The second and third films will also receive individual physical and digital releases, all of which is set to arrive on November 2. Related: Mad Max: Why The Cause of the Apocalypse ChangedĪs production gears up to begin on the next installment next year, WBHE has announced all four Mad Max movies are receiving a 4K UHD box set entitled The Mad Max Anthology, marking the first time Mad Max: The Road Warrior and Beyond Thunderdome have received 4K releases utilizing scans from original camera negatives. Development on new installments languished in development hell for nearly four years due to contract disputes between Miller and WB, though would quietly be settled and see the studio fast-track prequel project Furiosa with Anya Taylor-Joy taking over the titular role from Fury Road's Charlize Theron.
Mad Max: Fury Road also became the first in the series to score Oscar wins and nominations, garnering six of the its 10 statues. The Mad Max franchise has become a cultural phenomenon since its debut, receiving positive reviews across all of its installments and expanding to video games and comic books. The franchise has encompassed four films, beginning with 1979's Mad Max starring Mel Gibson in the titular role and followed by The Road Warrior and Beyond Thunderdome with Gibson returning then Mad Max: Fury Road in 2015 with Tom Hardy taking over.
Co-created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy, the series revolves around Max Rockatansky, a police officer in a future Australia as he becomes a lone drifter in what becomes The Wasteland with societal collapse and war sending the country into barbarity. Home Entertainment reveals that all four Mad Max movies are being brought together for a special 4K Ultra-HD box set in November.