In case you didn’t know, Mad Max: Fury Road is spawning a prequel based around the fan-favorite character Furiosa. The film is set to begin filming in 2021 with George Miller talking to Anya Taylor-Joy to play a younger version of the character Charlize Theron popularized. Now, we’re getting more details thanks to Collider.
It seems that Miller and his co-writer Nick Lathouris wrote the Furiosa screenplay before Fury Road began shooting. This was a way to “purely a way of helping Charlize and explaining it to ourselves,” according to Miller.
After that, they began to return to the Furiosa script. Which, is what led to a full-blown story being made, to which Rosie Huntington-Whiteley commented on:
“It’s genius. I’ve always wondered if that movie’s going to get made.”
Since Theron popularized the character, you would think that Miller would want her to return for a prequel. But, it seems that that won’t happen. Whether it be Taylor-Joy or not, this Furiosa will be played by a younger actress. Miller explains why:
“For the longest time, I thought we could just use CG de-aging on Charlize, but I don’t think we’re nearly there yet. Despite the valiant attempts on ‘The Irishman,’ I think there’s still an uncanny valley. Everyone is on the verge of solving it, particular Japanese video-game designers, but there’s still a pretty wide valley, I believe.”
Miller will be bringing back DP John Seale and production designer Colin Gibson for the project. Gibson was responsible, along with his team; for the 88 cars we got to see in Mad Max: Fury Road. Originally, he had designed and made 135 vehicles. When asked if Furiosa will see the same level of insanity, Gibson responded:
“The next possible iteration, which is on the table, has even more.”
Are you excited for the Furiosa prequel?
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