Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome them, as Max, still alive in the desert, wanders on to places unknown. "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" was the first "Mad Max" film made without producer Byron Kennedy, who was killed in a helicopter crash in 1983 while location scouting for the film. While the film was in development before Kennedy's death, director George Miller was hesitant to continue without his producing partner. "I was reluctant to go ahead," said Miller. "And then there was a sort of need to – let's do something just to get over the shock and grief of all of that." A title card at
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Matilda", and a talking shotgun based upon the bogan stereotype. Bruce Spence, a New Zealand actor known for his role as the Gyro Captain in "Mad Max 2" (the second film in the "Mad Max" franchise that was cited as an influence on the setting of "Borderlands" as a whole), is among the game's voice actors–voicing a gyrocopter pilot in reference to his role from the film. "The Pre-Sequel" would be the final video game developed by 2K Australia, as the studio was shut down on 16 April 2015. "Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel" was released in North America on 14 October