Tom Hardy casts heavy doubt on Mad Max: The Wasteland getting made.

This would be a real shame if true… although George Miller still retains the rights.

It hurts, she whispers.

Tom Hardy in Mad Max Fury Road

Out here everything hurts, Furiosa responds.

Now pick up what you might and run.

Fans and admirers ofGeorge MillersMad Maxfilms can probably relate to that feeling these days.

(He was 70 when the movie was released.)

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I dont think thats happening was Hardys curt and only attributed comment.

It turns Furiosa into a figure every bit as mythic as Max.

LikeFuriosa,Wastelandis reportedly a prequel about Max Rockatanskys adventures before arriving on the Fury Road.

(Its not his son.)

He could even do it without Hardy if need be.

Millers recast the character once before.

From the outside, this of course seems a trifle mad.

Miller turns 80 next year, andFuriosaflopped.

So maybe, just maybe, someone still can be convinced to follow this Aussie out into the desert.