Filming on the upcomingMad Maxprequel,Furiosa, is now underway, and the first set images have now emerged. Released courtesy of Twitter userCinema Solace, the images from production on the project, which finds director George Miller return to helm the prequel withThe NorthmanstarAnya Taylor-Joyplaying the title character, offers our first glimpse at the return to Miller’s unique post-apocalyptic world.
While the images give nothing away regarding the plot, they do provide a good look at severalMad Max-esque vehicles, including a modified car and a gang of dirt bike riders. Another image shows a large industrial gate, with all the images reminiscent of theMad Maxstyle that has made the franchise so iconic. We can expect to see more from filming onFuriosa,as the major production continues in Australia.
Directed by George Miller, who has written the script alongside Nick Lathouris, specific plot details forMad Max: Furiosaremain under wraps. However,George Miller himself has teased the epic scale of the prequel, revealing that the events will take place over many years. “I didn’t set out to make a big, epic movie,” the filmmaker said of the project. “It’s a story I wanted to tell. But as it turns out, it’s just got a lot of different scenes. The one thing I can say about it is, Fury Road happened over three days and two nights, but this is a saga. It happens over many years. So there’s a lot of different elements to it.”
Anya Taylor-Joy will lead the movie in the role ofFuriosa, taking over fromMad Max: Fury Road’sCharlize Theron. Alongside introducing us to the early years of the belovedFury Roadcharacter, the prequel is expected to be full of Easter eggs forMad Maxaficionados and will also introduce early versions of severalMad Maxcharacters and locations,including Gas Town and The Bullet Farm.
Chris Hemsworth Will Play Against Type as the Antagonist inFuriosa
With Anya Taylor-Joy all set to lead the story,Furiosawill also introduceThor: Love and Thunderstar Chris Hemsworth as the movie’s antagonist. Revealed in the behind-the-scenes book “Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road,” by Kyle Buchanan, first assistant director,P. J. Voeten revealed thatFuriosawill find the Hollywood heartthrob playing “against type” as the villain.
“George saw Chris [Hemsworth] initially as a courtesy and then fell in love with the idea,” he revealed. “He’s going to play totally against type, the lead baddie. Unfortunately, we’ve got to find all of our other characters that aren’t around anymore: a new Immortan, a new Bullet Farmer, and a few others.”
Prior rumorshave described Hemsworth’s role as a “breathtakingly handsome” manwho possesses “an angel’s face, scarred by a deep forehead wounded stitched together with shiny chrome staples.” The same report claims that the character will be named Dr. Dementus, the perfect moniker for someone in theMad Maxuniverse.
Directed and co-written by George Miller and starring Tom Burke, Nathan Jones, and Angus Sampson alongside Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth,Furiosais scheduled for release on July 27, 2025.
