Theoretically, the “Mad Max” film franchise isn’t going to end with “Furiosa,” as directly George Miller confirmed this week in an interview with Vulture that he already as a script for a new movie.
But before you get your hopes up, Miller made it clear this hypothetical movie isn’t a priority for him at the moment and might never actually get made.
The comments came as part of a lengthy interview that eventually discussed the disappointing financial performance of last year’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” a prequel to “Mad Max: Fury Road” that earned just $173.8 million on a budget of $168 million.
“We’ve got another script,” Miller said when asked if he’d still make another “Mad Max” movie. “But having been doing this long enough where I’m habituated to storytelling, I find myself with way too many stories — not only in my head, but in the form of screenplays or at least very detailed notes that are within reach of screenplays. I’m a professional daydreamer, really. This was seen as my big deficit as a kid: ‘George would do better at school if he didn’t daydream so much’”’ was on my report card.
He also indicated there are other projects he has more interest in at the moment.
“So, there’s lots of stories. Indeed, one of them is a Mad Max. It is not something I would do next, because there’s two things I’m keen to do next. But if for whatever reason the planets align, you can never tell. Too often, you’re lining up to do a movie and then something happens. Some things fall into place and some don’t, so all I can say is we’ll see,” he told Vulture.
The 79-year-old director will next be seen, kind of, in the upcoming Playstation 5 game “Death Stranding 2,” where is likeness is being used for one of the supporting characters.