The first three mad max movies take place in dystopian australia as it is specifically mentioned here. While the mad max world is still set in a postapocalypse australia, there is a new max tom hardy replacing mel gibson and a new filming country namibia. Cronullas sand dunes survived mad max but now face a more insidious threat the once vast sand dunes in sydneys south have been farmed, mined, filmed and. If youre ever in silverton nsw, australia, this mad max 2 museum is a must to see for all fans and travellers. Fury road heralds the return of the mad max franchise thirty years after the third film was released. Fury road was supposed to be shot just a few hundred miles east of coober pedy, at a place called broken hill, until sudden heavy rains ruined the movieworthy desert landscape. Director george miller brought his legendary character max rockatansky back to the big screen in 2015, 36 years after the release of mad max, the first film in the franchise. The first stop for any mad max tourist should of course be the silverton hotel, pictured above. Fury road was released in 2015, mad max franchise creator george miller made it. The film premiered on 7 may 2015 at the tcl chinese theatre, was released in may 2015 in the us, and won 6 oscars, nominated for the academy awards for best motion picture of the year.
All filming locations are in victoria australia, and melways references given where available a melways should cost you. Due to being filmed around the city of melbourne, the locations used in the first mad max are more identifiable, and therefore this is the most detailed locations list of the films. Supplied trying to breathe new life into a franchise some 30years after it was in its prime is not an easy task. In 1995, george miller reacquired the rights to future mad max films from warner bros.
Mad max is a 1979 australian dystopian action thriller film directed by george miller, produced by byron kennedy, and starring mel gibson as mad max rockatansky, joanne samuel, hugh keaysbyrne, steve bisley, tim burns, and roger ward. Near the end of the credits there is a memorial dedication that reads lance allen moore ii, may 24, 1987 march 10, 2015. Even so, various car chases were still filmed at the penrith lakes sand mines in new south. With tom hardy, charlize theron, nicholas hoult, zoe kravitz.
James mccausland and miller wrote the screenplay from a story by miller and kennedy. Youtube microsoft may earn an affiliate commission if you purchase something through recommended links in. May 11, 2015 mad max remains one of the top20 grossing films of all time in australia, adjusted for inflation. Interactive entertainment, it was released for microsoft windows, playstation 4, and xbox one in 2015.
In fact, that area is already mostly a desert wasteland even today in real life the area depicted is where they originally wanted to film fury road and where the other mad max areas were filmed. Jul 29, 2014 mad max 2, released in 1981 to critical acclaim, was shot in and around broken hill, an isolated mining town founded in 1883 deep in the australian outback. New south wales, australia 27 of 28 found this interesting interesting. Developed by avalanche studios and published by warner bros. Mad max 2 was filmed in new south wales australia, around the areas of broken hill and silverton.
New mad max movie more expensive than previous 3 combined. Dec 31, 2015 george millers road warrior mad max returned to screens after 30 years, with the fourth installment of the postapocalyptic franchise, mad max. I would assume that mmfr takes place to the west near port augusta south australia since it does have a harbor there. However, the location was ruined after unexpected heavy rains caused wildflowers to grow in the desert. Now were familiar with the two sequels, the original mad max starts to look like what wed now call an origins story. Fury road delivers a bellyful of incredible action sequences on the big. Sep 26, 2015 in fact, that area is already mostly a desert wasteland even today in real life the area depicted is where they originally wanted to film fury road and where the other mad max areas were filmed. Exploding onto the big screen in 1981, mad max 2 also know as the road warrior has been hailed as one of the greatest action movies and movie sequels of all time. May 17, 2015 the muchanticipated, actionpacked mad max. The film became the first in the mad max series, giving rise to three sequels, mad max 2 1981, beyond thunderdome 1985, and fury road 2015. Fury road is a 2015 australian postapocalyptic action film. Mad max filmed just outside of the city of swakopmund, along the atlantic coast of the country, to stand in for a postapocalyptic australia the skeleton coast features kilometre after kilometre of deserted beach, dotted with seals and flamingos. Fury road is proof that australia can make a film worthy of your time.
Mad max fury road films desert apocalypse on location in namibia. Fury road, which is now in cinemas, was filmed on location in namibias stunning namib desert, standing in for a postapocalyptic australia. Fury road is the greatest moment in australian film. The new mad max film is leaving australia and cashing in on the global market.
Jun 30, 2015 if youre ever in silverton nsw, australia, this mad max 2 museum is a must to see for all fans and travellers. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the wasteland in a war. Mad max locations include the greater melbourne area, little river, geelong, and clunes. As a child of the eighties in australia i had watched the first three mad max films several times over. Mad max 2 museum, silverton nsw, australia youtube. Mad max and mad max 2 are most definitely bmovies, but with amovie aspirations. Mar 20, 2015 the new mad max film is leaving australia and cashing in on the global market. Apr 17, 2019 the films were shot in the outback of australia. Mad max filming locations mad max the road warrior. Fury road best film of the year, international critics say updated september 02, 2015 21.
Fury road is a 2015 postapocalyptic action film cowritten, produced, and directed by george miller. Dec 26, 2015 cronullas sand dunes survived mad max but now face a more insidious threat the once vast sand dunes in sydneys south have been farmed, mined, filmed and eroded by wind and rain. Miller collaborated with brendan mccarthy and nico lathouris on the screenplay. Mad max fury road is the fourth film in writer director george millers mad max series. The production relocated to namibia from australia after unusually heavy.
Apr 04, 2019 so where was mad max fury road filmed well, interestingly enough, producers did begin filming the movie in australia. It isnt a surprise that there will be another movie, with the 2015 mad max. Fury road sparks outrage in worlds oldest desert usa today. Unlike the first three mad max films, which were filmed in various locations around australia, fury. Mad max fury road convoy hits sydney ahead of film. Fox studios, moore park, sydney, new south wales, australia. The road warrior mad max ii was filmed around the town of broken hill, new south wales, australia. The success of mad max has been credited for further opening up the global market to australian new wave films.
Mmbt was filmed around coober pedy in south australia. Apparently moore was a mad max fan killed in a motorcycle accident near silverton, new south wales, australia, where mad max 2. But then i found an american style interstate sign with the name gallup on it. Fury road, which on sunday won six oscars, was filmed in this. Fury road, 2015 filming for fury road was originally meant to take place in broken hill, australia, way back in 2003. Australias blue mountains west of sydney offered the base inspiration for the rock walls of the citadel. Australia 27 of 28 found this interesting interesting. Filmed around broken hill, in rural new south wales, this postapocalyptic thriller showcases plenty of australias stunning desert scenery. There is a wealth of history surrounding the hotel, and inside you will find pictures from mad max 2, and many of the other productions that have been. Haunted by his turbulent past, mad max believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. The road warrior originally released as mad max 2, retitled the road warrior in america, follows max into the anarchic wasteland that used to be australia, where a few years later he is now walking the earth with his postapocalyptic dog in his cool car. The original mad max debuted in 1979 and starred mel gibson in a dystopian future.
Fury road will be released may 15th, 2015 it will also be a 3d release. The fourth installment and a revisiting of the mad max films, it is a joint australianamerican venture produced by kennedy miller mitchell, ratpac. Fury road photo source as of late 20 final scenes are being filmed in sydney, australia and mad max. The production relocated to namibia from australia after unusually.
The first movie was filmed around melbourne, in victoria, while the second movie was filmed to the north near mundi mundi plains north of silverton in new south wales. While fury road was primarily filmed in namibia so miller could get the dry desert look he needed, the new film will be returning to the franchises home country of australia. Set in a future australia, the film presents a saga of societal collapse. I love this game, let me get that out of the way, but i have some questions about where in the world its actually supposed to be. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. May, 2015 mad max fury road is the fourth film in writer director george millers mad max series. Its proof that we have a huge creative industry in this country that gives you more than glamorous heroin addicts. Mad max is an actionadventure video game based on the mad max franchise. Mad max 2, released in 1981 to critical acclaim, was shot in and around broken hill, an isolated mining town founded in 1883 deep in the australian outback.
Filmmaker george miller gears up for another postapocalyptic action adventure with fury road, the fourth outing in the mad max film series. Director george miller director of the first three mad maxs and, um, happy feet brings the dystopian classic of australian new wave cinema back, with tom hardy as max. However, soon after, they had to switch locations when unexpected rains started giving life to greenery around the filming sites. He runs into a small ragtag group of survivors occupying an. In a postapocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper, and a drifter named max. Mad max 2 and mad max beyond thunderdome were mostly filmed in remote outback locations, and with less different unique locations used, there arent as many identifiable locations to list. Its critical reception was less impressive, but over time it developed a huge cult following and. Australia, and is now available on dvd and digital. The fourth installment and a revisiting of the mad max films, it is produced by kennedy miller mitchell, ratpacdune entertainment, and village roadshow pictures and distributed by warner bros. Iconic filming locations around australia australian films.
Unlike the first three mad max films, which were filmed in various locations around australia, fury roads shoot happened in the southern african country of namibia. Mad max remains one of the top20 grossing films of all time in australia, adjusted for inflation. So where was mad max fury road filmed well, interestingly enough, producers did begin filming the movie in australia. Fury road was released in 2015, mad max franchise creator george miller made it clear that fury road was not going to be the last. Because both wide releases were so strong, the overall box office grew by.
Though it has a strange moniker, the coastline was named after the bones. O filme tambem foi notavel por ser um dos primeiros filmes australianos a ser filmado com uma lente widescreen anamorfica. Fury road, a return to the world of the road warrior, max rockatansky. Hollywood blockbusters that were actually filmed in australia. Fury road is set to be an epic moment for australian cinema. I assumed, because its a mad max game, its set in a masssive desert, and the cars are righthanddrive, that this game is set in australia.
Fury road, which on sunday won six oscars, was filmed in. George millers road warrior mad max returned to screens after 30 years, with the fourth installment of the postapocalyptic franchise, mad max. Namibia stands in as postapocalyptic australia in mad max. Beyond thunderdome earned in total, but it has 30 years of inflation and population growth of roughly 33% to help it out, so it is a less impressive feat. May 07, 2015 mad max and mad max 2 are most definitely bmovies, but with amovie aspirations. Youtube microsoft may earn an affiliate commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this. Be amazed at how much a film can impact the local town and community. But in fury road, i havent seen any specific mention about where it takes place. Fury road was filmed in namibia, as well as at potts hill and penrith lakes in western sydney.