It’s tough to imagine any other actor than Tom Hardy in the title role of “Mad Max: Fury Road”, but there was some tough competition for the role.
In an oral history about the making of the film published in Vulture, casting director Ronna Kress revealed that other actors up for the part included Michael Fassbender, Jeremy Renner and Armie Hammer.As the casting process came near its end, Hardy emerged as the frontrunner alongside Renner and Hammer.
As Kress recalled, Hardy and Hammer read together as part of the audition process, but when Hardy gnashed his teeth and spat at Hammer, it was all over; Hammer told director George Miller that Hardy clearly needed to be Max more than he did. READ MORE: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Named The Best Film Of The Decade “Jeremy and Armie were equally wonderful, but there was something about Tom in the room where it felt like that was Max, without a doubt.
He had that kind of suppressed emotional dryness that you’d find in a post-apocalypse and, buried underneath it, disdain for the world.
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