''Furiosa'' is an upcoming Australian-American

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directed by George Miller from a screenplay he co-wrote with

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. It serves as both a spin-off and a prequel to '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015), as well as the fifth overall installment of the ''

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'' franchise. It stars Anya Taylor-Joy as the titular character

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, with

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, Tom Burke, Nathan Jones,

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, and Quaden Bayles in supporting roles. In March 2020, it was reported that Miller was conducting casting auditions for the titular role of the film, with Taylor-Joy in the mix. In October, the film was announced to be in development, with Taylor Joy confirmed to be playing the title role and Hemsworth and

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cast to co-star. Due to a scheduling conflict, Abdul-Mateen II exited the project in November, with Burke cast to replace him. Several crew members from ''Fury Road'' returned for the film, including screenwriter Lathouris, film editor

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, costume designer

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, and composer

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took place in Australia from June to October 2022. ''Furiosa'' is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on 24 May 2024 by

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Premise

As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and into the hands of a Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. While two Tyrants war for dominance over the Citadel, Furiosa survives many trials as she plots a way back home through the Wasteland.

Cast

* Anya Taylor-Joy as

* Tom Burke * Nathan Jones as Rictus Erectus *

as The Organic Mechanic * Quaden Bayles * Daniel Webber as War Boy *

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Production

Development and casting

In March 2020, ''

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'' reported that George Miller was using

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to conduct casting auditions for the title role of ''Furiosa'', a '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015) spin-off film centered on the character of

. Anya Taylor-Joy was among the candidates. In October, the film was announced to be in advanced development, with Taylor-Joy confirmed to be playing the title role, and

and

cast to co-star. Multiple ''Fury Road'' crew members were announced to be returning for the film, including film editor

, production designer Colin Gibson, sound mixer Ben Osmo, and makeup designer Lesley Vanderwalt. In February 2021, composer

, who previously scored ''Fury Road'', confirmed he would return for ''Furiosa''.

would also return to work on the costume design. Miller chose Taylor-Joy for the titular role after seeing her performance in an early cut of the film ''

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'' and for her audition he assigned her the "Mad as Hell" monologue from

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's ''Network''. She was paid $1.8 million for her involvement. Due to a scheduling conflict, Abdul-Mateen II exited the project in November, with Tom Burke cast to replace him. In January 2022, it was reported that

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would be serving as cinematographer. In June 2022, it was reported Nathan Jones and

were set to reprise their roles from ''Fury Road''. In August, Quaden Bayles, who worked on Miller's ''

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'' after Bayles went viral for a video about his mistreatment at school, was announced to be appearing in ''Furiosa'', in a small role. The film was awarded a AU$175 million filming incentive, and spent a total of US$233 million (AU$343.2 million) in Australia, the most-ever for a film production in the country.

Filming

After multiple different dates were reported for the start of filming, ''Deadline'' confirmed in a May 2022 interview with Miller that

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filming was currently underway in Australia in advance of

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. In May 2022, second unit filming moved to

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with more scheduled to take place in Silverton.

began on 1 June 2022, in Australia, and was expected to wrap by September. Filming officially wrapped on 28 October 2022.

Visual Effects and design

The visual effects are provided by

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Release

''Furiosa'' is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on 24 May 2024 by

. It was originally scheduled to be released on 23 June 2023.

References

External links

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