'It's really important that George is enthused not only about his old legacy of 'Mad Max' but by returning to the wastelands with his Mad Max character he's actually handed the baton over and given you Furiosa,' Hardy said. Trailers have shown plenty of action with car chases, explosions and fight scenes set against a barren desert backdrop. Alison Barrett, Casting Ben Chesterman Gatherer Heilan Robertson Gatherer James Robertson Little. The film is set in a post-apocalypse, dystopian Australia where police officer Rockatansky battles hardened criminals from the outback. Cast Mel Gibson Mad Max Tina Turner Aunty Entity Angelo Rossitto The Master Helen Buday Savannah Nix Bruce Spence Jedediah Rod Zuanic Scrooloose Frank Thring The Collector Angry Anderson Ironbar Paul Larsson The Blaster Adam Cockburn Jedediah Jr. 'We needed someone equal to Max in this story and that was Furiosa and it was cool to do it and Charlize was up to it,' Miller said at the premiere on Wednesday night. The film stars British actor Tom Hardy as Rockatansky and Oscar winner Charlize Theron as female lead Furiosa. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre warriors commanded by the charismatic Lord Humungus, a violent leader whose scruples are as barren as the surrounding landscape. Gibson joined the cast of the fourth installment of the franchise 'Mad Max: Fury Road', also directed by Miller, at the film's Hollywood premiere, posing for pictures on the red carpet. Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Here she is in real life with director George Miller at the films premiere.

The actor and director, 59, played anti-hero Max Rockatansky in the Australian movie, directed by George Miller. Australian actress and model Courtney Eaton, 19, plays the youngest of the wives, Cheedo the Fragile. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The much-anticipated rebooted version of 'Mad Max' has seen cast members old and new unite on the red carpet with Mel Gibson, who starred in the original 1979 action film, making a surprise appearance.

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