After a few decades of family fare, George Miller is finally returning to the place that put him on the map: the world of Mad Max. Production for Mad Max: Fury Road, the fourth film in the franchise, began over two years ago and will be arriving in theaters next summer, but today brings our first official look.
Following some impressive test screening impressions earlier this year, EW has dropped the new stills which feature Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, and more in all-out action. “I wanted to tell a linear story–a chase that starts as the movie begins and continues for 110 minutes,” Miller told the magazine. “In this crucible of very intense action, the characters are revealed,” hinting at little visual effects. It’s still awhile before we get to see the results, so as we await a trailer, check out the images above and below.
New Synopsis:
“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.”
Also starring Nicholas Hoult, Zoe Kravitz, Riley Keough, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Hugh Keays-Byrne, and Nathan Jones, Mad Max: Fury Road arrives on May 15th, 2015.