to say it worked very well.
-
I heard he committed suicide from shame. I even saw the pathology pics. He has Cleavon Little's head and the arms of billy badwin. Totally genuine.
-
They should kickstart the SHIT out of that
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 1:03 p.m. CST
Holy word burgers, the net speak true...tis the warrior of the ass...
by KillaKane
...phalt
-
To me, he's the poor man's James Purefoy.
-
Ig George Miller can bring his mojo from that movie... I cannot wait. Tom Hardy is PERFECTO for this role.
-
Jesus.
-
I would've paid for that.
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 3 p.m. CST
I've been running into laughing retards in the woods for about a month now
by Mattman
-
We are literally submerged by originality.
-
...but his face is not distinctive and recognizable enough for a lead. Hence all the remarks here, he looks like this or that guy.
-
Strange, I recognize him in everything I see him in. Blurry picture? Not so much.
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 3:33 p.m. CST
Here's a scoop AICN - Lindleoff NOT returning for Prometheus2
by Darth Macchio
Jeez...been here forever and I used to watch other sites pop articles after AICN. Now, it seems like I can sit for days as other sites pop big stories - certainly stories that would run the gamut of tb'ers quite busily... Lindleoff even made a comment to the matter of (paraphrasing) '...which im sure makes the fanboys happy...' Not kidding with the above quote - he sounds a little like Lucas, eh?
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 3:44 p.m. CST
The "Mad Max Collection," a new line of apparell coming Fall 2013...only at Abercrombie & Fitch.
by Serious Black
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 3:48 p.m. CST
Wouldn't Mel Gibson be a better Mad Max now, since he's, you know, mad and stuff.
by Serious Black
I would take a geriatric Mel over a oiled-down Tom Hardy any day of the week. The closing credits could just show outtakes of Mel having drunken racist and miogynistic rants. Gold, I say.
-
That should read misogynistic. I am sure Mel has nothing against delicious water flavoring supplements.
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 4:07 p.m. CST
darth macchio -- while I don't blame Lindelof for the problems that Prometheus had embedded in its DNA
by lv_426
His script is really an odd read compared to Spaihts' version. Below, an example of the extreme I MUST CAPITALIZE ALMOST EVERYTHING, underline other things, and just plain stick a shitload of -- into my screenwriting style that LINDELOF USES!!!!! *A moment as The Engineer takes in the pastoral beauty of all that surrounds him. Pure calm. The sound of the rushing water. The ORANGE LIGHT of the setting sun. And then. HE CONVULSES. Violent. FRIGHTENING. CLOSE ON THE ENGINEER’S EYES as they suddenly go DARK BLACK -- He PITCHES FORWARD, CLUTCHING HIS STOMACH -- TREMENDOUS PAIN. His body starts to CONTORT -- JESUS -- We hear his BONES CRACK FROM THE INSIDE -- Or are they GROWING?!? His skin begins to stretch as he HOWLS AGAIN and -- Something is coming out of his ears -- BLACK and ALIVE -- A SWARM -- not INSECTS, but something ELSE -- Pouring from his NOSTRILS -- HIS MOUTH -- HIS EYES --* I'm sorry, but that style of writing just makes my eyes bleed. It almost feels like it emulates Harry's ADD train of thought when he writes his reviews. The difference between the two is that Lindelof can actually write and articulate descriptions and ideas in a coherent manner.
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 4:09 p.m. CST
As for PROMETHEUS II (PARADISE), I had a dream about a month ago that was basically the sequel
by lv_426
So I suppose I've seen Prometheus II for about a month now.
-
And I see similar tendencies with JJ's Trek and even other stuff... Kinda hard to articulate but it's a certain arrogance that presumes that, essentially 'i'm here now - you've been waiting painfully for me i know - now you'll see something wonderful' and that there's no one who would consider questioning that conceit because...well, it's *you* we're talking about...not some everyday rank schlub from the obsolete vhs video rental counter at the local gas station. lindleoff writes as if he's capable of controlling the reader's reactions with a subtle command, or is convinced he knows what they'd be thinking, or as if he's one of them and nudging them to be impressed by his own acumen. i saw that piece where he wrote the word 'jesus' as if he was a 3rd person reading a script from someone else and just had to interject a comment (as if it was spoken aloud not by a character but by the person reading the script!). even though he's not a 3rd party reading someone else's script so, to me, it smacks minimally of patronizing self-delusional nonsense. that said - i also read spaiht's script and was there right with him until the excision scene. kinda killed his script for me as well (quite a page turner up to that point too - not great but not remotely bad either). not to say i didn't like some of the ideas lindleoff brought to the page. i love the opening 'david alone on the ship' bits in prometheus and i know that's his writing. i never watched lost and have no loyalty to these guys either way. i think prometheus may be the only work ive ever seen of lindleoffs. i tend to get the same vibe with abrahms and crew and their pr push for trek. it's as if they think the movie has already not only gotten our massive geek praise but earned it just by simply existing in the first place as opposed to actually earning it by having people see the film and enjoying it. but then i hesitate as those sound a lot like the words of a hater - and im trying hard not to be even if i eventually wind up there (I wont start there and work backwards) im sure they'd deny it and i could easily be missing parts of my own bias and reaching into orbit here but all the claptrap and hoopla over a trailer and who may or may not be in the movie (khan or non-khan? bet you can't wait to find out eh?) and the seeming expectation that we're all waiting with baited breath at their next clue or random uttering...all without doing anything that justifies even 1/10th the hype....it just leaves me a little irritated (hence full disclosure on calling out my own potential bias).
-
The only 'tard' in here is you. The very fact that you use the word tard is the reason you are one.
-
just because they are a match physically to the character. A real actor will bring so much to a part that an exact physical match is not important. Should Christopher Nolan have searched for a guy that had the freakish elongated face and abnormally large smile of The Joker? Unless that guy is a great actor, fuck no. It's like the closet cases that think Christopher Reeve wasn't roided up enough in SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE. An actual body builder would have been ridiculous in the role of Superman. Tom Hardy was intimidating as hell in THE DARK KNIGHT RISES. I love how certain talkbackers bitch about him not being big enough to play Bane. Like your neck would snap any less fast if he got his hands on you.
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 8:18 p.m. CST
darth macchio -- I hear you on the Abrams/Lindelof hype train
by lv_426
I like some of the stuff they've done though. I just hate the style of writing that Lindelof uses. It takes me out of the story when I try to read that style of writing. I'm sitting there reading the script, getting into the characters and setting -- AND THEN HOLY CRAP! SOMETHING CRAZY HAPPENS! -- The Whole World EXPLODES OR SOMETHING!!!! BWABOOMMMM!!!!! WHOOOSHHHH!!!!!!
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 9:17 p.m. CST
Still say this shoulda been Max's son. That baby didn't die in part 1
by King Conan
I just can't accept anyone else as Max himself. Bond yes....Max no.
-
...to Kim Kardashian.
-
Dec. 21, 2012, 10:06 p.m. CST
@lv_426 I'm a fan of most of Bad Robot's work, but I think some of the more intelligent...
by lox4444
criticism, like yours, is spot on. I always think back to the episode of The X Files, where the psychic guy can tell you what day in your life you are going to die, and Scully asks when she will die, and he tells her "You don't", or something to that effect. Then it's never followed up on, ever. That method of just dropping attempted mindfucks without ever really giving a pay off, or even at least trying to construct a rational plot, gets annoying. It's all sparkle and no substance, in some instances. Regarding Prometheus, for example, if you want to make a philosophical film about the meaning of life, don't give me a bunch of idiot scientists, doing irrational things, behaving in ways no semi intelligent human would, as the team that, from everyone on earth, was chosen to undertake a mission in which the goal is uncovering the secret of human existence.
-
Hell grow it grow the sequels RoadWarriors Return to thunder dome Mad max rises
-
Because you've seen the new movie already? That's a pretty definitive statement given that we haven't even seen any footage of Hardy Max in action.
-
Dec. 22, 2012, 2:14 a.m. CST
Why can't they just make him a distant cousin or brother or some shit? Why do they insist on pissing on th eoriginal actors with these unneeded remakes?!?!
by MENTALDOMINANCE
-
Dec. 22, 2012, 6:15 a.m. CST
It must just be me... that doesn't look like The Postman costume
by Avon
But I'll reserve judgement for all the Photoshop experts on the thread. I'm sure you all must know what you're talking about. I'd hate to believe you're all fuck wits.
-
Dec. 22, 2012, 6:16 a.m. CST
@mentaldominance From the very early days of this site, the original rumor/report was that Miller wanted:
by lox4444
Mel Gibson in the film(rumored to be the 1st of a trilogy) in a smaller role, passing the torch off to a then relatively unknown Heath Ledger. If I remember correctly, keep in mind this was around 1999, Miller even got so far as location scouting, but the project never got off the ground.
-
Dec. 22, 2012, 12:32 p.m. CST
Miller Is To Be Commended For Wanting The Max Films To Be So Different From Each Other
by Buzz Maverik
I remember reading an interview when THUNDERDOME came out, in which he said that he wanted it to be as different from the second film as the second was from the first. MMBT had a lot of merits, but I think it was a little too big and vague (which is a vague statement on my part). What did anybody really want? How did it all fit together except disjointedly? The only thing I thought that was a real flaw in Thunderdome is that none of the villains were really threatening to a guy like Max. Entity? Master Blaster? Iron Bar? Please! Compare them to Toe Cutter, Knight Rider and the Glory Riders, or Humongous, Wez and the Warriors of the Wasteland.
-
He's no Mel Gibson, is he?
-
Tom Hardy is one of the best if not the best working actor today. I was stoked to see him get cast as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises and now Mad Max. As this photo proves, he was casted very well in this role. Look for interesting vocal work from this performance. Can't wait. Damn!
-
Quite possibly the greatest action movie ever (along with Die Hard).
-
Damn straight! Its one of the few sequels which improves on the original in every way, and I love the original. Ditto you're thoughts on Die Hard. It changed action movies forever. Gave both of.those movies a "10" and that's rare. And IM dressing up my nephew next Halloween as the kid worth the bladed boomerang.
-
Dec. 23, 2012, 9:53 a.m. CST
I hope the pic is real and i hope the whole movie looks like that
by malificus
it kicks ass and so does Hardy he was like F'ing Brando in The Take. I wish they'd backed this up to more Mad Max era and less Road Warrior but hey I'll take what I can get. Should have Mel in there somewhere, would have made an awesome villain. He's made some shit and talked some shit but the guy has got chops.
-
Dec. 23, 2012, 11:43 p.m. CST
Remakes are the cancer that is killing the hollywood studio system
by lord Baul
Hollywood execs want to capitalize either the nostalgia from old properties or the success of an innovative idea that came out 30 effing years ago. I guess the producer of this new version of MM never heard of something called "cold war" that made the whole movie more menacing and sinister back then. Good luck achieving that with a PG 13 rating. Instead of remaking hits into giant piles of dung, Hollywood should remake all the flops into shinning pieces of diamond. For a change.
-
Dec. 24, 2012, 11:11 a.m. CST
Hardy does look like a young Paul Newman in that pic.
by Orbots Commander
-
To think this talkback has so many posts. First people say it isn't real. Next we have people saying it looks like crap. All of this from one lousy picture out of focus taken on the set. Some of you need to get a fucking life. Seriously. We know next to nothing about it except that it is indeed real. It clearly isn't a remake or the same story or it wouldn't be named Fury Road. So this is a new Mad Max story. Are you fucking movie fans or what? What are you bitching about?
-
for about it
Top Talkbacks
- Spoilery early review of MAN OF STEEL!! -- 400 total posts 368 posts
- Holy Crossover!! Magneto’s Boy Quicksilver To Speed About In Whedon’s AVENGERS 2 And Singer’s X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST?? -- 324 total posts 112 posts
- Tom Cruise Won’t Go Solo For MAN FROM UNCLE!! -- 104 total posts 104 posts
- A review of Refn and Gosling's ONLY GOD FORGIVES, direct from Cannes!! -- 111 total posts 92 posts
- The Friday Docback Revisits DOCTOR WHO Season 7!! A Fuller Review Of 'The Name of the Doctor,' And More!! -- 73 total posts 73 posts
- Harry dives into STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS' spoilers to reveal the truth behind the blockbuster we're seeing! -- 1469 total posts 62 posts
- Capone believes that FAST & FURIOUS 6 is the best in a bizarre, crowded franchise!!! -- 58 total posts 58 posts
- Green-Band and Red-Band trailers for the new Jason Sudeikis & Jennifer Aniston VACATION ripoff, WE'RE THE MILLERS are here!! -- 150 total posts 58 posts
- Capone makes the case that THE HANGOVER PART III is neither a comedy nor a movie!!! -- 57 total posts 57 posts
- John Ary's Video Review Of THE HANGOVER PART III!! -- 54 total posts 54 posts