10 Movie Fan Theories The Creators Completely Rejected
2. Mad Max: Fury Road
The Theory: 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road was the fourth instalment in the Mad Max franchise, and was caught somewhere between sequel and full-blown reboot.
Given that it was helmed by the man who made the first three movies in the series, it was able to retain that same grimy-wasteland feel, and included plenty of callbacks to its predecessors.
But, because it wasn't clear whether or not this was actually a sequel, fans questioned whether or not the character played by Tom Hardy was even Mad Max at all.
He was supposed to be Mad Max, and his character is referred to as Max in the credits, but many speculated that Hardy's rendition of Max - previously portrayed by Mel Gibson - may not be the same character the Australian movie star played in the '70s and '80s.
Instead, Hardy's Max was widely believed to be a grown-up version of the character known as Feral Kid, who we last saw in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, played by Emil Minty.
Evidence included the fact that Hardy's Max mainly communicates without speaking, just like Feral Kid, as well as a music box in Fury Road resembling a music box Max gives to Feral Kid in Mad Max 2.
The Rejection: Director George Miller was on hand to debunk this one in 2015, while speaking to IGN after the movie came out.
"That’s great… no, unfortunately but that’s a great idea", he said. "Only because at the end of Mad Max 2, it turns out the narrator is the Feral Kid as an old man, and he says, ‘He [Max] only lives now in my memories'".
"I think that’s a reasonable interpretation, but not in my mind.”
So he denied it, but in a nice way. Maybe he'll eventually make this canon? Miller is reportedly working on a Fury Road sequel, so when it lands, keep your eyes peeled for any and all references to Feral Kid.