Well, it's officially over. Tom Hardy says George Miller’s "MAD MAX: FURY ROAD" prequel "THE WASTELAND" is no longer happening.
Well, it's officially over. Tom Hardy says George Miller’s "MAD MAX: FURY ROAD" prequel "THE WASTELAND" is no longer happening.
The dedicated actor talks about his new Focus Features film, the ways he has grown as a creative professional over the years and reveals a "secret" project in the works.
As for the possibilities in Hardy’s future, he says of the rumored Mad Max: The Wasteland George Miller project, “I don’t think that’s happening.”
Furiosa's flop seems to have put an end to that franchise
I'm kind of surprised it was considered a flop, it was just as good as Fury Road. It even did a little bit better job at filling out the world and solidifying the characters than FR. It was actually more than just one long chase (as cool as that is) but still had plenty of action and vehicle antics etc. Critic and audience scores are also high.
I think it's maybe more a reflection of the cinema landscape as a whole or something. Theaters aren't dead, but I do think they peaked maybe in terms of the insanely inflated box office numbers that have set unrealistic industry expectations for "success".
I agree with this. I pass by a theater regularly and my spouse and I just haven't seen any need to go. Personally, I blame their marketing teams. All the trailers are the same, they either give away the whole story or they don't tell us anything about the story. It's all action scenes, they all blend together, and just blech. So I don't go to the theater anymore.
Then the theaters are gross now, people are rude, staff have just given up, it's not a fun experience for me anymore. Even Dune 2 I just waited until it was out and watched it at home, and had a much better experience.
So I agree, theaters aren't dead, but they have fallen into a rut of corporate complacency and aren't trying hard enough to get out of it.
Flopping is a matter of revenue, not quality.
Another big factor was the Memorial Day weekend. Traditionally, movies released over the 3 day weekend haven’t fared well at the box office.
Specifically, this year, the whole Memorial Day weekend crapped the bed & pulled in the lowest revenue in decades. Dan Murell has a great breakdown on this, if it’s of interest.
Garfield picked up steam in its second weekend, but Furiosa just didn’t have the legs.
Which sucks, because it’s a very enjoyable film.
...That's not exactly what you would call a definitive 'no'. If anything, I think that biggest issue would be that he, much like Charlize Theron, would just be too old for a prequel that takes place between Mad Max and Mad Max: Fury Road, and way too old for something that takes place before the original Mad Mad.
Also, Furiosa was fantastic.
I don't really mind...
Maybe I'm the only one, but I wasn't enamored by his take on Max. Fury Road is an absolutely fantastic movie and is easily in my top-10 right now, but I credit that much more to George Miller, Charlize, and Nicholas Hoult. Max seemed like almost an afterthought.
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Bad people can make good art. I'd never want to meet him, but I can't say he didn't kill it in Signs. I've never seen it, but I hear amazing things about Braveheart
I think I need to watch Fury Road again, because seriously, I didn’t like it. Too cliché, too predictable.
The action is just so amazing, as well as the works building. You're right that is relatively predictable, but it's not it's intention to be unpredictable, just a very cool action movie
I'm not a huge Mad Max fan, but I didn't predict anything in that film. Especially character design. Between the cars, the War Boys, and all 3 of the villains I was surprised each time.
A suggestion, since you don't like the plot:
It is a visually stunning movie, try watching it just for the cinematography. IMO... every frame could be a photograph. Here - I'll grab one, totally random. You can do this close to anywhere in the movie, take a frame - hang it on a wall:
https://i.imgur.com/N4eY5aI.png
Bonus... I could seriously do this all day and come up with amazing shots: https://i.imgur.com/gmhfZ7k.png
It's a pity but, given Furiosa underwhelming at the box office and Tom Hardy being a pain to work with on Fury Road, I didn't have my hopes up.
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I read that Furiosa flopped so that might have something to do with it. Also everyone involved is ten years older now than they were when Fury Road was made so there is that to consider as well. I say give us a few animated Mad Max movies and revisit the live action stuff in 20 years. I'd be happy with that.
Personally, I have no interest in animated versions. The live action spectacle is important. IMO.
And don’t anyone get pedantic about what animation means.
That's a really fair point. Part of the draw of the Mad Max films is the insane action and chase sequences. It just hits different with live action. It would be tough to pull off that same level of awe inducing spectacle in an animated film.
Aww darn, I was really hoping for a new mad max movie where he takes a back seat to some other character it was so enjoyable the last time.
