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A dynamic new lead and an epic-scale chase will be at the centre of the new "Mad Max" reboot, as Australian director George Miller reignites his explosive action thriller franchise as the fight for survival in the wasteland rages on, as seen in the theatrical trailer for the film, which was released on Thursday (December 11). "Mad Max: Fury Road," the fourth instalment of the "Mad Max" franchise that began in 1979 with Mel Gibson in the lead role, saw a post-apocalypse dystopian Australia where police officer Max Rockatansky battles hardened criminals of the outback. Time Warner Inc-owned Warner Bros' "Fury Road," due in theatres next year, is set 45 years in a post-apocalyptic future, and Miller said the whole film is a "105-minute chase scene through the wasteland." The film has been about 15 years in the making, and Miller said that initially he was working with Gibson, but after 9/11, the project was scrapped. By the time the director p