Moviegoers last saw Max Rockatansky roaming the desert wasteland in 1985, but longtime fans of director/writer George Miller’s apocalyptic road rage series will be reunited with the widowed wanderer in May of 2015, when Mad Max: Fury Road hits theaters. Staying true to the desolate environments of the series, much of this fourth entry was shot in the desert of Namibia, and the first official poster for Fury Road captures Max's ride amidst a barren landscape.
The phrase "WHAT A LOVELY DAY" written across the top, this first poster sees Max stretching his legs outside his souped-up apocalyptic ride as he gazes across a nearly blindingly bright stretch of desert at what looks to be an oncoming caravan of vehicles that are more than likely not swinging by to exchange pleasantries.
Directed by George Miller and set for a May 15th, 2015 release, Mad Max: Fury Road features Tom Hardy in the role of Max Rockatansky (previously played by Mel Gibson) and Charlize Theron as the tough-as-nails Imperator Furiosa. Fans of The Road Warrior should be happy to hear that the movie will essentially be one long chase scene with low amounts of dialogue and digital effects. Here’s the updated synopsis of the film, which was shot over seven months in the desert of Namibia:
“MAD MAX: FURY ROAD is the fourth film of George Miller‘s Road Warrior/Mad Max franchise co-written and directed by Miller. The post-apocalyptic action film is set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life.
Within this world of fire and blood exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order… There’s Max (played by TOM HARDY from The Dark Knight Rises), a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos. And… Furiosa (played by CHARLIZE THERON from Prometheus), a woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland.”
In addition to Hardy and Theron, the rest of the cast includes Nicholas Hoult, Nathan Jones, Zoë Kravitz, Riley Keough, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, with the man who played Toecutter from 1979′s Mad Max, Hugh Keays-Byrne, playing a new role in the fourth film. George Miller directed off a screenplay by himself, Nick Lathouris, and Brendan McCarthy.
We’ll keep Daily Dead readers updated on Mad Max: Fury Road as it rumbles toward its May 2015 release. In the meantime, we have the first poster below (courtesy of Collider!) and previously released film stills (thanks to EW and Collider!):
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