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Renner did have an impressive history playing tough action hero types, but his commitment to the then-ongoing Avengers franchise - as well as the ever-expanding MCU - most likely played into the producerР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs eventual decision to go another direction.

Renner actively pushed to get the title role in Fury Road and was even being considered for screen tests before Miller went with the more idiosyncratic Hardy. The replacement Jason Bourne/arguably most expendable Avenger Jeremy Renner came very close to securing the role of Mad Max before the creators opted for Hardy. But before settling on the Dark Knight RisesР вЂ™Р’В actor, the producers picked through a slew of notable names, some of whom nearly nabbed the role from under Hardy's nose. Eventually, the creators found the perfect replacement in Tom Hardy, whose screen history combined blockbusters with more intimate indie efforts.

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Gibson brought toughness and a quiet charm that few action stars could boast, with the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jean Claude Van Damme being too burly or the more relatable likes of Bruce Willis or Matt Damon being too focused on everyman roles to take on a sci-fi series with a hero so crazy his name hints at his instability. However, throughout the lengthy, tortured production process of Fury Road, it was never clear who would take on the eponymous part for Mad MaxР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs fourth outing. When production was gearing up on Mad Max 4Р вЂ™Р’В in the 2000s,Р вЂ™Р’В Miller became aware he had to replace the older (and increasingly controversial) Gibson with a star better suited to the physical demands of playing Max. Related: Mad Max: How George Miller's Past Made The Road Warrior Darker Although the Mad Max movies began life as a sparse and realistic revenge thriller - which ironically was intended to highlight the very human cost of dangerous driving - by the first sequel The Road WarriorР вЂ™Р’В the series was set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland and had become more action-packed and fast-paced genre fare.

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However, although the ongoing Mad Max series gave Gibson a role as iconic as his later Lethal Weapon character Martin Riggs, after the third movie in the series the actor had to admit he was (again, like his Lethal Weapon character) getting too old to continue in the title role of MillerР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs propulsive action series. That said, the recent likes of Dragged Across ConcreteР вЂ™Р’В or Fatman suggest an acting comebackР вЂ™Р’В may beР вЂ™Р’В in the works for the aging actor. Released in 1979, the original Mad Max catapulted star Mel Gibson to global fame and led to the actorР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs illustrious onscreen career, which Gibson later traded in for a stint behind the camera after some decades spent in the limelight.

ItР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs hard to imagine anyone other than Tom Hardy playing Fury Road'sР вЂ™Р’В near-mute antihero Mad Max, butР вЂ™Р’В director George Miller'sР вЂ™Р’В franchise considered a lot of high-profile stars before settling on him.