Woot!
Thirty years after the release of the original Mad Max, director George Miller is preparing to head out west to shoot the fourth instalment of the popular franchise.
Filming on Fury Road will begin in New South Wales in 2010.
The cast is yet to be announced, but it is rumoured Australian Sam Worthington and Charlize Theron will star.
NSW Premier Nathan Rees says the project is an important boost for the state's economy, as well as the local film industry.
"The Mad Max films are iconic and the latest instalment Fury Road will be made right here in NSW," he said.
"In the hands of director George Miller, we will see one of the largest and most ambitious live action films ever made in Australia."
Mr Rees says the production is an important boost for the state's economy, creating around 540 jobs over two and a half years.
"Times have been tough for our local industry and I am pleased that our assistance from the Film and Television Industry Attraction Fund helped secure this film for NSW," he said.
Australian-born Miller launched his career with Max Max in 1979, and has since gone on to direct box office hit Happy Feet and produced Babe.
He says this is an important step for the Australian film industry.
"Hollywood has cut its production in half. Big movies like Fury Road and Happy Feet are rare and competitively sought after in all the filmmaking regions of the world," he said.
"The production agreements have been a long time in the making and Premier Rees and his team have worked like Trojans to ensure this substantial investment comes into this country.
"These are complex and challenging films and funding them is a big leap of faith by Warner Bros. Not only does it help fuel the local economy but it means many talented people get a chance to practise their craft and lift their skills.
"Making movies is like football. How can you achieve excellence if you get to play only once in a blue moon?"
CarriageWorks, based in Sydney's Redfern, will be used for development work on Fury Road, as well as a motion capture studio for Miller's upcoming Happy Feet 2.
Around 30 weeks filming for Fury Road will also take place in and around Broken Hill.
The original Mad Max was filmed in Victoria, Mad Max 2 was filmed around Broken Hill and the third Mad Max was shot in Coober Pedy, South Australia.
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Miller to unleash Mad Max Fury on NSWThirty years after the release of the original Mad Max, director George Miller is preparing to head out west to shoot the fourth instalment of the popular franchise.
Filming on Fury Road will begin in New South Wales in 2010.
The cast is yet to be announced, but it is rumoured Australian Sam Worthington and Charlize Theron will star.
NSW Premier Nathan Rees says the project is an important boost for the state's economy, as well as the local film industry.
"The Mad Max films are iconic and the latest instalment Fury Road will be made right here in NSW," he said.
"In the hands of director George Miller, we will see one of the largest and most ambitious live action films ever made in Australia."
Mr Rees says the production is an important boost for the state's economy, creating around 540 jobs over two and a half years.
"Times have been tough for our local industry and I am pleased that our assistance from the Film and Television Industry Attraction Fund helped secure this film for NSW," he said.
Australian-born Miller launched his career with Max Max in 1979, and has since gone on to direct box office hit Happy Feet and produced Babe.
He says this is an important step for the Australian film industry.
"Hollywood has cut its production in half. Big movies like Fury Road and Happy Feet are rare and competitively sought after in all the filmmaking regions of the world," he said.
"The production agreements have been a long time in the making and Premier Rees and his team have worked like Trojans to ensure this substantial investment comes into this country.
"These are complex and challenging films and funding them is a big leap of faith by Warner Bros. Not only does it help fuel the local economy but it means many talented people get a chance to practise their craft and lift their skills.
"Making movies is like football. How can you achieve excellence if you get to play only once in a blue moon?"
CarriageWorks, based in Sydney's Redfern, will be used for development work on Fury Road, as well as a motion capture studio for Miller's upcoming Happy Feet 2.
Around 30 weeks filming for Fury Road will also take place in and around Broken Hill.
The original Mad Max was filmed in Victoria, Mad Max 2 was filmed around Broken Hill and the third Mad Max was shot in Coober Pedy, South Australia.
