Mad Max: Fury Road's Best Trick Was Dropping Miller's 3D Plans
The creators of Mad Max: Fury Road originally wanted the movie to be shot in 3D, but this would have been the kiss of death for the ambitious action spectacular. The Mad Max franchise has had a lot of great ideas over the years, but the sci-fi series has also avoided some serious pitfalls. While 2015’s belated sequelFury Road was critically acclaimed upon its release, one of the earliest drafts of the Mad Max sequel was a bizarre adventure that saw Max unknowingly transporting a vial of semen cross-country.
As this premise indicates, there are times when the creators of Mad Max need boundaries for their imaginations to flourish. Another such instance occurred when Mad Max: Fury Road’s director George Miller wanted the movie to be shot in 3D, an expensive folly that would have massively increased the sequel’s already sizable budget. Mad Max: Fury Road never needed 3D to succeed, and the sequel was better off for this proposal being shot down by producers early on in the filming process.
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By the time the question of shooting in 3D was broached, Mad Max: Fury Road’s cast was already assembled, and filming was almost underway. Series creator Miller was initially adamant about shooting the movie in 3D, something he had envisioned since the project began pre-production twelve years earlier. However, although it was devastating for many of the creators involved at the time, the prohibitive cost and logistics of shooting Mad Max: Fury Road in 3D were a blessing in disguise. Not only would 3D not have added much to the already immersive atmosphere and intense action, but the decision would have taken money from Mad Max: Fury Road elsewhere.
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