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First things first: if you’re not even a little bit excited about “Mad Max: Fury Road,” this article isn’t for you, this website isn’t for you, and in fact you might not even legally be human. We present this article as a public service to those new to the film franchise that launched a thousand enjoyably bad post-apocalyptic car-chase movies; here’s everything you always wanted to know about Max (Rockatansky) but were afraid to ask.
Despite countless rumors, Mel Gibson won’t be in “Fury Road” even as a cameo as he is completely balls crazy, but there’s still a major call-back to the first film in a relatively quiet way. Hugh Keays-Byrne, the Shakespearean actor who chewed amazing hell out of Mad Max’s scenery as barbarian biker Toecutter, is returning as chief villain Immortan Joe in “Fury Road,” and if his appearances in interviews is a guide he’s ready to bring the same level of mesmerizing intensity to what can only be the craziest and most amazing movie of 2015.
