After apparently telling a reporter that he would not be making any more Mad Max films, Oscar nominated director George Miller has now spoken out to clarify that he does indeed have plans for at least two more films in the revitalized franchise.

With Fury Road up for numerous awards at this year’s Oscars and having proved a massive hit at the box office it’s hardly surprising that the director remains enthusiastic about continuing the series with new star Tom Hardy.

Explaining the recent confusion Miller clarified:

“That was a completely garbled interview. I was in New York and it was so noisy and the journalist was asking me questions on a red carpet at the National Board of Review. She completely got the wrong fragments of information that were just not true. I said no, [another Mad Max movie] will not be next, and she took that to mean I never wanted to make another Mad Max. It won’t necessarily be next, but I have two more stories.”

After a notoriously difficult shoot and post production on Fury Road, perhaps understandably Miller wants to break things up with a smaller project before heading back into the post apocalyptic desert wasteland.