Mad Max 4 was one of those sequels that we’d honestly started to give up on ever seeing. With star Mel Gibson off doing mad things of his own, and every attempt to get the new film up and running crashing and burning, it just feels like it isn’t supposed to be.
But try telling that to George Miller, the man behind the Max movies, who is keeping the dream alive. "We were about three months off shooting Mad Max 4 when the Iraqi war came and the American dollar collapsed against the Australian dollar so we lost our budget. Also, we couldn't get the container ships out because of security and stuff," he told the Moviehole website.
He admits that he still wants to return to the post-apocalyptic wasteland for another Max outing, he’s convinced it won’t star Gibson. “Though I think there will be another Mad Max, the time has gone where Mel can be in it. I think the last opportunity was about four years ago and you know the character's lean and hungry. He was 21 when he first played Mad Max and he's now in his 50s. Also I think he's much more interested in what's happening behind camera than in front. It needs a lean and hungry actor and he's not into acting so much anymore and I think he just loves producing, writing and directing. But I think if fates allow there will be another Mad Max though it is certainly two films away for me, but the time's gone when Mel can run around the wasteland anymore."
Keep the dream alive, George.