Aside from allegedly picking the star of 'Monsters' as his first choice for the female lead, director George Miller also wants to have Tom Hardy in the cast.
- October 22, 2009
AceShowbiz -
Academy Award-winning Charlize Theron could provide a twist for the proposed fourth installment of "Mad Max: Fury Road". E! Online has got the scoop that the Aileen Wuornos of "Monster" is likely to be the replacement of series star Mel Gibson as she reportedly is director George Miller's first choice for the lead female role in "Mad Max 4".
While no further detail on Theron's casting possibility is shared, the entertainment news site made notes that Miller is also eyeing for another star to join the cast ensemble. The director reportedly wants Tom Hardy, the Handsome Bob of Guy Ritchie's "Rocknrolla", to star opposite the "Hancock" beauty.
Previously, 64-year-old Miller has stated that he has the intention to replace Gibson with a younger actor. "It won't be Mel," he said at the time. "He was 21 when he made the first one, now he's a lot older and his passion is for filmmaking and directing. I don't think he is into acting and I don't think he would be interested in being involved at all."
"Mad Max 4" is still far from materialization. E! reported that the roles and plot of the project are kept under tight wraps as "actors auditioning for the film have only been given a letter for their character's name." The site also noted "the studio has yet to sign off on Miller's choices, and no formal offers have been made."
This fourth movie was said to take the script from "Mad Max 4: Fury Road", which was set to shoot in 2003 before it was shelved in the wake of the Iraq War. Words are, it will be developed along with a tie-in video game which will be based on the same basic storyline, and may be made as a stereoscopic anime movie.
