Mad max 100 facts

1. The invasion (yes invasion) and subsequent war in which country, that stopped filming? - The attack on the twin towers, they stopped filming as there was a shortage of money due to the attacks and also in 2003 in Australia but the Iraq war prevented this.
2. What TWO formats was the film originally going to be in to only then NOT be in?-  3D but due to the cameras being too big they couldn't film in 3d and also the film was due to be in Australia
3. How many times was filming delayed? 4 times due to the 9/11 attacks, the Iraq war, the release of happy feet and also it rained in Australia for the fourth time.
4. In which year did filming first conclude? 2001
5. In what year did they have to go back and film additional scenes? 2012
6. At what point did Warner Bros panic and insist someone write a script? 2012
7. When did the stars sign up to be in the film? 2010
8. Where was the film originally going to be produced only for it to rain!- It was originally meant to be filmed in New South Wales in which they changed the location to Namibia which is located in South Africa
9. How much was spent on TV adverts? $43.7 million
10. How long did crew spend in Namibia? 10 months
11. The Australian director, George Miller, admits he never thought he’d make a second Mad Max movie, let alone a fourth, 
12. This latest instalment has been on his mind since 1999
13.  The script was originally a storyboard concept comic book
14.  There were rumours that Mel Gibson was going to have a cameo
15.  Miller was looking for someone with ‘an animal charisma’ to play Max
16.  Tom Hardy didn't think he would be in the running for the film.
17.  The movie was announced back in 2009, but it was another two years before cameras started rolling
18.  One thing Miller wants to make clear is that this isn’t a CGI film
19.  There will be at least two more Mad Max films
20.  Over 80% of the effects seen in the film are real practical effects, stunts, make-up and sets.
21.  CGI was used sparingly mainly to enhance the Namibian landscape
22.  Charlize Theron's left hand which in the film is a prosthetic arm
23.   The guitar weighed 132 pounds, and shot real gas-powered flames, which he controlled using the whammy bar.
24. On April 3, 2015, Tom Hardy announced he would sign on for 3 more Mad Max films.  
25.  The jacket worn by Tom Hardy is a replica of the one worn by Mel Gibson in the second two movies of the original trilogy
26.  Miller envisioned the film as a continuous chase, with little dialogue and focusing on the visuals.
27.  The storyboard was made with the collaboration of five artists and had about 3,500 panels
28.  In a Cannes press conference for the movie, Tom Hardy apologized to George Miller for the reportedly complicated relationship between the star and the director during filming.
29.  This is the second Mad Max featuring Hugh Keays-Byrne. He played the villain Toecutter in Mad Max (1979).
30.  Charlize Theron reportedly shaved her head for the role of Furiosa
31.  The older actresses playing the Vuvalini did their own stunts.
32.  Tom Hardy suffered a broken nose during filming when Charlize Theron accidentally elbowed him.
33.  Margaret Sixel had 480 hours of footage to edit
34.  It took 3 months to watch through all the edits and scenes to be edited.
35.  Silver spray used for decorating cakes were used for the war boys.
36.  John Seale came out of retirement to head the film's cinematography.
37.  As in the previous movies in this series, many characters' names are never said in full or at all onscreen and are only provided in the credits.
38.  George Miller told cinematographer John Seale to keep the main actor centered in the screen so that the viewer's eye did not have to search the screen due to the film's fast editing style
39.  Mel Gibson was at the Cannes premiere and apparently approved the movie.
40.  The film used three identical War Rigs
41.  The script contains almost no profanities.
42.  When Max is tied to the front of Nux's car, there is a skull with a pilot's cap and goggles on a spike above him. This is a reference to the Gyro Captain, who appeared in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981).
43.  The "crows" on stilts are the boys abandoned by the Vuvalini when the green place turned sour.
44.  The budget for this film is estimated to be between US$100 million and $150 million
45.  Former SAS soldier Jon Iles, who played the War Boy named The Ace, also headed a security team on the film's set to ensure the safety of the cast, crew, and their families.
46.  This is director George Miller's first R-rated movie since The Witches of Eastwick (1987).
47.  With a runtime of two hours, this is the longest film in the Mad Max series.
48.   The toughest, most complex shot was of the War Rig flipping, blocking off a chasm, and freeing Max and Furiosa to head to Joe's Citadel.
49.  Although the character Mad Max is an Australian, he has yet to be played by an Australian actor.
50.  The idea for a fourth instalment occurred to George Miller in August 1998 when he was walking in an intersection in Los Angeles.
51.  According to Visual Effects supervisor Andrew Jackson, there was over 2000 VFX shots used throughout the movie.
52.  At the beginning of the film, Max has long hair which is cut short by the War Boys. A plausible nod to the previous film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) in which Max had long hair, which is later cut short by Savannah Nix, when she rescues him from the desert.
53.  Australian crows or ravens are used in the Mad Max films, including Fury Road, as symbols of death and destruction.
54.    Amid claims of the film going over-budget and behind schedule, Warner Bros. then sent a producer to oversee production in Namibia.  
55.  At least four members of the cast have been involved in comic book films.
56.  Although Max never gives his exact nickname to the audience, he refers to himself with similar words like "insane" or "crazy".
57.  The breathing apparatus that Immortan Joe wears throughout the film is similar in shape and function to the mask Tom Hardy wore as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises (2012).
58.  Filming lasted 120 days, and the film runs at 113 minutes without credits. So, it could be said that each day equals about a minute of the film.
59.  Since Immortan Joe wears a full breathing mask in all of his scenes, no part of his face below his eyes is ever seen.
60.  The cast and crew had to endure extreme heat while filming in Namibia.
61.  Weta Digital was originally involved with the film when it was scheduled for a 2012 release.
62.  'My name is Max.' At the same time, he performs some facial tics (eyebrow raise, twitches, squints). This is a nod to Mel Gibson's style of acting, who used this technique to communicate a crazed/manic look.
63.  It is believed that Immortan Joe would have been the Toe Cutter, who survived the accident in Mad Max but was badly injured, resulting in his body being battered and broken.
64.  When Engine #1 of the War Rig breaks down during the final chase to The Citadel, the sound it makes is the same sound the Millennium Falcon makes when it breaks down in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
65.   The only film in the Mad Max series where the last road battle does not end in a head-on collision between two vehicles and a main antagonist is killed in the process.
66.  With the exception of Max and Nux, all of the film's male characters are villains. Conversely, all of the female characters are good.
67.  In a likely reference, Nux crashes the War Rig in the same way the tanker crashes at the end of Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981). 
68.  We end on the idea of Furiosa and the others taking over all the resources. It asks the question: are they going to do any better?"
69.  Immortan Joe wears a face mask for medical purposes
70.  The music box Toast the Knowing is playing is similar to the one seen in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
71.  It is the first Mad Max movie to be released in 3-D
72.  John Powell was set to compose the soundtrack.
73.  Marco Beltrami was considered to score the film.
74. Co-writer Brendan McCarthy designed many of the new characters and vehicles.
75.  During the project's hiatus between 2003 and 2009, George Miller considered making the film as a 3D animated feature.
76. This is Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's second major acting role after Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011).  
77.  On Blu-Ray or DvD. If you slow motion the film at the beginning where, before Max gets in his car. You can see he grabs a short fur vest/coat and throws it in the car. This is a nod to the theory that this version of Max is based on The Feral Kid from Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981).
78.  Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult also co-star in Dark Places (2015).
79.  The lead visual effects company for the film was Iloura, who delivered more than 1,500 effects shots.
80.  Miller conceived a story where "violent marauders were fighting, not for oil or for material goods, but for human beings.
81.  The girl who Max sees in his visions, commonly believed to be his daughter, is in fact Glory the Child, who can be seen in the comic series.
82.  It can also be noted that she is seen being run down in a desert by a selection of vehicles, while Max's child was killed by a biker gang prior to the war.
83.  Although the character Mad Max is an Australian, he has yet to be played by an Australian actor
84. When Max awakes abruptly from his dream right after the blue sequence, the last image of his dream is a close view of eyes popping out of a face. 
85.  Megan Gale, who plays The Valkyrie, was previously cast as Wonder Woman in George Miller's film Justice League: Mortal before it was canceled. This is her first Hollywood film.
86.  Tom Hardy had a dog named Max that was given to him when he was a teenager, he passed away in 2011. The dog's name was an honor to Mad Max (1979). Years later, Hardy played the title character in Mad Max: Fury Road.
87.  Tom Hardy had been considered for the role of John Connor in another reboot, Terminator Genisys (2015). James Cameron, the director and creator of the "Terminator" franchise had cited Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) as one of his influences behind The Terminator (1984).
88.  The Gibson jacket was found in storage at Kennedy-Miller and copied heavily.
89.   Max's first and last lines revolve around him telling somebody what his name is. The first time he tells the audience in a voice over. The second time he tells Furiosa while giving her his blood.
90.  Charlize Theron will not return as Imperator Furiosa for Mad Max: The Wasteland. The "Mad Max" films are influenced by the western genre and like the mysterious gunfighter, Max leaves and moves on to an entirely new adventure.
91.  George Miller disclosed: "Very early on, I had [Max] going up to the top of the Citadel with them. But Tom Hardy picked that up very early - Max would never go. He wasn't even remotely ready for that.
92.  When Max asks Nux if he's a "blackthumb" and can fix Engine #1 while they are on the War Rig may be a reference to the character Blackfinger from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), who is the chief mechanic in Bartertown.
93.  In the last scene of the movie, Furiosa's eye is swollen shut as a result of injury, the same as Max's is at the end of Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981).
94.  With the exception of Max and Nux, all of the film's male characters are villains. Conversely, all of the female characters are good
95.  Keeping in line with the previous incarnations, Max barely speaks in this film. This excludes his narration in the beginning.
96.  The film contains about 2,700 cuts of its entire running length, which is equivalent to 22.5 cuts per minute compared to Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)'s 1,200 cuts of its 90-minute running time equivalent to 13.33 cuts per minute.
97.  Courtney Eaton (Cheedo the Fragile) replaced Adelaide Clemens due to scheduling conflicts.
98. This is her first film.(Courtney Eaton) 
99. She did not know anything about the films until her dad told her, who was a big fan of the films.  (Courtney Eaton)
100. This is Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's second major acting role after Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011).