Miller announced in 2003 that a script had been written for a fourth film, and that pre-production was in the early stages. Miller ended up re-casting the role because of controversies surrounding Gibson and because he wanted Max to remain at a younger age, as the "same contemporary warrior". "The American dollar collapsed against the Australian dollar, and our budget ballooned," Miller said that he "had to move on to Happy Feet, because there was a small window when that was ready." Mel Gibson, who starred in the original three previous films, was also set to reprise his role as the lead character. Miller conceived of a story where "violent marauders were fighting, not for oil or for material goods, but for human beings." The film was set to shoot in 2001 through 20th Century Fox, but was postponed because of the September 11 attacks that same year. About a year later, while travelling from Los Angeles to Australia, the idea coalesced. The idea for a fourth installment occurred to Miller in August 1998 when he was walking in an intersection in Los Angeles. Plans for a fourth film in the Mad Max series hit financial difficulties and the project spent several years in " development hell".
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