Long-awaited sequel won’t be courting the kiddies.
By Brandon Wolfe
When Mad Max: Fury Road finally speeds into theaters this May, don’t expect it to have its edges sanded down. George Miller’s post-apocalyptic action sequel will not be making the usual franchise concessions to soften things up for a PG-13. The film has been awarded an R rating by the MPAA for "intense sequences of violence throughout, and for disturbing images". Yet another reason this film could be the summer’s stealth gem.
And if you’re missing Mel Gibson in the role of Max Rockatansky, George Miller spoke to The Huffington Post about how Mad Mel was originally going to suit up once more as his iconic survivalist antihero before 9/11 and Mel’s personal troubles blew the gas tank on that plan. "We were going to do it with Mel and we were within reach of doing it with Mel. Then 9/11 happened and the American dollar fell against the Australian dollar. The budget ballooned. By the time we were ready for Fury Road again, Mel had all those troubles. It also definitely got to the stage where it wasn't like Unforgiven, where it plays with an older guy. It was definitely the younger guy, the same guy."
As evidenced by the lunatic trailer, Fury Road certainly looks to be a younger man’s game. The film opens May 15, just shy of exactly thirty years after the release of the previous entry, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
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