Anya Taylor-Joy Explains What Makes MAD MAX: FURIOSA More Epic Than FURY ROAD
George Miller has been hard at work on his next film in the Mad Max franchise, Mad Max: Furiosa. He’s currently in the post-production process of the production, and Anya Taylor-Joy is offering us some additional insight into what we can expect from the movie.
During a recent interview with Total Film, the actress talked about the movie and what makes it different than Mad Max: Fury Road. She says that Miller considers this new movie an epic, and she explains why, saying:
"The main thing that George and I spoke about was that Fury Road is a road movie. You know, it takes place over, I think, three days: getting somewhere, and then turning around, and coming back. And this is an epic. This takes place over a long period of time, and you kind of get to know [Furiosa] better in that way. I love that character so much. That whole experience was mind-boggling, and George is the best. I hope that [people] enjoy it."
I’m sure that people are going to love it! Furiosa will give us the origin story of the badass character previously played by Charlize Theron. Miller previously explained that this movie takes place over the course of 15 years, and called it a saga.
In the film, "As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home."
When talking about Furiosa, Miller hinted that the backstory is one he would like to explore: "Yeah, she’s a pretty compelling character so it would be great to tell her story. Her backstory is really interesting. We only allude to it in this movie because this movie is on the run; people don’t have much time for recreational talk. But you pick up, you have a sense of her having gone through stuff. That’s what the film is trying to do. You’re trying to put a lot of iceberg under the tip, I like saying. One of the things that’s really gratifying, people are reading the film more than just the surface — the events of the movie, and just picking up a lot of stuff underneath it, which is very deliberate......So in many ways, the audience is picking up a lot about Furiosa — or enough to intrigue. And she’s got an interesting story."
Mad Max: Furiosa is scheduled to hit theaters on May 24, 2024.