Mad Max

Post Apocalyptic news seems to be a favorite story for me lately. As I data mine the interwebs for all the juicy nuggets of Fi I can gather here in SciFiCool HQ, my eyes seem to repeatedly catch on stories dealing with that horrid possible future.I hope it’s not a sign. It seems that George Miller, via MTV and Slashfilm is talking about his desire to make the next Mad Max, without Mr. Gibson and in 3D. Mad Max is old school world’s end stuff. Fast cars, leather jackets, the dusty desert and lots of Australian accents. No high tech visions for Max, just gyro-copters, leather clad frontier babes, wild dogs and gasoline lust. I think Mel still has that Mad Max thing going for him. I’ll miss him.
endymi0n

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George Miller might finally have cracked the way to bring iconic hero Mad Max back to the screen without having to deal with an aging Mel Gibson – he’s planning a 3D anime pic based ion the apocalyptic character. “The anime is an opportunity for me to shift a little bit about what anime is doing because anime is ripe for an adjustment or sea change,” he tells MTV. “It’s coming in games and I believe it’s the same in anime. There’s going to be a hybrid anime where it shifts more towards... .
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Here's your dose of film news for March 6, 2009:
• Trey Hamburger's novel "Ghosts/Aliens" will be adapted to the big screen. In the book, two stoner friends embark on a mission to find ghosts and aliens. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the book may even be turned into a television series. Hamburger's novel hit shelves in November.
• Paramount Pictures has bought "Grandma vs. Grandma," a screenplay written by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, the folks who also brought you the "Harold & Kumar" flicks. The story follows two grandmothers who launch into a war for the affection of their grandchildren while the parents are away for a while. (The Hollywood Reporter)
• George Miller, director of the "Mad Max" flicks, recently told MTV that he's planning an anime "Mad Max" flick without the involvement of Mel Gibson. “I’ve always loved anime, in particular the Japanese sensibility. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do,
Franck Tabouring

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