In the late 1970s, George Miller was a doctor-turned-filmmaker toiling away on his debut feature, “Mad Max,” a kinetic cop flick set in the near future starring a then-unknown Mel Gibson. Though “Mad Max” would ultimately revolutionize action filmmaking and spawn four sequels, including “Furiosa,” Miller was frustrated at his inability to fully realize his vision and struggled to get the immersive chase sequences he envisioned on screen. Luckily, he had a collaborator who not only showed him the ropes when it came to conceptualizing and executing stunts but also provided a new way of looking at filmmaking that gave him the inspiration to move forward.
