The lawsuit also mentions conflict between Kennedy Miller Mitchell and Warner Bros. “Fury Road” ended up running 120 minutes and earned an R rating from the MPAA. says Miller’s production company signed a contract to deliver a 100-minute movie with a PG-13 rating. In a cross-lawsuit filed by Warner Bros., the studio accuses Kennedy Miller Mitchell of breaking contract over the film’s intended runtime and rating. claims the film went way over budget and cost $185.1 million.

The production company says “Fury Road’s” final budget was $154.6 million, although Warner Bros. of acting in a “high-handed, insulting or reprehensible” manner and “destroying” its relationship with Kennedy Miller Mitchell by refusing to pay the production company a bonus fee for delivering the movie under budget. Kennedy Miller Mitchell claims it is eligible for $9 million after it delivered “Fury Road” under the agreed budget of $157 million. Miller’s company is suing the studio for unpaid earnings on “Mad Max: Fury Road.” The director spoke briefly about the lawsuit last November, but The Sydney Morning Herald has obtained new court documents that detail the battle between the two companies. heats up in Australia’s Supreme Court of New South Wales. The future of George Miller’s “ Mad Max” franchise is in jeopardy as a court battle between the director’s production company, Kennedy Miller Mitchell, and Warner Bros.

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