George Miller talks FURIOSA, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, storytelling, superheroes I Happy Sad Confused

[@JoshHorowitz]

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[@TheSpudHunter]

Thanks for the great interview of the legend that is George Miller

[@gonesavage]

Great interview !

[@Dimo-lt4tw]

I NEED more Mad Max. Praying we get at least one more.

[@tykjenffs]

As long as it has Mad Max IN IT.

[@aidanmca4177]

@@tykjenffs weird stipulation, even fury road was more about furiosa. As long as george miller makes it it'll be good that's all that matters

[@ottoacid1800]

​@@tykjenffs He is in Furiosa.

[@robertrostad3930]

Put Mel in just once more.

[@marcus6918]

EVERYONE, watch it in theater. furiosa is so far the best movie i have seen this decade. georges camera and margret sixels editing makes it one of the most precise movies i have ever seen. thank you george

[@thenamelessone6119]

Based on the box office results, it seems this one is going to be appreciated more in retrospective. Which is a shame, because these movies are exactly what movie theatres are made for, people watching them at home are going to be missing out

[@Mauidemigod249]

Saw It and im gonna Watch It again saturday. It's Just mind blowing. What a masterpiece!🤟🔥

[@Mauidemigod249]

​@@thenamelessone6119people just don't understand shit about cinema and they prefer to watch bad commercial films. true masterpieces are almost always overlooked initially. Furiosa is the best prequel ever made and simply the best action movie since Fury Road came out. people are idiots

[@marcus6918]

@@Mauidemigod249 yo dude thank you. finally someone who appreciates this movie as i do. i can even rant a lil more. chris nolan sucks denis' dick for dune 2 and noone doesnt even bother to support george on this movie except for maybe edgar wright. Denis himself even said himself that he does not like dialogue that much and look what we got here? precise, mute visual poetry and noone seems to bat a fcking eye. everyone is seems too pleased with the sht we got nowadays. watch deadpool gain billions of dollars. fck all of yall

[@marcus6918]

@@Mauidemigod249 dude thanks, finally someone who appreciates the movie as i do. i can even rant a lil more for you. chris nolan rides denis’ di*k for dune 2 and noone seems to even bother to support george on this one. except for maybe edgar wright. denis even said himself that he doesnt like dialogue that much. and look what we got here? precise, mute visual poetry and noone seems to bat an eye. i am so done with the general audience i cant stand this anymore. watch deadpool make a billion dollar at the box office.

[@thedarkknight2221]

George Miller truly is one of the greatest storytellers of all time. I could listen to him give a 3 hour symposium about filmmaking and storytelling.

[@PlanR]

Completely agree! He's a master!

[@__-wm9lu]

And he’s barely done anything

[@gothelvis3541]

I love this man so much for what he has given me.

[@MarkO-ry2ud]

Furiosa blew me away its gone to the very top of my favourite films cant stop thinking about it

[@benjaminfisher5351]

Frustrated I couldn’t see it a second time in IMAX.

[@neo_bellic]

Remember that scene in Fury Road at the exact moment when Furiosa starts to trust Max? That scene is what reminded her of Praetorian Jack, that's why she warms up to Max so quickly.

[@nicolasdiaz24]

just a look and... brothers in arms

[@pietrolofria2100]

Just rewatched Fury Road since it came out in theaters, and I had the same thought

[@KartikeyaDutta]

Furiosa need to be watched in theatres on the biggest screen available. It's magnanimous, grand and blistering epic! Surely, the best looking movie I've seen in recent times.

[@RudyBoy]

Such a wholesome and honest man, and also a genius

[@tokyograpez]

Please, if possible go see this movie in theatres not just because it will be good for the movie to do well in the box office, but also because this is a theatre movie that NEEDS to be seen loud and in your face. Just like Fury Road.

[@reaperripper89]

When he got to the bit about a silent movie I immediately thought of Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal. Imagine Genndy and George working together on a Mad Max no dialogue animation

[@robertwolstenholme-x1n]

A humble guy who has made such monumental achievements

[@farhanabdurrohman270]

Furiosa is ONE OF THE BEST PREQUEL, EVER!!! Thanks for this interview❤

[@ytuser_3122]

It still blows my mind he was a doctor, he worked in an amazing field and used his earnings to self finance his first movie with the first Mad Max, and made stuff like Happy Feet and Babe

[@tnasty3619]

Yes George, please make all the movies and shows and anime. We want it all!

[@thatmattcaronguy]

As the original editor of Black & Chrome, I'm very excited that he's already got something prepped for Furiosa

[@LorcanWard]

No way. That’s awesome! I got to see a cinema screening of Black & Chrome. You did some incredible work. It’s amazing how much it changed the film.

[@AnthonyPi1999]

So he’s going the lose the studio even more money?

[@jtaco4101]

​@@AnthonyPi1999nah it will help them recoup. That very cheap. Movie is already made. Some might call it blatant commercialism.

[@deezim]

@@AnthonyPi1999that isn’t helpful

[@AnthonyPi1999]

@@deezim The film is a financial failure, why would anyone sink into this failed endeavour for a limited audience? Heck, I love Fury Road but he should have done a sequel.

[@fairuzmaileen5691]

We love your stories George Miller🖤🖤🖤🔝

[@andrewcai5042]

George Miller is an absolute Australian legend!

[@CINEMARTYR]

Utttttterly incredible film. See it in theatres.

[@RobertLM_]

Furiosa Black and Chrome version coming WOOO

[@formyhobby8602]

i love this man and his vision ❤️

[@rocky8838]

Awesome interview! George Miller really is one of the best storytellers in cinema, so picking his brain is always really interesting.

[@danbrad95]

Saw Furiosa yesterday and can’t stop thinking about it! Better than fury road in my opinion, need to see it again before it leaves the big screen!

[@ottoacid1800]

It was awesome!

[@LooseCampbell]

WE NEED ANOTHER GAME!

[@cruhstin]

I have never been moved by a film like Furiosa in a long time. Even as a fan of Fury Road, I was still blown away and have seen it three times. Never expected a movie to do that for me. Lots of box office bomb talk, but that is just the present. I am glad we got this at the very least, and it will be looked at better and better as time goes on.

[@timebandit1266]

One of the best franchises ever made. At least for me 😊 Thankyou George

[@rorylennon4043]

So sad that we likely won’t see the Wasteland film So sad no one goes to see good films at the cinema

[@flexonswole]

We’ll get it. Miller and WB will figure it out and front load it with Hardy, Theron, and Gibson.

[@ligerly]

Read the 2 part Max prequel comic that came out with Fury Road

[@jasonraschen1109]

Outstanding interview. I forgot he was supposed to direct a Justice League film. Thanks for asking about that.

[@LivinNexus]

Furiosa is my favorite Mad Max film 🥹! Seen it twice already

[@Mauidemigod249]

Go to watch this movie in theatres. An absolute masterpiece

[@shineboxofiran1899]

Seen it two times already, planing to see it more after few day breaks 😂

[@Mauidemigod249]

@@shineboxofiran1899 me too i saw It two times maybe i Will go for a third round. What a movie

[@adib396]

First thing I thought with Praetorian Jack was he is like Max and how that just added another dimension and dynamic to his and Furiosas characters and story in Fury Road that wasn't there before. Which is a good thing as Furiosa really does make a good prequel to Fury Road and like Miller is saying you watch Furiosa go straight into Fury Road . This is the first prequel I have watched which I think truly elevates the previous films characters. Go watch Furiosa and see the two films as one long story. Good film.

[@koicarp5846]

25:00 The war he is talking about is the Yugoslavian war. The couple killed on the bridge by a sniper were a Bosnian and Bosnian Serb. I heard about it long ago on Japanese TV and am surprised I remembered with George’s description. Apparently there’s a 1994 documentary on it called Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo. Truly horrific.

[@chrisstone5607]

Jack looks so much like a young Stacy Keach that I cant believe it isn't a nod to Road Games where he plays a truck driver in the Australian Outback

[@davidmckayii752]

Furiosa deserves an Oscar. That movie is great.

[@shineboxofiran1899]

George Miller doesnt say: "Action" he says "Ready, steady, gooooawh."

[@NTWoo95]

10:10 "Max is somehow carrying a lot of trauma" Uh, somehow? You gave him the most tragic backstory ever, George!

[@raifandreev]

How is George such a beautiful human!?

[@utkarsh12]

What a shame the movie isnt doing well.. not as good as the first but a really good movie that needs to be seen in cinema

[@alexlazzerly3677]

George Miller being a South Park fan was unexpected.

[@AC26875]

Trey Parker and Matt Stone love Road Warrior.

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

Why? South Park is hardly obscure.

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

OMGWOW. So? Everyone their generation does.@@AC26875

[@alexlazzerly3677]

@@BonusEggs4Sale No one is saying it’s obscure. I’m just surprised an 80 year old filmmaker is a fan of it.

[@ArticulateWarbling]

​@alexlazzerly3677 South Park has been around for over two decades, if not more. It isn't like the guy stumbled across it recently. He has probably loved it from its origins... since its genesis. He may be Aussie, but he doesn't live in the outback away from popular culture or a TV screen 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@AlabamaWyatt]

Great questions! Most are exactly what I would ask. His wasteland world is absolutely fascinating in multiple aspects.

[@Big-thumbs]

Best interviewer out there

[@alteredgenos]

i loved fury road and furiosa, I hope he gets to make more movies set in the mad max universe. there is nothing like it.

[@anguswilliam2141]

I'd love to see George Miller and James Cameron in the same room having a discussion. That would be amazing.

[@CamperVanClark]

Holy shit! This is awesome. To see and hear the Mastermind George Miller go from Joseph Campbell to South Park is amazing. Huge Fan!

[@henryaudubon]

I can't get Furiosa off my mind! Incredible movie.

[@alexwayne3138]

I still go to Drive In movies and i personally still prefer them.

[@marineboy1964]

I'm looking forward to the new mad max film I bet mad max kicks ass again It's going to be huge at the box office

[@GeorgeMiller.sHugeFan]

The Great George Miller! Please make Mad Max Wasteland!!! I could sponsor you!!!

[@FF-ch9nr]

1:30 AN ANIME?!?! WE NEED A MAD MAX ANIME

[@SachiPathmajan]

Would love to see more Charlize Theron as Furiosa

[@mikey777799]

Wow great questions.

[@film--wild]

Whaa!! Really Mad MAX 2: The Wasteland will be shot!!!! This is Amazing news!! I hope some details will come to light soon.

[@TruDis01]

So damn articulate for his age

[@QuixoteX]

If there were anything I'd like asked of him it's if there is anyone who he would allow to add to the Mad Max mythos, or if he would rather it end when he dies. It's a hard question to ask though.

[@CuhShark]

The box office for Furiosa is so unfortunate right now. It seems that most people who have gone to see it have enjoyed it but the interest just doesn't seem to be quite there for most people. Which I think is a mix of the trailers showcasing unfinished vfx, which created pretty bad word of mouth before the movie even released, and the fact that general audiences weren't really craving a prequel/side story for Furiosa herself. Hopefully the reception is good enough to allow for The Wasteland to start production. But even if Furiosa is the last Mad Max movie we see, I think it's a worthy addition to the mythos and will be remembered as a legendary final entry into one of the greatest movie series in history.

[@AnthonyPi1999]

Who would possibly green light it? Furiosa is going to lose WB over a hundred million, even with creative accounting. It’s going to be a huge financial disaster. He should have made a sequel years ago, not a prequel that no one asked for (and even then, Fury Road itself lost money).

[@kevinthunder3375]

​@@AnthonyPi1999a ton of people were interested in Furiosa spin-off, but due to a fallout with the studio, it didn't get off the ground until recently. So, they definitely didn't strike while the iron was hot. Plus, Charlize Theron embodied the character so we'll and this movie lacks Theron. Then there is the economy, the rising costs of movie theatres, and the rise of streaming. George Miller envisioned Fury Road as the end of a second trilogy. He wanted a make a Furiosa prequel and a Max prequel that leads into it. Guess we won't get Wasteland now.

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

Maybe because people didn't care to go see a Mad Max movie without Mad Max.

[@CuhShark]

@@Eidolon1andOnly It's a good thing the movie was called 'Furiosa' and not 'Mad Max' then

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

@@CuhShark Except it was called _Furiosa: A MAD MAX SAGA._ Making it a Mad Max movie without Mad Max in it.

[@zachlind5417]

If he's serious about making a justice league movie this could be the back up plan to James Gunn's universe. If he was to make the first movie then after wards it was a series. I don't think there's enough interest in seeing movies around individual heroes anymore, but I think a justice league show would be quite popular.

[@markoivanmarelic]

Magnificent Guest and Podcast

[@gmonorail]

josh so effortlessly good at this

[@maxsonly]

I really enjoyed the movie. Sad to see the movie is not doing well in the box office.

[@vitterverse]

I would go back in time to make that George Miller JLA happen! If you got a mad scientist around, just find me (?)

[@Drebin4209]

Full disclosure I’m a huge Snyder fan. It’s because his hero films have an intensity to them that I find in George’s max stuff. See knightmare scene in Batman v Superman . A miller hero movie would be a dream. It would be similar to that in my mind.

[@Whaddayamean13]

@@Drebin4209Warner doesn’t want that anymore. They want cotton candy and bubble gum superheroes. A shame too because it would have differentiated them

[@jtaco4101]

Still so sharp at 80

[@usurperstears]

No high pass filter on the audio is crazzzzzzzyyyyyyyy

[@jhchooo]

George Miller puts almost all modern action filmmakers to shame.

[@muffinman9462]

good advert

[@PrototypeOnDemand]

Miller is Nasty🔥🔥🔥

[@Filmmakerpr]

I’m still mind blown we didn’t see Miller JL

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

The film and Miller deserve much better than that woeful BO

[@jefferywarburton2116]

Sometimes showing too much detail in some places is a mistake. It can pull attention away from the main subject no matter if it's a film project or a line drawing.

[@JamesGhodbane]

I would love to see another Mad Max movie, but this time with the old Max (Mel Gibson)

[@YouOpaOpa]

16:00 Here I'm listening, not watching, and then suddenly Josh starts talking about his grandfather to George Miller and I'm like "Oh shit, where is he going with this? Did his grandfather go to an epic wasteland car battle or something?" and then I'm like "Wow, he's really leaning into this question, what is he talking about buying a gift OOOOOOH it's just an ad." =/

[@jacobbaranowski]

As Catrin is to Avatar Gorge Miler is to Mad Max saga

[@666Crenado]

Furiosa becomes Cleopatra

[@HHindsight]

I wonder if George Miller has seen the south park episode with Mel Gibson...

[@jesusjuansanpascual9066]

George is wearing Bluntstones !

[@BIGSchuZ]

Josh, you have a stain on your shirt. Great interview though!

[@MrLocoRomero]

Kevin Feige needs to call him asap and get him to do a Marvel movie the action sequences in Furiosa where the best Ive ever seen just imagine what he can do with big budget Marvel. film.

[@prettyaverage97]

Furiosa cost 168 million and is more visually rich than any of the latest MCU projects that had a far superior budget, so I think Miller is doing just fine on his own. But I won't lie, I would like to see him work on a superhero movie someday, either Marvel or DC

[@bruhmiauw]

Nah, George is 79, making a marvel movie would be a waste of his last precious years as a filmmaker

[@OtakuZ66]

Der Film hat glaube ich gefloppt ob ein neuer Teil kommt bezweifle ich

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

It did flop.

[@bigwi7613]

I wish Alex O'Loughlin was "the new" Max instead. Tho Hardy wasn't bad, but still no auzzie..

[@ukulelerockk]

The active listening is annoying. No need for the ‘right’, ‘mmhm’ every time he pauses, after every clause

[@DeadFool321]

Should have made the wasteland movie first instead of this tbh.

[@gaiamazzarina3025]

Son Chef d'Oeuvre ? The Road Warrior ! Point Un big Fu à Furiosa In fatti Miller il vecchio ci spiega che Mad Max / The Road Warrior e Beyond non esistono ! Solo Fury blabla e Furiosa , allora non ha fatto una saga !

[@sandhurstwolves3956]

Furiosa main issue was it's run time. 2 hrs it would have been much better film. Just too long

[@anas-432]

I hope one day they make a mad max movie with max in the starring role

[@prettyaverage97]

Cry more

[@whispersmith]

That's what wasteland will be if he gets to make it

[@_o__o_]

i farted

[@Oskar-tm8pw]

Dude same!

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

Trying to manufacture hidden nuances from a Mad Max plot has to one of the most useless endeavors I can think of. Could have used that precious time begging George Miller to take on ThunderCats!

[@anirudhmenon4234]

About to watch. I hope this isn't one of those interviews where you once again act as though the stunts in this film had no CG to whatsoever. Please put some respect on all the CG and VFX artists who worked on it.

[@kb5509]

Chill out mate.

[@KenTWOu]

He mentioned CGI in one of his interviews.

[@anirudhmenon4234]

@@kb5509 Nah, I'm tired of this nonsense.

[@aliali-ce3yf]

It bombed at the box office. Theaters are on the way out.

[@amberlopez7477]

Furiosa was incredibly boring and dragged something terrible... sorry but just awful compared to the others. The CGI looked very bad too in many scenes. Fury Road did everything better! Even Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome is a better film I think.

[@nyx1712]

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[@landogarner2007]

Who cares about Ana? Chris chewed up the scenery the entire movie. He was incredible and the movie is worth seeing just for him alone.

[@mrbrex95]

The cgi and the script kinda sucked tbh

[@umane2183]

No absolutely no, It was terrific and lovely.

[@mrbrex95]

@@umane2183 it was mid

[@thomasshelby5454]

@@mrbrex95using word "mid" your argument/opinion is just automatically invalid.. u clearly born after 2005 sit down kids go back to fortnite

[@mrbrex95]

@@thomasshelby5454 I'm 29 yo, I'm just saying it wasn't that good, Fury road was better, furiosa has some continuity problems and some pretty shitty cgi.

[@tommaddi]

i can maybe, *maybe* understand the cgi thing. but saying the film had a bad script? give your head a knock