Would original Mad Max actor Mel Gibson make an appearance in any of George Miller's "Mad Max" films and appear alongside new star Tom Hardy?
According to the director, the answer is absolutely not. During a Twitter question and answer portion (compiled by Entertainment Weekly), Miller was asked if he was planning any Gibson cameos.
He immediately dismissed any hope that the 1979 star would be seen driving a junked sports car across an apocalyptic desert landscape.
"If he did appear, it would be a little bit like Sean Connery appearing in a Daniel Craig 'James Bond,'" he explained. "It would kind of pull you out of the movie - you would be a little bit confused - and our job as filmmakers is to get people up there believing what's happening."
Miller then proceeded to talk about the challenges he faced while making "Mad Max: Fury Road." According to him, the most difficult scene he had to shoot was the climactic chase with the war rig careening through the sand.
"That massive vehicle had to roll, and the stunt driver, Lee Adamson, had to hit the sweet spot right in front of our high-speed camera," Miller said. "It's one thing to pull off the stunt; it's another thing to get it right in the camera in the exact spot you need."
All challenges aside, Miller considers his work very fulfilling especially once he sees that they made a great finished product.
He is encouraging the next future generation directors to use whatever medium they are good at to tell their stories, and to open their minds to limitless possibilities.
"Be intensely curious about everything there is about storytelling and life, about the technology," Miller said. "And most important of all, really, really, make sure you have something important to say. You can make films... on your iPhones, so it's really what you've got to say and how you want to say it and be very curious."
In a different interview, Miller confirmed that the sequel will not be entitled "Wasteland" as originally reported.
"The more I speculate about what's happening, the more I try to avoid spoilers this far out, and also I find myself talking around in circles. So the best thing I can say is that we're definitely in discussion about making more of these, but the timing of it, I'm really not sure. Probably won't be called 'Wasteland.' I can say that. It was just the working title we gave it," he revealed during an interview with Deadline.
