Warner Bros. fought to make Mad Max: Fury Road PG-13, but lost to George Miller - and we're glad
The over-the-top carnage of Mad Max: Fury Road has made it one of the most celebrated action films of all time, but it was initially meant to be significantly toned down. The original vision that Warner Bros. had for the movie was a more family-friendly affair that earned a PG-13, similar to the previous film Beyond Thunderdome, but George Miller and his crew managed to change things up during filming.
When they initially agreed to fund Miller’s latest foray into the Mad Max world, Warner Bros. believed Mad Max: Fury Road would work best as a PG-13 movie. That would open it up to a much wider audience and help them recoup the more than $150 million that they agreed to spend on it. Miller decided to take a risk and put together an R-rated cut instead.
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