Newsweek spoke with writer/director George Miller who revealed why Mad Max 4: Fury Road has been in limbo for so long:

“We were all ready to go, within eleven weeks of shooting the next “Mad Max” movie, “Fury Road.” This was way back when the war in Iraq started, and that really threw this out for a whole host of reasons, not the least of which was that the American dollar crashed against the Australian dollar. And apart from that, just insurances, getting vehicles and stuff there on container ships–all that slowed down around the world. So we had to move on to “Happy Feet,” because that was going to take a long time.”

So there is finally a good reason to be against the war in Iraq, I am so voting for Hilary now!

When asked if Mel Gibson would reprise his role Miller said he was signed in 2003 when the film was originally planned, “but I think that day is long gone now–it’s five years later, it wouldn’t be with Mel [now].”

Read the entire interview here.