1979 paved the way for a new action franchise set in the dystopian future with the release of The Mad Max film. While the first film starring Mel Gibson was a rare film that was critically acclaimed as well as a box office juggernaut, the sequels to the same were not quite it. The second film in the franchise, Mad Max 2: The road warrior was praised by the critics it couldn’t mirror the box office success of the first. It’s budget was juiced up quite a bit as compared to the first. The third film, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome had a box office run similar to the second film. However, the critics seem to like it. So, nearly 30 years after the original’s released we got a reboot to the franchise- Mad Max: Fury Road featuring Tom Hardy (Max) and Charlize Theron (Furiosa). It was once again helmed by George Miller, the director of the first three films and I think George Miller’s best idea after making the original Mad Max films was to reboot Mad Max into a new franchise.
The Mad Max reboot like the original enjoyed a glorious box office run and great critical acclaim. While Tom Hardy got his deserved praise for playing Max, the show stealer according to many was Charlize Theron for her portrayal of Furiosa and the fans began demanding a spin off. To our delight, we got to know that a few months ago the spin-off was officially revealed to be under production. Soon after that we get our first look at the new film in the franchise courtesy of an Australian newspaper. However, after the initial leak of set photos, news from the Furiosa’s production were sparse. However, a week earlier we got some leaked photos that gave us the first look of Chris Hemsworth’s character. Although, those photos were taken from a distance but today’s leaked photos look like a private photoshoot.
Furiosa: New Images of Chris Hemsworth!
From last week’s images we already know that Hemsworth will be stepping out of his comfort zone and play an extremely different character on screen. He’ll be the villain of Furiosa. Well based on the set images it looks like its not just Hemsworth performance that is going to be different rather he has physically reformed into something else. When I looked at the leaked photos for the first time, I thought I was looking at Hemsworth’s stunt double. I was wrong, it is definitely Hemsworth.
Casting Hemsworth was Miller’s choice who will be helming the prequel that will be the fifth film in the Mad Max franchise, not counting Mad Max: The Wasteland- the rumored Mad Max: Fury Road sequel. Mad Max: Fury Road’s Producer said, “George saw Chris initially as a courtesy and then fell in love with the idea, 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.”
Here are all the leaked images:
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o chris hemsworth baforando em furiosa pic.twitter.com/Y6MQqVolYz
— sea ᵗᵗᵖᵈ (@hemsworthours) August 25, 2022
New set of pictures from #furiosa set in Melrose Park. @chrishemsworth cracking jokes with David Collins. Also that Mack Monster Tow Truck (that's a mouthful) is an absolute beast. My favorite vehicle from this film so far! pic.twitter.com/B3j9AeQ6oB
— Mad Max Bible (@madmaxbible) August 26, 2022
Along with us getting Hemsworth’s new look we also got the first look of the Monster Mac Tow Truck which looks like an amazing vehicle on which a lot of action will be carried out. As Hemsworth’s relationship with Marvel is dicey now, given that the fourth Thor film is out and even if they’re still keeping Thor around it doesn’t look like the OG Avenger has much to do in the MCU anymore. The latest film Thor: Love and Thunder had zero to no effect on the current situation of the MCU.
It is great that Hemsworth is moving away from Thor and Marvel. It is great to see him take a new challenge in a new IP. Although, this isn’t the first time Hemsworth will be playing a villain. He played the villain in Spiderhead that came out this year on Netflix. It will be amazing to see Hemsworth in a new light. All the updates from this film have been really exciting so far. Even if Hemsworth’s attempt at a villain was unsuccessful in Spiderhead, I think the kind of villain he will be playing in Furiosa is more up his alley.
The film stars Anya Taylor Joy in the lead role of Furiosa and the supporting cast includes Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Nathan Jones and Yahya Abdul Mateen II. We hope to get more updates from the film’s production soon. Mad Max: Furiosa will hit theatres on May 24th 2024.
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