Mad Max Fury Road Wallpaper Mel Gibson Offers Up His Opinion on Mad Max: Fury Road Mel Gibson?s return to filmmaking with Hacksaw Ridge is one of the biggest stories in Hollywood in 2016. His directing talents are tremendous, but Gibson?s career began long before he went behind the camera, as he earned his breakthrough acting role in George Miller?s 1979 cult classic Mad Max. Like Miller, Gibson has a knack for riveting action set-pieces and stunning visuals as a director.