George Miller Won't Make Any More Mad Max Movies

George Miller has revealed that he does not plan to make any more Mad Max films. Despite some talk over the past few months that the director might make another movie in his sci-fi action series, Miller has now stated that Mad Max: Fury Road is his last.

While speaking to New York Post's Page Six column at the Golden Globe Awards, Miller explained that the length of time involved in making Fury Road was a deciding factor. "I won't make more Mad Max movies," he said. "Fury Road... was forever getting completed. If you finish one in a year, it's considered a leap of faith. Start, stop, start again.

"I've shot in Australia in a field of wild flowers and flat red earth when it rained heavily forever. We had to wait 18 months and every return to the US was 27 hours. Those Mad Maxes take forever. I won't do those anymore."

These comments contradict some of the interviews that Miller has done since the release of Fury Road last summer, in which he indicated that he would indeed return for a sequel.

In October, the director told Top Gear that had written two scripts for further Mad Max adventures. "We're talking to the studio about it as we speak," he said. "But which one of the two stories will happen next, I'm not so sure."

In addition, last week he suggested that a movie focusing on Fury Road's Furiosa, played by Charlize Theron, could also be developed. "She's a pretty compelling character so it would be great to tell her story," he told EW. "Her backstory is really interesting. We only allude to it in this movie because this movie is on the run; people don't have much time for recreational talk."