claim: Mad Max: Fury Road was released in 2010.
evidence: Mad Max  : Fury Road is a 2015 action film co-written , co-produced and directed by George Miller .. George Miller. George Miller ( director ). action film. action film. Miller collaborated with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris on the screenplay .. Brendan McCarthy. Brendan McCarthy. Nico Lathouris. Nico Lathouris. The fourth in the Mad Max franchise , it is an Australian and American venture produced by Kennedy Miller Mitchell , RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures .. Village Roadshow Pictures. Village Roadshow Pictures. Kennedy Miller Mitchell. Kennedy Miller Mitchell. RatPac-Dune Entertainment. RatPac-Dune Entertainment. The film is set in a future desert wasteland where gasoline and water are scarce commodities .. It follows Max Rockatansky -LRB- Tom Hardy -RRB- , who joins forces with Imperator Furiosa -LRB- Charlize Theron -RRB- to flee from cult leader Immortan Joe -LRB- Hugh Keays-Byrne -RRB- and his army in an armoured tanker truck , which leads to a lengthy road battle .. Tom Hardy. Tom Hardy. Charlize Theron. Charlize Theron. Hugh Keays-Byrne. Hugh Keays-Byrne. Max Rockatansky. Max Rockatansky. Imperator Furiosa. Imperator Furiosa. The film also features Nicholas Hoult , Rosie Huntington-Whiteley , Riley Keough , Zoe Kravitz , Abbey Lee , and Courtney Eaton .. Nicholas Hoult. Nicholas Hoult. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Riley Keough. Riley Keough. Zoe Kravitz. Zoe Kravitz. Abbey Lee. Abbey Lee Kershaw. Courtney Eaton. Courtney Eaton. Fury Road was in development hell for many years , with pre-production starting as early as 1997 .. development hell. development hell. pre-production. pre-production. Attempts were made to shoot the film in 2001 and 2003 , but were delayed due to the September 11 attacks and the Iraq War .. September 11 attacks. September 11 attacks. Iraq War. Iraq War. In 2007 , after focusing on Happy Feet , Miller decided to pursue producing the film again .. Happy Feet. Happy Feet. He briefly considered producing it as a computer-animated film but abandoned it in favor of live-action .. In 2009 , Miller announced that filming would begin in early 2011 .. Hardy was cast as Max in June 2010 , with production planned to begin that November .. Principal photography was delayed several more times before beginning in July 2012 .. The film wrapped in December 2012 , although additional film footage was shot in November 2013 .. wrapped. Wrap ( filmmaking ). The film had its world premiere on 7 May 2015 at the TCL Chinese Theatre .. TCL Chinese Theatre. Grauman's Chinese Theatre. It began a worldwide theatrical release on 14 May 2015 , including an out-of-competition screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival , in 2D , 3D , IMAX 3D and 4DX .. 68th Cannes Film Festival. 2015 Cannes Film Festival. 3D film. IMAX 3D. IMAX 3D. 4DX. 4DX. It has grossed over $ 378 million worldwide , making it the highest-grossing film in the Mad Max franchise .. The film was ranked by many critics as the best film of 2015 , and is considered one of the greatest action films ever made ; acclaim went to its screenplay , action sequences , and ensemble cast .. one of the greatest action films ever made. List of films considered the best#Action. Fury Road won multiple critical and guild awards , and received ten Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Best Director for George Miller .. George Miller. George Miller ( director ). Academy Award. Academy Award. Best Picture. Academy Award for Best Picture. Best Director. Academy Award for Best Director. It won six  : Costume Design , Production Design , Makeup and Hairstyling , Film Editing , Sound Editing and Sound Mixing .. Costume Design. Academy Award for Best Costume Design. Production Design. Academy Award for Best Production Design. Makeup and Hairstyling. Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Film Editing. Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Sound Editing. Academy Award for Best Sound Editing. Sound Mixing. Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing