BRENDAN MCCARTHY: Fury Road Writer/Designer talks George Miller, Furiosa & Fury Road Original Ending

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Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
01:07 - Mad Max 2 impact
02:40 - “Whatever happened to Mad Max?”
04:15 - The Dawn of CGI
06:13 - Pitching Fury Road to George Miller
09:28 - Working with Miller
11:38 - Seeing Fury Road the first time
12:56 - Playing in George Miller’s sandbox
15:29 - Unmade George Miller animated film ‘Fur Brigade’
18:30 - The scripting process + a Great Mad Max movie
21:12 - Cameron/Miller/Spielberg
22:53 - CGI vs. Practical Action
24:05 - Fury Road’s action storytelling
28:49 - Marvel + boring action movies
30:16 - Casting Tom Hardy
32:19 - Visiting Fury Road set
34:00 - Inventing Fury Road characters
35:06 - Splendid's Original Death Scene
39:05 - Fury Road’s Original Ending
44:30 - Furiosa’s backstory + genre cinema
47:52 - Furiosa Prequel
49:32 - Fury Road's Legacy
51:43 - Designing The Doof Warrior
53:24 - S&M Costume Design
55:15 - Designing the War Boys
58:23 - Fury Road Premiere + Mel Gibson
01:00:21 - Outro

[@paulothx138]

Thanks for Fury Road Mr. McCarthy, that was one of the greatest cinema experiences of my life.

[@johnnyappleseed3093]

Great Interview!!

[@HalfThePicturePodcast]

Thanks mate! 💛

[@2Old4Toys]

Brit-Cit and Hondo Judge by Mr McCarthy. Indelibly left his mark on the Dredd series. Brilliant work on Mad Max.

[@HalfThePicturePodcast]

Couldn’t agree more!