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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga release date, cast, plot and trailers
George Miller’s post-apocalyptic universe gets yet another addition, allowing fans to once again witness a ferocious battle for survival on nuclear wastelands. The highly anticipated Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga hits theaters tomorrow.
When Mad Max: Fury Road was released in 2015, it proved to be one of the best comebacks of a cult franchise ever. The series’ director, George Miller, returned to his post-apocalyptic world after a long hiatus, armed with a handful of crazy ideas, and created a spectacle that achieved massive success.
Although some had serious doubts about casting Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky, the actor turned out to be a worthy successor to Mel Gibson. Viewers also noticed a new character, Imperator Furiosa, passionately played by Charlize Theron.
Soon George Miller will once again take us to the heart of the apocalypse. This time our guide through the crazy desert world will be Furiosa, twenty years younger, played by none other than Anya Taylor-Joy.
If you’re wondering where you can watch the entire Mad Max saga, check out our overview of where you can stream, rent, or buy all the movies from the series.
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Furiosa release date
The world premiere of the new film in the Mad Max series is planned Friday May 24, 2024.
However, for selected audiences, the film debuted a little earlier at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. The special screening within the Out of Competition gala took place on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.
If you’re keen to see Furiosa, check out our guide on where to buy cinema tickets.
Furiosa plot
In Mad Max: Fury Road, Furiosa was the right-hand man of Immortan Joe, a warlord who controls the water reservoirs. However, the warrior betrayed the leader and set off on a journey through the desert together with his wives and Max. The fugitives were heading to the oasis called the Green Place of Many Mothers, from which Furiosa was abducted as a child.
The action of George Miller’s new film takes place 45 years after the fall of civilization and decades before the events of Fury Road. The plot covers 15 years of Furiosa’s life.
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Here’s the official movie description:
As the world falls, young Furiosa is torn from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by Warlord Dementus. While traveling through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. As the two tyrants battle for power, Furiosa must survive many trials as she gathers the resources to find her way home.
Furiosa cast
The following cast members will star in the film:
- Anya Taylor Joy – Furiosa, the young warrior kidnapped from her family
- Chris Hemsworth – Warlord Dementus, leader of the Biker Horde
- Lachy Hulme – Immortan Joe / Rizzdale Pell, the warlord of the Citadel
- Tom Burke – Praetorian Jack, the main commander of the Citadel’s army
- Nathan Jones – Rictus Erectus, Joe’s muscular son
- Jos Helman – Scabrous Scrotus, Joe’s mentally challenged son
- Angus Samson – The Organic Mechanic, Joe’s doctor
- John Howard – the People Eater, Joe’s ally
- Alyla Browne – Furiosa as a child
- Charlee Fraser – Mary Jo Bassa, Furiosa’s mother
- Elsa Pataki – the Vulvalini General
- Daniel Webber – War Boy
- Quaden Bayles – War Boy
- Jacob Tomuri – Max Rockatansky
Furiosa Trailers
As part of the CCXP 2024 panel, the makers of Furiosa unveiled the film’s first trailer. You can see it below:
The second promo teases Furiosa’s epic battle with sinister warlords:
The third trailer teases a deadly clash between Furiosa and Warlord Dementus:
If you can’t wait to see the film, check out the sneak peek below:
