"It won't necessarily be next, but I have two more stories," he told The Wrap

George Miller Says He Was Misquoted, Is Definitely Not Done with Mad Max Franchise

Another Mad Max film may not be the next thing George Miller works on, but he does want to return to his iconic franchise, despite reports to the contrary.

Miller, 70 – who co-wrote, directed and produced last summer’s Fury Road, the series’ fourth installment – said he was recently misquoted on the question of whether he would make more Max movies.

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“That was a completely garbled interview,” he told The Wrap. “I was in New York and it was so noisy and the journalist was asking me questions on a red carpet at the National Board of Review.

“She completely got the wrong fragments of information that were just not true. I said no, [another Mad Max movie] will not be next, and she took that to mean I never wanted to make another Mad Max.”

Miller continued, “It won’t necessarily be next, but I have two more stories.”

Fans will no doubt be relieved: Fury Road, starring Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy and released 30 years after its predecessor, earned widespread acclaim from critics and fans.

It also racked up solid box office, earning $375 million worldwide.

Its performance was capped by 10 Academy Award nominations, including for Best Picture and Best Director and a slew of technical and aesthetic achievements.

“Who would have thunk it, eh?” Miller told Entertainment Weekly of the nods. “I’m delighted Margaret [Sixel, his wife] got the editing nomination. And then we got picture and director.