FURIOSA Director George Miller Confirms MAD MAX Prequel Features [SPOILER] Cameo And Reveals Who Plays Them

FURIOSA Director George Miller Confirms MAD MAX Prequel Features [SPOILER] Cameo And Reveals Who Plays Them

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga director George Miller has once again confirmed the movie features a cameo from the franchise's past and reveals who stepped in to take over from the original actor. Check it out...

By JoshWilding - May 08, 2024 02:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Mad Max
Source: Screen Rant (via SFFGazette.com)

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga director George Miller recently confirmed that the upcoming prequel will feature a surprise appearance from Max Rockatansky. Except now, what could have been one of the movie's biggest talking points is no longer a surprise! 

We first met the character in 1979's Mad Max where he was played by Mel Gibson. The actor went on to reprise the role in Mad Max 2 and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, with Tom Hardy taking over in 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road

During a recent screening, Miller announced that Jacob Tomuri (who we've included a photo of below) will play Max in Furiosa

"It was Jacob Tomuri, who was Tom Hardy's double [in Fury Road]," Miller told attendees (via SFFGazette.com). "He also did some other stunts. He's a New Zealand stuntman, and he was doing some other stunts on the film, and I thought, 'Who better?'"

We'd assume this means Max will only be seen from afar and it likely wasn't worth enlisting Hardy for such a small role. Miller is planning yet another prequel, once again set before the events of Fury Road, and we'd bet on him enlisting a younger actor for that project.

Furiosa takes place roughly 15 to 20 years before the 2015 classic and Max is only going to be present in Furiosa for what the filmmaker later called a "blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo." 

The main advantage of Max's role in the movie being revealed in advance is that we can now be on the lookout for him. You'll want to check back here closer to Furiosa's release date for a breakdown of that and any other big surprises. 

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.

Anya Taylor-Joy stars in the title role, and along with Chris Hemsworth as Dementus, the film also stars Alyla Browne and Tom Burke.

Miller penned the script with Mad Max: Fury Road co-writer Nico Lathouris. The filmmaker has enlisted an impressive creative team, including several of his longtime collaborators (including costume designer Jenny Beavan and makeup designer Lesley Vanderwalt, both of whom won an Oscar for their work on Fury Road).

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga arrives in theaters in North America on May 24 and internationally beginning on May 22.

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Blergh
Blergh - 5/8/2024, 2:09 PM
Cool, now I would have preferred a Mad Max movie instead of a prequel and knowing how long it takes Miller to make new movies I doubt we’ll see a new movie until he’s dead.

Not sure how much a cameo from Max makes sense given that they first met in Fury Road but I suppose it makes sense about him cruising around in the background or being seen fighting someone in the background.
Maybe he’s the reason Hemsworth has a broken nose in the movie?
dagenspear
dagenspear - 5/8/2024, 3:56 PM
@Blergh - I think this is a more casual comment, compared to those complaining that Max isn't the main character of a movie that's a spin off.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 5/8/2024, 2:12 PM
Wow.
The main character of the "Mad Max Saga" might have a very brief cameo in a movie that takes place in "his" series, but it will be his stand-in.

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I'm skipping this shit.
TheMetaMan
TheMetaMan - 5/8/2024, 2:15 PM
@Feralwookiee - Faceeeeeeeeeee offfff! Love that movie. Gotta revisit it again soon. For me it completes a trifecta of brilliant action movies that cage made during the 90s. The Rock, Con-Air & Face-Off.
clintthahamster
clintthahamster - 5/8/2024, 2:22 PM
@Feralwookiee - Yeah, what would George Miller know about the soul of the Mad Max series?
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 5/8/2024, 3:21 PM
@clintthahamster - Of course he does.
My point is, I don't find Furiosa to be a very interesting character and I'd prefer an actual Mad Max movie so I'll be skipping it.
dagenspear
dagenspear - 5/8/2024, 3:55 PM
@Feralwookiee - This is the most nothing issue. It's like expecting Luke to be the main character in Rogue One. There's literally no reason for Max to be the main character or even involved much in this as a spin off.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 5/8/2024, 7:34 PM
@dagenspear - I'm glad that's a nothing issue for you.
Enjoy! 👍
TheMetaMan
TheMetaMan - 5/8/2024, 2:13 PM
Gotta admit I wasn’t interested in seeing this at first but the recent marketing for this film has me sold. George Miller really can’t miss. Hemsworth looks badass and Taylor-Joy is going to own it as a young furiosa. Normally I frown on prequels but I’m confident this will meet my expectations and surpass them. I’m in the minority when I say I loved the Kingsman and I deem it the best out of the kingsmen trilogy. As a prequel it’s solid, it just works. I found the previous two movies too high on comic relief but kingsman was high on emotional resonance and a sense of dread. Furiosa looks to continue the essence of what made Fury Road unique whilst also delivering an authentic story.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/8/2024, 2:20 PM
@TheMetaMan - I think The King’s Man was definitely better then some say , I certainly liked it more then The Golden Circle

1.The Secret Service
2.The King’s Man
3.The Golden Circle

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TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/8/2024, 2:16 PM
Interesting….

Definitely seems like we will see him very quickly or most likely from afar.

I think Miller has said that the movie pretty much goes up until Fury Road so I wouldn’t be surprised if we get another angle of this from that (likely from far wide)…

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Anyway looking forward to the film , seems good!!.
LSHF
LSHF - 5/8/2024, 2:17 PM
But what if we blink at the wrong time?

How will we know if we missed him?

We could be looking for him, in vain, for the rest of the film, not knowing we missed him.
BreakTheCode
BreakTheCode - 5/8/2024, 2:17 PM
So are we never going to see Tom Hardy as Max again?
Blergh
Blergh - 5/8/2024, 4:18 PM
@BreakTheCode - part of me thinks that’s what Miller is planning on. Allegedly he made shooting of Fury Road hell for everyone and came too late to set for hours on end.
We’ll probably see a recast Max before Hardy ever again and given the stories…rightfully so
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 5/8/2024, 2:18 PM
bababooey
MuadDib
MuadDib - 5/8/2024, 2:21 PM
Hard pass

The girls who’s eyes are to far apart and Thors cousin look wack

Plus, having a cameo of who should be the main character and for it to be a stunt double is the final nail in the coffin

bobevanz
bobevanz - 5/8/2024, 2:24 PM
@MuadDib - Max was never the main character, except maybe in the first one. Every other movie he's the side character in THEIR story
TheMetaMan
TheMetaMan - 5/8/2024, 2:24 PM
@MuadDib - Thor’s cousin????
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 5/8/2024, 3:26 PM
@bobevanz - Come on now.
The titles of all of these movies have been MAD MAX: Insert subtitle here.

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dagenspear
dagenspear - 5/8/2024, 3:52 PM
@MuadDib - Why on earth should Max be the main character of a spinoff movie that's not about him or his story at all? This is a big world. Other characters stories can be told in it.
dagenspear
dagenspear - 5/8/2024, 3:53 PM
@Feralwookiee - And the main title of this isn't Mad Max.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 5/8/2024, 2:26 PM
Tickets on sale now. Maybe I'll be the article guy who tells you when tickets are on sale
sully
sully - 5/9/2024, 5:47 PM
Why even have the "Mad Max" name attached to these movies at this point?

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