'Mad Max: Fury Road' Prequel 'Furiosa' Delayed By A Year By Warner Bros.

Click Here To Promote Anything On The Above Place

Mumbai, September 12, 2021: The wait for the prequel of the 2015 Australian post-apocalyptic action film "Mad Max: Fury Road" - "Furiosa" is getting longer than expected. The much-awaited prequel isn't coming to theaters anytime soon as it has been delayed by a year to May 24, 2024, by Warner Bros.

Touted to be Australia's biggest production ever, the spin-off was originally slated for June 2023 release with George Miller is returning to write and direct the film. The production of "Furiosa" will cost at least $350M AUD into the local economy and is expected to create 850 jobs. The filming is expected to begin next year in New South Wales and it will be produced by George Miller and Doug Mitchell.



Anya Taylor-Joy, the "The Queen's Gambit" star, will be playing the title role of Imperator Furiosa in the prequel, instead of Charlize Theron who originated this role in "Fury Road". The prequel will also star Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in prominent roles.

"Mad Max: Fury Road" is one of the most celebrated films at the Oscars. It got 10 nominations in the Oscars 2016 including Best Picture and Miller as director and went on win 6 Oscars. It was also commercially successful with a worldwide gross collection of over $375 million in a budget of around $160 million.

The original Mad Max movie starred Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz, Abbey Lee, and Courtney Eaton. The prequel will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures internationally and Village Roadshow Pictures in Australia.

Stay tuned...