Quentin Tarantino says he initially resisted to watch Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), because Tom Hardy replaced Mel Gibson, thinking, “Mad Max without Mel Gibson? Forget that.”
“In a world where Mel Gibson exists, how can you cast Tom Hardy?”
“I even wanted to get all defiant about it and hashtag NotMyMax.'”
“Then I got a 35mm print, had it all weekend, and ended up watching it three different times.”
“okay. It's terrific. And he's pretty good at it, I have to admit.”