“Do you have what it takes to make it epic?” That’s the question Chris Hemsworth’s denial asks In Furiosa: A Mad Max Story, and for at least one person, the answer is yes. George Miller, Director of AngryHe has what it takes to make it epic. And before you even see the movie, there are literal numbers to prove it.
The press releases for upcoming Crazy Max Movie contain some jaw-dropping, mind-blowing details about the making of the film and after reading them we thought, “We have to share this with the world.” So what are they?
240: The number of combined shooting days across three shooting units. (131 secondary/action unit, 109 main unit)
156: The number of days of filming on location. (84 days in the studio)
35: Full-time camera technicians who worked on the film.
10,109: The number of miles from Hay, New South Wales, where crews were preparing an action scene, to Cannes, France, where George Miller premiered his previous film, all while taking calls and directing.
200: The number of extras in a scene in Gas Town. (149 were in a Bullet Farm scene and 100 were in Citadel scenes)
200: Also the number of stunt performers who worked on the film.
197: The number of shots in the climactic action sequence “Stowaway”.
78: The number of days, spread over nine months, that it took to film this sequence.
52: The number of characters in the “Stowaway” scene.
13: The number of stunt sequences in the entire film.
41: The number of people on motorcycles in a single scene.
40: The number of additional crew members brought on board on the biggest day of filming to help the 16 hair and makeup people and 33 other staff members organize and stage the extras. (So that’s a total of 89 that day, just for argument’s sake.)
105: The total number of characters designed entirely through hair and makeup.
341: Most people had to take care of their hair and makeup in a single day. (280 extras and 61 stunt people)
145: The total number of vehicles used in the film (35 cars/trucks, 110 bikes)
98.6: The temperature in Fahrenheit on the hottest day of filming.
32: Cameras used in the film.
41: Stunt doubles.
37: Different lenses.
87: Wigs.
4: Stunt doubles for the character of Furiosa.
3: Precision drivers for cars with cameras.
5,500: Sheets of tattoo paper used for characters.
120: Liters of clay used for the War Boys.
60: Liters of “makeup dirt” to make “The Wretched.”
26: Most stunts War Boys need in a day.
35: Dentures made.
83: Age of oldest stunt person.
18: Age of youngest stunt person.
So yes. Miller and his team definitely had what it took to make it epic. And it took a lot of people and a lot of time.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga opens May 24th. We’ll have a lot more soon.
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