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Brendan McCarthy is a concept artist and co-writer of Mad Max: Fury Road. He is also one of the most influential British comic book artists of the 1980s and early 1990s having created comics such as Freakwave, Strange Days, Skin, Paradax, and more. Brendan has also worked as a concept and storyboard artist on an unmade music video for Michael Jackson's Bad, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Coneheads, Pinocchio, Thunderbirds, Reboot, and more. Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠ Connect with Brendan: https://artbrendan.com/ Twitter: https://x.com/MysticMcCarthy

What I learned interviewing actor Lachy Hulme, who played both Rizzdale Pell and Immortan Joe in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠

Lachy Hulme is an award winning actor, known for roles in The Matrix, Howzat, Power Games, 3000 Years of Longing, and most recently, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga where he played both Rizzdale Pell and Immortan Joe. Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠

What I learned interviewing Gary Eck, co-writer and co-director of Happy Feet 2. Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠

Gary Eck is a prominent Australian comedian and the co-writer and co-director of Happy Feet 2. Connect with Gary: https://www.garyeck.com/ Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠

George Miller is an acclaimed Australian filmmaker best known for directing the Mad Max series, which revolutionized the action genre with its high-octane car chases and post-apocalyptic landscapes. His career spans over four decades, with a diverse filmography that includes the family-friendly Babe: Pig in the City and the animated hit Happy Feet, which earned him an Academy Award. This episode focuses on the writing of Mad Max: Fury Road in the late 1990s to Furiosa (2024). Connection to last season: After directing God of War II, Cory Barlog traveled to Australia to collaborate with George Miller on a potential Mad Max game. During this time, Cory regarded George as his storytelling mentor, absorbing valuable lessons that he would later bring to God of War (2018). He often credits the insights gained from George as key influences on the game's story. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ARTWELL NEWSLETTER ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠

George Miller is an acclaimed Australian filmmaker best known for directing the Mad Max series, which revolutionized the action genre with its high-octane car chases and post-apocalyptic landscapes. His career spans over four decades, with a diverse filmography that includes the family-friendly Babe: Pig in the City and the animated hit Happy Feet, which earned him an Academy Award. This episode focuses on Miller's upbringing, and his films from Mad Max (1979) to Babe: Pig in the City (1998). Connection to last season: After directing God of War II, Cory Barlog traveled to Australia to collaborate with George Miller on a potential Mad Max game. During this time, Cory regarded George as his storytelling mentor, absorbing valuable lessons that he would later bring to God of War (2018). He often credits the insights gained from George as key influences on the game's story. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ARTWELL NEWSLETTER ⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/

In our Season 3 Finale I share with you the following four essays: The God is in the Details Building a House with Lego Bricks The Value of the a Good First Draft The Magic is in the Mess Plus we get inside stories of what it was like to make God of War from the director and the Sr. Producer of God of War 3. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ARTWELL NEWSLETTER ⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠ SUBSCRIBE TO THE ARTWELL YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@thejacobkelly

Everything that didn't make it into my two deep dives on God of War. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ARTWELL NEWSLETTER ⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠

What I learned interviewing Mihir Sheth, co-director of God of War Valhalla. Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠