War threatens Mad Max movie
2003-03-01 15:33
Los Angeles - The start of production on "Mad Max: Fury Road" with Mel Gibson has been delayed by the possibility of military action against Iraq.
The fourth in the "Mad Max" series, which had been expected to begin filming in Namibia in July, now will go into production sometime in the fall, a 20th Century Fox spokeswoman said on Friday.
Fox was looking at a summer 2004 release date, but the studio won't know if that's possible until it is known when work on the movie will start, said Jim Gianopulos, chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment.
Gibson and writer-director George Miller remain committed to filming in Namibia in Africa, Gianopulos said. "Mad Max," the first of the films, was released in 1979 and starred Gibson as a road warrior in a violent future ruled by motorcycle gangs. - Sapa-AP
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