The studio claims the final cost of Mad Max: Fury Road came to $185.1 million, and their contract with Miller’s company required a 100-minute, PG-13 movie, not a 120-minute R-rated one.
Miller’s production company was due to receive a $9 million bonus and a share of the proceeds if Mad Max: Fury Road was delivered under its agreed $157 million budget; Miller claims any cost overruns were due to studio interference.
Mad Max creator and director George Miller first conceived of Fury Road in the early 2000’s and was even set to film an early version of the movie with original star Mel Gibson in 2003.
New details have emerged on the Mad Max: Fury Road lawsuit that is holding back potential sequels.