Episode 51: From fan to writer, Mad Max:Fury Road

*SPOILERS* Do not listen to this podcast if you have not seen the new Mad Max and you intent to soon. In this episode we talk to one of the co-writers of Mad Max: Fury Road - Brendan McCarthy. Brendan is not your typical writer, he is an artist and designer too. He tells stories through pictures - which is what films, especially action films, should be. We cover... * How Brendan moved from being a fan of the early Mad Max films into working on the new one * Why Fury Road took 17 years to make * What happened when Mel Gibson was no longer attached and how that impacts upon the story * The 'weight' that actors bring to the story * How working on comics and design fed into films * How he doesn't fit into a convenient box meaning some people struggle on how to 'sell him' See more from Brendan at - http://artbrendan.com