Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy Confirmed for 'Mad Max'
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After weeks of breathless speculation as to who would be riding George Miller's bleak highways of Mad Max: Fury Road, there's been a conformation. Variety reports that Charlize Theron has boarded the film, but that it'll be Tom Hardy (Bronson) who takes over the coveted lead. The script is being kept under tight wraps, so we still don't know if Mad Max: Fury Road will be a reboot or a sequel. Speculation has been rampant for more than twenty years, and as is the case with so many revived franchises, we'll probably end up being terribly wrong. Hopefully for the better.So, we only know that Hardy is playing "the male lead. Will it be the Mad Max, made so iconic by Mel Gibson? Or will Max have taken on some kind of mythological, Robin Hood like status in the barren wasteland, and someone simply takes on the title? It could go either way (but hopefully not the way of Kevin Costner's The Postman), and I'm excited that Hardy has the part. He's been one of those actors lurking under The Really Big Time, and this could be the film that pushes him into stardom.
Theron's role might be the biggest and coolest surprise. She's a big enough name that I can't believe she'll be shoved into a corner as The Wife of Mad Max. Will she be a post-apocalyptic warrior too? I hope so. With so few remnants of humanity left, you need all the badasses you can get. It would be nice to see that reflected beyond Tina Turner.
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10-30-2009 @ 12:35PM
weetiger3 said...
I agree, this could definitely be Tom Hardy's big break. I don't want to say that too loudly since that's often the curse that stuffs someone on on the verge back into the box. In any case, his confirmed inclusion is, for me, the first real reason to get excited about this movie and its possibilities.
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10-30-2009 @ 3:03PM
Matt said...
Totally unrelated but I thought you'd enjoy this.
http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=26173
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11-21-2009 @ 12:37PM
Tanya said...
As a Huge Tom Hardy fan I think this movie would be brilliant for his career, because he is without a doubt the Best British actor we have and is also hugely under-rated. A movie like Mad Max 4 will give him the attention he deserves. He has two new movies that come out in 2010,WARRIOR with Nick Nolte and INCEPTION with leo Dicaprio. Two movies I'm really excited about.
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11-10-2009 @ 12:00PM
lulutrixiebelle said...
Hiya Tanya,
I to am a great fan of 'The Hardy' he is a really awesome character and can blooming well act. The 2 new movies you talk about are released 2010 and I for one can't wait,I think this next movie will just be the icing on the cake.... He's made it and his done his THAAC girls proud.
All the best
xx
11-08-2009 @ 4:27PM
Lance said...
Tom Hardy???
Mad Chav.
And what about the others reported to be invloved, like Sam Worthington, Jeremy Renner Steve Innes and Gibson himself?
Are one of these guys to be Max, or what?
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