Mad Max: Fury Road – WTF Happened To This Movie?

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Hollywood has had its fair share of historically troubled productions. Whether it was casting changes, actor deaths, fired directors, in-production rewrites, constant delays, budget cuts, or studio edits, these films had every intention to be a blockbuster but were beset with unforeseen disasters. Sometimes huge hits, sometimes box office bombs.

In this episode, we get all shiny and chrome for MAD MAX: FURY ROAD and figure out how this movie went from development hell to production hell to becoming one of the greatest action films ever made! After decades of trying to get a new Mad Max film off the ground with original star Mel Gibson, director George Miller was finally to assemble a cast and crew for the latest entry, including a new Mad Max in the form of Tom Hardy and a new character by the name of Furiosa, as played by Charlize Theron. With an intense, chaotic and turbulent production, which caused a number of delays, the film was finally completed and captured everyone's attention from the first trailer debut at Comic-Con before delivering a masterpiece to theaters. So, strap in, chrome up, and witness WTF Happened to MAD MAX: FURY ROAD!