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Mad Max film Furiosa has Silverton excited about a return to the silver screen
The champagne has been flowing in Silverton following news the Mad Max movie franchise is returning to Far West NSW.
Key points:
- Director George Miller says Furiosa will be filmed in NSW, including in Broken Hill
- The Mad Max 2 Museum owner and the Silverton Hotel owner predict a surge in tourism
- Mad Max 2 was filmed in Silverton and released in 1981
The outback town, located near Broken Hill, was put on the map when Mad Max 2 was made there in 1981 and residents are optimistic history will be repeated when filming begins for Furiosa, the prequel to 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road.
Director George Miller announced this week that the movie, starring Chris Hemsworth, would be filmed “all over NSW”, including in parts of Broken Hill, before a…
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