'Assassin's Creed' director floats new 'Mad Max' vision

Justin Kurzel, the director of Assassin's Creed, Macbeth and other films, proposes a new direction for the Mad Max franchise, focusing on the events before the original movie—a prequel, in short.

During an interview with Collider, he spelled out his vision for the post-apocalyptic film series, saying, “I’ll tell you what, maybe because it was such a big influence, but I’ve always been curious about what happened before the first Mad Max — what was that world with the Nightrider, pre-Mad Max?”

He continues, “I’ve always been very curious about that and very tempted to talk to George [Miller] about the possibility of a world that is pre-Mad Max 1 and what that is. That’s been one that I’ve always been really curious about because it was such an influential film in my time."

"It’s an amazing franchise, but I’ve always been curious about those moments before that first one because it’s set up so richly. And it’s such a great time in Australia, too, that period," Justin concludes.