Wild New Images from 'Mad Max: Fury Road' starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron

While audiences bemoan the abundance of sequels in today's movie landscape, the simple fact is that they sell. People flock to what is familiar, which is why you sometimes see franchises reborn after literally decades of sitting idle. Sometimes that works, often it doesn't, but in the case of George Miller's years-in-the-making Mad Max: Fury Road, the anticipation to revisit the desert apocalypse of the prior films is simply off the charts.

After two hotly-received trailers, a new batch of images have released which give us another look at how wild this film is going to get. Just sit back and take in the sheer detail of the costumes; from the spiked masks, medal-adorned suits, and intricately carved chest tattoos. There's even Charlize Theron in the role of Furiosa, who appears to lose an arm at some point. And of course in the center of it all is Tom Hardy as Mad Max himself, who must survive the harsh landscape while being chased by some dude named Immortan Joe.

Mad Max: Fury Road opens May 15th.

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New Trailer for 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Brings Fire and Blood

After a thirty year wait, fans finally got a chance to see footage from George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road at Comic-Con, and it completely blew the roof off.  The amazing, dust-covered visuals and relentless action were enough to make us forget the oft-delayed and troubled production, making it one of next year's most anticipated flicks. And now there's even more reason to be excited with the release of a brand new trailer that takes Max to the extreme.

Tom Hardy takes over the role of Mad Max that was made famous by Mel Gibson, with the apocalpytic warrior teaming up with Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) to flee across the harsh desert wastelands. She may hold the key to restoring order to the devastated world, but only if they manage to survive. The early word is we shouldn't expect to hear much dialogue, but if the film is going to look this good then it won't matter.

Mad Max: Fury Road hits the road May 15th 2015. 

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Tom Hardy Gets Mad in New 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Images

Thirty years is a long time to wait for anything, but in the world of Hollywood movies it's an eternity. So it's been a little surprising the excitement there seems to be for George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road, and after the intense, action-packed Comic-Con trailer that energy has only been cranked up about a thousand notches.

Warner Bros. is keeping the marketing train rolling with a handful of new images featuring a lean 'n mean Tom Hardy as Mad Max. The film is being billed as a reboot but to my eyes it appears to more of a side story loosely connected to the Mel Gibson movie. Co-starring Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult, the film has Max chased by marauders across the post-apocalyptic desert wasteland in a War Rig. It's basically one long chase sequence, and if audiences love it the sequel is written and ready to go.

Mad Max: Fury Road opens May 15th 2015.

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'Mad Max: Fury Road' Sequel's Script Already Finished

While the Hall H experience at Comic-Con can largely be summed up as disappointing this year, one film that received an extremely enthusiastic reaction was George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road. The footage presented there was met with near universal acclaim (although I wasn't totally blown away) by those who have been waiting an eternity for this film to happen, and now that it's finished Miller is already talking sequel. What's surprising is that he said during a press conference the script for it is already finished...

Miller: “In order to tell this story, we came up with two others. We’ve written the screenplay of one and the novelization of another, but it’s a very rough novel. We kept working on them while we were working on other things.”

Some years ago the plan was for Miller to film two Mad Max movies back-to-back. One was Fury Road led by Tom Hardy and the other was Mad Max: Furiosa and would center on Charlize Theron's character. That isn't what ended up happening, but is Furiosa what he's talking about? Probably, and hopefully as Miller continues to make the rounds he'll reveal more. Mad Max: Fury Road opens May 15th 2015.

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Mel Gibson Won't Cameo in 'Mad Max: Fury Road'; Film Testing "Extremely Well'

By the time George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road hits theaters in 2015, it will have been three years since filming began. After all the delays and other on-set troubles it'll be quite the accomplishment to complete it at all. Production continues to roll on the Tom Hardy-led pic, but Miller is feeling pretty good about how it's been received up to this point, telling the Sydney Morning Herald...

Miller: "Our film, luckily after a ridiculous amount of work, is testing extremely well. We're very happy. There has been a lot of doubt about it, [people saying] 'it took so long', but Warners have delayed it until 2015 to go into the top weekend of the year.''

"Ridiculous" is putting it mildly, but at least he's getting some help from the studio who wisely decided to bump the film to 2015 to avoid international conflicts with the World Cup. Of course, that time also puts it in the thick of the busiest movie year ever.

And as for those rumors that the original Mad Max himself, Mel Gibson, would make a cameo? Miller says it ain't happenin'...

Miller: 'It would have been nice somehow but, no, it's not true.''

Oh well. Mad Max: Fury Road opens May 15th 2015. 

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