Filmed in New South Wales, Australia. All Mad Max movies have been filmed in Australia, with the exception of Fury Road, when record rain falls transformed the normally arid desert areas into lush green growth areas.
Mad Max: Fury Road producer and first assistant director, P. J. Voeten has said of casting Chris Hemsworth, "George saw Chris [Hemsworth] initially as a courtesy and then fell in love with the idea. He's going to play totally against type, the lead baddie. Unfortunately, we've got to find all of our other characters that aren't around anymore: a new Immortan, a new Bullet Farmer, and a few others."
Anya Taylor-Joy doesn't have her driver's license, despite learning to do a J-turn on her first day of stunt school.
A 15-minute action sequence in the film, known during production as "Stairway to Nowhere," the sequence marks a turning point for Furiosa. It took 78 days to shoot with close to 200 some people working on it daily. George Miller did extensive storyboarding for the sequence, until he found the right way to do it. Anya Taylor Joy revealed,"George and I would have these big conversations about why this particular set piece was so long. It's because you see an accumulation of skills over the course of a battle, and that's very important for understanding how resourceful furiosa is, but also her grit. It's the longest sequence any of us ever shot. On the day we finished, everybody got a 'Stairway To Nowhere' wine!"
Chris Hemsworth said, "When you do an action film, a lot of the time you're trying different things, you're experimenting, and you're trying to make the sequence as impressive and as big as possible, and you have backups and other options, and that can be exhausting. What was refreshing working with George is that every frame was thought out. Every single frame was necessary. It was servicing the whole. It was part of a grander plan and a message, so there was no waste. Everything you see is essential, and means something, and supports the characters' journey, the narrative, the overall arc of the film. It was exhausting in the best way. All of us showed up and were willing to commit and throw ourselves on the line to service this journey and this film, and this series that has existed for 40-something years now."