50 Fun Facts About Mad Max: Fury Road

Who directed Mad Max: Fury Road?

He first had the idea in 1987 and finally shot it in 2012.

Who plays Max Rockatansky in Fury Road?

He announced his casting on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross in June 2010.

Who plays Imperator Furiosa?

She shaved her head for the role; Furiosa has a prosthetic left arm.

Who plays the warlord Immortan Joe?

He had played Toecutter in the original Mad Max; this was his final film role.

Which actor plays the sickly War Boy Nux?

Max is strapped to Nux's car as a living blood bag during the first chase.

What is the name of Immortan Joe's cliffside fortress?

Its opening and closing scenes were not shot until pick-ups in Sydney in late 2013.

What is the armoured truck Furiosa drives called?

It was built from a Tatra 815 and a Chevrolet Fleetmaster with a VW Beetle fused to the hull.

How many of Joe's 'wives' flee in the War Rig?

Angharad, Toast, Capable, the Dag and Cheedo.

Which two allies does Joe call on in the pursuit?

They rule the Bullet Farm and Gas Town respectively.

What is the name of the matriarchal clan Furiosa was taken from as a child?

Only seven of them are left when the Rig reaches their watchtower.

What had the Green Place become by the time Furiosa returns?

The group had driven through it in the dark the previous night.

Who plays The Splendid Angharad?

Her character is the de facto leader of the five wives.

Which wife does Zoë Kravitz play?

Toast is the most practical of the five and knows her way around guns.

Which actress plays Capable, who bonds with Nux?

Her hair was dyed red for the role.

What is special about the Doof Warrior's guitar?

The musician iOTA played him, and none of his scenes used CGI, even the fire.

Who plays Rictus Erectus, Joe's muscular son?

Quentin Kenihan plays his brother Corpus Colossus.

Which former supermodel plays The Valkyrie, Furiosa's childhood friend?

The Valkyrie is Furiosa's childhood friend.

In which year did the director first conceive Fury Road?

He wanted a film that was almost one continuous chase.

Roughly how many storyboard panels did Miller commission before writing the script?

That is about the same as the number of shots in the finished film.

Which comic creator co-wrote the screenplay and designed many vehicles?

Lathouris was the other co-writer, on this film and on Furiosa.

Which actress was once contemplated for the female lead opposite Mel Gibson?

Gibson suggested her after The Year of Living Dangerously, and Miller agreed.

Which animated film did Miller make while Fury Road was stalled?

He had the digital facility booked and could not wait for the Mad Max shoot.

Which two actors were finalists for Max alongside Tom Hardy?

Eminem was considered but did not want to leave the United States.

Which rapper was considered for Max but would not leave the United States?

The shoot ended up in Namibia and South Africa.

Why was filming moved away from Broken Hill, New South Wales?

The desert turned green, so production went back to Namibia in November 2011.

In which country did principal photography begin in July 2012?

Most filming was based in the Dorob National Park, with some scenes in Cape Town.

How many vehicles were built for the film?

Only 88 survived to the end of filming; the rest were built to be destroyed.

Which two vehicles form the basis of the War Rig?

A Volkswagen Beetle was also fused to the hull.

Who was the production designer responsible for the vehicles?

Some of the cars were built as early as 2003, and all were fully functional.

Which cinematographer came out of retirement to shoot the film?

It was his first project on digital cameras; Semler had shot the previous two Mad Max films.

Which consumer cameras were used as crash cams and replaced from an airport shop?

The main cameras were Arri Alexas; Miller wanted the point of interest centred in every frame.

Which playwright did Miller invite to the set as an adviser?

She spent a week in Namibia talking to the actors about violence against women.

Roughly what share of the film's effects were achieved practically, according to Miller?

Guy Norris ran more than 150 stunt performers, some from Cirque du Soleil.

Who edited Fury Road?

Miller's wife had 480 hours of footage, which took three months just to watch.

Approximately how many cuts does the film contain?

That is 22.5 cuts a minute, against 13.33 for Mad Max 2.

Which novel did sound designer Mark Mangini treat the War Rig as an allegory for?

He layered whale calls into the truck sounds and used slowed bear growls for its death.

Which effects house led the visual effects work?

It delivered more than 1,500 of the film's 2,000 effects shots.

Why did Warner Bros. release an R-rated cut despite a PG-13 contract?

Both a studio cut and a Miller cut were test-screened.

Who composed the score?

The other three had each been attached to score it at earlier stages.

What was the monochrome version of the film called?

Miller called it the best version; it debuted in the High Octane anthology in 2016.

Where did the film have its world premiere on 7 May 2015?

It screened out of competition at Cannes a week later.

Which film beat Fury Road to the top of the US box office on its opening weekend?

Fury Road took $45.4 million against Pitch Perfect 2's $69.2 million.

What was the film's worldwide gross?

It was the highest-grossing Mad Max film, though the Hollywood Reporter estimated a net loss.

How many Academy Awards did Fury Road win?

It was nominated for ten and set a record for the most wins by an Australian film.

Which of these Oscars did Fury Road NOT win?

It was nominated for cinematography, director, picture and visual effects but lost all four.

Which outlet ranked Fury Road first on its list of the 100 best movies of the 2010s?

Variety put it third and THR ninth; 20 critics named it the decade's best in Metacritic's tally.

What grade did CinemaScore audiences give Fury Road?

Critics were warmer: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and 90 on Metacritic.

Which publisher released a four-issue prequel comic series in 2015?

The first issue focused on Nux and Immortan Joe.

Who plays young Furiosa in the 2024 prequel?

Chris Hemsworth plays her nemesis Dementus.

What working title did Miller give a proposed prequel about Max's year before his capture?

Hardy said in 2024 he did not think it was happening; Miller has not ruled it out.