Melbourne
(ANI):
Australian
actor
Sam
Worthington
has
been
tipped
to
play
the
lead
role
in
the
latest
movie
of
the
Mad
Max
franchise.
The
Terminator
Salvation
star
will
reportedly
share
the
screen
with
Charlize
Theron
in
the
Mad
Max
4:
Fury
Road.
According
to
The
Daily
Telegraph,
the
project,
to
be
shot
in
Sydney
and
Outback
New
South
Wales
(NSW),
would
see
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
pumped
into
the
economy,
creating
more
than
500
jobs,
reports
News.com.au.
Producer
and
director
George
Miller
praised
NSW
for
bagging
the
project,
saying
it
would
further
put
Sydney
on
the
map.
He
said:
"Hollywood
has
cut
its
production
in
half.
Big
movies
like
Fury
Road
and
Happy
Feet
are
rare
and
competitively
sought
after
in
all
the
filmmaking
regions
of
the
world.
"The
production
agreements
have
been
a
long
time
in
the
making
and
Premier
Rees
and
his
team
has
worked
like
Trojans
to
ensure
this
substantial
investment
comes
into
this
country."Not
only
does
it
help
fuel
the
local
economy
but
it
means
many
talented
people
get
a
chance
to
practise
their
craft
and
lift
their
skills."