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Starting with the 1979 film featuring Mel Gibson, George Miller’sMad Maxfilm series has expanded to include multiple movies, including the 2015 Oscar-winning filmFury Road. The franchise is poised for further expansion with upcoming films likeFuriosaandThe Wasteland. A consistent theme across both past and future installments is the dystopian or post-apocalyptic desert setting, a hallmark of the franchise.
And Miller recently explained his rationale for selecting this setting, emphasizing that practical considerations, rather than creativity influenced the decision.
George Miller Explained the Reason Behind the Dystopian Setting in theMad MaxFilms
During his appearance at CinemaCon, renowned filmmakerGeorge Millerdiscussed his choice of a dystopian setting for theMad Maxfranchise. He shared that they were aiming for a universally understood film relying heavily on visuals.
“The idea was to make a film where, as Hitchcock says, ‘They don’t have to read the subtitles in Japan,”he shared, as perScreen Rant, before adding,“A film that relies entirely on visual.”While there were challenges, particularly related to the film’s finances, they still pursued the idea.
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Other challenges with the movie included filming the action sequences with a fleet of vehicles in the city in the modern day. And it led them to set the film in a dystopian future to utilize empty streets and rundown buildings.
“It was almost impossible to do action sequences in the city in the modern day, on local streets with all those cars, and so on. The idea was to set it in a dystopian future simply because we could film it in empty streets and rundown buildings and so on.”
Miller further asserted how the practical decision to set the franchise in the dystopian future unintentionally gave it deeper symbolic significance, contrasting with its potential as a naturalistic present-day narrative.
George Miller Shared Insight intoFuriosaat CinemaCon
During a special presentation at CinemaCon, George Miller provided insight into the origins of Furiosa. He shared that the character initially materialized while he was working on the 2015 filmFury Road.Hesaid,
“In order to tell the story in ‘Fury Road,’ we had to know everything that happened. [That] story was told in three days; this story is told in 10-13 years.”
He further elaborated on the meticulous world-building process, revealing that detailed backstories were crafted for each character, including Furiosa and Max Rockatansky, detailing the years leading up to the events depicted inMad Max: Fury Road.
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The decision to greenlitFuriosacame after the overwhelming success ofFury Road.The 2015 film starring an ensemble cast including Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron became the highest-grossing installment in the franchise, and garnered widespread critical acclaim, along with six Oscars at the 88th Academy Awards.
Mad Max: Fury Roadis available to stream on Max.
Furiosais set to release on June 15, 2025.
Laxmi Rajput
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Laxmi Rajput is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, with over 3,300 articles published covering film, TV, and pop culture. With a degree in Broadcast Journalism and over three years of experience in content writing, she pivoted to entertainment journalism because let’s be honest, superheroes, sitcoms, and Netflix binges are way more fun. Laxmi frequently covers Marvel, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and popular TV shows, offering both fan-first enthusiasm and thoughtful analysis. Her work often dives into Marvel theories, revisits the genius of The Big Bang Theory, or unpacks the Netflix phenomenon of Stranger Things.
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