A long-time Mad Max fan has made his dream come true after landing a small role in Furisoa: A Mad Max Saga, the latest installment in the hit franchise.
Paul Price was only ten years old when he was first introduced to the famous action film series.
Forty years later, Price has ended up sharing scenes with Hollywood legend Chris Hemsworth who plays a villain in the blockbuster directed by veteran Australian filmmaker George Miller.
Price, 53, is from Silverton, near Broken Hill, 1,167 kilometers from Sydney.
The desolate area around the small town was one of the locations used during filming of the $333 million ($168 million) mega-production.
A long-time Mad Max fan has had a dream come true after landing a small role in Furisoa: A Mad Max Saga, the latest installment in the hit franchise. In the photo: Chris Hemsworth.
Silverton was also used to film the second Mad Max film in 1981, Mad Mad 2.
Price remembers that when he was ten years old he saw cast members in their strange costumes parked outside the Silverton pub, which is now owned by his parents.
“I woke up that morning and went out (and saw) all the bikers, and that stuck with me for years from then on,” he said. The Daily Telegraph on Friday.
Paul Price was only ten years old when he was first introduced to the famous action film series. Forty years later Paul has ended up sharing scenes with Hollywood legend Chris Hemsworth who plays a villain in the blockbuster. (A scene from Furiosa: The Mad Max Saga)
In Furisoa, Paul landed a “featured extra” role as a “police biker” working for the film’s character Dementus, played by Chris Hemsworth.
Meanwhile, Furiosa’s initial US box office has been below expectations.
It earned an estimated $25.5 million over Memorial Day weekend, beating out the family film, The Garfield Movie, which earned $24.8 million.
Price landed a “featured extra” role in Furiosa as a “police biker” employed by Dementus’ character in the film. Pictured: Price at far right in a scene from the film.
However, according to box office mojo Furiosa is achieving better results in other territories around the world.
Its worldwide gross to date is $71,717,619.
According to Screen Rant, Furiosa was not as successful as expected due to the wait time between this sequel and the previous one.
Fans have had to wait almost 10 years to see the Mad Max prequel since Fury Road was released in 2015.
Fans have had to wait almost 10 years to see the Mad Max prequel since Fury Road was released in 2015.
Many box office analysts had projected a debut for Furiosa in the $40 to $50 million range, but like The Fall Guy it fell well short of expectations.
Critics have welcomed Furiosa, earning an 89% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Anya Taylor-Joy plays a younger version of the main character Furiosa in the film, first played by Charlize Theron.
It is set over a 16-year period in Furiosa’s life, years after a global catastrophe that has turned Australia into a radioactive wasteland.
The film follows Furiosa when she was just 10 years old (played by Alyla Browne) and was kidnapped by Dr. Dementus (Chris Hemsworth), leader of the Biker Horde.
The film also stars Tom Burke as Praetorian Jack, Lachy Hulme as Immortan Joe and Angus Sampson as the Organic Mechanic.
It is the fifth film in the Mad Max series that began with Mad Max (1979), followed by Mad Mad 2 (1981) and Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. All three starred Mel Gibson.
Mad Max: Fury Road followed in 2015. All films have been conceived and directed by original Mad Max creator George Miller, 79.