"Mad Max: Fury Road" gave a jolt of adrenaline rush to jury members of Cannes film festival 2015 on Thursday at its premiere screening. Its action intensive and non-dialogue dependent nonstop, two-hour road battle reportedly amused the jury members who are otherwise known for their subtle inclination towards arthouse fare.
The post-apocalyptic extravaganza, starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, will be available at theatres from May 15.
Director George Miller and the entire cast of the movie, including Hardy, Theron, Nicholas Hoult and Zoe Kravitz were present at the special screening. While Theron looked ravishing in figure-hugging, canary yellow gown, Hardy was equally suave in all-black tuxedo, Yahoo! reported.
Other Hollywood stars present at the screening were Jane Seymour, Julianne Moore and Naomi Watts. The verdict is not yet out, but certainly the movie has won the rave reviews for its superlative stunts and action sequences, which were reportedly filmed without depending on the digital tweaks.
Stepping into the shoes of veteran actor, Mel Gibson, Hardy has well played the role of Max Rockatansky, a loner, who gets involved in a deadly chase as a group of women, led by shaved head Imperator Furiosa, played by Theron tries to escape from the clutches of tyrannical desert warlord Immortan Joe, played by Hugh Keays-Byrne.
"We don't defy the laws of physics," LA Times quoted Miller, who is famous for keeping his action sequences as real as possible. "It's the real world. It's analog versus digital."
Miller had famously made his first movie "Mad Max" in a mere budget of $400,000 by choosing free-of-charge deserted back lanes instead of famous locations. The 70-year-old director has come a long way and was now armed with a $150 million-plus budget to come up with his latest project.