MAD MAX: FURIOSA Wraps Production and Star Anya Taylor-Joy Shares a Message
Director George Miller has wrapped production on his highly anticipated film Mad Max: Furiosa, which is a prequel film to Mad Max: Fury Road. The film was shot in Australia and Anya Taylor-Joy shared a message on Instagram praising the cast and crew and expressing her gratitude for having the opportunity to work with them and for making her “tougher than she ever thought she could be.”
Thank you to those of the wasteland- the crazies who have run amok with me up and down this country. The most fun, the most resilient, the most talented.
It has been an honour and a privilege to create with you all… thank you for making me tougher than I ever thought I could be.Fire, blood and guzzoline,
Furianya 🔥
Warner Bros. describes 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."
Chris Hemsworth stars as the crazy-looking character, Warlord Dementu.
Miller previously talked about the film, saying: "I'll tell you how it's going when it's finished, but it has got off to a lovely start. All I can say about my excitement about doing it is that it's definitely exciting, because even though it's certainly of that world of Fury Road, it's also got a lot of the differences we've been talking about. Again, it's uniquely familiar. And probably the biggest difference is the timespan. Fury Road happened over three days and two nights and this one happens over 15 years. So, it's a saga."
Taylor-Joy also previously talked about taking on the role of Furiosa, saying: "The first thing that went through my head when I found out I was going to do it was,' I am so excited to work so hard.’ The level of commitment that has been shown before me, I endeavor to match that, and that makes me really excited. I fell in love with Furiosa, the way that Charlize presented her. She did such an incredible job and it was so beautiful and I can't even think about trying to step [into her shoes]. It has to be something different, because it just can't be done."
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."
The film is scheduled to hit theaters on May 24, 2024.