5 Facts about the Film Furiosa A Mad Max Saga: Anya Taylor-Joy Becomes Furiosa, More Than 2 Hours Long
Know Your Idol – Make Mad Max fans close by! The long-awaited new film, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, has finally been released. This film, starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth is set 15 years before Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). The story focuses on Furiosa’s origins as a war boy. This time, Anya Taylor-Joy was cast as Furiosa, replacing Charlize Theron. Meanwhile, Chris Hemsworth plays the role of Warlord Dementus, the leader of the motorcycle gang who kidnapped Furiosa as a child.
1. Furiosa Prequel: Fury Road
In the Mad Max: Fury Road series, Furiosa (Charlize Theron) has the rank of trusted lieutenant to Immortan Joe, leader of the city of Citadel. Although in the end, he rebelled and freed Joe’s five wives. So, the story of Furiosa: The Mad Max, returns to Furiosa’s childhood and her meeting with Immortan Joe. This film is the answer to the question of how Furiosa became as strong as she was when she grew up.
2. Anya Taylor-Joy as Young Furiosa
The first time, Anya Taylor-Joy was announced as the main character in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga in November 2021. The following year, this film entered the production and shooting stage. This new role turned out to be not easy for him.
Anya Taylor-Joy said, “Everything I thought would be easy, turned out to be really difficult.”
He got so deep into Young Furiosa that he felt the loneliness he was experiencing. In fact, filming was accompanied by hundreds of crew members.
3. Collaboration between George Miller and Nico Lathoris
Not only as director, George Miller also plays the role of writer. In the process, he invited Nico Lathouris to help him perfect the storyline of Furiosa’s life. In fact, they spent 15 years writing the screenplay for Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). Not surprisingly, the film received many Academy Awards nominations. Includes the Cinematography category FOR4D.
4. There is a 78 Days Eating Scene
From the whole story, there is one interesting scene, namely the stowaway sequence. In this scene, Furiosa hides under a large War Rig for several hours. In fact, filming took 78 days.
“On the 35th day, I was already confused, ‘Where am I?’. When finally, Furiosa managed to jump onto the cowcatcher, I didn’t have to shoot under the truck or next to the truck. I even shouted, ‘Finally I can stand up. Yes!’,” he explained.
5. Long Duration
Another fact is that Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga has a fairly long duration, reaching 2 hours 28 minutes. Meanwhile, the previous film, Mad Max: Fury Road, was only 2 hours long.
