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 'Mad Max' stars, then and now

The Australian epic, picturing a bleak and chaotic future, premiered 35 years ago. Now director George Miller is bringing it back for a May 2015 release.

Get ready for another dusty, revenge-filled, explosion-riddled ride through dystopia -- "Mad Max: Fury Road" comes out in May 2015.

In this new version of the distopian classic, Tom Hardy plays "Max Rockatansky" and Charlize Theron  is "Imperator Furiosa." The producers of the movie describe it this way: "An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order. There's Max, a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos. And Furiosa, a woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland."

The director of what is now four "Mad Max" movies -- "Mad Max," "Mad Max 2," "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,"Mad Max: Fury Road" -- is and was George Miller. Here he is with actress Rachel Ward in 2005 in Sydney, Australia.
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Here's Miller at Comic-Con International 2014 on July 26, 2014 in San Diego, Calif.Handout/Multiple

And here he is ... the one ... the second-to-only ... Mad Max -- a.k.a. Mel Gibson. This is a still from the 1985 "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome."
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Gibson puts on outdoor screening of 'Mad Max' film during the 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) on July 4, 2014 in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.
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This photo released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Tom Hardy as Max in a scene from the film, "Mad Max: Fury Road." The film releases in the U.S. on May 15, 2015.
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And now for Mad Max the Younger -- Here's Tom Hardy with Charlotte Riley at the Audi Polo Challenge at Coworth Park Polo Club on June 1, 2014 in Ascot, England.
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This photo released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows, from left, Riley Keough as Capable (Brainy), Courtney Eaton as Fragile (Cheedo), Charlize Theron as Furiosa, Nicholas Hoult as Nux, PHS-4, and Abbey Lee Kershaw as Wag (Smiley), in a scene from the film, "Mad Max: Fury Road." The film releases in the U.S. on May 15, 2015.
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Beauty one: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

Here she attends the Paige Shop launch which she hosted with Paige Adams-Geller at Selfridges on July 24, 2014 in London, United Kingdom. The launch celebrates the announcement that Rosie Huntington-Whiteley will be the face of Paige for 2015.
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Beauty two: Riley Keough

Here she is leaving Hotel Martinez on day 9 of the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2014 in Cannes, France.
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Beauty three: Zoe Kravitz

 Here she performs at the Cafe de la Esquina on June 19, 2014 in New York City.
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Beauty four: Courtney Eaton

Here she is arriving at the 3rd Annual AACTA Awards Ceremony at The Star on January 30, 2014 in Sydney, Australia.Lisa Maree Williams/getty Images

Beauty five: Abbey-Lee Kershaw

Here's the model showcasing designs by Bianca Spender on the catwalk at the David Jones Spring/Summer 2010 Season Launch at David Jones Elizabeth Street Store on August 3, 2010 in Sydney, Australia.
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Beauty six: Debra Ades

Here she poses for a portrait at the Amex Insider's Center during the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, 2008 in New York City.
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Three cars used in the film "Mad Max 4: Fury Road", are transported to the dunes outside Swakopmund where the film was being filmed on July 6, 2012 in Namibia. Desert tour operator Tommy Collard has voiced his concerns about the filming of the movie "Mad Max 4: Fury Road" in Namibia, claiming that the crew is not adhering to conservation rules in the Dorob National Park, the primary filming location.
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Now some scenes and other characters from the original trilogy.

Mel Gibson in a scene from the film 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome', 1985.
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Australian actor Mel Gibson is shown as Mad Max, the post apocalyptic hero in the 1985 action-adventure film "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome."
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Actor Steve Bisley, who played the character Jim Goose in Mad Max, poses inside the original Interceptor car from the movie as he arrives for the official opening of the inaugural Australian Film Festival at The Ritz Cinemas on February 24, 2010 in Sydney, Australia.
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Mel Gibson in a scene from the film 'Mad Max', 1979. (Photo by Mad Max Films/Getty Images)Archive Photos/Multiple

Tina Turner wearing silver attire in a scene from the film 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome', 1985.
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Mel Gibson swinging a mallet in a scene from the film 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome', 1985.
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Singer-actress Tina Turner and actor Mel Gibson pose as costars in the 1985 action-adventure movie "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome."
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Tina Turner (Singer/Actress) in movie scene ?Mad Max - Beyond Thunderdome? in 1985.