As the 2015 Cannes Film Festival starts to unveil their lineup, programmers have revealed that George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road" will have its premiere at the famous event.

The film starring Tom Hardy, Nicholas Hoult, Zoe Kravitz and Charlize Theron is set to screen on May 14, a day before the movie opens in theaters.

The film marks the return of a franchise that has not been around since the 1980s and starred Mel Gibson. The film takes place in a post-apocalyptic world and tells the story of Max who teams up with a mysterious woman, Furiosa, to try and survive in a world where people fight to the death.

"Mad Max: Fury Road" is set to open on the second day of the festival and will also play in the out of competition slate. Miller, who directed the original three films, is returning to Cannes after a number of years. The director served as the competition jury in 1988 and 1999 and Cannes was where the original "Mad Max" screened for buyers in 1979.

Miller has not directed a film since 2011 when he produced and directed "Happy Feet Two." Before that, he directed "Happy Feet," which went on to win an Oscar. He previously worked on other projects, but he is prolific for his work on "Mad Max." The director had tried to produce the fourth film for years but, according to Variety, "'Fury Road' was first announced as early as 2003 (when it was set to star Mel Gibson), then spent much of the next decade in and out of pre-production, before finally going before the cameras in 2012. The epic production shot for more than 100 days on locations in Namibia and Australia on a $100 million budget (though unofficial reports suggest much higher)."

The Cannes Film Festival is one of the most prestigious festivals in the world, where a number of films launch and obtain worldwide press. While there is still three weeks until the festival announces the official competition slate there are a number of films that are already being rumored. Those films include the Weinstein Company's "Carol" starring Cate Blanchett, Pixar's "Inside Out," Jeff Nichol's "Midnight Special," Denis Villeneuve's "Sicario," and Cannes favorite Jacques Audiard's "Erran."

Cannes will announce its full official-selection lineup on April 16. The festival runs May 13-24.

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