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| “ | From franchise mastermind George Miller | „ |
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Godzilla in the Wasteland: A Mad Max Legend is a 2029 Australian post-apocalyptic kaiju action film produced, co-written and directed by George Miller. Produced by Legendary Pictures, Kennedy Miller Mitchell, Village Roadshow Pictures and Domain Entertainment, it is the sixth film in the Mad Max franchise, the 45th film in the Godzilla franchise, and the first in the latter franchise to be an Australian production. It stars Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Alyla Browne, Anna Sawai, Wyatt Russell, Elijah Wood and Ben Affleck. Despite the film using the Godzilla in the film using the design from Legendary's MonsterVerse, the film is non-canon to the series. In the film, The Narrator tells a story of when Mad Max is sent on a quest with Citadel Praetorian Imperator Furiosa to tear the flesh from the giant monster, Godzilla, so that it may be used as an energy source for the wasteland.
After Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga flopped at the box office in 2024, Miller thought his Mad Max prequel with Tom Hardy was dead. He saw the rising success of the MonsterVerse and saw an opportunity to revitalize the series with a crossover. After Warner Bros. and Toho allowed Miller to collaborate with Legendary for a series crossover, the film started development on January 2025, where Miller wrote a story outline, in which he handed off to Furiosa co-writer Nico Lathouris. The duo spent a year and a half making this story work into a screenplay. Filming began in Australia on November 2026, and was wrapped on April 2027. At a budget of up to $208 million, the film was the most expensive film of the Mad Max franchise.
Godzilla in the Wasteland: A Mad Max Legend released to theaters on 4 May 2029. It received critical acclaim, praised for its story, visual effects, action sequences, the score, and the performances (particularly of Hardy, Theron and Elba), as well as Godzilla's portrayal in the film. It grossed $451.7 million, which dethroned 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road as the highest-grossing film of the Mad Max franchise. The film received seven Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture), winning Best Film Editing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling and Best Production Design. The franchise continued with Mad Max in the Wasteland, which released on 26 May 2034.
Plot[]
By the year 22050, the Southern Hemisphere, and with it, the country of Australia, had been completely barren and wasted. The Narrator gathers a group of his camp and tells of a story of the now legendary Mad Max Rockatansky and how he and the Citadel went on a quest to defeat a giant hulking monster.
The year is 2065, 15 years since Imperator Furiosa overturned Immortan Joe and was crowned as the leader of the Citadel. She took a girl named Maddie Rarity in, who she nicknamed "Furiosa" after herself, and trained her as an apprentice, scouting in the desert and all. Meanwhile, Max has made new friends in Sammy Slicer and Desert Eagle, a swordsman and a marksman. The trio had raided many locations in the outskirts, looting and finding supplies for their own survival. One of the clans that they raided wanted to enact revenge, and their mission was spearheaded by Bloody Gene, the wielder of a heavy machine gun.
The Citadel had starved most of its energy supplies, and was running low on battery. It needed to find a way to find energy reserves fast, as they had hundreds of thousands of people living there by now. Furiosa, worried for her people, heads out to see what she can find, no matter how big or small it was. She takes her Rarity with her, for she wants to help her withstand the harsh conditions of the wasteland. All of a sudden, a giant shockwave of sound stunned them, as a roar echoed through the valley. Both Furiosa and Rarity get their guns ready. They see what appears to be moving statue at first, until they see a hulking mass coming their way.
Main credits[]
- Directed by: George Miller
- Screenplay by: George Miller, Nico Lathouris
- Story by: George Miller
- Produced by: Doug Mitchell, George Miller, Thomas Tull and Mary Parent
- Executive producers: Bruce Berman, Steven Mnuchin, Chris deFaria, Andrew Lary, Pete Chiappetta, Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Yoshimitsu Banno and Kenji Okuhira
- Director of photography: John Seale
- Production design by: Colin Gibson
- Edited by: Margaret Sixel
- Music by: Tom Holkenborg
- Visual effects supervisor: Andrew Jackson
Cast[]
- Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky
- Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa
- Idris Elba as Bloody Gene
- Alyla Browne as Maddie "Furiosa" Rarity
- Anna Sawai as Sammy Slicer
- Wyatt Russell as Desert Eagle
- Elijah Wood as "The Narrator"
- Ben Affleck as Baybee Bobby
Production[]
Development[]
After Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga flopped at the box office in 2024, Miller thought his Mad Max prequel with Tom Hardy was dead. He saw the rising success of the MonsterVerse and saw an opportunity to revitalize the series with a crossover. After Warner Bros. and Toho allowed Miller to collaborate with Legendary for a series crossover, the film started development on January 2025.
Pre-production and writing[]
Miller wrote a story outline, in which he handed off to Furiosa co-writer Nico Lathouris. The duo spent a year and a half making this story work into a screenplay.
Filming[]
Filming began in Australia on November 2026, and was wrapped on April 2027. At a budget of up to $208 million, the film was the most expensive film of the Mad Max franchise.
Post-production[]
Music[]
Marketing[]
Release[]
Theatrical[]
Home media[]
Reception[]
Box office[]
Critical reception[]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 92% based on 462 reviews, with an average rating of 7.80/10. The site's critical consensus reads "George Miller, in his first ever kaiju film, makes the best out of the titular characters, as well as gripping us with an enticing legend that may or may not connect both universes." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 74 out of 100 based on 57 critics indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale while those at PostTrak gave it an overall positive score of 88% and a 74% "definite recommend."
Accolades[]
| Award | Category | Recipients | Results |
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| 102nd Academy Awards | Best Picture | Doug Mitchell, George Miller, Thomas Tull and Mary Parent | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | John Seale | Nominated | |
| Best Film Editing | Margaret Sixel | Won | |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin | Won | |
| Best Production Design | Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson | Won | |
| Best Sound | Mark Mangini, David White, Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, and Ben Osmo | Nominated | |
| Best Visual Effects | Andrew Jackson, Josh Simmonds, Guillaume Rocheron and Andy Williams | Nominated | |
| 83rd BAFTA Awards | Best Production Design | Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson | Won |
| Best Makeup & Hair | Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin | Won | |
| Best Editing | Margaret Sixel | Won | |
| Best Cinematography | John Seale | Nominated | |
| Best Sound | Mark Mangini, David White, Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, and Ben Osmo | Nominated | |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Andrew Jackson, Josh Simmonds, Guillaume Rocheron and Andy Williams | Nominated | |
| 87th Golden Globe Awards | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Godzilla in the Wasteland: A Mad Max Legend | Nominated |
| 29th Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley, Josh Simmonds, Guillaume Rocheron and Andy Williams | Nominated |
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature | Daniele Bigi, Steve Hardy, John Seru and Steven Denyer - "Radioactive Wasteland" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature | Dan Bethell, Clinton Downs and Chris Young - "Toxic Sandwave" | Won | |
| Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in a Photoreal Feature | Lindsay Adams, Matthew Wynne, Chris Davies and Phil Outen | Nominated | |
| 34th Satellite Awards | Best Cinematography | John Seale | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction and Production Design | Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson | Won | |
| Best Costume Design | Jenny Beavan | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Margaret Sixel | Won | |
| Best Sound | Mark Mangini, David White, Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, and Ben Osmo | Nominated | |
| Best Visual Effects | Andrew Jackson, Josh Simmonds, Guillaume Rocheron and Andy Williams | Nominated | |
| 57th Saturn Awards | Best Science Fiction Film | Godzilla in the Wasteland: A Mad Max Legend | Won |
| Best Director | George Miller | Nominated | |
| Best Writing | George Miller and Nico Lathouris | Won | |
| Best Actor | Idris Elba | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominated | |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Alyla Browne | Won | |
| Best Music | Tom Holkenborg | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Margaret Sixel | Won | |
| Best Production Design | Colin Gibson | Won | |
| Best Special Effects | Andrew Jackson, Josh Simmonds, Guillaume Rocheron and Andy Williams | Nominated | |
| 19th AACTA Awards | Best Film | Doug Mitchell, George Miller, Thomas Tull and Mary Parent | Won |
| Best Direction | George Miller | Won | |
| Best Actor | Idris Elba | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | John Seale | Won | |
| Best Editing | Margaret Sixel | Won | |
| Best Sound | Mark Mangini, David White, Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, and Ben Osmo | Won | |
| Best Production Design | Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson | Won | |
| Best Costume Design | Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin | Won | |
| Best Visual Effects or Animation | Godzilla in the Wasteland: A Mad Max Legend | Won | |
| 19th AACTA International Awards | Best Film | Won | |
| Best Direction | George Miller | Won | |
| Best Actor | Idris Elba | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominated | |
| 77th Golden Reel Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Effects / Foley | Mark Mangini, David White, Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, and Ben Osmo | Nominated |
| 35th Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Picture | Godzilla in the Wasteland: A Mad Max Legend | Nominated |
| Best Director | George Miller | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Idris Elba | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | John Seale | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Margaret Sixel | Won | |
| Best Production Design | Colin Gibson | Won | |
| Best Costume Design | Jenny Beavan | Won | |
| Best Makeup & Hair | Godzilla in the Wasteland: A Mad Max Legend | Won | |
| Best Visual Effects | Nominated | ||
| 10th Critics' Choice Super Awards | Best Action Movie | Won | |
| Best Actor in an Action Movie | Idris Elba | Nominated | |
| Best Actress in an Action Movie | Charlize Theron | Won | |
| 55th People's Choice Awards | The Movie of the Year | Godzilla in the Wasteland: A Mad Max Legend | Nominated |
| The Action Movie of the Year | Won | ||
| The Male Movie Star of the Year | Idris Elba | Nominated | |
| The Female Movie Star of the Year | Charlize Theron | Won | |
| The Action Movie Star of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 53rd Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Foreign Language Film | Godzilla in the Wasteland: A Mad Max Legend | Won |
Trivia[]
- At 45 days, the gap between Godzilla: Terror of Mechagodzilla and this film is the shortest-ever period of time between the release of two Godzilla films, passing the previous record set by the gap between Godzilla Minus One and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire by more than 100 days.