George Miller Brings Back MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Composer Junkie XL to Work on FURIOSA
Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller has announced that he is teaming back up with composer Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL, to create the epic musical score for next installment of the Mad Max franchise, Furiosa.
Junkie XL sis an incredible job on Fury Road! I loved the musical score of that film, and I have no doubt he’s going to deliver some more badass music for Furiosa. Miller and Junkie XL also recently worked together on the upcoming movie 3000 Years of Longing, which looks crazy good!
Holkenborg said in a statement: “What a week in Cannes for George and ‘3000 Years of Longing,’ which I sadly had to miss, but can’t wait for people to see this remarkable film. Also! Very grateful to continue my journey with George with his next installment of the Mad Max series: ‘Furiosa.'”
Furiosa stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Taylor-Joy will play the title role, a younger version of Furiosa and Hemsworth is playing a character named Dementus, the villain of the story.
When previously 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."
The movie is currently in production and I can’t wait to see how it turns out!