Fans of the Mad Max series, good news: Mad Max: Fury Road release date has been set for May 15, 2015. Co-written, directed, and produced by George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road is the fourth film in the beloved movie franchise and the first to be released in nearly three decades.
Important scenes in the film have been shot mainly in Namibia, Africa.
The first Mad Max movie was released in 1979 and starred Mel Gibson. The movie was certified blockbuster in its native Australia and was considered as one of the highest grossing films of all time. Moreover, the movie brought the world's attention to Australia's movie scene.
The success of Mad Max gave way to Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior in 1981 and Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome in 1985.
The Mad Max: Fury Road plot sets the movie in a stark desert where two rebels are trying to survive: Mad Max, who wants to go off alone following the death of his wife and child, and Furiosa, whose goal is to make it across the desert and go back to her homeland. The two cross paths and together, they escape a citadel tyrannized by Immortan Joe in one adrenaline-pumping road adventure.
Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron take on the roles of "Mad" Max Rockatansky and Imperator Furiosa, respectively. Mad Max: Fury Road also stars Nicholas Hoult as Nux, Zoë Kravitz as Toast, Abbey Lee as The Dag, Riley Keough as Capable, Courtney Eaton as Fragile, Hugh Keays-Byrne as Immortan Joe, Nathan Jones as Rictus Erectus, Josh Helman as Slit, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as Splendid, Jennifer Hagan as Miss Giddy, Angus Sampson as the Organic Mechanic, Richard Carter as the Bullet Farmer, iOTA as Coma-Doof Warrior, and John Howard as The People Eater.
