Furiosa, theMad Max: Fury Roadprequel starringChris HemsworthandAnya Taylor-Joy, will set itself apart from previous movies of the franchise with a story that takes place “over many years.” DirectorGeorge Millerhimself definedFuriosaas “a saga" during a press conference set to announceFuriosawill shoot completely in the Australian outback.
It’s been a few monthssince Warner Bros. set a release dateforFuriosa, which will come to theaters in 2023. Without any official synopsis, this is one of the few plot details we have. During the conference, Miller tells us he “didn’t set out to make a big epic movie,” but the story he wanted to tell demanded a lot of different scenes, allowing us to follow Furiosa through several years, instead of the few days or weeks previousMad Maxtitles have spanned.
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Even if we still have more than two years before we get to watchFuriosa, its production is moving a lot faster thanFury Road. Miller had the first idea forthe fourthMad Maxfilm in 1987, with a raw script written in 1998 and shooting initially set to begin in 2001.Fury Road, though, would only premiere in 2015, after more than a decade in development hell.
Soon after, the film was released to both critical and public praise, and rumors of a possible spinoff about Furiosa started almost immediately. Overall, it has taken a lot less time for this movie to actually get rolling, especially when we consider the pandemic has been disrupting film production for more than a year now. This is great news for lovers of action movies, because afterFury Road, we’ve all been waiting to return to theMad Maxuniverse.
Furiosawill focus on the fan-favorite badass given life byCharlize TherononFury Road, but since the story takes place before the events of that movie, Taylor-Joy was cast as a younger version of the character. As for Hemsworth, the actor is expected to play Dementus,a new characterwith a long, silver scar on his face.
Furiosawill ride into theaters on August 01, 2025. While we wait, you can see the full press conference below:
