Why Are We Getting A Mad Max Prequel Instead of A Sequel?

30 Years after George Miller gave us the original Mad Max movies, Fury Road took audiences by storm. Mad Max Fury Road is now considered one of the best films made in the last decade, and one of the best action movies of all time. So why did it take so long for the next installment in George Millers apocalyptic world? And why is he shifting focus from the titular character, Max, to the now beloved Furiosa? Will Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga live up to Fury Road?
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[@timothysalazar1437]

so... why are we getting a mad max prequel before a sequel? did i miss where he gave an answer? have i once again fallen prey to click bait?

[@dinomite8618]

Because miller was suing Warner bros. if there wasn’t this problem, it’s likely that furiosa and the fury road sequel could have came out a lot sooner

[@alexhill2495]

This channel is pretty much all click bait and low hanging fruit based on whatever movie is out that week

[@markusnank]

@@alexhill2495bro you just saved me wasting 8m

[@RENEG4DE4NGEL]

​@@dinomite8618There is no sequel, and a prequel coming out sooner or later has nothing to do with why it's a prequel instead of a sequel.

[@KitsuneShapeShifter]

Good to know that he’s another click baiter, never watch people who clickbaits

[@lanceareadbhar]

Never look a gift horse in the mouth. If we never got another movie from George Miller or in the Mad Max universe, I'd be perfectly happy given how ridiculously amazing Fury Road was.

[@jareddumke5300]

And frankly imo how amazing furiosa was as well

[@cemberendsen4297]

the video doesn't awnser the question it poses...

[@MaxRamos8]

From what I learned, the movies are all Tall tales from people who describe their encounter with Max. It's not really linear other than the 1st movie which is his origin

[@JYD2020]

George Miller had to make happy feet 3 first

[@Nerdstalgic]

lol

[@cybersoldierforever]

But it was canceled.

[@15Candles]

To be fair, I would've loved to see him make a Happy Feet third movie

[@chingma8064]

@@15Candles No, Happy Feet 1 never needed a sequel.

[@mahmudmurad4655]

We need Mad Max the Wasteland now. The final take of George Miller on Max.

[@noahheninger]

Not going to happen given the abysmal performance of Furiosa.

[@lorddoma6637]

The same people who want another Mad Max movie are the same ones trashing Furiosa and now we won't get another 😂

[@mahmudmurad4655]

@@lorddoma6637 Well who hoo, Furiosa never should being made in the first place. This is Max Rockatansky franchise period, and if Max is not in it, better not doing anything.

[@noahheninger]

@@lorddoma6637 This is true. I don't blame anyone, because people can watch or not watch any movie they please. But not giving this one a chance because it wasn't exactly what they wanted will prevent them from ever getting the movie they did want. As far as I am aware, The Wasteland was indeed supposed to be a proper Mad Max movie. I also disagree that there is no room for Furiosa to have her own movie in the Mad Max universe. In Jungian terms, Max and Furiosa are complementary to the world of the Wasteland-one representing the Animus, the other representing the Anima.

[@brandendunagan8822]

So wait was the point of the video that because the lawsuits we got the prequel before the sequel? How so? Could the director not just decide to do the sequel first? I don't think the question of this video was answered (unless I missed something) although I do appreciate knowing why it took this long for either to be made.

[@derkeheath5172]

Furiosa was written before Fury Road was even filmed. At one point, Miller had wanted to film them at the same time, but he was talked out of it. After that, he pushed to make Furiosa an animated movie before Fury Road. The studio wanted a Mad Max movie, though.

[@15Candles]

Both scripts for Furiosa and Mad Max Fury Road were written during the long development of Mad Max Fury Road, Miller wanted to shot both movies back to back but during pre production of Fury Road (at least after 9/11 happened), he decided that Fury Road is a priority first

[@wile123456]

Nerdstalgic is dumb. Miller setup Furiosas bakcstory well and created the seeds for a prequel like this. A sequel would be less interesting, as they take control of the citadel. There can be a lot of conflict there too, but the themes would be very different from the suffering/hope and oppression/feminism of the first movie, the prequel follows in similar themes.

[@user-hz5lt7ki2o]

@@wile123456 You can't assume a sequel would be less interesting. You simply continue to world build and further explore this world. It doesn't have to be about the Citadel. You can go beyond the Wasteland if needed. the character of Dementus could have worked in a sequel. I enjoyed Furiosa but would have preferred a sequel.

[@TheDRODOR]

​@@wile123456the mad max series never had continuity (well, until Furiosa), Max always goes from one place to another and meets new people, so a sequel to Fury Road shouldn't happen on the Citadel

[@faithful5899]

Bro is a professional yapper

[@sliceofheaven3026]

In a interview Miller said that he had some problems with Tom Hardy during the filming of mad max. For some reason Hardy preferred to stay in his trailer. Probably a major reason why Miller went for a prequel since having a star that is hard to work with might not be a nice experience for a guy who is 79 years old.

[@Nerdstalgic]

My understanding is that they wrote the prequels before ever shooting Fury Road and that this was always Miller's plan in terms of production order. We have another video about Fury Road were I talk about that a little bit.

[@BasketCase-rr7tx]

@@Nerdstalgic Maybe, but WB would have never let him make this film if Fury Road and the character of Furiosa wasnt popular. Incidentaly, its actually funny because a lot of people seem to feel like Furiosa was the main character in Fury Road, but if you actaully go back and watch it, she isnt, and she is in the film nowhere near as much as Max.

[@simonoosthuizen184]

This comment answered the question in the title better than the video did ​@@Nerdstalgic

[@Me4-gc8qs]

Hardy always spends his time hiding in his trailer smoking pot. Doesn't want people to know he takes drugs, but everyone can smell it. the cast of Stra Trek Nemesis talk about it all the time.

[@thestanleys3657]

​@@Me4-gc8qs what someone did 20yrs ago isn't necessarily what they do today

[@iksarmada7197]

Whats up with people saying Tom Hardy's Max is the feral kid from Road Warrior or the Gyro Captain kid in Thunderdome...because if this was real it would Make sense that the name Mad Max is not just a person anymore, but more like a title passed around the wasteland because there are bound to be mad max types somewhere in the wastes like that Jack character from Furiousa he is almost a mad max character too.

[@pCeLobster]

The same people think that the spider creature in Dune part 2 was the wife of that doctor from Dune part 1. They need everything to be connected to something they already know and don't realize how much it shrinks the world.

[@cantnevercould9660]

Max is clearly the same guy in the first three films.

[@rutchjohnson]

Clickbait title... Question was never answered or brought up

[@BoyceDan]

Wait, this video didn’t answer the core question? Why a prequel?

[@clarencewalker3925]

There was a "Mad Max" prequel. It was called "Mad Max."

[@dukejason]

I liked thunder-dome. I loved the soundtrack.

[@Nerdstalgic]

I LOVE the first have of Thunderdome. And MANNNN do I love that song. "We don't need another herrrrroooooo. We just need to know the wayyyyy homeeee."

[@BlackAdder1970]

Thunder dome was ok. The Road Warrior was fantastic. If the technology would have been available, like in Mad Max Furiosa, it would have been EPIC!

[@peteywheatstraws4909]

It wasn't that good a film. Max I and Road Warrior were excellent movies.

[@MaxIronsThird]

People say Tom Hardy is the feral kid from Road Warrior, not the kid from Thunderdome.

[@derkeheath5172]

They are very much wrong.

[@Me4-gc8qs]

Who says that?

[@robertcox1835]

The feral kid went north where he became leader of the tribe.

[@thomaskuzma4360]

Hearing you guys say Sydney Morning Herald was a trip lol

[@Erinski]

Just watched it. First time in decades that I felt compelled to see something in the theater on the premier day. It was great.

[@AT-AT-AT-AT]

the first scene of fury road destroys the interceptor…

[@shrimboi8909]

I disagreed with comments below. Saw this movie last nite. It was spectacular. I had low expectation coming in. Expected to be bored. I just wanted to see the usual George Miller Mad Max action sequences on IMAX but I got much more. It was a hell of a ride. I was completely lost in the world of Mad Max. Forgot I was in a theater. Had to run to the restroom cuz I didn' want to miss anything.

[@KerioFive]

And the 🍑

[@Infamous1892]

Yea it looks cool, and has a ton of explosions and Big budget action scenes, but where are the Stakes? Furiosa life isn't danger, Immortain Joe isn't in danger, this makes the movie feel pointless. Like Rogue One and Solo.

[@KerioFive]

@@Infamous1892 way to tell us the grander story was lost with you 😢

[@Infamous1892]

​@@KerioFive it's just the fact that this story takes Place before Fury Road. We've seen Fury Road, and we wanna know what happens next. Telling us how we got to Fury Road is pointless backtracking.

[@KerioFive]

@@Infamous1892 it sounds like you haven't seen the movie?

[@swervezki]

the movie was the bomb

[@AldrickExGladius]

from the numbers, it is a bomb but I guess thats expected when you try to make a Mad Max movie without Max.

[@clarissawestbrook2203]

I thoroughly enjoyed Furiosa Mad Max Sage. This was an insightful video. ❤❤❤❤

[@JC-ex3gp]

Helicopters...the motorcycle of the sky

[@TheConpuentes]

Probably because it has nothing to do with mad max.

[@acerock013]

what we got was an incredible film that made fury Road even better

[@coltonreed4488]

With how sequel-centric modern cinema is, it’s refreshing that a major franchise hops around a bit in it’s storytelling. Besides, the story of Mad Max movies is a carrier for the intense action sequences! 😈

[@jennifernoble8066]

I enjoy the information given here, but it didn't answer the question. Or it wasn't well explained. Do better Nerdstalgic.

[@clayongunzelle9555]

When it comes to mad Max I know not to question George Miller

[@donngu]

Maybe the next film will be like godfather 2, where it’s two stories about different parts of a character’s life told simultaneously.

[@keithquirk9823]

Tom Hardy is the feral kid from Road Warrior. Not the gyro-pilot’s kid from Thunderdome

[@Me4-gc8qs]

lol where did you hear that voices?

[@McWerp]

I thought it was because Hardy and Theron had such a terrible time on the first one they refused to do a sequel.

[@endoflifex944]

Click bait title, all I can say is yesterday when I watched this movie I enjoyed everything it had to offer the new movie won’t disappoint.

[@TheFMHatter1986]

I'm sure we will get Max back for the third but it would have been nice to see Dementus square up to him but I won't spoil it

[@MrPilgrim609]

There already was a prequel. It was called Stone. It’s a good film and Hugh Keays-Byrne was in it as well

[@ToejamandEarl1983]

I think part of the reason is budget you add tom Hardy and Chris Hemsworth the budget balloons Ana Taylor joy however is probably a way cheaper option than Hardy?

[@bcfc1987]

thanks a lot now i gotta go watch mad max again.

[@afroponix3414]

Beeteljuice next plz

[@metalmanny666]

I’m hoping the Spawn reboot makes a triumphant return

[@trolltalwar]

Why do these mad max movies never show mad max in any of the ads or posters?

[@0b3y]

I'd like to see a waterworld remake

[@remuslazar2033]

I will not watch a "Mad Max" movie without Mad Max in it

[@Nerdstalgic]

That makes one of us. I can't wait!

[@treborkroy5280]

Yeah, I mean this is actually the creator of the character you have some arbitrary restrictions you set for yourself, kinda weird ain't it?

[@funkkymonkey6924]

PG 13 Mad Max… I think I just vomited a bit.

[@abdelali9279]

Watching this movie this weekend no matter what people say about it

[@cptvane3439]

So the studio wanted a sequel but miller wanted the movies to make sense hence why he wanted to make a prequel first

[@user-lp3fh7yb2x]

Of course the video doesn’t answer the title

[@johnnystock7294]

Because this is what it takes to shoehorn in stuff.

[@mattng4707]

Cos I want to know more about Max

[@remuslazar2033]

Better watch instead the fan film called *Hope* *and* *Glory*

[@patrickiamonfire965]

It is painful and a sad reality where corporations not just film will do anything not to pay what they promise and their staff. They want to maximise profits through extremely unethical and even illegal means. It’s always the executives who would do anything just to justify their 10 to 100 million dollar salaries. Unless the mass of people voted against this and spread awareness; money talks for now.

[@Nerdstalgic]

After the lawsuit was settled, I wish they had just greenlit Mad Max: The Wasteland and shot Furiosa and Wasteland back to back because i'm worried about George's health, y'know?

[@patrickiamonfire965]

@@Nerdstalgic for a second there I thought youtube deleted my comment. But yeah we all want that to happen. One thing for sure this movie is profitable especially given with the reputation. They might have already greenlit it.

[@lordcrayzar]

Because apparently Anya Taylor joy is the only actress in Hollywood and she couldn’t play the older version

[@ObviouslyDiego]

Terrible click bait. I am yet to see where you explain why there wasn't a sequel instead of a prequel.

[@kylespevak6781]

Why not?

[@luiznogueira1579]

Is Mad Max even in this movie?

[@VincentStevenStudio]

He has a quick small cameo.

[@rustybroomhandle]

Technically Fury Road was also a prequel since it takes place before Beyond Thunderdome.

[@lukewright9031]

How so?

[@magikworx3748]

Ya, so why was the prequel before the sequel?

[@saicharand7765]

When you don’t know how to continue the story but want that sweet franchise cash…

[@MiguelNdiweni]

Fury Road was a great action movie but I haven't seen Furiosa yet

[@KerioFive]

It lives up to the hype

[@Nerdstalgic]

Seeing it tonight!

[@liampugh]

It’s surprisingly different, more lore and world building focused than just pure action, I think a lot of people will like it better than fury road.

[@KerioFive]

@@liampugh that's a great way to put it. It's not fury road, its different but its great on its own or to enhance fury road

[@MiguelNdiweni]

@@Nerdstalgic What other movies releasing you are going to see and review

[@TheHirohikoAraki]

I feel like these modern movies deserve better than this. 😔

[@Nerdstalgic]

possibly!

[@chelolelo]

THANK YOU! 🙌

[@chelolelo]

Anything from star wars, this, indiana jones.

[@donkey7577]

Give us Black & Chrome

[@user-zl9sh9mz6h]

I want to see a "Willow" movie on the big screen with a respectable budget and no 21st century teenage-sounding dialog.

[@andykaufman7620]

In the movie, realistically if an older woman told a warlord like Immortus Joe "you cannot own another human being' she would be blown in the face by a shotgun blast, but most likely she should have been Thanos long before that and would have been in a more realistic movie. You can in fact own another human being. You might not want to hear that, but you can and the essence of post-apocalyptic setting is that there is no state to stop such acquisitions. In fact, states could arise that protect the industry of slavery itself. Plus, did you know what we call Student Loans is a form of Debt slavery so in a world where you are taught slavery bad, wrong, evil, there are in fact forms of legalized slavery. Say you get the loan? don't pay it, who is going to extract something from you? The federal state that is who. So the same peopel who claim slavery is wrong have extended a system whereby you can become an indentured servant.

[@KerioFive]

You lost the plot

[@patrickiamonfire965]

What about penal servitude?

[@andykaufman7620]

@@KerioFive I do not care if I lost the plot.

[@andykaufman7620]

@@patrickiamonfire965 That is a good idea. Make the older woman work hard labor. I like that, or better yet she is a Prostitute for men you want to punish. They can have sex, but only with her. She is old and busted down looking. Those guys will say "no thanks I'm abstinent'.

[@ShooterSanoff]

The next movie will be a sequel and it will be with Tom hardy, much older tho (obviously)

[@keith32482]

Because money...

[@caesar7734]

1:43 In today’s USD, it cost $1.5 million and grossed $432 million

[@Lamq555]

FURIOSA WAS AMAZING! Worth the wait 🔥

[@Nerdstalgic]

HECK YES!

[@fabolousjada5070]

Cgi was worst tho very bad 😅 bothered me a little

[@SwanChairUh]

Agreed, the CG somehow took a step back 9 years later​@@fabolousjada5070

[@thevikingbear2343]

The reason is because Charlize Theron was the MVP of Mad Max Fury Road so, logically we get a prequel of Theron's character without Charlize Theron in it.

[@chelolelo]

I was a fan of the 80s films, but not fury road. It didnt give max enough time to develop his charisma as Mel Gibson did in the earlier films, even to a newer lead. Given the age of newer filmography as well, everything doesn't need to be high resolution. Modern films like blade runner and dune give a better callback to their predecessors for world building and excellent use of lighting and drawing scenes out to build plot.. ie I felt the chase scenes of the movie were terribly cartoonish. cue the guitar flame guy. 😂 Hope this new one isnt as bad as fury road.

[@timothyzuniga7187]

I will always spread this word until ppl know it, Mad Max Fury Road is not a continuation of the first three (the trilogy). Miller has said it is a reboot! Think of it more as a director coming back to their work with a new set of eyes. Like what Michael Mann did turning L.A. Takedown into Heat.

[@madhukarg8052]

I really want to watch Mad Max The Wasteland

[@BobbF.]

T H E W O R L D M A Y N E V E R K N O W...😅😂

[@seanpyne592]

Constantine Sequel, or a They Live remake

[@sinakaedwards2009]

Riddick

[@rakumafireball1640]

The question is why not leave well enough alone. Nobody demanded for any sequels or prequels. The OGs were just fine.

[@Story2ScreenMovieReviewPodcast]

I truly believe the reason director George Miller hasn't done another Mad Max centric movie is probably because of Tom Hardy. According to that BTS book about the making of Fury Road, it sounds like Miller and Hardy also didnt get along at all, alongside Hardt and Therons on set fueds Also let's not forget, Pitch Perfect 2 beat Mad Max Fury Road at the box office by opening at number 1, while the latter opened at number 2. Don't forget that!!

[@kdst430]

Cause Miller for sure doesn't have to ask you... Gege?

[@pacoramon9468]

A Mad Max movie without Mad Max when Mel Gibson is young enoughto still play Max.

[@georgesalisbury5996]

Personally I'd love to see a Mad Max HBO series.

[@Nerdstalgic]

If Miller is there? HELL YES. If it's not? I don't know.

[@georgesalisbury5996]

@@Nerdstalgic At least as a co-executive producer.

[@C_98.]

I need to see a new movie with Max maded by George Miller before this franchise fall in wrong hands in the future. WITNESS ME 🙏💀

[@meoff7602]

Isn't this movie more of a spin off then prequel?

[@tomallen5837]

Because Hollywood isn't spending any money on movies anymore. Even with all of the the vfx work heading to India, there's no budget. Down economy (globally).

[@leonneldayoc5715]

Anya Joy is a good actress but i think we dont need this prequel just yet. It will be good to have a Sequel first before doing this prequel. Imagine Tom Hardy going toe to toe with Hemsworth. The Movies nowaday is so much about strong female protagonist can we just go back to the Male protagonist. Tom Hardy did really encapsulate how Max should act why not give him 2 movies before dong this prequel. The movie does look good but Man i would like to see Hardy again doing Max. Miller is getting old and it took decades to make a reboot of Mad Max i wish he just do 3 films with Max in the lead role before doing spin off's like this. The only movie or media with no female protagonist coming up on movie screen is Deadpool and Wolverine i hope after that super hero movies /action movies go back to male protagonist.

[@cjscrubs]

of course it was warner bros

[@a.tevetoglu3366]

Because you need to introduce a young artist to built the stories on. A sequel of Furiosa would unlikely be possible with Mrs Theron. But now, after having introduced Mrs Taylor-Joy sequels can be possible.

[@adamlfa4546]

I wish people would stop calling this a Mad Max movie because it is clearly not. He is not even a true character in this movie.

[@SwanChairUh]

It's the name of the franchise, stop being so literal.

[@kaffemachine102]

WE ARE GETTING A SEQUEL its gonna be called mad max the wasteland

[@hanshotfirst1138]

Sadly, *Furiosa* is shaking up to be one of the biggest box office bombs in recent memory, so it looks like our chances of Miller giving us more *Mad Max* are highly unlikely 😢!

[@fatherlucid4995]

If he made another official Mad Max film it definitely wouldn’t bomb. But you see no mad max therefore it bombed

[@Infamous1892]

It's hard to be excited for a movie that you already know the ending too. Where are the stakes? We know our main characters aren't in real danger. Prequels just don't work unless you're Star Wars.

[@Nerdstalgic]

The problem a lot of prequels have. However, GEORGE MILLER. Y'know?

[@Infamous1892]

​@@Nerdstalgic I love George Miller, but that doesn't change the fact that there are no stakes in this movie. I'm willing to watch a movie that takes place after Fury Road.

[@baylormckinney6566]

Totally agree. This is why I refuse to watch any historical/true story movies. What are the stakes. I already know everything 🤓

[@dinomite8618]

When I watched temple of doom I was kind of bored because I knew Indiana would survive because he was fine in raiders of the lost ark, where were the stakes??

[@Bigmellow_]

Mad max 2024

[@BillGunslinger]

Why people are so obsessed whith cronology? Why does it matter if the movie is before or afted Fury Road?

[@aroccoification]

Why are we getting a spin off of a spin off with none of the original cast and all of the returning characters behaving entirely different? Just come up with a new idea please

[@treborkroy5280]

Then, don't watch it? For others they feast.

[@aroccoification]

@@treborkroy5280 I'm definitely going to see it and I'm sure it will be good. I'm just concerned that Hollywood is incapable of making something new

[@treborkroy5280]

@@aroccoification anything Miller does with the Mad Max stories ARE new. Who else is making anything remotely like this movie?

[@aroccoification]

@@treborkroy5280 I think you're confused... If it's already been made before it's not new Cool flick though

[@treborkroy5280]

@@aroccoification What are you talking about? Who made this movie before? You realize this is his 5th installment of his idea? What exactly do you want him to make specifically for your individual, personalized wants and needs?

[@mattng4707]

I want to see old mad max doing shit

[@Me4-gc8qs]

wow none of you keep up with what is going on do you? Miller was given the green light to make 4 more movies in the Max world. Prequel and 3 sequels. Only makes sense to do the prequel first. If you even know what prequel means. Not to mention that Miller has been trying to get QT to direct the next max movie, but QT turned it down. So Miller made the prequel hoping he could talk QT into making the next one...

[@GuitaroEnthusiasti]

because $$$$$ but fury road is epic...

[@nickmiller8855]

A clickbait headline that has nothing to do with the content of the video? This is chilling.

[@SleepyLabrador-dp6em]

ITS SO GOOD. Wtf. Furiosa is BETTER than Fury Road. I love fury road.

[@r.morris5589]

Mad Max Fury Road was good action, but it lacked Max. That is the woke cinema for you, making male characters the guest stars in their own films. I could care less about this spin off movie.

[@Nerdstalgic]

Max has always been a passive player in his stories. Literally in the Road Warrior he doesn't make an choices until the end of the movie.

[@liampugh]

Quite pathetic that you think including women makes a film woke. Especially when both films never go anywhere near gender politics. In fact you could change Furiosas gender and nothing in the story would change at all. Strong women must be pretty scary if you can’t even tolerate seeing them in a (fictional) movie. Maybe try talking to women irl? There not that scary, I promise.

[@fabolousjada5070]

Facts. They do this with lord of the ring Peter Pan game of thrones etc. like “ let the ladies have they own story acting like a man and being strong as a man “ unlike dune

[@lucycarr6065]

@@liampugh Incels are terrified of women even existing lol

[@GregTurismo]

This title makes no sense and has nothing to do with the video.

[@cacasrock123]

so this is an excuse of a clickbait tittle just to talk about mad max using the new movie as bait as well?

[@AHersheyHere]

Because now they can make the Sequel but, with the new actress versus the original one. One is an established, top-bill actor, the other is a new, rising star. When in doubt, follow the money.

[@averymusicalperson]

the pre sequel

[@asch7906]

Why the fuck not?