Breaking news: Lucas will "fix" the original trilogy for FR!

[LicensedMotorCarTraderNo.1927]

but rather CAN IT BE a sequel?

Are Tom Hardy & Mel Gibson the same person ? no...
next question ?

well then again, are Terrance Howard and Don Cheadle the same person, no, but they both play the same character in the same unrebooted franchise, are Ed Norton and MarK Ruffalo the same person, no, So by your reasoning Star Wars episode 4 is not part of the same universe as star wars episode 3 because Ewan Mcgregor has a mole on his forehead and Alec Guiness didn't. Do you think Tom Hardy is the first person to take over a role from another actor, this in and of itself is not cause to say they can not be the same story, it has happened many times, have you heard of the old TV show called bewitched, they had two darrens Marvel Cinematic Universe which is becoming the biggest franchise ever has already done it twice at least. I cant remember becasuse Im not a big fan but I remember one of the actors in Harry Potter died and they recast him. If the same actor can play different characters without melting your Brain (Bruce Spence, or HKB, why can't you accept that multiple actors could play the same role.

I just read this article linked below, I am not saying it is proof but am saying that this guy explains why so many of us like to believe it is a sequel, so i post it to illustrate that it is not just a few fanboys on this site that hold this opinion.

from his article here
http://moviepilot.com/posts/2015/05/26/ ... nal,manual

"The Story Blends Into The Previous Films

We live in a world of reboots. This is why Mad Max: Fury Road is a very welcome relief from all the hectic reboot frenzy the movie world's dove into. Besides the fact that Tom Hardy plays Mad Max (and not Mel Gibson), the rest of the story serves as a sequel to the older Mad Max trilogy. There's no reboot, no going back and reviewing the trilogy. You're thrown right into the fray and expected to be caught up on the last three movies. However, it doesn't lean on the trilogy, but stands on it's own, which is why you have to see this absolutely amazing movie!"

we like it better as a sequel because we love the original trilogy and do not want to forget it, we are willing to fill in the gaps and maybe even suspend logical disbelief (just like when we pretended that Wez could actually somehow of still been holding onto that truck, or that Rictus could pull that entire engine out of the car, it is make believe, the more you give yourself over to it the easier it is to just let it be "slightly wonky" but still one big story.

[themanw/oaname]

Just heard Christopher Lee (Count Dooku) died today, he was a great actor and will be remembered forever because of his role in Star Wars.

are you 12?

he's been alot more notable work than count dooku in a starwars turd.

[Hetzer]

Well, after reading first post and then hastily rest, all I can say is this: go for it! (hoax or not) If I like the franchise, then I can stomach different versions (and if not, then one view is enough). I like new versions of original Star Wars trilogy, I like new plastic-like shiny version of Predator they put out on BD (over that original grainy pos quality any day, great movie and even better with great picture quality) and IF there's going to be altenate versions of Mad Max... Well well well, bring it, I want all angles of that franchise covered and served shiny and chrome. Remember this folks, originals aren't going anywhere

[Artemis Flow]

I listened to a tribute on the radio to him some stuff I didn't know was that he was a Nazi hunter for a while after the war and that he sang on a heavy metal album at age 90 something , a man of many hats

[themanw/oaname]

seriously.

if i can recall, it wasnt just that he was a decendent of charlemagne who was a preSAS nazi hunter, it's that he was REALLY GOOD AT IT. but forget that. he was count dooku. forever known as dooku.

a most forgettable role, in an even more forgettable movie.

this one is for the adults.
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/christopherlee.html

[LicensedMotorCarTraderNo.1927]

Just heard Christopher Lee (Count Dooku) died today, he was a great actor and will be remembered forever because of his role in Star Wars.

are you 12?

he's been alot more notable work than count dooku in a starwars turd.

You do not need to insult me just because you are too stupid to understand my point.

no I am not 12. Better question is are you just a complete dick?, He was in many many roles NONE OF THEM in any thing that is as big and well known as star wars, OK probably LOTR also but you probably hate that too. before star wars and LOTR he was a cult figure from old school horror films mainly, he was not mainstream famous, he was a great old school actor who became a household name when he was cast in star wars, so go a head smart guy, aside from LOTR, name ONE just ONE film he was in that is bigger and more well known than star wars....a hole Star Wars was one of his two biggest and most famous role so even if some idiots dont agree, it does not matter, that is a fact. He may have been long remembered anyway but because of star wars he definatley will, star wars will be with us for a long time tgus cementing his legend, that is all I was saying ANYONE associated with star wars has gained a sort of pop culture immortality. I mean is the state of the internet message board, a person can not even say something nice about a guy who just died, without some one coming along to ridicule....nice. And seriously if you think people have forgotten Star Wars or Count Dooku then you are just clueless.

without looking it up I doubt you could name any other actors from his 3rd biggest role as Dracula in 1958, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee are famous for Star Wars, who are all those other people in Dracula, none of them are world famous....hmmmm

[WHEELIES]

YES! Just announced. I'm so thrilled. Lucas is a real genius...

George Lucas, the "brilliant" director of such terrific examples of film-making like "The Phantom Menace" and "Attack of the Clones" and the creator of compelling and profound characters like "Jar Jar Binks", "Sebulba", "The Midi-Chlorians" and "Count Dokku", will deliver his skills to the classic, original Mad Max Trilogy in order to make it fit into the Fury Road canon/universe.

George Lucas: "I'm a huge fan of the original three movies and I want them to fit into the Fury Road canon. Fans love continuity. I know that. Trust me. It's so dense!!!!!!!!!"


The first three movies will be digitally reworked by LUCAS STUDIO in July.
This is a temporarily short list of changes to be made:

1- Digitally remove the white streaks from Max's hair - shot by shot - in either Mad Max 2 and Thunderdome.

2- Digitally remove the fire explosion when the Last Interceptor crashes in MM2, in order to suggest the car is intact and ready to be "salvaged"/used in Fury Road.

3- Digitally colour Max's dilated pupil in Thunderdome in order to make the eye looks normal.

4- Re-create a digital version of the Toecutter after the final crash in "Mad Max", still alive but looking deformed as Immortan Joe and suggesting they are the same character.

5- Add PTSD shots in either Mad Max 2 and Thunderdome and voiceovers depicting Max's auditory hallucinations.

6- Add new dialogues in Mad Max 2.
Max: "The Interceptor is still fine. I will retrieve her later".
The Feral Man: "I'm one of the History Men... my life fades..."

7- Digitally remove any visual/dialogue reference to sea and the "coastal paradise" in the scene in which Pappagallo and the Old Man approach Max in Mad Max 2.

8- Digitally add the People Eaters at the very end of Thunderdome, embedded into the shot where Max walks away alone in the Wasteland, to make viewers understand Fury Road will follow after that.

9- Digitally add the figure of Glory the Child in some key scenes of Mad Max 2.


This is it. For now.
Lucas will announce new changes soon and he also sure people: "Any previous version of the Mad Max trilogy will be totally destroyed, removed forever from the face of Earth. The original 35mm negatives will be totally obliterated once we're finished."


The three movies will be transferred on digital at 8K and also restored hair by hair, shot by shot. The entire operation will cost Lucas 45 million of dollars per movie.

awwwww man awesome made me laugh i must say, thank you.. in todays movie making you could almost believe this would happen lol.... im a big MM fan love all the movies even 3 was ok yeah,and after fury road MM3 looks even better ... true mm fans knows fury road is just a action movie yeah , and dont fit into the old gene of max,mel gibson years.

[LicensedMotorCarTraderNo.1927]

true mm fans knows fury road is just a action movie yeah , and dont fit into the old gene of max,mel gibson years.

realy? True fans? really you are going to go there? Only people who see things exactly as you do are true fans? only people who say the comic by George Miller is not cannon are true fans? seems a bit backwards

[themanw/oaname]

angry 12 year old ranting

he was in several sherlock holmes movies and fu manchu, not just dracula. he's been in damn near every hammer movie.

it's like saying mel gibson's most notable role was mad max, everyone will remember him as mad max. not braveheart. or the dad from signs. or lethal weapon.
or tom hardy's best role was as a woman in inception. not bane. not bronson.

get a clue child.

[LicensedMotorCarTraderNo.1927]

I am 43 with two bachelor's degrees and an associate degree and do not need a retard like you to repeatedly call me child, just because you can't win an argument. None of those films you mentioned have even 1/10 the popularity of Star Wars. And if you Google MEL the first thing you find is a blurb that says he is most famous for his roles in Lethal weapon and Mad max. And hammer films are unknown by 99% of people on earth. I have a friend that is really into them, has posters all over his house, he always wants me to watch them with him, honestly the majority are very boring and hard to sit through. These are films that play on local cable stations at midnight on Saturday night, hosted by Svengoolie or Elvira, or used as fodder on mystery science theatre. They are considered B- Movies at best. These films are considered as classics, it is not my intention to belittle them, I am only saying they are not as well known and are not historically or culturally as significant as Star Wars. You can hold any opinion you want, but at this point you are arguing with the statement I made when I said Lee will be remembered forever for Star Wars. Yes he will also be remembered for his many other roles, but Star Wars is like Wizard of Oz, it is a film that will endure and be enjoyed for generations to come. Far more than Hammer Films, which are like Film Noire in the way that in this day and age people appreciate and value the movie posters and artwork, more so than the films themselves. If anything Star Wars has introduced Alec Guiness, Peter Cushing, and Christopher Lee to a new generation of movie fans and if anything will only help those older films find new audiences who may watch them just because they are curious to see what these guys did before they became internationally recognized as film icons.

So you should not be mad just because these guys found greater success later in life. It only adds to their legacy.

Would you agree with this statement? "It is a shame that after staring in Bedtime for Bonzo that Ronald Reagan will be best remembered as President of the United States." -because that is about how ridiculous you argument for Dracula being greater than Star Wars sounds.

so please take your own advise and get a clue, none of your points are relevant or factual. The simple fact is that Christopher Lee's biggest roles were in Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. You prefer his work in classic cult films. Well Peter Jackson and George Lucas also liked his early work and that is why they hired him. So as you try to elevate his early work to diminish his later work, what you are actually doing is diminishing the career and body of art work created by a great actor. I am sure he was proud of his work in these main stream films as much as in those obscure and outdated ones. He was huge LOTR fan himself before they were made into movies, and if he was unhappy with the role as Count Dooku, he would not have returned to voice the character in The Clone Wars animated movie when he was not contractually obligated to do so.

I argue for a living, and have been quite successful at it, while it may be a severe personality flaw I have recognized it and used it to my great advantage, and so it is not my intent to come on this site and be a troll. But, you know what I have never done? I have never gone on a message board to endlessly argue about a movie I do not like. I may rant on and on about things I am positive about but would never tell a person they are wrong for liking something. You on the other hand feel compelled to denigrate people who like a movie you do not like, so who is the child?