The Moviehole Web site reported a rumor that comic writer Brendan McCarthy and director George Miller are working on a fourth installment in the Mad Max franchise. In a brief interview with the site, McCarthy told them that Mad Max IV will be a \"serious, savage, sexy, surreal sequel. ... We looked at every action-car-biker movie going. Pretty much all of them have dated badly, except The Road Warrior. That\'s our competition.\"

McCarthy also said he had met with Mad Max star Mel Gibson a while back and hoped that Gibson would reprise the role in the proposed sequel. But of course, it\'s all just a rumor for now.