Maybe that's the reason why Mad Max: The Wasteland, Miller's proposed sequel to Fury Road, wasn't greenlit by Warner Bros. But, at the film's Cannes premiere, Hardy publicly apologized to Miller. George Miller was also on the receiving side of some of Hardy's outbursts. After a terrible test screening, the film underwent reshoots further amplifying the toxicity between the actors. One of the reasons was a long grueling shoot in the harsh Namibian desert. Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron didn't get along while filming Fury Road. Why Theron and Hardy aren't returning remains a mystery. Miller returns to direct Furiosa with a screenplay he co-wrote with Nico Lathouris. Hemsworth and Abdul-Mateen's roles are under wraps, though it is certain that neither of them will play Max Rockatansky. Hemsworth is starring in Thor Love and Thunder and will play Hulk Hogan in his biopic. Taylor-Joy played a chess prodigy in Netflix's Emmy frontrunner The Queen's Gambit and will be next seen in Edgar Wright's Psychological Horror Last Night in Soho. Abdul-Mateen is starring in high-profile films like Aquaman 2 and The Matrix 4. To physically become something else is something that will weirdly give me a lot of peace."Īlongside Taylor-Joy, Furiosa also stars Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. I'm also really excited to do something physical. The thing that makes me most excited about Furiosa is, No. I've got a grace period until August, and then I will be working back-to-back until mid-2023. Here is what Taylor-Joy said when O'Connor asked her when she starts filming the Mad Max prequel. From O'Connor playing Prince Charles in The Crown to Taylor-Joy's experience on her breakout Netflix role, they talked about a multitude of things, including Anya Taylor Joy's projects that aren't The Queen's Gambit.
Taylor-Joy recently sat down with her Emma co-star Josh O'Connor on Variety's Actors on Actors series. "Whereas Fury Road essentially happened over three days and two nights, this happens over many years," Miller said recently during a press conference. And according to Miller, Furiosa will span many years. Instead, Anya Taylor-Joy will portray the role of Imperator Furiosa in her origin story. But it won't star any of the actors from Fury Road. The Mad Max prequel, titled Furiosa, is based on Charlize Theron's eponymous character and will release in summer 2023.