( CNN ) -- Will you still be mad for it ? The trailer for `` Mad Max : Fury Road '' is out , and it 's gotten a 21st-century makeover . Where the 1979 film starred Mel Gibson , this time around , Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron are at the helm . George Miller , who directed the original , is back on board for this one . The trailer debuted at Comic-Con this weekend , and according to the Sydney Morning Herald , Miller said during the Comic-Con panel that this film packs in a lot of mileage . `` I love chase movies ; I think they 're the purest form of cinema , '' Miller said . `` That 's where the film language started . I wanted to make one long , extended chase , and see what we could pick up about the characters along the way . '' Based on the trailer , there will be plenty of chasing , dust and drama in the new `` Mad Max , '' which has been in the works for years . Filming reportedly began in 2012 . `` Mad Max : Fury Road '' is scheduled for release May 15 .
The newest ` ` Mad Max '' trailer premiered at Comic - Con . The original trailer was released in 1979 . George Lucas , who directed the original , is also directing this one .