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Warner Bros.' first big hit at its CinemaCon 2024 presentation today was by George Miller Furiosa.
Taking the stage were Miller and stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, who were interviewed by Warner Bros. presidents Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdi.
“To tell the story of Mad Max, we had to know where every vehicle, every character, every prop, every gesture came from,” Miller said. “We've written backstories for Furiosa in general this years and Mad Max the year before. When Road of anger We had enough traction, we thought we should do the Furiosa.
The trio showed off an extended first look today. We see Dementus of Hemsswoth, a prophet dressed in white linen. He brought young Furiosa. They live in an extreme world where we see Furiosa's mother crucified. “I remember your face and your memory,” says Furiosa, played by Taylor-Joy, in a tale of revenge. Lots of fires, lots of trucks, and lots of loud noises in what appears to be more attention to the desolate desert landscape than even the multi-Oscar-winning 2015 film. Mad Max: Fury Road. “My mother, my childhood – I want them back,” Furiosa says in the footage.
“This is the story of one woman's relentless commitment to hope,” Taylor-Joy told exhibitors gathered at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. “We see her go through everything, and that hope is not dashed. It's been an honor to play this character.”
Miller talked about why he chose the Emmy Award winner The Queen's Gambit Thespian: “Anya had to be someone you could spend all those months in the wasteland with. [She’s] Someone who is really tough, cool and very smart. If the end of the world comes, you'll be one of the first people I'll get along with.
De Luca Dementos described Hemsworth as “crazy” and “charismatic.”
Hemsworth said he chose the role, that of a barkeep in a nomadic tribe, because “it came down to the script initially, and the conversation I had with George – the script was definitely individual, quirky… there had to be an element of character”. gravity.”
Furiosa: The Mad Max Saga It has its world premiere on May 15 at the Cannes Film Festival. Warner Bros. then begins a global rollout on May 22 before arriving in North America on May 24.
As the world falls, young Furiosa is kidnapped from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a large biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. She will spend the rest of her life struggling to return home
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