Max Max: Last News

The Australian-based Village Roadshow Group is not impacted by the US-based Village Roadshow Entertainment Group’s (VREG) bankruptcy filing and has set plans to terminate its association with the company. 

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “Garfiosa”? “Furiofield”? Whatever the portmanteau for this Memorial Day weekend’s dual release of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and “The Garfield Movie,” the two newcomers are aiming to jolt the sluggish summer season. (“Barbenheimer” it is not, but exhibitors will take what they can get as overall ticket sales remain roughly 20% behind 2023.) “Furiosa,” the fifth entry in director George Miller’s post-apocalyptic “Mad Max” series, looks to lead the way with $40 million to $45 million from 3,750 venues over the four-day holiday weekend. Sony’s animated “The Garfield Movie” should trail in second with $30 million to $35 million from 4,000 venues between Friday and Monday.

Angelique Jackson In a competitive situation, Warner Bros. has landed “The Color Purple” director Blitz Bazawule’s next project, which takes on the legendary Yasuke, an African warrior who became the first Black samurai.

Prime Video’s ’70s-era miniseries “Daisy Jones & The Six” — but she wasn’t cast in the role because of her rock ‘n roll lineage.“It never even occurred to us,” series co-creator Scott Neustadter (“The Fault in Our Stars”) told The Post. “She had her representatives call us and say, ‘Riley read this book, and she thinks she was born to play this part,’” he said, referring to the novel on which the show is based. “And we said, ‘Okay, that’s cool.’ We talked to her, and after half an hour, we were like, ‘Yes, she was [born to play the part]!’ But even with her [family] background, she said to us, ‘I have to be upfront with you and tell you, I’ve never sung before. I sing in the shower sometimes.

Mad Max star Vincent Gil has died aged 83. The Australian actor was best known for playing The Nightrider in the original 1979 film. Gil’s death was announced in a Facebook post by his co-star Paul Johnstone, who played Cundalini.

Production on the latest Mad Max movie Furiosa has reportedly shut down after director George Miller tested positive for Covid. The multi-million dollar blockbuster, which is the fifth instalment in the Mad Max franchise, sees Thor actor Chris Hemsworth play antagonist Immortan Joe as well, while War and Peace actor Tom Burke will star as Dr Dementus alongside The Queen’s Gambit actress Anya Taylor-Joy in the title role of Imperator Furiosa.It’s both a spin-off and prequel to 2015’s Fury Road which starred Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron. Filming has been well underway with Marvel star Hemsworth, 38, spotted in costume on set in the Kurnell area of Sydney, Australia last month after production started in June. However, it’s now claimed that filming has been halted until at least August 15. It’s said that the film’s legendary filmmaker Miller, who has directed the Max Max movies since the series began in the 1970s, tested positive for Covid on Monday. According to Daily Mail Australia, the 77-year-old is currently isolating at his home in Sydney. Miller created the Max Max franchise in 1979 with the first movie starring Mel Gibson in the titular role, and went on to helm the next three, including 1981’s The Road Warrior.