George Miller has been touting a new sequel to Mad Max for, what seems like, forever. One thing he’s always been fairly adamant about is that if he does it, Mel Gibson won’t be in it. George Miller thinks he’s too old. Who isn’t too old? Charlize Theron.

E! claims that Theron is Miller’s first choice for the female lead in Mad Max 4… or whatever they end up calling the movie that comes after Thunderdome. I have a suggestion: Mad Max: We’re Sorry About Thunderdome. Seems appropriate. Or better yet, Mad Max: We’re Sorry About Thunderdome So To Make Up For It Here’s Charlize Theron Naked. Yeah, that sounds pretty good.

In addition to Charlize, word is that Tom Hardy is up for the part of Mad Max. Traumatized geeks no doubt remember Tom Hardy as Captain Picard’s clone in the last Next Generation fueled Star Trek movie, Nemesis. Really though, it’s not Tom Hardy’s fault that the script sucked.

For now, Mad Max 4 is a long way off, if indeed it’s really happening at all. Stick around and we’ll let you know if Charlize and Tom get parts.

Thunderdome could only be improved by lacy underwear.