Will Mel Gibson Play in Mad Max Again? Actor Comments on Possible Return

Next May will see the premiere of Furiosa, a prequel to the fan-favorite Mad Max: Fury Road, where Tom Hardy played the action movie icon. The first movie in the famous series debuted in the late 1970s, and it became the ticket to a Hollywood career for Mel Gibson, who played the title role in the original trilogy (it was only the second feature length movie he appeared in).

A return to the role of Mad Max and a broken jeep

In an interview with The New Indian Express Gibson revealed whether he might one day return to the role of Mad Max:

Despite his break from blockbuster roles, the actor has quite recently become involved in promoting an unexpected hit, which turned out to be Sound of Freedom, as well as starred in the TV spin-off to John Wick, titled The Continental. In turn, he is expected to sit on the director's stool again next year with the start of the shooting for the sequel to The Passion of the Christ from 2004.

I am Gibson... Mel Gibson

In the same interview, Gibson confessed that he does not practice method acting and doesn't know what the term even means, and confessed that he is most drawn to characters that scare him. He also revealed why he rejected the role of James Bond many years ago:

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