- For the character, see Imperator Furiosa.
Furiosa, subtitled A Mad Max Saga, is a dystopian-action film and the fifth installment in the Mad Max franchise. A direct spin-off of Mad Max: Fury Road, the film is a prequel focused on a younger version of the Imperator Furiosa character, who is portrayed by Anya Taylor-Joy, as well as by Alyla Browne as a child. The film also stars Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke.[3] It was released in theatres on May 24, 2024,[4] though theatres in Australia saw the film one day earlier - May 23, 2024.[5]
George Miller co-wrote the film alongside Nico Lathouris and directed it as well as produced it with his longtime producing partner, Doug Mitchell. The film was stated to be in "advanced development" at Warner Bros in October 2020.[6] The film was originally announced for a June 23, 2023 release date before being finalised as May 24, 2024.[7] The film was released in the IMAX format.[8] The film's soundtrack was released on May 17, 2024.[9] The film will be made available for purchase and rental for digital streaming on midnight eastern time on June 25, 2024. A release on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD is slated for August 13, 2024.[2]
It was reported that the film is split into three distinct acts: I: Her Odyssey Begins, II: A Warrior Awakens and III: Ride Into Vengeance.[10] While these were used promotionally[11], the final film actually features a total of five: 1: The Pole of Inaccessibility, 2: Lessons from the Wasteland, 3: The Stowaway, 4: Homeward and 5: Beyond Vengeance.[12] The film's runtime is 2 hours and 28 minutes, making it the lengthiest film in the Mad Max franchise to date.[1] The film depicts both how Furiosa loses her left arm, as well as why she cut her hair.[13] The character of Max Rockatansky appears in a brief cameo, portrayed by Jacob Tomuri (Tom Hardy's stunt double for Mad Max: Fury Road), along with his Interceptor.[14]
Premise[]
A prequel to Fury Road, Furiosa centres on a young Imperator Furiosa prior to her encounter with Max Rockatansky.[6]
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.[15]
Plot[]
Capture and Loss of Innocence[]
In the Green Place, a young Furiosa is out picking peaches with her friend, Valkyrie. Valkyrie is ready to head back, but Furiosa wants to stay out a bit longer. Suddenly, the two of them hear a noise. Over Valkyrie's objections, Furiosa goes to investigate and is captured by intruders - motorcycle marauders led by a man named Toe Jam. Valkyrie rushes to the village, informing them that "They took Furiosa!" Furiosa's mother, Mary Jabassa and the Vuvalini General spring into action. She joins Mary on horseback and joins her in pursuit, but dismounts to snipe one of the kidnappers. She then gives Mary her rifle and ammunition so that she can continue the chase more quickly. The remaining intruders must be stopped before they can inform others of the location of the Green Place.
Mary kills one the bikers, then another, taking their bikes in turn. Meanwhile, Furiosa engages in some acts of sabotage herself, slowing down her kidnappers' journey and assuring that Mary is able to follow them back to the headquarters of their boss, the warlord known as Dementus. Upon their arrival, Toe Jam is confronted by one of Dementus's lieutenants, Rizzdale Pell. He demands that Toe Jam tell him about Furiosa, but Toe Jam insists that he will speak only with Dementus, saying only that Furiosa had come from a "place of abundance." Before Toe Jam can enter Dementus's tent, however, Furiosa tosses his spine strap in his bicycle's rear wheel, causing it to crash and badly crushing Toe Jam's throat.
Rizzdale Pell then claims Furiosa for himself, bringing the girl to Dementus and repeating what Toe Jam had told him about Furiosa coming from a "place of abundance." Unimpressed, and with Rizzdale unable to answer his questions, Dementus summons Toe Jam, but Toe Jam dies from the injury to his throat before he can speak or draw a map to the Green Place. Dementus then orders his men to take Furiosa to another tent and safeguard her from any "brutes" that might pursue. Meanwhile, Mary Jabassa, who has been scoping the situation from the distance, infiltrates the camp disguised as one of Dementus's men. She kills several of them and then reaches the tent containing Furiosa. She kills the guards Dementus had stationed and discovers a woman cleaning Furiosa who throws her arms up and pleads for mercy, claiming to be a mother as well and promising not to tell. Mary choses to spare her and leaves with Furiosa, but this proves to be an ill-fated decision, as the woman immediately informs Dementus of what has happened.
Mary attempts to lose Dementus and his forces in the storm that is blowing across the Wasteland, but it becomes clear to her that they will catch up, especially since they have dogs tracking them. She stops and tattoos upon Furiosa's left arm a star map leading to the Green Place. She tells her to take her bearings from the sun and stars, using wind to cover her tracks wherever possible. She then provides her with a peach tree seed, telling her to plant it and protect the Green Place. At first, Furiosa obeys and rides off on their stolen motorcycle. Soon, however, she can no longer bare it and runs back, only to be captured along with her mother. Dementus then has his men string Mary upon a crucifix-like object. He asks the History Man who travels with him for a "word burger" and he speaks of the saltiness of tears and how sorrow is quite zesty in comparison to tears of joy. Dementus forces Furiosa to watch as the Octoboss, another of his minions, tortures and kills her mother.
An Exchange[]
Dementus cages up Furiosa, making her his prisoner. He again makes her watch as he conducts a ritual among his motorcycle forces, asking them "Who's got the goods, the bollocks, the testes to ride with Dementus?" He gives her a teddy bear to clutch as he conducts the dismemberment by motorcycle of a man defeated his forces. Furiosa watches, but does not speak, keeping resolutely silent. Meanwhile, the History Man, who is kept in the cage with her, offers to teach her, to make her invaluable by possessing the same knowledge that he has, but she does not show any interest.
One day, Dementus and his forces are out exploring the Wasteland when they come across a War Boy, a vanguard of the forces of Immortan Joe from the Citadel. Dementus tells him that they are looking for a place of abundance. Though the War Boy is confused at first, they learn from him that the Citadel may have what they seek. He tells them that it has an enormous amount of fresh water and green veggies as well. They follow his directions to the Citadel and arrive in force. Once there, Dementus calls to the people there, making a declaration. He tells them that they have a choice, that they can bring him their leaders and cast them down, that if they do, they'll avoid suffering and sorrow. He tells them that they enslave and exploit them, but if they come to him, he will free them and they will all share the wealth. Immortan Joe, however, unimpressed, demands that Dementus's forces select a single War Boy from those ranged among them. He then has the War Boy commit suicide in spectacular fashion, leaping into Dementus's men with a thunderstick in each hand. His remaining War Boys then swarm Dementus's convoy and they are forced to retreat, with the cage containing Furiosa nearly captured.
His forces diminished, but not depleted, Dementus comes up with a new plan to capture one of the Three Fortresses of the Wasteland, Gas Town. He and his forces attack one of Immortan Joe's convoys, succeeding in fighting off his forces and taking it over. They then ride it into Gas Town, disguising some of the men as War Boys and pretending that it is under attack. They succeed in convincing the leaders there to raise the gates and, once inside, manage to take control and keep the gates open, allowing the remainder of Dementus's forces to invade and capture the town. Dementus then rigs the town with explosives.
Dementus then returns to Immortan Joe, demanding a deal. He explains that the bombs which he has set up in Gas Town are rigged by a combination that only he knows. He tells him that if he does not agree to make him the leader of Gas Town, then he will set them off and destroy the town. Immortan Joe's attention, however, is drawn to Furiosa. He asks about her, and Dementus claims that she is his own child, referring to her as "little D." When Immortan Joe questions this, noting the lack of physical resemblance, Dementus claims that Furiosa takes after her mother, that she got her mother's "perfections" and none of his "deficiencies." Immortan Joe then asks Furiosa for the truth of this and Dementus claims her to be mute, but Furiosa speaks up for the first time since her capture, stating that Dementus is not, in fact, her father and that he killed her mother. Immortan Joe agrees to the deal, but forces Dementus to surrender both Furiosa and one of is men, the Organic Mechanic, in exchange. Disgusted, Dementus takes back the teddy bear he had given Furiosa.
Reinvention[]
Following this exchange, Furiosa is led to Immortan Joe's harem, the intention being to raise her as one of his wives. She is then led away to her own personal quarters. Once there, she secretly cuts off her long, flowing hair, but pretends it is still attached. She is taken away to another room by Rictus Erectus, Immortan Joe's youngest son, who seems infatuated by her and touches her hair, only for her to escape when he tries to clutch her by the hair that is no longer actually attached. She flees and hides and Rictus tries to search for her, but when he is noticed, he pretends as if nothing is amiss in order to avoid being blamed for Furiosa's disappearance.
Furiosa then disguises and reinvents herself, pretending to be a boy and joining up as one of the workers in Immortan Joe's crew. She finds herself in the "House of Holy Motors," where it is declared that they are going to build something beautiful for Immortan Joe, who will rise from the ashes of the world. Although some of the people there think she looks vaguely familiar, she manages to hide herself by pulling the same trick she had with Dementus, remaining completely mute and thus not saying or anything or allowing anyone to hear anything in her voice that could give away who she truly is. The goal of the project is to build a new War Rig, one which will be the finest in the Wasteland, complete with a menacing drill fixed with spiked globes, known as the "Bommy Knocker." This powerful machine is to be driven by Praetorian Jack, known for having done the most runs on the Fury Road and having brought back the booty every time.
On its very first run, the War Rig comes under attack by the Octoboss, one of Dementus's men who has since gone rogue and created his own band of "motor-flyers," a menacing crew who attack from both the sky and the land. During the battle, Furiosa employs the Bommy Knocker to great effect, helping to wipe out the Octoboss and his crew, but in return, everyone aboard the War Rig is wiped out also, save herself and Praetorian Jack. During the melee, her disguise is stripped away and Jack recognizes her as being the woman she is. She then makes a play to take the War Rig, hoping to use it to help her find the Green Place, but he easily rebuffs her attack leaving her standing alone in the Wasteland.
Just as it seems that all is lost for Furiosa, Praetorian Jack has a change of heart. He returns to her, telling her that he's had a bad day, that he lost his convoy and his crew and that he's going to need to start again. He tells her that he's driving off thinking that he ought to start with her, that she has good vision and is able to keep her head in a crisis. He continues that she may be raw, but that she has a "purposeful savagery" about her and that if she gives him time, he can teach her everything she needs to survive and to get wherever it is she needs to go.
Furiosa goes on a number of runs with Praetorian Jack, the two of them becoming close, even romantic. One day, the two of them pay a visit to Gas Town to fuel up, only to find the place in chaos, supplies barely existent and Dementus's grasp on the town weak. The two barely escape and return to Immortan Joe to report what is happening. Immortan Joe orders the two of them to Bullet Farm, where they are to load up on ordnance in order to take on Dementus and his men. Upon arrival there, however, they discover Dementus and his men ransacking the town. Praetorian Jack uses the War Rig to force his way through the gate, while Furiosa assumes a sniper position, hoping to take out Dementus from a distance. Dementus, however, dodges her shot, invigorated by the close shave. In the ensuing conflict, the War Rig is lost and Furiosa and Jack are forced to flee in the car that Furiosa came in on, the "Valiant".
The two of them decide to try to find Furiosa's Green Place, but find themselves quickly pursued by Dementus and his crew, unable to lose them in the Wasteland. Dementus pursues in a powerful monster truck, the "Six Foot". Furiosa attempts to shoot him using a boom stick given to her by Jack, but her left arm is caught between the Valiant and the Six Foot and crushed. Dementus then rams into the Valiant, wrecking it and capturing both Furiosa and Jack.
Dementus has Furiosa chained up, similar to the way he chained up her mother, though not realizing that she is the same girl he made a prisoner of as a child. He asks where the two of them were going, so full of hope, telling them that there is no hope, not even for him. He has his men chain up Praetorian Jack to a motorcycle, then drag him along, torturing and killing him. In the ensuing commotion, Furiosa manages to break off what remains of her left arm, allowing her to escape.
The Darkest of Angels[]
Furiosa returns to the Citadel, now having lost both her lover and her star map that would lead her to the Green Place. Giving her name as "Praetorian Furiosa," she has maggots applied to the stump of her arm to prevent the flesh from becoming infected. She fashions a new mechanical arm to replace the one she lost. Immortan Joe begins the Forty-Day Wasteland War to smoke out Dementus and what remains of his Biker Horde for good, but Furiosa tells him "If you find him, he's mine." Fueled by her rage and grief at everything she has lost, Furiosa seeks a vehicle to hunt down Dementus. From the scrap of the Wasteland, she and a group of Immortan Joe's men put together a new vehicle, the "Cranky Black". As she rides off, one of the men asks just who she is. The History Man, now part of Immortan Joe's team, tells him that she is "the darkest of angels" and "the fifth rider of the apocalypse."
Dementus and what remains of his Biker Horde attempt to flee into the Wasteland, but Furiosa catches up with Dementus. She makes swift work of him, taking away his water, ammunition, and even one of the wheels of his motorbike. She asks him if he remembers her, but he does not, truly, only recognising her as the woman he tortured with Praetorian Jack and not the girl that he imprisoned as a child. He tells her that she'd "crawled out of a pitiless grave deeper than hell" and that only one thing would have done that for her: not hope, but hate. He tells her that there's no shame in hate, that it's one of the great forces of nature. He then makes a move to try to escape, grabbing the knife in her boot, only for her to quickly rebuff him, as it wasn't actually a knife at all, but just the broken handle of one. He claims, however, that the move was not hope, but merely instinct.
"Fifteen years ago, there was a woman," she tells him. He asks if she was her mother or sister, if she begged, if she screamed. He claims that there have been so many that this doesn't tell him anything. She tells him that despite everything he did to her mother, that she was magnificent. She says that she wants her childhood and her mother back. She beats him severely. He tells her that this is exactly how he feels, that his own family was taken from him unjustly and that he's right there with her. He continues that he cried a big belly full of revenge. He then gives her a suggestion: that if she goes around the back and shoots him, then he won't know the precise moment of his execution. She tells him that she will, that she'll remember his face as the bullet takes away what he calls reason.
Dementus mocks her, saying that it's brilliant, that he'll be dead and she'll still be in sorrow over her mother. He tells her that she can never balance the skills. She shouts at him to give it back and he tells her that he can't give her what he wants. He says that what she wants his screams of anguish, but that he has a magnificently high pain threshold and that if she can't do him fast, then she'll have to do him slow. He tells her that she will never going to get anything close to what she wants. She attacks again and he finally passes out from the pain and the earlier beating. As he comes too from his seizure, she goes over to his teddy bear and inspects it. "Little D?" he asks in wonder, finally recognising her as the girl he made a prisoner of.
Dementus tells her that he's been waiting for her, someone like her that is worthy of him. He tells her that if she does it right, then she can become just like him. She says that she's nothing like him, but he tells her that she is him, already dead. He tells her that they seek sensation to feel alive, to wash away the sorrow, but that it just keeps coming back. He states again that they are already dead, and tells her that the question is if she has it in her to make it epic. At this, the History Man states that she took away his voice by simply shooting him in the head and they spent the rest of the day in silence. However, there are those who prefer that she ended him in more fitting ways. They speak of her killing him in the same way that he killed her mother, or in the manner in which he had his men torture Praetorian Jack. He, however, says that she personally whispered to him a different story. In the hydroponic gardens of the Citadel, there is a tree unlike any other, one that feeds on a human flesh: a peach tree planted from the seed given to Furiosa by her mother inside Dementus's decaying body.
Cast[]
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Imperator Furiosa
- Chris Hemsworth as Dementus
- Tom Burke as Praetorian Jack
- Alyla Browne as Young Furiosa
- George Shevtsov as History Man
- Lachy Hulme as Immortan Joe / Rizzdale Pell
- John Howard as The People Eater
- Angus Sampson as The Organic Mechanic
- Charlee Fraser as Mary Jabassa
- Elsa Pataky as Vuvalini General / Mr. Norton
- Nathan Jones as Rictus Erectus
- Josh Helman as Scabrous Scrotus
- David Field as Toe Jam
- Rahel Romahn as Vulture
- David Collins as Smeg
- Goran D. Kleut as The Octoboss
- CJ. Bloomfield as Big Jilly
- Matuse as Fang
- Ian Roberts as Mr. Harley
- Guy Spence as Mr. Davidson
- Robert Jones as Squint
- Clarence Ryan as Black Thumb
- Tim Burns as Hungry Eyes
- Tim Rogers as Snapper
- Florence Mezzara as Sad Eyes
- Quaden Bayles as Bommy Knocker War Pup
- Peter Stephens as Guardian of Gas Town
- Sean Millis as Lone War Boy
- Lee Perry as The Bullet Farmer
- Dylan Adonis as Little Valkyrie
- David Barnett as The Cycling Man
- Anna Adams as Vuvalini
- Peter Samak as Vuvalini
- Shea Adams as Cannibal
- Josh Randall as Savage
- Karl Van Moorsel as Hacker / Mortiflyer Bob Setter
- Dawn Klingberg as Corpse Minder
- Richard Norton as The Prime Imperator
- Nick Annas as First Pick War Boy
- Ripley Voeten as Chosen War Boy
- Matthew Van Leeve as Mortiflyer Matt
- Shane Dundas as Gas Town Gate Watchman
- Jamie Cluff as Gas Town Gate Opener
- Adam Thompson as Gas Town Gate Opener
- Shyan Tonga as Gas Town Rider
- Nellie Collins as Winchman
- Adam Washbourne as Watch Tower Praetorian Guard
- James Corcoran as Watch Tower Praetorian Guard
- Sasa Vitanovic as Watch Tower Praetorian Guard
- Tige Sixel Miller as Watch Tower Praetorian Guard
- Justice Jones as Praetorian Pup
- Maleeka Gasbarri as Pregnant Wife
- Keza Ishimwe as Immortan's Harem
- Nat Buchanan as Immortan's Harem
- Jacob Tomuri as The Dogman / Mad Max
- Mark Wales as Brake Man
- Bryan Probets as Chumbucket
- Danny Limb as High Master Black Thumb
- Darcy Bryce as Pissboy
- Chudier Gatwech as Wretched Man Recruit
- Shivantha Wijesinha as Welder Recruit
- Spencer Connelly as Rakka The Brakkish
- Ben Smith-Petersen as Ace Warboy
- Toby Fuller as Lookout Warboy
- Jayden Irving as Witness Warboy
- Jesse Turner as Bommyknocker Warboy
- Jon Iles as Bullet Farm Senior Warboy
- Harrison Norris as Hazz the Valiant
- Ash Hodgkinson as Valiant Lancer
- Sean Renfrey as The Echo Man
Cast list is according to IMDb and the film itself and appears in the order listed in the film's credits. Characters and actors are linked only if given an actual character name - characters listed simply by a role such as "Vuvalini" are not included. Uncredited cast should not be listed unless verifiable from a source other than IMDb. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was originally announced as appearing the film, but was later replaced by Tom Burke.[16] Anya Taylor-Joy assumes the role of Imperator Furiosa, originated by Charlize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road, with Alyla Browne portraying the character as a young child. Lachy Hulme takes over the role of Immortan Joe from Hugh Keays-Byrne and also portrays the new character Rizzdale Pell.
The role of Imperator Furiosa was recast due to Furiosa being a prequel and being filmed so long after the filming of Fury Road. Although the possibility had been floated of using de-aging technology with Charlize Theron, George Miller was unconvinced of its capabilities. Anya Taylor-Joy studied Theron's performance for her portrayal of the role.[17]
Development[]
Mad Max: Fury Road producer, Doug Mitchell stated: "We started with [ Fury Road ], but we then started to do a second story and a third..." "We’ve written the script for the second and almost finished the third. We never intended to, they were part of the exploration of the characters."[18] Director George Miller later stated that he had written out full backstories for both Max Rockatansky and Furiosa in the form of a full screenplay and novella prior to the filming of Fury Road.[19] Furiosa was originally developed at one point as an anime. Though this concept was ultimately discarded, one element from the original concept art remained, this being the teddy bear worn by Dementus.[20] One of the film's action scenes, 15 minutes long, was known on the set as the "Stairway to Nowhere" and took 78 day to shoot, with nearly 200 stunt workers on the set daily. Regarding the scene, Imperator Furiosa actress Anya Taylor-Joy stated that "...you see an accumulation of skills over the course of a battle, and that’s very important for understanding how resourceful Furiosa is, but also her grit. It’s the longest sequence any of us have ever shot."[21] While Fury Road was known for being a difficult shoot, plagued with real-life crashes, budget restrictions, shifts in weather and animosity between the film's two co-stars, director George Miller stated that Furiosa did not have similar hardships.[22] Additionally, whereas shooting for Fury Road went over schedule by anywhere from two months to four months depending on the person asks, shooting on Furiosa finished either on schedule or even slightly early.[23] On April 24, 2024, the film was announced as having been rated R by the Motion Picture Association for "sequences of strong violence, and grisly images."[24] Filming locations for Furiosa were Broken Hill, Hay and Silverton New South Wales.[25] The film's soundtrack was composed by Tom Holkenborg, returning from having composed the soundtrack for Mad Max: Fury Road. On May 3, 2024, WaterTower Music released the first track from the soundtrack, titled "Dementus Is Gaining."[26] The film is slated for release on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD on August 13. The 4K edition will include the special features Highway to Valhalla: In Pursuit of Furiosa, Stowaway to Nowhere, Metal Beasts & Holy Motors, Darkest Angel: Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa and Motorbike Messiah: Chris Hemsworth as Dementus, while the Blu-ray edition will only include Highway to Valhalla: In Pursuit of Furiosa and Stowaway to Nowhere. It is unknown currently what, if any, special features the DVD release will include.[27]
Production Timeline[]
- 2 July 2010 - TwitchFilm.com reports that Mad Max franchise writer/director George Miller is already working on a sequel to Fury Road titled Mad Max: Furiosa, and that the two films are to be shot back to back for rapid release.
- 25 November 2011 - The Australian Financial Review quotes Fury Road producer Doug Mitchell as stating that a script has been written for a Fury Road sequel. Additionally, Mitchell claims a third script is nearly finished, bringing the Tom Hardy-era sequels to a trilogy in their own right.[18]
- 15 May 2015 - In a podcast interview with Jeff Goldsmith, George Miller said the next instalment of the series would be titled Mad Max: The Wasteland and it's a separate story from Mad Max: Furiosa.[28]
- 17 Nov 2017 - George Miller's production company sues Warner Bros. over earnings from Mad Max: Fury Road, temporarily delaying further instalments in the franchise.[29]
- 2019 - George Miller expresses interest in making both a sequel and a prequel to Fury Road, with the latter focusing on Furiosa.[30]
- 13 Oct 2020 - Furiosa is reported to be in "advanced development" at Warner Bros. Anya Taylor-Joy is announced to be the lead, with Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II also reportedly attached,[6] though Abdul-Mateen II would later leave the project.[16]
- 17 May 2022 - George Miller reports that pre-shooting on Furiosa is underway. He states that the biggest difference between Fury Road and Furiosa is the timespan - whereas Fury Road takes place over three days and two nights, Furiosa spans a period of fifteen years.[31]
Reception[]
The review embargo for Furiosa was released on May 15, 2024. As the evening of May 25, 2024, the film holds a rating of 89% Certified Fresh at the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, with a total of 267 reviews. The site's Critics' Consensus feature states that "Retroactively enriching Fury Road with greater emotional heft if not quite matching it in propulsive throttle, Furiosa is another glorious swerve in mastermind George Miller's breathless race towards cinematic Valhalla."[32] Liz Shannon Miller of Consequence described it as being "the ultimate double feature" when paired with Mad Max: Fury Road, and John Nugent of Empire Magazine praised Taylor-Joy as being "phenomenal" in the star role. Critics were less excited about the film's action sequences, Hannah Strong of Little White Lies stating that they are "not quite as awe-inspiring as those in Fury Road" and Owen Gleiberman noting that "the action doesn't dominate the way it did in previous Mad Max films."[33] Robert Daniels of RogerEbert.com praised Alyla Browne's performance as the young Furiosa, stating that it shouldn't disappoint audiences that it takes a while for Taylor-Joy to appear, as Browne's groundwork was so seamless that it took him a few beats before he could tell the difference between the two actresses.[34] The film received a nearly eight minute standing ovation following its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.[35]
Despite extremely strong reviews and a strongly positive response from audiences, initial box office receipts were reported to be muted. The film was estimated to take in only about $31-33 million dollars over the 4-day Memorial Day weekend frame and is faced closer-than-expected competition from rival film Garfield. The overall domestic box office was only $125 million, the worst in over two decades.[36] Ultimately, the film emerged victorious over Garfield in a race that was much closer than expected.[37] In the film's second week, however, Furiosa was overtaken by both Garfield and If, an animated holdover in its third week of release.[38]
Trivia[]
- Rotten Tomatoes named the film as one of the most anticipated movies of 2024.[39]
- Anya Taylor-Joy has a total of only about 30 lines of dialogue as Furiosa within the film. Regarding this, director George Miller stated that he feels that movies should be fast and that dialogue slows them down.[40] Mel Gibson famously had just 16 lines of dialogue as Max Rockatansky in Mad Max 2.
- In an interview, George Miller stated that it would not make any difference for viewers to go into this film having not seen Fury Road, but for those that had, it would not make too much difference, other than that seeing the film would help you to understand the various forces and factions that went into Fury Road.[41]
- The actor who played Rictus Erectus, Nathan Jones, said that many people sent him offensive personal messages because of his character's behavior in the film, because, according to him, they could not separate him from the character himself. This led to him being forced to remind viewers that his character was fictional. [42]
- The original actor playing Immortan Joe in Mad Max: Fury Road, Hugh Keays-Byrne, also played the main antagonist in the first Mad Max movie, Toecutter. After his death in 2020, the Immortan Joe was portrayed by Lachy Hulme who also plays the character "Rizzdale Pell" in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
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Behind the Scenes[]
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External Links[]
- Official website
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga on Wikipedia
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga on IMDb
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga on Instagram
- Furiosa Soundboard: https://www.deercowboy.com/soundboard/mad-max-furiosa/
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eclarinal, Aeron (April 28, 2024). Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Runtime Sets New Franchise Record. The Direct. Retrieved on April 28, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lammers, Tim (June 18, 2024). ‘Furiosa: A Max Saga’ Gets Digital Streaming Premiere Date. Forbes. Retrieved on June 20, 2024.
- ↑ White, James (November 29, 2021). Tom Burke Replacing Yahya Abdul-Mateen II In Furiosa. Empire. Retrieved on April 27, 2024.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (10 September 2021). "'Warner Bros. Moves ‘Mad Max’ Spinoff ‘Furiosa’ To Memorial Day Weekend 2024; ‘Salem’s Lot’ To Debut Early Fall 2022. Deadline.
- ↑ Siemienowicz, Rochelle (March 28, 2024). George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga to premiere at Cannes. Retrieved on April 17, 2024.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 D'Alessandro, Anthony (13 October 2020). "'Mad Max' Spinoff 'Furiosa' In The Works At Warners With George Miller Directing & Anya Taylor-Joy In Title Role; Chris Hemsworth & Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Along For Ride". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Sneider, Jeff (December 23, 2020). 'Furiosa' Movie Starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth Lands Release Date. Collider. Retrieved on April 18, 2024.
- ↑ Furiosa: A Max Max Saga - Experience it in IMAX. Retrieved on May 5, 2024.
- ↑ Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Music by Tom Holkenborg Available May 17th. Business Wire (May 9, 2024). Retrieved on May 9, 2024.
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