Hardy plays the title role in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) alongside a cast consisting of Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult and Riley Keough, among others.
The actor of Mad Max, Tom Hardyis promoting his new movie The Bikeriders with Austin Butler and Jodie Comer. There they also asked him about the dystopian wasteland franchise. George Miller.
Hardy plays the lead role in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) along with a cast made up of Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult and Riley Keough, among others. The film received universal praise from critics and audiences, earning a near-perfect 97% rating from critics and an 86% fan score on Rotten Tomatoe.
When asked about the long-awaited sequel, which is rumored to be titled Mad Max: The WastelandHardy simply said: “I don’t think that’s happening.”.
There could be many reasons why a Mad Max sequel hasn’t been greenlit yet, among them the public on-set issues between Hardy and Theron during filming of the project. It could also be because Miller, the mastermind behind the Mad Max franchiseyou have yet to nail down an idea that you think is worth pursuing.
Miller has directed every Mad Max film since 1979, and he may not be interested in passing that torch to another filmmaker. However, there is another, less pretty reason why a potential Mad Max sequel may be stalled.
Did “Furiosa’s” performance crush all hopes of a “Mad Max” sequel?
It is impossible to rule out the possibility that the poor box office performance of Furious has led to the executives of Warner Bros. Discovery to close the door on any potential Mad Max projects for the time being.
The prequel film starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth has currently grossed a meager $63 million domestically, along with $97 million worldwide, for a dwindling total of approximately $160 million. There are many movies that would be happy to gross $160 million at the box office, but for a movie like Furiosa with a production budget of $168 million, this figure won’t be enough.
In an alternate world where Furiosa was the colossal box office hit that Warner Bros. certainly hoped it would be, Hardy’s updated Mad Max sequel may have had a much more positive outlook.
Source: Ambito
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