MAD MAX: FURIOSA Officially Confirmed To Be In Development; Charlize Theron Will Not Be Back

MAD MAX: FURIOSA Officially Confirmed To Be In Development; Charlize Theron Will Not Be Back

While Furiosa will always be synonymous with Charlize Theron, it looks like she won't be back for the upcoming prequel as George Miller is actively searching for a younger actress to take over the part.

By RohanPatel - May 14, 2020 05:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Mad Max
Source: The New York Times

While there have been rumblings about this project for several years now, director George Miller has finally confirmed that he is indeed in the very early stages of development on a Mad Max: Fury Road prequel that will center on the fan-favorite Furiosa, who was played by Academy Award-winner Charlize Theron in the 2015 action blockbuster.

However, while the role was made iconic by Theron, Miller has also confirmed that the Oscar-winner will not be back to reprise her role and that he's already actively auditioning younger actresses in their 20s to take over the part. 

Last we heardThe New Mutants star Anya Taylor-Joy was rumored to be a frontrunner for the highly coveted role.

Miller admits he did intend on bringing Theron back, but ultimately came to the realization that the de-aging technology isn't quite there yet for a big-budget action movie.

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.

The screenplay was completed by Miller and his writing partner Nick Lathouris before Mad Max: Fury Road had even begun principal photography, but a production start date has not yet been set. So, the film is still likely a few years out as outside of casting, Miller first has to complete Three Thousand Years of Longing, starring Tilda Swinton (Doctor Strange; Avengers: Endgame) and Idris Elba (Thor: Ragnarok; Avengers: Infinity War), which was to begin filming this spring before being pushed back due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Additionally, Miller has revealed that both Oscar-winning production designer Colin Gibson and Oscar-winning cinematographer John Seale will be back for the untitled Furiosa prequel.

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regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 5/14/2020, 5:04 PM
I respect that decision. Loved The Irishman but I still see uncanny valley in the mocap. Not just The Irishman either, any lead role is going to be hard to pull off. SLJ looked great in Captain Marvel but he still moved like an old man, not Fury in his prime.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 5/14/2020, 5:04 PM
Also, this site is logging me out every time I load a page. Wtf.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 5/14/2020, 5:05 PM
@regularmovieguy - Same here. It's been doing it to me all day today.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 5/14/2020, 5:04 PM
I love the Mad Max world and will be looking forward to this, but rather than Furiousa, I'd like to see more of a focus back on Max himself. Hopefully, The Wasteland flick will get rolling before Miller is way too old.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 5/14/2020, 5:10 PM
@Feralwookiee - I hope he gets the Fury Road sequel out before it’s too late too. I want to see a Max centric story.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 5/14/2020, 5:11 PM
@Feralwookiee

I’d prefer to follow Max on another journey as well. Furiosa’s story was perfectly told through Fury Road. Only reason I’m not totally against this is because George Miller is batting a thousand and I’ll trust whatever he puts out on the big screen.

MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 5/14/2020, 5:12 PM
@Feralwookiee @BlackBeltJones - I agree. For more reason than one.

tmp3
tmp3 - 5/14/2020, 5:12 PM
@regularmovieguy - Miller's shooting the new Idris Elba film and then rolling right into this. Dude's been on a long break, but he's coming back with a... Fury.
tmp3
tmp3 - 5/14/2020, 5:13 PM
@MosquitoFarmer - Hardy was like a wild animal as Max, haha. The arc of Max going from a cop into whatever he was in Fury Road is so fascinating, especially with how much of it is told off-screen
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 5/14/2020, 5:14 PM
@tmp3

Yo...that last quote...
😳

Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 5/14/2020, 5:15 PM
@regularmovieguy - Agreed. I've got nothing against a Furiosa spinoff and will check it out, but I'd like a follow up to FR focused on Max too!
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 5/14/2020, 5:19 PM
@Feralwookiee @BlackBeltJones - Plus, Hardy needs to redeem himself after Venom and Capone.
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