A native of Australia, George Miller made his feature film directing/writing debut with the international success Mad Max (1979), starring Mel Gibson. For his efforts, Miller received AFI nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Miller released his Mad Max reboot in 2015, which was almost six years in the making. Mad Max: Fury Road stars Tom Hardy alongside Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult. He also has written the comic book adaptation of the film for Vertigo/DC Comics.