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The actor and director, 59, played anti-hero Max Rockatansky
in the Australian movie, directed by George Miller.
Gibson joined the cast of the fourth installment of the
franchise "Mad Max: Fury Road", also directed by Miller, at the
film's Hollywood premiere, posing for pictures on the red
carpet. The film stars British actor Tom Hardy as Rockatansky
and Oscar winner Charlize Theron as female lead Furiosa.
"We needed someone equal to Max in this story and that was
Furiosa and it was cool to do it and Charlize was up to it,"
Miller said at the premiere on Wednesday night.
The film is set in a post-apocalypse, dystopian Australia where
police officer Rockatansky battles hardened criminals from the
outback. Trailers have shown plenty of action with car chases,
explosions and fight scenes set against a barren desert
backdrop.
"It's really important that George is enthused not only about
his old legacy of 'Mad Max' but by returning to the wastelands
with his Mad Max character he's actually handed the baton over
and given you Furiosa," Hardy said.
"(Having a female lead) leaves it open for both of these
characters to move forward with their own territories."
"Mad Max: Fury Road" will have its world premiere at the Cannes
Film Festival in an out-of-competition screening on May 14. It
hits U.S. cinema screens a day later.
(Reporting By Reuters Television; Writing by Marie-Louise
Gumuchian in London; Editing by Mark Heinrich)
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