Thirty years after the last instalment of George Miller's epic Mad Max saga aired at Cannes, Mad Max: Fury Road is set to make a blazing return.
Judging by the first day gross, Mad Max: Fury Road is destined to be a sizable success in Australia, but perhaps not the monster hit that some had expected.
The kick-ass heroes and heroines of George Miller's actioner dominated the global box-office last weekend although they were beaten by a bunch of a capella singers in several key markets.
Subject to how strongly Mad Max: Fury Road performs globally, George Miller says the fifth edition of his action franchise will be called Mad Max: The Wasteland.
Fury Road's action unit director and stunt coordinator Guy Norris is riding high. His team, tallying over 150 performers, took out the SAG Stunt Awards in Los Angeles yesterday, a result which should have suprised precisely no-one.
The 69th Festival de Cannes coming up in May will be presided over by George Miller as jury president.
The pair had a wide-ranging chat at the Chauvel last night as guests of the French Film Festival, of which both are patrons.
Lamprell is currently putting the finishing touches on his latest film, A Few Less Men, the sequel to Stephan Elliott's 2011 film A Few Best Men.