January 19, 2025 10:03 pm

'Mad Max' Prequel Idea Pitched by 'The Order' & 'Assassin’s Creed' Director Justin Kurzel
'Mad Max' Prequel Idea Pitched by 'The Order' & 'Assassin’s Creed' Director Justin Kurzel

‘Mad Max’ Prequel Idea Pitched by ‘The Order’ & ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Director Justin Kurzel

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga took audiences back to before George Miller’s phenomenal Fury Road, telling the life-story of the titular imperator (played by Anya Taylor-Joy). But, Australian director Justin Kurzel (The Order, Assassin’s Creed) wants to take audiences back even further — back before 1979. Newer fans will know Tom Hardy best as Max Rockatansky, the eponymous hero of the Mad Max universe. But, for decades, Gibson was synonymous with the role (and still is to many long-time fans). But Kurzel wants to know how Gibson’s version of Max got to where he was.

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​The filmmaker wants to go back in time with Mel Gibson’s “Mad Max” Rockatansky, to long before Tom Hardy’s version. Read More