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First to YAWN! by Jerri Blank	May 18th, 2009 05:11:12 PM
And fuck Mel Gibson.
So no Ethan Embry=no Mel Gibson by otm shank	May 18th, 2009 05:12:44 PM
WTF?
I just came in my pants by performingmonkey	May 18th, 2009 05:14:24 PM
But that's because I'm watching this blonde fucking losing it big time on a sybian. She can hardly breathe and look how red she's gone, jesus christ never thought anyone could scream that loud!
Fuck by kwisatzhaderach	May 18th, 2009 05:14:51 PM
New Max? What's the point? Oh yeah, so the tweens can 'relate' to him.
Fuck this if there's no Gibson. by Ironhelix	May 18th, 2009 05:16:00 PM
I don't know if they don't want Him, or if He doesn't want to do it, but i don't think i would want to see anyone else as Max. no sir, not at all.
if they reboot Mad Max...nothing is safe by Tarl_Cabot	May 18th, 2009 05:16:27 PM
Indy,Rocky, Star Wars(again)...who needs movie stars anymore?
GIBSON...ONLY GIBSON! by BillyMayesHere	May 18th, 2009 05:17:30 PM

The 6 Fingered Bitch? by CHRISTIAN_BALE_TRASHED_MY_LIGHTS	May 18th, 2009 05:18:00 PM
Any relation to the 1 Legged Bitch that married Paul McCartney?
by Cobra--Kai	May 18th, 2009 05:18:23 PM
Wonder if a few Aussie warehouse attendants have been joy riding in the MAD MAX cars while they been sitting in storage.
You don't need Mel Gibson for Mad Max by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	May 18th, 2009 05:18:49 PM
It's not like Bruce Willis and John McClane. As long as it's not some baby face you can get any tough looking hardass to play Mad Max.
you all make no sense by bluetunehead	May 18th, 2009 05:21:08 PM
you gripe about how harrison ford is too old to play indy, you say thank god that they aren't trying to put arnold into another terminator flick, and now you want an old as hell mel gibson playing mad max? come on. let some no name australian (another sam worthington type?) take over. it'd be better than seeing a 60 year old mel gibson fail miserably at it.
eric bana will fuck your eyeballs as mad max by daddyfatnads	May 18th, 2009 05:22:01 PM
but if they cast shia lebouf i will kill 4 prostitutes
correction by bluetunehead	May 18th, 2009 05:22:41 PM
53 year old mel gibson. but that doesn't change anything. he's still not right for the role anymore, and i'd be willing to bet that they could find some australian out there who would be.
you tards ever watch Mad Max? by Happy Boy	May 18th, 2009 05:25:22 PM
It's Mel Gibson. It aint like James Bond where there's a history of casting new actors in the role.
give CLIVE OWEN a call by frank cotton	May 18th, 2009 05:25:56 PM

Epic Fail, that's like making a Rocky movie without Sly! by ganymede3010	May 18th, 2009 05:25:59 PM
The absence of Gibson is infuriating me more and more by the minute.
Remember the time... by mashman1212	May 18th, 2009 05:26:23 PM
when that guy posted a review of Wolverine but he hadn't actually seen it but he was suggesting others avoid it and then people got mad and then he actually did see it but by then it was too late because he had already alienated his readers? That was funny.
Can't be worse than Thunderdome. by OutlawsDelejos	May 18th, 2009 05:26:51 PM
Bring it on.
Why all the hate on Thunderdome? by Ironhelix	May 18th, 2009 05:29:00 PM
while it wasn't a typical "Road Warrior" movie, it WAS a good movie. they tried something different, and i always thought it worked well.
who needs movie stars anymore? by BrooseTheScharuk	May 18th, 2009 05:29:54 PM
Not me, that's for fucking sure. Movie stars RUIN movies. The bigger they get, the more worthless they are, and the more they mess up whatever they touch. Having said that, I do like me a good actor, and there are a handful of those who have managed to stay that way, even when infected with the movie star virus. I think Sam Worthington seems like he could be one of those. He sure comes off as a level-headed guy in interviews. I also can't think of anyone I'd rather see replace Mel Gibson in a Mad Max movie (and that includes Mel Gibson, who should be directing the new Conan movie instead of pulling a tired, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull-type revival of a twenty-year-old character).
No Mad Mel = by PG_13_Fisting_Party	May 18th, 2009 05:32:28 PM
no Mad Max. Who gives a fuck if he's batshit crazy, the cunt can tell a story.
Ummm Mel isn't exactly ancient by Charlie_Allnut	May 18th, 2009 05:32:31 PM
he's only 53. And it is the EXACT same thing as Bruce Willis and John McClane. This will lose TONS of money, because Mad Max fans want to see Mel back in the role, not someone else. Want to do a spin off? Another wanderer some how tied in existing in the same world? Fine. Stupid but fine. Kill off Max and have feature his son? Fine. But no recasting Max.
i'm with IndyAbbey Jones... by charlesbronsonLIVES	May 18th, 2009 05:34:25 PM
whats with the embry reference? i don't remember him ever being attached to anything along these lines, but i dont usually follow his career path so well. can anyone fill me in or did harry smoke peyote before he wrote this fucker?
People are forgetting that... by Ironhelix	May 18th, 2009 05:34:50 PM
we already saw Max age in the previous films. It's OK for him to be older now. The setting, and the storyline almost require it. Besides, it's not like he's in a goddamned wheelchair or anything. You people who are complaining about his age are the whole reason they cast teenagers as leads in these types of flicks these days.
The new Mad Max will be played by a 18 year old girl by Yamato	May 18th, 2009 05:37:00 PM
and the character will have a bunch of cool one liners and be out the avenge her effeminate boy friends death and beat up huge muscle guys like Lord Humongous with her scrawny girl fists with ease. Isn't that they type of action movie Hollycrap puts out these days?
further proof that Jew Hater's days are numbered by The_Man_Behind_The_Curtain	May 18th, 2009 05:38:53 PM
hollywood has realised that Jew Hater Gibson is a liability. his days in Hollywood are numbered and his reckoning is long overdue!
Yeah, what's the point... by Carl XVI Gustaf	May 18th, 2009 05:39:17 PM
Mad Gibson IS Mel Max! Don't call it Mad Max if he ain't in it! Oh and if you need someone for the younger audiences to identify with, take some surfer dude from "Home and Away". They can play anything. Any thing.
Yeah, I'm not too keen on... by Phimseto	May 18th, 2009 05:40:59 PM
...Mad Max without Mel Gibson. And I like how some obnoxious comments said while drunk warrant this kind of blacklisting.
Thunderdome sucked. NO Tina Turner. NO PG13, PLEASE. by Flip63Hole	May 18th, 2009 05:40:59 PM
Thank you.
Charlie_Allnut by The_Man_Behind_The_Curtain	May 18th, 2009 05:42:37 PM
dont be a dumbass! Shit Trek just made a couple of million of dollars with a bunch of new actors cast in its most famous roles. if people will turn up to a movie with Sylar playing Spock, they'll turn up to a movie with someone else playing Max. No big deal.
It ALL depends on who they cast. It lives or dies on that by IndustryKiller!	May 18th, 2009 05:44:52 PM
God dammit would I love to see them get Gibson back, but it just aint happenin. Especially now that they are reporting his new girl is knocked up. The hits just keep on comin' for that guy.
Happy Boy (and other "purists") by BrooseTheScharuk	May 18th, 2009 05:45:00 PM
Sean Connery made five Bond movies at the beginning of the series. don't you think people were saying the same thing about Bond back in the sixties as you are saying about Gibson/Max? There have been three Mad Max movies. Just because there isn't a precedent for recasting the character yet doesn't mean there won't be ten or twenty years from now. Things change. Life goes on.
Mel Gibson has sex with female cops by lockesbrokenleg	May 18th, 2009 05:45:53 PM
and hates the Jews.
I Have A Really Cool New Look For The Mad Max Franchise by Media Messiah	May 18th, 2009 05:46:29 PM
It is something we haven't seen before in the series, something that would instantly and visually set this movie apart. As I said before, I won't say it on the net, but it is a nice idea.
Yeah. This Time its for Sure. Right. by uberman	May 18th, 2009 05:47:48 PM
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times and,uh, wont get fooled again.
Agreed... Clive Owen could be a good Max by football	May 18th, 2009 05:48:24 PM
Gibson is way too old and bloated to slip into the tight leathers and behind the wheel. It'll succeed or fail on Miller's casting of the lead... oh and the story. Better not be a remake.
The_Man_Behind_The_Curtain by Carl XVI Gustaf	May 18th, 2009 05:49:53 PM
It will be a better movie with Mel Gibson in it, no matter what. Don't we want better movies?
Gerard Butler by A-COD	May 18th, 2009 05:51:27 PM
It's a no brainer, I'm pumped for a new Mad Max movie.
Gibson Need Not Be Replaced by Roc Ingersoll	May 18th, 2009 05:51:34 PM
This is stupid. Keep Gibson as Max. If you need another heartthrob then cast one as someone else. Mel can be age appropriate and let the youngster do the heavy lifting. Or not! It's not like Max was doing kung-fu and flips and shit. He's had a busted up leg for 2 and a half of the three movies already! Just give him the sawed-off and let the man drive!
I agree, no Gibson = no Mad Max by m_reporter	May 18th, 2009 05:51:58 PM
It's like having Indiana Jones without Harrison Ford.
Sounds like a bah-ghin! by SierraTangoFoxtrotUniform	May 18th, 2009 05:53:17 PM

Media Messiah by A-COD	May 18th, 2009 05:54:40 PM
Wow, you have an idea for a new Mad Max!That's Fantastic! I am the head of a mojor studio and I will give you 2 million for your idea. Email me at your earliest convienance to TRothamn@youradouchebag.com
If you make a Mad Max movie without Mel Gibson... by SoylentMean	May 18th, 2009 05:54:43 PM
will anybody go and see it? I'm going to guess yes, but only out of curiosity. Mel Gibson IS Mad Max, nobody else. It's not too hard to understand, really it isn't.
MelMax by Wrecks	May 18th, 2009 05:55:13 PM
One in the same. No Mel = No Max.
No Gibson=No Max...but What this really needs is BALE by conspiracy	May 18th, 2009 05:56:11 PM
Tell me that would not be a double bill of FUCKING PROFESSIONALISM! Gibson and Bale, may His name be praised, Fucking the Yarmulke right off your skull and fisting cunts in the Austrailian outback...I'd buy that for a Dollar!
On that note... KurtPliskin by Wrecks	May 18th, 2009 05:59:37 PM
One in the same. No Russell = No Snake. Fuck Butler.
Mad Max is alive and well living in ..... by GreatCzarsGhost	May 18th, 2009 06:06:36 PM
Malibu. He's an orthidox Cathlic and loves his alter boys on a daly basis.
You Want A New Mad Max... by THE TRUE PINBACK	May 18th, 2009 06:06:56 PM

You Want A New Mad Max... by THE TRUE PINBACK	May 18th, 2009 06:07:43 PM
I have two words for you...RUSSELL CROWE!!!
I quote Tina Turner: WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER HERO! by chrth	May 18th, 2009 06:08:48 PM
FREE THE MEL GIBSON!
Yeah, what's the Ethan Embry thing about, Harry? by Frisco	May 18th, 2009 06:10:26 PM
You lost me with that one. Anyway, I'm hoping for a true sequel rather than a reboot or a prequel or whatever. If they absolutely must have a new protagonist in order to bring in the wee tykes for repeat viewings (something that pretty much guarantees PG-13, doesn't it?) then they at least they should make it a different character while still having Mel Gibson as Max. Older, wiser, perhaps settled down... whatever. Even if he has to be Bill Munny to the new guy's Schofield Kid, he should be in it. Now, what they REALLY need to do is make it a horror movie about a horribly burned revenant that hunts down and kills the teenaged children of the bikers who murdered him.
The Feral Kid by HAPAJEDI	May 18th, 2009 06:11:38 PM
Bring on the The Feral Kid to lead the film! He must of learned something from Max, from his traumatizing time on the rig. I wanna see him playing with the music box again!
No Mel, No Max by Acquanetta	May 18th, 2009 06:11:55 PM
Anyone else will just be trying to copy what Gibson did 30 years ago. The return of Mad Max just isn't much a story. The return of Mel as Max is.
I've never seen Mad Max by maelstrom_ZERO	May 18th, 2009 06:13:45 PM
I was born in 1985, so this never came up on my movie radar, although I've certainly heard much about it. Is it any good?
no butler by TheExterminator	May 18th, 2009 06:13:48 PM
prease
Russell Crowe by m_reporter	May 18th, 2009 06:16:30 PM
Ok, if he replaces Gibson then I might get excited about this... And maelstorm, The Road Warrior (mad max 2) is one of the best action movies ever made. Right up there with T2 and Die Hard.
I'm an Aussie, and still think this is a bad idea by Riley Martin	May 18th, 2009 06:17:55 PM
Get ready for another PG-13 bit of fluff. Also, I hate the way the media build up the hype for these things so much, then tear it down when it didn't live up to their, and everyone else's, hyped expectations. coughWOLVERINEcough
MAD MAX: STORM THE TEMPLE MOUNT by AzulTool	May 18th, 2009 06:19:17 PM

Saying no Mel = No Max is like saying by Happyfat73	May 18th, 2009 06:21:30 PM
No Shatner = No Kirk. What's that? Chris Pine did a great job as Kirk? You don't say!
Eric Bana by Dkev00	May 18th, 2009 06:23:47 PM
He would be good in this one. Hell, he already owns a 1974 Ford Falcon.
MAD MAX: NOSH AT A B'NAI B'RITH MIXER by AzulTool	May 18th, 2009 06:29:22 PM

George does LOVE him some videogames... by CENOBITE	May 18th, 2009 06:31:13 PM
not surprised a PS3 game is already in the works.
Enough with the ... by Runs with a Gut	May 18th, 2009 06:35:01 PM
... fanboy casting.
Don´t be silly, people by Ditko	May 18th, 2009 06:35:08 PM
Do you honestly think Miller hasn´t tried his best to get Mel Gibson back? He´s not interested, period. I personally think a fourth Max with Gibson would fuck our pedals, but we ain´t getting it.
Just get me Russell Crowe as Max by GodMars	May 18th, 2009 06:36:39 PM
Yeah, its the lazy way out, but whatever.
Russel Crowe is... by s0nicdeathmonkey	May 18th, 2009 06:41:10 PM
box office poison at this point. What was the last large scale movie he carried on his own? American Gangster made money because of Denzel Washington, not Crowe and 3:10 to Yuma barely broke even. Master and Commander didn't launch the franchise it was designed to and the less said about Cinderella Man, A Good Year, Body of Lies, and State of Play, the better. The man is not a very big box office draw. Plus, he's already in his mid 40s which makes a trilogy of new films a bit of a stretch. 2-3 years apart for each one makes him right around 53 by part 3 (or 6 depending on your perspective).
I Loved Happy Feet!!! What A Classic Film!!!! by Media Messiah	May 18th, 2009 06:45:23 PM
Happy feet is a triumph of a film. Kudos and bravo George!!!
Russell Crowe as Max = RESPECT by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	May 18th, 2009 06:45:27 PM
But I also agree post apocalyptic films have been gang raped to death. Praise Bale.
As long as Max by the zapper	May 18th, 2009 06:46:04 PM
is played by an aussie. And no Tina Turner, unless she is surrounded by beefy rugby league players and singing "simply the best"
MAD MAX: COCKAMAMIE GOYIM by AzulTool	May 18th, 2009 06:46:53 PM

Mad Max Musical by XxSoulFlyxX	May 18th, 2009 06:49:54 PM
yes! Set in an Australian outback Highschool.
HAPAJEDI: The Feral Kid. That Is What I Said... by Media Messiah	May 18th, 2009 06:51:24 PM
...see my post in the last talk back. Your words are almost my words, exactly? I would love to see Sam Worthington as the Feral Child, all grown-up, and now taking on the guerilla warfare tactics that he tnesssed Max employ. He, the Feral Child, will be the new Road Warrior.
When does it take place? by bluebottle	May 18th, 2009 06:53:01 PM
By MM3 there was hardly any petrol left, so how will this work? Does it take place AFTER MM4? I think Miller should just make another post-apocalyptic film circa Road Warrior, without Max.
SHIA LEBOUF!!!!! by gruemanlives	May 18th, 2009 06:53:07 PM
SHIA LEBOUF AS MAD MAX. DIRECTED BY UWE BOLL. THIS WOULD ROCK!!!!
No Mel, No Interest by Darth Busey	May 18th, 2009 07:14:41 PM
Don't even bother.
Thunderdome is THE greatest movie ever made until... by TylerDurden3395	May 18th, 2009 07:15:28 PM
it turns into an apocalyptic version of Adventures in Babysitting. Biggest nosedive in terms of quality mid-movie ever. Mel's gotta be in this. If he won't do it, just Patrick Stewart him in there with CGI and I'm sold.
The_Man_Behind_The_Curtain by Charlie_Allnut	May 18th, 2009 07:17:36 PM
You may very well be right...I just think that a. Star Trek is a franchise that rises above the actors - its a brand name b. Mad Max is a franchise built on Mel Gibson - People who are fans of the series are fans mainly because of Mel's badass portrayal - I see it much like the Die Hard franchise in that sense. I just don't see the fans coming out to see someone else play Max...after all w/out Mel the movie will be no different then Doomsday. I could be wrong, just sayin...
This could be fun... by Fa_Tass_DinoMolester	May 18th, 2009 07:18:30 PM
Or it could be fucking distracting. I guess we'll find out...
She said DAMMIT!!! by IndyCollector	May 18th, 2009 07:27:49 PM
Come on! You gotta love that.
Melvin Gibson by Fa_Tass_DinoMolester	May 18th, 2009 07:31:58 PM
just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it?
Unless of course it's Melissa by Fa_Tass_DinoMolester	May 18th, 2009 07:32:26 PM

Which could explain some of his anger issues by Fa_Tass_DinoMolester	May 18th, 2009 07:32:51 PM

Karl Urban as Max by Spastic Jedi	May 18th, 2009 07:32:52 PM
Karl Urban as Max
Seth Rogan as Max by Fa_Tass_DinoMolester	May 18th, 2009 07:33:36 PM

The Six-fingered Bitch... by BadMrWonka	May 18th, 2009 07:33:47 PM
Christopher Guest or Hannibal Lecter? you make the call. (it makes sense, if you think about it)
Cory Barlog is working on the Mad Max game... by TheWaqman	May 18th, 2009 07:38:15 PM
the guy who made God of War 2. He confirmed this awhile ago. But said he couldn't talk about it. But all he said was that he was working very closely with Miller. Still I'm fucking pissed they aren't using Gibson's likeness or voice. For either the game or the movie. Fuckkkkk
Shia as… by rxse7en	May 18th, 2009 07:40:38 PM
Feral Kid! Bumblebee as Falcon Interceptor
Mel as Max by DrLektor	May 18th, 2009 07:42:08 PM
is the quintessential post-apocalyptic reluctant hero. Much like Kurt Russell as Snake Plisskin and Kevin Costner as the Postman... okay, maybe not the last one but you get the idea. He defined the character and as the movie is rumoured to be Mad 'Max' 4, it'll have to be Mel otherwise it looses something vital. Sure you can recast him with Russell Crowe but the actor, good as he may be, won't be able to convey or carry with him that sense of tiredness and world weariness that Mel could after suffering though 3 of the previous movies. But hey, I guess that's what acting's all about eh?
Ethan Embry? Rusty Griswold is (not) gonna be Max? by ebonic_plague	May 18th, 2009 07:42:15 PM
What the fuck IS that all about? I think I need a prequel comic to understand your incoherent references, Harry.
I hope it has Aliens by Seph_J	May 18th, 2009 07:59:25 PM

Mel too mad for Mad Max anymore by MediaGold	May 18th, 2009 08:00:44 PM
Like the guy will ever step in front of the camera again. He has more money than God. Plus, he's way too busy fighting to free Hollywood from the clutches of the evil Jews. :/ Not to mention his hobby of knocking up young desperate Russian women. I say pass the reigns to someone else. Let another have a try and if it sucks, then it sucks! Don't go see the fricking thing.
fuck hollywood by jason2304	May 18th, 2009 08:04:39 PM
Im so fucking sick of this crap. fucking money grubbing assfucks milking the cow, and rapeing our childhood all in one stroke.I swear to christ im gonna start downloading these shitbags they call "films". Hollywood is done getting my money! Its like the general manager of the 90's bulls saying management wins championships not Michael Fucking Jordan! Mel Gibson is fucking Mad Max. Arnold Schwarzenegger is the terminator. Harrison is indy. Sly is right hollywood tough guys are "expendable". Makes me sick, were doomed to a Matt pussy Damon as Rocky Balboa in 2016. More crap like Bourne redundency shakey cam crapfest. Where the lead weighs 1/4 of my bench press weight, but takes out 5 guys at once. Fuck this im gonna go watch The Road Warrior, drink a beer and smoke a cigar.
Mad Max is politically incorrect by Happyfat73	May 18th, 2009 08:06:11 PM
It should be called Mental Illness Max to avoid offending mad people. Or how about Anger Management Issues Max, in order to be sensitive to angry people?
Nobody's raping your god damn childhood by Vern	May 18th, 2009 08:18:48 PM
Number one, if somebody had raped your childhood you would have alot worse problems to be whining about than this. Number two, Hollywood has nothing to do with this. George Miller, who doesn't even live in the same continent as Hollywood, has been trying to make this for most of this century. They were about to start shooting WITH Mel Gibson but the Iraq war changed the economic and security situation where they were going to shoot and the whole thing went south. Ideally it would be Mel Gibson but even if it's not, I want to see this god damn movie. As great as Gibson was in those movies, he's really playing a stoic Man With No Name type, and nobody's going just to see Gibson's performance. It's THE WORLD of the Mad Max movies that we miss and that's what George Miller is gonna expand on. Nerds already whined away the Justice League movie, now you're gonna whine about this one? George Miller's a god damn visionary but if it was up to talkbackers he'd never be allowed to make a movie again. If you want to get mad at somebody get mad at Mel Gibson, he's the one who doesn't want to do it. I'm pretty sure "Hollywood" would rather have Mel Gibson's name to put on the marquee.
As long as George... by SunTzu77	May 18th, 2009 08:34:14 PM
...doesn't sell out with a PG-13 rating... and picks someone like Collin Farrell. Throw some leather pads on that boy...give him a sawed off double barrel -- http://www.colinfarrellfansite .com/gallery/albums/photoshoot s/romeshoot6.jpg
Next you're gonna say by CherryValance	May 18th, 2009 08:42:40 PM
our childhoods were asking for it. Sequels, fine. Reboots, Nein.
Fucking awesome news!!! by a goonie	May 18th, 2009 08:43:14 PM
I'll take a Mad Max movie any way I can get it. And the idea that George Miller is coming back has my really pumped. Sure, Happy Feet fucking sucked hard, but it's George Miller! He helped define post-apocalyptic action cinema!!! As for who could play the lead role, well, I'd of course love to see Mel come back. But I understand that will almost certainly not happen. Someone in this Talkback already mentioned Gerard Butler and I think he's a fantastic choice. He has the presence and the brawn necessary for the role. I'm not a fan of Bana, so I wouldn't want him, but Butler is currently my top hopeful pick. Anyways, it's 2009! I can't believe we're getting another Mad Max movie!!!
Screw this... by vezner2007	May 18th, 2009 08:45:15 PM
I'm with the other haters. Mad Max without Mel Gibson = shit.
RE: No Gibson=No Max...but What this really needs is BALE by angel_svn	May 18th, 2009 08:48:03 PM
conspiracy ... that has to have been the funniest thing I have ever read on this site. Brilliant. Fucking brilliant. I nearly choked to death on the "I'll buy that for a dollar" line. You are a genius.
I don't give two shits for Mel Gibson, I just want George Miller by drturing	May 18th, 2009 08:48:18 PM
as long as its not fucking McG or Wiseman or Paul WS Anderson or Stephen Sommers or Michael Bay or Neil Moritz "reimagining" this I'll be fine with George fucking Miller casting fucking Wall-E as Max Rockatansky. And anyone who shits on Vern is a Summer's Eve that needs disposing of.
George Miller not only directed The Road Warrior by drturing	May 18th, 2009 08:48:57 PM
if you had a chronic ailment, he could diagnose it, cause he's a fucking Dr, for real.
no point if there's no Gibson by aboriginal	May 18th, 2009 08:49:58 PM
Don't they fucking dare try a "reboot" either. Not one evermutherlovin' thing wrong with it. You don't put Gibson back into it then WTF are you bothering for?!?!?!?! More stories from the wasteland? BFD, w/o the Gibsonator.
Imagine if they remade Bird on a Wire or Maverick by drturing	May 18th, 2009 08:53:16 PM
without Mel Gibson... Nooooooo!
George Miller? by Gene_Eric	May 18th, 2009 09:00:32 PM
He made Happy Feet. That movie sucks, so will this Mad Max
Karl Urban is a Kiwi by Kobaal	May 18th, 2009 09:02:05 PM
And therefore totally ineligible to play an Aussie icon such as Max. There would be riots! Worthington or Bana has my vote. Clive Owen? Christian Bale? Get the fuck outta here!!
"Who run Barter Town?" "You know who." "Say who." by RandySavage	May 18th, 2009 09:04:46 PM
Anyone who puts an aged midget on the shoulders of a sloth, calls it Master Blaster, and has it run a pig shit refinery, is a visionary in my book.
Eric Bana by dailysportspages	May 18th, 2009 09:14:05 PM
He can do that type of rough character... anyone watch the movie Chopper?
Once again, Eric Bana or don't fucking make it. by Stuntcock Mike	May 18th, 2009 09:17:11 PM
Bale is too busy at the moment.
"Nerds already whined away the Justice League movie" by Amy Chasing	May 18th, 2009 09:19:54 PM
Do TPTB really care that much what nerds think? Me thinks you give nerds too much credit. And a funny name... heh, nerd.
BABE PIG IN THE CITY IS GENIUS! by s0nicdeathmonkey	May 18th, 2009 09:20:06 PM
Evil genius, but still genius.
I could give a shit about Mel Gibson by twogunjames	May 18th, 2009 09:33:42 PM
Sam Worthington would make a fine max, Bana would be OK, and so would a million other guys. But the problem, as everyone here knows, is that Gibson IS Mad Max. He's the only actor who ever played him. This isn't James Bond, or Batman, or Superman. I'm going to give the flick a chance because I want to see Miller doing R-rated films again, though more than likely this will be PG-13 nonsense.
It'll be the gang from Warrior Academy on a ROAD trip by kabong	May 18th, 2009 09:41:16 PM
Max will be a troubled TEEN. At the beginning, he'll look like Jake Lloyd in a pod race. That's if George Miller is replaced by JarJar.
Peter Dinklage IS Mad Max by Xiphos_2	May 18th, 2009 09:41:42 PM
Tru' Dat bitches! He's the last of the 4'3" Interceptors.
Why Exactly doesn't Mel want to do it? by cymbalta4thedevil	May 18th, 2009 09:48:28 PM
He was good to go a few years ago. Can we have some details on why he said no. If that was covered in another talkback I've missed it.
Get some bitch to play Max by batzilla	May 18th, 2009 09:50:41 PM
and call it "Mad Maxie Pad"
Nerds whined away the Super Friends movie? by Xiphos_2	May 18th, 2009 10:08:24 PM
Really? Because I thought that little strike thingy dingy a few years back did that. Plus c'mon, the funny book reading momma boys can't even produce a beer fart in a whirl let alone get anybody to listen to them.
Didn't they already do a Mad Max 4 by My friends call me Killjoy	May 18th, 2009 10:09:33 PM
without Gibson? It was called Doomsday.
Stallone is Rambo, Bruce willis is McClane and Gibson IS mad Max by coltrautman	May 18th, 2009 10:11:34 PM
I dont want to watch someone else play madmax..
if you have to though, how bout sam worthington?? by coltrautman	May 18th, 2009 10:12:08 PM
he's an aussi and kinda looks like Max in T-salvation
I miss Mel... by Human_Bean_Juice_	May 18th, 2009 10:14:57 PM
He's like that insane favourite uncle I never see anymore
Xiphos_2 by Amy Chasing	May 18th, 2009 10:15:32 PM
This reminds me of the time they said Moriarty stopped the making of the Superman movie. Yeah, and I'm the reason why there was such a delay between Back To The Future and Back To The Future Part II. Seriously, I kept asking the guy at my video store when they'll continue Back To The Future and he said "If you keep asking it'll never happen.", but I was like 9 years old and was curious and didn't know any other way to find out, so I kept asking... and it kept never happening. Until I eventually found something better to think about and whaddya know... they release Part II. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Stephen Merchant as the gyro captain by maximilian merkins	May 18th, 2009 10:19:07 PM
And Ricky Gervais as the cackling, highly strung petrol peddler. Flame on, muthafuckas.
i support the death penalty by BMacSmith	May 18th, 2009 10:20:47 PM
for anyone who doesnt like Road Warrior.
also Thunderdome is solid. by BMacSmith	May 18th, 2009 10:23:01 PM
i enjoyed it.
sam worthington actually looks like a young Gibson.. by coltrautman	May 18th, 2009 10:32:52 PM
I dont like the idea, but if it must be done..I nominate worthington...heck he's the new it-boy now after T-salvation, avatar and clash of the titans...
if Mel does not sign up...just call it Fury Road by future help	May 18th, 2009 10:37:06 PM
(knowing it exist in this Mad world)
MAD IMAX by Underoos Hero	May 18th, 2009 10:38:32 PM
Shoot this mother fucker on IMAX and DO NOT use any cgi!! Hell....film it in 3-D IMAX using practical fx and gritty action, with hand to hand gnarly, swordy combat. Oh oh oh....I forgot, we need more little gay blonde sidekick dudes to ride on the back of the bad guys motorcycles wearing ass less chaps. NOW THAT'S WHAT THE FUCK I'm TALKIN' BOUT!! Who needs Mel?
About Worthington... by Vic Twenty	May 18th, 2009 10:39:19 PM
I just got released from a screening of Terminator: Salvation and I was thinking to myself this fucker looks a lot like Gibson in his youth - and he does badass quite well. And praise Lord Bale while you can, not even his Holiness could save T4.
little gay blonde sidekick dudes by Underoos Hero	May 18th, 2009 10:42:32 PM
If you know any....I have a motorcycle and some chaps. Just sayin.
Mad Max 4 - Call Me Sugur Tits! by Yeti	May 18th, 2009 10:43:24 PM

Mad Max 4 Beyond Thunder Bone by Underoos Hero	May 18th, 2009 10:47:30 PM

FnK FagSuaG by Stimpson J Cat	May 18th, 2009 10:48:26 PM
Ver Da mAk VrEM VReM SiNgRdds VOT Gog fUk Hads!!!!
TRUE DAT MEL IS MAX!!! by olraz75	May 18th, 2009 10:57:00 PM
MAD MAX IS A F#@CKING ICONIC CHARACTER THAT CAN ONLY BE PORTRAYED BY MEL GIBSON! I AGREE WITH EVERYONE WHO UNDERSTANDS THAT HE IS THE ACTOR THAT MADE ME FILL FOR THE LOSS OF HIS WIFE AND HIS LIFE FOR THAT MATTER THE COLD DEAD LOOK IN HIS EYE WHEN HE KNEW WHAT HE HAD TO DO...THAT IS MAX AND NO ONE ELSE CAN PLAY MAX ON THAT KIND OF PRIMAL EMOTIONAL RAGEFUL LEVEL...AND I AM SICK OF PUSSY JEWS B#@CHING ABOUT MEL...GET THE HELL OVER IT HE WAS DRUNK AND TALKING SH@#! YOU BUNCH OF NANCIES...I GUESS NONE OF YOU HAVE ENOUGH TESTOSTERONE IN YOU TO GO OUT GET TANKED AND ACT LIKE AN ASS...
Max without the Mel by Underoos Hero	May 18th, 2009 11:08:28 PM
I grew up with these movies (as they were released mind you) and I LOVE em'. However, I think it's totally doable (?) to have a Mad Max world without Mel. I'm sure you can find another bad ass drifter with the same story kickin it in another part of the desert. And shit....when MM4 comes out and is successful, you could have a MM5 with the new Mad Max fighting an old run down (but still bad ass returning for his role) Mel Gibson.They could like...you know cross paths in the desert and be like..."What are you looking at?" and then it's on.
Please, LESS or no digital tools for FURY ROAD... by BadWaldo s Revenge	May 18th, 2009 11:22:13 PM
...we don't wanna see horribly blatant and obvious CGI that ruins the movie experience. Bring on organic action movie! Without imitating the preceding three films of course. Remember the vehicle chase in DOOMSDAY towards the ending? Horribly cheap imitation.
This will be PG-13...so what is the point? by Nuking the Fridge	May 18th, 2009 11:25:00 PM
His last two theatrical directed movies had Pigs and Penguins. What in the world makes you guys think this will be rated "R" and at least good?
Why even have Max in it if Gibson wont play him? by pax256	May 18th, 2009 11:25:04 PM
It can still be a great little flick in the world of Max. Doesnt absolutely need that character. Anymore than the next Conan movie has to have Conan played by Arnold. You can do a story in the world of Conan and itd still be cool. So maybe Conan is in his tomb and his grandson has an adventure... or someone finds Max's ruined car and desicated corpse and salvages it on his own trek to survive in the post apocalypse... Just give us fans a nod and move one itll be fine...
Mad Max game.About time. by hallmitchell	May 18th, 2009 11:25:57 PM
Alot of games have borrowed from Mad Max. Why not the original have a shot? I want toe cutter back. LOL.
Call the new MM 4...Wait for it.... by Underoos Hero	May 18th, 2009 11:36:08 PM
Mad Mick - Beyond Thunder Ham. The story follows a destitute "former" pig farmer named Mickey Havoc who was ass raped and kicked off his land by Master Blaster. Now he sets out for revenge against M.B. only to find that his glory of killing the little midget bastard and tarded body guard was taken away by Mad Mel. Now he's really pissed and sets out to find him only then to find out more bad news...Mel wasn't cast for this movie.
LOVED THE FIRST 3, WHEN I HEARD ABOUT A 4TH by Jesiah	May 18th, 2009 11:36:48 PM
waaaay back at the beginning of this decade, I remember they said they were either gonna get Mel Gibson to return or had their eyes on a relative newcomer at the time, Heath Ledger. I remember thinking, no way can this blonde surfer looking dude pull off a badass like Mad Max. Whatever. Mad Max was/is one of my favorite cinematic heroes and I was laughing that they thought a dude from 10 things I hate about you, The Patriot, and A Knight's Tale could pull off Mad Max. I thought the only Reason they even considered Heath Ledger was cuz he and Mel were both Australian. Other than that I didn't see him touching one of my cherished heroes. Fastforward eight years later, he doesn't do Max Max, but he does one of my other favorite characters, The Joker, even better than even I had imagined. I knew he would beat Jack, but I never would've thought that he would beat Mark Hamill's interpretation imho. God bless you, Heath.
I want Mad Max to take on by Continentalop	May 18th, 2009 11:42:14 PM
Snake Plissken. Winner takes on winner of Man With No Name vs. Anton Chirgurh for title of "Ultimate Badass."
It's official : Bale is Mad Max in the reboot by theplant	May 18th, 2009 11:43:00 PM
I was looking at the traffic lights
IF THIS IS RAPE I'M ASKING FOR IT by Toilet_Terror	May 18th, 2009 11:44:34 PM
YES!! GIVE IT TO ME!!!
"From the maker of Babe 2" by wash	May 18th, 2009 11:51:52 PM
That's how Hollywood should sell it.
Amy Chasing by Xiphos_2	May 18th, 2009 11:58:01 PM
Oh you were the reason why there was such a lag, now I know why.
MORE practical Stunts and less Digital ones by Xiphos_2	May 19th, 2009 12:00:44 AM
Please, thank you very much.
Damn it all. Mel is Mad Freakin' Max!!! by IAmBecomeDeath	May 19th, 2009 12:15:41 AM
I hate this remake fest! I heard rumor they are thinking of redoing The Godfather with Zachary Quinto to appeal to the younger crowd and then they are gonna redo Scarface with Josh Harnett!
Fuck this "Too Fast, Too RoadWarrior" Shit!!! by Darkplanet	May 19th, 2009 12:22:36 AM
YOU DON'T REBOOT MADMAX! The only way this movie plays is with an old and nasty Mel Gibson in the driver seat. I don't want to see some young spring chicken in this role. What a tremendous missed opportunity and what a terrible lack of vision. SHAME ON YOU HOLLYWOOD!!!SHAME ON YOU!!!
It would RULE to see Gibson back! by sonnyfern	May 19th, 2009 12:33:49 AM
I mean he's not too old AT ALL. And Thunderdome ROCKED.
three exclamation points too many by Rupee88	May 19th, 2009 12:57:23 AM
another uninspired cash grab...when will some of of you ever learn. A: Never.
If this will be PG-13 BULLSHIT (AGAIN)... by Motoko Kusanagi	May 19th, 2009 12:59:03 AM
...I will fucking drop an atomic bomb on the fucking studio. And yes, this definitely needs Mel Gibson AND NO CGI BULLSHIT.
Hopefully it isn't so horribly shitty as THUNDERDOME. by Motoko Kusanagi	May 19th, 2009 01:00:07 AM
Thunderdome was totally fucking crap.
Vern -- even though I don't have a strong opinion on this.... by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	May 19th, 2009 01:00:31 AM
.....there are plenty of filmmakers that made great films in the past that should never be allowed to make a film again. Even you must admit that.
nobody said reboot by Vern	May 19th, 2009 01:19:03 AM
Harry is talking about FURY ROAD, the fourth Mad Max movie, which Miller has had written, storyboarded and designed for years and had multiple close calls on getting it made. He has also been developing this video game in conjunction with that story and most recently was reported to have given up and salvaged the story for some anime deal. Hopefully Harry's story is right because we need live action.
Give it to JASON STATHAM!!! by BatPsycho	May 19th, 2009 01:24:17 AM
come on hes perfect for it and you know it. fuck Gibson in his "im getting too old and crazy" ass...
Danny by Vern	May 19th, 2009 01:25:09 AM
True, but Miller hasn't been gone THAT long. I'm secure in my masculinity so I can admit that although yes, his last two movies were kid's movies about animals, they were also impeccably directed, original, envelope-pushing and technically groundbreaking. Also, HAPPY FEET deserves credit for the hilarious reactions it got out of Massawyrm, Sean Hannity and Michael Medved (the last two went into red alert gay panic mode because the movie says it's okay for a penguin to tap dance). So I got faith, I think he's still got it. We'll see (I hope).
A-COD by Media Messiah	May 19th, 2009 01:26:04 AM
It's not worth 2 million dollars. It is just a nice idea for a different look, that's all.
This will be 100% CGI by theplant	May 19th, 2009 01:40:51 AM
Miller is the king of good CGI, remember Babe ? Note Bale, Babe.
If you can't get gibson... by juice willis	May 19th, 2009 01:46:06 AM
do that shit like Gotham Knight without the multiple stories. Make sure to include copious amounts of tits, mutants, midgets and all types of crazy salvage-built vehicles. Maybe Mel would be willing to do the voice work. But please don't recast such an iconic role with some other actor. As others have said, Mel Gibson is Mad Max. If you wanna portray a younger Mad Max and pick up right after Thunderdome, I could understand wanting to recast. I'd never pay a single fucking dime to see that shit, though. Not when I could be treated to a story centered around Mad Max some 25 years after we last left him wandering in the desert. George Miller can bring it.
Let by Cujo_Fugate	May 19th, 2009 01:46:58 AM
Gerard Butler at it. This mother fuckers ripe to kick your god damned teeth out. And he should have been Wolverine. Yabble-Dabble.
I tried to read this TB by OptimusCrime	May 19th, 2009 01:47:57 AM
But I just can't. Mel Gibson is Mad Max, and I just couldn't possibly watch another movie without him in it. Besides, who can say that Mad Max didn't blame the Jews for the gasoline shortage?
MICHAEL MEDVED IS GAY by BringingSexyBack	May 19th, 2009 01:52:08 AM
Look at the guy. He sets off worldwide gaydar alerts.
Beyonce as Entity by Gorgomel	May 19th, 2009 01:54:54 AM

BSB by OptimusCrime	May 19th, 2009 01:55:43 AM
Agreed, but who brough that up?
brought* by OptimusCrime	May 19th, 2009 01:56:05 AM

i liked Happy Feet and Babe by BMacSmith	May 19th, 2009 01:56:58 AM
suck me
my apologies, BSB by OptimusCrime	May 19th, 2009 01:58:57 AM
As I mentioned, I neglected to read the TB before posting.
OPTIMUS - NO PROBS by BringingSexyBack	May 19th, 2009 02:01:19 AM

No Gibson = no Max by CuervoJones	May 19th, 2009 02:06:49 AM

HAS ANYONE MENTIONED MEL GIBSON YET? by BringingSexyBack	May 19th, 2009 02:07:11 AM
Mel for Max!
Vern gets it spectacularly wrong by kwisatzhaderach	May 19th, 2009 02:36:07 AM
It's not the world of Mad Max we miss. It's Mel Gibson playing Mad Max in the Mad Max world.
Worthington should not be Max.... by poopoohumor	May 19th, 2009 02:36:49 AM
...he should be Captain America. I too just got back from a screening of T4, made me realize he'd be perfect as the Cap.
The only way this would work w/o Mel... by The Merk	May 19th, 2009 02:40:12 AM
...is if it is a reboot. Go all the way to the beginning, a new Max, a more believable break down of society (sorry, as much as I love MM for the action and characters, the story has weak points). Start it off anew, with a new young Max, and explore new territory. Despite all the whining, reboots are not necessarily a bad thing.
Shia Lebouf as new Mad Max by JoeSixPack	May 19th, 2009 02:47:52 AM
just kidding
Cars, cars, cars! by Star Hump	May 19th, 2009 03:03:47 AM
Give me outrageous car stunts, bizarre bad guys in football pads and other assorted sports gear, and give it to me wrapped up in that warped Aussie sensability, directed by the masterful Miller, and I'm in the theater. This movie can jam without Gibson. Cast a younger bloke. Reboot it. Fuck it. It's really all about the vehicles and the violence.
will there be a mad max queef in this one? by wyvern	May 19th, 2009 03:05:05 AM
and happy feet sucked.
i can live without Gibson, but i want to see him by BMacSmith	May 19th, 2009 03:13:11 AM
i want to see him as an old, battered man, when humanity is hanging on by a thread. but that means no cars probably, since Thunderdome barely had any.
George Miller by blakindigo	May 19th, 2009 03:14:07 AM
is as talented as they come.
Benjamin Button by wintocha67	May 19th, 2009 03:14:49 AM
They have the technology, and I don't know why they didn't use it for Star Trek 2009, to paste an actor's face digitally onto anyone's body AND make them young again, again digitally. So Mad Max doesn't need a live Gibson, it needs a fully CGI young Gibson face pasted on some punk's body and I'm sure you could fake the voice somehow too.
Max Max = Mel Gibson by MRE	May 19th, 2009 04:17:18 AM
Don't call it Mad Max 4 if it doesn't have Gibson.
the new Max will be a hairless eunch by HarryBlackPotter	May 19th, 2009 04:29:59 AM
called Zack...
no jackman, ok guy but no!bana to much moonface like by muri71	May 19th, 2009 04:46:36 AM

if russell crowe wouldnt be to old, perfect! by muri71	May 19th, 2009 04:47:09 AM

anyway its gonna be shia & zac as the knight rider! by muri71	May 19th, 2009 04:48:58 AM
well i guess they will put 2 "franchises" togehter "mad max" & "cliffhanger" and call it "mad shia hangs vertical"
No that's cool news, Bana, Crowe or Worthington for Max by KillaKane	May 19th, 2009 04:49:07 AM
Stoked!
"mad shia hangs vertical with zac" by muri71	May 19th, 2009 04:49:30 AM

Fuck dude I would've been happy with no one playing Indy again by drturing	May 19th, 2009 04:58:40 AM

well i said jensen (luv that guy) but in BALE we trust by muri71	May 19th, 2009 05:00:50 AM
no one other could pull that badass stuff off. hes the man
i want an old mad max = MEL GIBSON!!!!! by muri71	May 19th, 2009 05:06:19 AM
he was old already in mad max 3, so it makes sense!
No sell outs please... MAX is an AUSSIE by KillaKane	May 19th, 2009 05:19:25 AM
or a compromise at Kiwi!
Mel IS Max!!!! by Conans Sword	May 19th, 2009 05:29:56 AM
how the fuck can you have a mad max film without max!!!. i hope to god this is just some bullshit rumor
casting depends on if it's a reboot or sequel imho... by Y282	May 19th, 2009 05:32:47 AM
if it's a reboot then bana is the only sane choice. needs to look old enough to be able to drive rwd and grow a fucking beard. if it's a sequel, needs to look grizzled enough to REMEMBER it all. gibson would be ideal, but crowe would be ok at a push. personally, as a huge MM fan i'd rather see a period reboot, set with the threat of apocalypse.
The Road Warrior by I AM ROCKO	May 19th, 2009 06:19:42 AM
Is one of the greatest action movies of all time. Max is one of the greatest anti heroes of all time. To cast someone else as Mad Max is complete and utter nonsense. If it is not Gibson, it is not Max 4- make the movie about someone else, keep it in the same universe, allude to the mythology of Max, but do not dare call it Mad Max 4. George Miller- I expected better...
just watched the trailer for "love the beast" again... by Y282	May 19th, 2009 06:23:35 AM
can't believe anyone else would do this justice if they recast it. off topic slightly, is LTB going to bereleased in the uk or on DVD any time soon?
Mad Max 4 will be good... by Baryonyx	May 19th, 2009 06:30:41 AM
...if Miller stands down and lets Mel Gibson DIRECT it.
You'd think Mel would do this for the sake of his reputation by L. Ron Bumquist	May 19th, 2009 07:27:58 AM
Millions of movie fans would forgive him his transgressions if they saw him as Max again. Anyone saying Bana has to be blind. He ain't pretty enough. Gibson was so pretty in the max movies I wanted to fuck him. sorry, look like him, look like him, that's what I meant.
Can't stop yawning by BendersShinyAss	May 19th, 2009 07:36:53 AM
I will not sit here and have you rag on Mad Max beyond thunderdome. 2 hours of crap? complainign about tina turner ina mohawk. dude, the year was 1984 - WE ALL FUCKING LOVED IT. Very few australian films have stood the time test the way mad max has. most of our films look like the first one. but 2 and 3.... groundbreaking. so FUCK OFF. that goes for anyone else challenging the greatness of these australian landmarks
Vern, If Nerds Can Whine Away A Movie... by Buzz Maverik	May 19th, 2009 07:40:17 AM
...the filmmaker deserves to have his movie whined away. What kind of a filmmaker is going to get beaten by nerds. Nerds can't make a movie a success (cough-WATCHMEN-cough) and nerds can't get rid ofa movie. THE ROAD WARRIOR is my favorite movie. The Man With No Name is beyond movie icon, it is part of the Jungian collective unconscious. If you look at most 21st century movies, this archetype is missing. Any movie with this archetype would be welcome. Usually, I hate remakes. Make Sumthin' New of Yer Own, I always say. But as much as I love the first film, which we Bonafide Americans call MAD MAX, my nerd side does hold a little sway. I'd like to see a MAD MAX more in line with the world of what I can't help calling THE ROAD WARRIOR. Max was probably one of the last cops on Earth. It was all about to crumble...and it does with the destruction of one family and the transformation of Officer Max Rockatanski into Mad Max the Road Warrior. Just get a good actor. A pretty boy is okay, maybe even needed (ah, Mel, we've forgotten how beautiful you were -- and I'm straight!). With Mel, the acting talent overcame the looks. Also, the fact that he is semi-deranged, but...
Old Mel as Max = Indy 4 by Stuntcock Mike	May 19th, 2009 07:55:03 AM
Fuck him.
What about tha fucker from the old Energizer commercials - Oi! by LaneMyersClassic	May 19th, 2009 08:13:05 AM
That dude would be a great villain. But maybe he's too old - or dead. What was his name?
LaneMyersClassic, his name was Jacko by Orcus	May 19th, 2009 08:24:26 AM
You aren't related to the original Nym are you?
VERN by ricardoflynn	May 19th, 2009 08:31:46 AM
"nobody's going just to see Gibson's performance" I would.
by listen___do_you_smell_something	May 19th, 2009 08:32:02 AM
That would be Jacko
Vern is typically spotless in his analysis, but... by Darth Busey	May 19th, 2009 08:48:28 AM
"Vern gets it spectacularly wrong by kwisatzhaderach May 19th, 2009 02:36:07 AM It's not the world of Mad Max we miss. It's Mel Gibson playing Mad Max in the Mad Max world." This is 100% accurate. Vern does not have his finger on the pulse of the nerd community with regards to this particular topic.
This is ridiculous to do this WITHOUT Gibson... by Coughlins Laws	May 19th, 2009 08:58:34 AM
And whatever some people's problems with Crystal Skull were, I didn't hear anyone complaining that Ford didn't pull off being Indy again. Gibson could MORE than pull this off. He's still in great shape. The only thing about him is all the wrinkles in his brow. This is DOA to me.
Even Thunderdome was better than most crap by rbatty024	May 19th, 2009 08:59:42 AM
Even the weakest link is better than most Summer blockbusters we get today. Two men enter, one man leaves!
This is like doing The Sopranos without James Gandolfini by Coughlins Laws	May 19th, 2009 09:02:46 AM
Gibson was THAT important to it, I think...
It would be beautiful by DrLektor	May 19th, 2009 09:12:22 AM
with a new character fighting in the desert and losing everything. Broken, battered and beaten, stumbling across a crazy hermit with a beard down to his knees and a fatal dose of radiation poisoning. The two bond over rusted shells of cars and kids toys, teaching each other to live again. Then the guy decides to get some payback and the hermit has a shave and boom, it's Mel, out for one last ride into hell. FURY ROAD, low on juice, high on pain, the final journey of the greatest road warrior who ever lived. FURY ROAD: SAND IN YOUR CRACK. Ripping up your asphalt in 2011. Admit it, it won't be the same without the Mel.
mad max maybe if some ufo's show up by skiff	May 19th, 2009 09:16:06 AM
mad max is boring. People running around the desert pretending to be in the future. No robots no space ships no nazi's not even any evil twins.
I'll admit that after three films with Mel... by rbatty024	May 19th, 2009 09:29:39 AM
it will be awkward not to have him in the new film. Sure, he didn't have much personality after the first film, but I don't think he can be replaced that easily. Still, I would love to see what Miller has come up with.
In Mad Max IV Mel goes around shooting Jews, Gays, and Women. by Fareal	May 19th, 2009 09:42:25 AM
I liked the first three Mad Max movies, but now that Mel has been revealed as an Anti-Semetic, woman hating, alcoholic asshole, I don't think I can see Mad Max IV without being influenced by the character's "real" life. JASON STATHAM would make a good replacement for Mel, if he is too drunk to show up on set. He would also make an excellent Thor.
Who the hell suggested Clive Owen?!?! by Royston Lodge	May 19th, 2009 09:50:28 AM
Maybe if you want the story to be about how Max takes down an evil international corporation! Without Mel Gibson, I'm gonna hafta vote "no" on this one. Not only does he own the role, but he'd be an instant money-maker for the flick. It's retarded to do this movie without him.
Skiff: No Muppets either. by Royston Lodge	May 19th, 2009 09:52:10 AM
You can have a sci-fi action movie without Muppets.
It's like Bob & Doug without Rick Moranis. by Royston Lodge	May 19th, 2009 09:53:09 AM
Saw the "Bob & Doug Two-Four Anniversary" special. No Rick Moranis. Gawd, did it ever suck.
SHIA LA BEEF = MAD MAX by pizzafling	May 19th, 2009 09:56:27 AM
do it!!!!
SHIA LA BEEF = MAD MAX by pizzafling	May 19th, 2009 09:56:53 AM
i mean... JUST FUCKEN DO IT!!!!
Settle Down Francis by I_Snake_Plissken	May 19th, 2009 10:04:28 AM
I love the Road Warrior - one of the greatest all time vehicle chase scenes in history. I'm also enjoying all of the passion on display for a film which portrays men with mohawks wearing football pads and assless chaps (being lead by a guy named the Lord Humongous) laying siege to an oil refinery. As for Mel or No Mel - I'm not sure it matters any more. The American viewing public just keeps getting stupider and stupider (Paul Blart - Mall Cop), they will consume anything - for God's sake they are actually remaking Cliffhanger, which may or may not be one of the signs of the Apocalypse. By the way, while I will get sucked in to watching The Road Warrior if I stumble across it on TV, I can't say the same for Mad Max, in many ways that movie is beautiful to look at, but also quite depressing - it does not tolerate casual repeat viewings (with the exception of the Nightrider chase in the beginning or the stretch of revenge at the very end). It is more appreciated than enjoyed. If the Road Warrior had never been made, Mad Max would not be as revered as it is today. However, I will say that it does have one of the all time great movie posters. I think I've seen Thunderdome once, maybe twice. After the letdown of that film, what does it matter if they recast Max? It’s just another in what is going to be a continuing long line of pointless remakes.
Oh yeah, JACKO was his name - Jesus Christ... by LaneMyersClassic	May 19th, 2009 10:18:49 AM
that dude was weird - and thus PERFECT for a Mad Max movie. I just youtubed him and went down memory lane. And yes, I am Lane Myers. Harry "retired" my original moniker.
In keeping with Hollywood reboots. . . by Royston Lodge	May 19th, 2009 11:15:48 AM
. . . the main character's name will be changed to "Morally Outraged Max" and the movie will be about one man's opposition to an anti-same-sex marriage ballot initiative. And all the cars will be solar-powered.
Yes, I know Hollywood has nothing to do with it... by Royston Lodge	May 19th, 2009 11:17:23 AM
... but I had the joke in my head and I HAD TO LET IT OUT lest it melt my brain.
Replacing Mel Gibson... by TheEnglishVillian73	May 19th, 2009 11:56:20 AM
...with Danny Glover. There's logic in that. Umm...
Russell Crowe by Lord_Byron_Farthammer	May 19th, 2009 12:02:50 PM
Old enough to play an older Mad Max, but not geriatric-old. Plus he's already borderline psychotic ala Christian Bale.
How about this by Vern	May 19th, 2009 12:10:37 PM
It's supposed to be called FURY ROAD, right, not MAD MAX 4. If Gibson won't do it, how bout the new lead COULD be Mad Max, or could not be, depending on the viewer. Sort of like how Bruce Spence is the gyro captain and the pilot, two separate characters that some people think is the same guy. But it's the other way around, two separate actors that some people think is the same character. He doesn't have to be referred to by name anyway - most people don't know his name. As for the "nerds whining" stuff, sorry about that, I'm just bitter because I thought that movie would've been cool only with George Miller directing, and he wasted years working on it. I felt like WB would've let it happen without the massive negative online feedback, but maybe not.
synopsis? by dxf138	May 19th, 2009 12:43:48 PM
Does anyone have a link to a good Fury Road synopsis? Maybe if it works out, they can make a crossover Mad Max/Snake Pliscin movie. And if the Lobo movie works out, they can get Lobo and Wolverine in the mix. OK, that was dumb, but if anyone has a Fury Road link, please?
JUDD HIRSCH IS MAD MAX by AzulTool	May 19th, 2009 12:49:45 PM

are you fucking serious ?!?! by Keith Maniac	May 19th, 2009 01:20:58 PM
There is no chance, none , not even a fucking shred, of mad Mel being in this. I'd be made up if he was, but religion and lashings of it, has fucked Mel's career and life and i think it fucking stinks.
MAD MAX: HUNT FOR THE STURGEON KING by AzulTool	May 19th, 2009 01:33:52 PM

They better just call this Fury Road too by Arteska	May 19th, 2009 01:37:04 PM
no subtitled BS (the Continuing Adventures of The Road Warrior) or dumb acronym's like MM4. Does Fury Road as it exists center on the Max character even? Maybe all this hand wringing is even more pointless than it usually is if so.
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"no babyfaced actors" by 300 monkeys	May 19th, 2009 03:02:33 PM
Mel was a babyfaced 23 year old when he first played Max, so if it's a reboot they SHOULD go young and innocent. It's a movie about a guy losing everything, especially his innocence. I just can't believe how stupid some of you guys are. Who cuts up your lunch for you when Mom's at work?
In Australia there is problem... and that problem is the JEW by ricarleite2	May 19th, 2009 03:07:45 PM

IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD MAX by ricarleite2	May 19th, 2009 03:11:25 PM
Sid Ceaser and Mickey Rooney after money on a violent dystopian future. Make it happen.
Vern: That's not a bad idea. by Royston Lodge	May 19th, 2009 03:49:09 PM
It's kinda like the workaround Gilliam came up with for Panassus. I hereby bestow a No-Prize upon you. Remember to shine it every week.
here's what screenwriter Brendan McCarthy said about it.... by dxf138	May 19th, 2009 03:50:32 PM
...which is not much. from http://www.2000adreview.co.uk/ features/interviews/2005/mccar thy/mccarthy4.shtml The only thing I can say is that the whole thing is written – I spent over 2 years co- writing it with the original guy, George Miller, and I designed it as well. As we went along, we approached how we wrote the movie like animation where you get a rough draft of the script and you start storyboarding it. You get the storyboards and put them into what’s known as a story reel where we scan all the storyboard frames and put them into sequence – so that you actually have motion and duration of time. And gradually we built the whole movie through still pictures with a little bit of panning and stuff, just like an animatic. 2000 AD - Brendan McCarthy Enemy Mine George Miller’s thing with Road Warrior, for example, was that he did it completely silently – so it had to work without dialogue. Mad Max is a very pared down world – people don’t say a lot and we wanted to be able to tell the story visually. So that was a fantastic experience – I was a huge Mad Max fan. For a lot of people it was Star Wars, for me it was Road Warrior. To be trusted with this character and to take him where he needs to go – I took it very seriously. The last thing I want to see is a shitty mad Max film. Thunderdome - the first half wasn’t so bad but it fell apart in the second half with all the kids. This was an attempt to do a serious Mad Max Film. It’s called Mad Max: Fury Road, but it could be called Mad Max: Unforgiven or Mad Max: Apocalypse Now. It’s got that kind of feel to it. It’s a serious piece of work that’s in a genre mode.
MAD MAX: LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN FOR ELIJAH by AzulTool	May 19th, 2009 04:19:15 PM

what about 3 guys playing max in different age? by muri71	May 19th, 2009 04:58:42 PM
a younger max someone babyface like, who can be badass...jensen ackles! middleaged max: bale, crowe, bana? old max just and only MEL GIBSON!!
Mad Max was of its time - by NEUR0M4NCER	May 19th, 2009 05:55:14 PM
- but is truly a piece of shit now. I never liked any of those fucking films. That said, Mel Gibson IS Max, y'know, the TITULAR LEAD CHARACTER? Fury Road, or what-the-fuck-ever might as well just be a movie "In The Style Of" Mad Max if there's no Mel - and who needs more eighties post-apocalyptic desert snore-fests. Lance Henriksen in "Knights" was better than Mad Max.
What McCarthy said--is it even possible anymore? by kevred	May 19th, 2009 06:07:45 PM
I can't think of any film in recent years that's anything like the Road Warrior in its intensity, strangeness, and heart. Not to mention its use of quiet and space. There's a sort of intelligence in the very fabric of that film that seems lost in today's cold, mechanical product. I don't know if Hollywood can do more than imitate it now.
Out of all the names floated here, Crowe sits best with me by kevred	May 19th, 2009 06:13:04 PM
Hard to imagine this without Gibson. I think his face and expressiveness is responsible for about 90% of the impact of those films. But a lean Crowe could function really well in this setting. Bana seems right in a lot of ways, but I haven't seen him do something that is quite gritty/dusty enough--maybe I need to go watch Chopper.
Neo Romancer by Vern	May 19th, 2009 06:28:49 PM
I like your style buddy. Take what is obviously true (i.e. Mad Max is good), say the opposite in harsh and condescending terms without any explanation. You're gonna raise some real controversy here by pretending to believe asinine bullshit. That is an exciting new use for the internet, my hat is off to you as a true pioneer and innovator.
That Dread Pirate Roberts approach would work. by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	May 19th, 2009 06:51:14 PM
Also like The Phantom. He's the bad ass motherfucker that won't die. But there have actually be many Max's over the years. Hire Bana. Shoot this shit right fucking now.
Vern....I wasn's suggest Miller go the fuck away.... by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	May 19th, 2009 06:52:30 PM
...earlier. I was just saying in general there are plenty directors that made cool shit in the past and need to blow their fucking heads off pronto. Zemeckis....you're up!
Why bother? by Sal_Bando	May 19th, 2009 06:52:57 PM
This is gonna look like a Vin Diesel flick.
Okay-NEEDS GIANT MEL GIBSON ROBOTS by Sal_Bando	May 19th, 2009 06:59:43 PM
well maybe not. I'd like to see'em do this long, belated follow up to Tina Turner and her pigshit/chainmail movie-provided if Mel Gibson is in it, and we get to see some more cars, Aussies exploding and Giant Robots. Miller can handle of that--so-let's do it. Is there a Jim Caveizel part in this? Gotta have a Caveizel part in it.
Decent DVD by tikibars	May 19th, 2009 07:36:10 PM
Ok, if this gets made, maybe the studios will actually, FINALLY use the resurrected visibility of this franchise as an excuse to release a decent DVD/Blu edition of The Road Warrior. I mean, seriously, there is a pretty good DVD of Mad Max out there, how come no one has put out a de-luxe edition of TRW yet? ...or Thunderdome for that matter, if we must.
Tikibars, my Road Warrior Blu is decent by white_vader	May 19th, 2009 07:58:50 PM
'cause it's signed by GM. Woot!
so iut will be Russell Crowe then? by Maniaq	May 19th, 2009 09:14:39 PM
he already did a GREAT Mad Max in Gladiator - especially that scene when he returns to Spain and finds his wife and kid run over by a crazy biker gang...
remember his name when you look up at the night sky by Maniaq	May 19th, 2009 09:23:57 PM
I'm not sure Bana has the chops, but I'd be ok with him instead of Crowe, sure... Worthington.. no problems there but ffs KEEP HUGH JACKMAN THE FUCK AWAY FROM THIS!!!
Must be Mel. by Bubba Gillman	May 19th, 2009 09:33:41 PM
Comparisons to Bond, and how different actors played that role, miss the mark. James Bond was an established creation before any of the movies were made - the actors were playing an existing character. Mad Max, on the other hand, is solely a product of the movies. The actor that originated the role therefore is integral to the character. Just like Harrison and Indy. Besides, an older, grizzly Max works - it did in The Road Warrior.
yeah but what if it sits IN-BETWEEN movies-like Fast&Furious? by Maniaq	May 19th, 2009 09:46:11 PM
if I got the timeline correc, that movie sits in between the first and second one? I don't (want to) know anything about the Furious Road (sorry, couldn't resist :) script but it could be set BEFORE Thunderdome, or even Road Warrior... or they could do the Dread Pirate Roberts thing and have Mel cameo, but really I don't give a shit if Mel is in it or not - JUST NOT THAT HUGH JACKMAN FUCKER!
Schindler's Max by Akira Cowabunga	May 20th, 2009 01:27:05 AM
Mel Gibson can go suck Jewish cocks. In fact, he'd probably have to just to get this film distributed in many markets. I think he backed out, knowing this. Miller can't afford to have a movie pariah in his film.
waht about i give u the finger and u give me MEL?! by muri71	May 20th, 2009 04:12:55 AM

Shita Lablah by Dazzler69	May 20th, 2009 06:56:31 AM
I really hope he hits on Eagle eye and keeps making those to stay the fuck away from great movies anymore. I think I will close my eyes when he pops up on TF2.
hey performingmonkey! by The Amazing G	May 20th, 2009 08:33:47 AM
miiiiiind posting a link to that vid!?
Gerard Butler as Max!!! by Mr.Krinkle	May 20th, 2009 11:26:22 AM
Gerard Butler would make a great replacement for Gibson. He's the right age, Aussie, and has very similar looks to young Mel. I could see him doing the part justice a helluva a lot more than an old Gibson picking up a check and going through the motions.
gerad has some mouth problems by muri71	May 20th, 2009 08:33:37 PM
somehow one side of a lip looks stif. cant see him as mad max. this tudors guy looks more like the very young mel gibson. but i want me some crowe or bale!
What in the holy fuck? Gerard Butler Aussie? by white_vader	May 21st, 2009 07:41:28 AM
The guy's got a Scottish accent as broad as the side of a barn. Are you honestly trying to say you can't tell that from an Australian twang?! No wonder American actors can't hit an Aussie accent with a ten foot fucking pole... you are joking, right Krinkle?
Akira, you do realise the distribution company Icon by white_vader	May 21st, 2009 07:47:05 AM
(geddit?) is Gibson's? I don't think he has a problem there. Nice supposition. And by nice I mean clueless but still self-righteous.
Confused... by I AM ROCKO	May 21st, 2009 08:36:48 AM
...yes it does not take much, is this called Mad Max 4- or Fury Road, or MM4- Fury Road? For the love of god, make it about Max, cast Gibson and make it a fucking hard R with NO CGI car stunts/bullshit- make the film with a 30 minutes car chase war with major carnage, main characters dying left right and centre and the final shot of a man getting up and walking through the carnage- yes its the FUCKING ROAD WARRIOR.
Oh dear... by I AM ROCKO	May 21st, 2009 08:40:23 AM
...that previous post should read: make the film END with a 30 minutes car chase/battle between Max, the bad guys, with major carnage, main characters dying left right and centre and the final shot of a man getting up and walking through the wreckage towards the sunset- yes its the FUCKING ROAD WARRIOR, battered, bruised, but victorious- but more dehumanised than ever with the violence he has witnessed and caused.

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