Imagine the ball** thrill of it - a "Madmaxathon" - spotlighting three of actor Mel Gibson's action-adventure features.
The select Mad Max films (including the Road Warrior) will be screened as a triple feature on Friday & Saturday next weekend (March 20th & 21st respectively) at the New Beverly Cinema.
The curtain goes down at 8 PM!
George Miller who directed the first three Mad Max films, let it slip to MTV in an upbeat revealing interview that a spanking new sequel to the Mad Max film franchise is in the works.
The much-anticipated action-adventure will be a 3-D animated piece.
Surprisingly, Miller noted that he intended to shake things up when it came to casting.
"We'll probably go a different route," he confessed slyly.
What, no Mel Gibson?
Miller also caused a few jaws to drop when he mused that the upcoming Max sequel would be in the Japanese anime style.
"I've always loved anime and in particular the Japanese sensibility," the articulate auteur ventured.
"It's something I've always wanted to do."
Filmmakers in Japan began tapping the potential of anime around the turn of the century after a foray into animation techniques being explored in Russia, France, Germany triggered an innovative surge forward beyond the known perimeters.
A two minute clip of a samurai experimenting with a sword is the oldest known form of anime onscreen (1917).
By the 1930s, animation became an alternative format for storytelling in Japan.
Then, was propelled forward into the mainstream for a number of practical reasons.
For example, because there was a scarcity of western-looking actors, directors found it difficult to shoot films set in European or American locales.
Therefore, imaginative filmmakers with talent and vision - seized on animation and its creative flexibility - to conjure up a myriad of characters and settings beyond their reach pre-anime.
In the 1960's, director Osamu Tezuka boldly stepped out of the box, when he displayed an uncanny ability to adapt and simplify Disney animation techniques, in order to reduce the costs and number of frames in his own productions.
In fact, Tezuka thoroughly mined the exciting uncharted landscape - and ultimately - ended up inspiring a multitude of characteristics that are fundamental elements of the nifty art form today.
Fans and contemporaries consequently refer to the genius as the "God of Manga".
In a nutshell, Manga refers to Japanese graphics, typically intended for adults, which are characterized by highly stylized art.
Meanwhile, Mel Gibson - ever active in the film industry - has signed on to inhabit the lead role in a film adaptation of the classic BBC drama series "Edge of Darkness".
Madmaxathon info: http://www.newbevcinema.com/
See 'ya there!
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