Anya Taylor-Joy, the actress who lived in Argentina, will be in the prequel to the famous movie “Mad Max”.
The news will make two groups of fans happy … First of all the ladies: those of Anya Taylor-Joy, that blonde “Argentine adoptive” with huge eyes, because she is already shooting again … And then the Mad Max fans because it’s about furiousthe long-awaited prequel to the Academy Award Mad Max: Fury Road.
Taylor-Joy, who in the new plot will play the role of the Furious Emperor played by Charlize Theronwill have as bad Chris Hemsworthwhich also debuts in the legendary saga that began in 1979.
Its director, George Miller, is also the co-writer with Nick Lathourisy and the producer with Doug Mitchell, Miller’s companion for many years. Shooting has already begun in the Australian deserts, with a “technical curiosity” in the midst of the digital age: it will be shot in “the old and dear” 35mm.
Charlize Theron in a scene from “Mad Max: Fury Road”.
Charlize exits, Taylor enters
True, Charlize Theron fans will be disappointed not to see her again. And it is at this point that the defenders of Taylor-Joy, recalling her big film debut in 2015 with witch, by Robert Eggers. Not to mention, of course, his work move of the queenits great gateway to fame and recognition through the hugely successful Netflix series.
the new plot
For now, not much is known about the new story. In fact, beyond his status as a Hemsworth villain, there aren’t even any details. Something similar happens with Tom Burke, who played Athos with great success The Musketeers from the BBC. And another one who is back is Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL from the great work at Road of Fury.
In the technical field, repeat editor Margaret Sixel, costume designer Jenny Beavan, production designer Colin Gibson, make-up artist Lesley Vanderwalt and sound mixer Ben Osmo. Nothing surprising when we remember the amount of greetings they sent on the night of the Oscars.
Almodovar Wink
Anya Taylor-Joy, the actress she became a star with move of the queendid not know that his photo with Pedro Almodóvar at the Oscars had gone around the world with a comment by Agustín Almodóvar, brother and producer of the director, who said “the future is already here”.
Anya in “Lady’s Gambit”, her great international breakthrough.
“That’s incredibly nice of you. I had no idea, wow! I can’t wait to make a film in Spanish,” she told the EFE agency.
At 26, Taylor-Joy developed her career in front of the cameras mostly in English, but she believes it’s time to give free rein to his Spanish with a perfect Argentine accent (he has triple British, American and Argentine nationality) and think Almodóvar would be perfect for that.
A bit of history
Going back to basics, the unlikely franchise began in 1979 with Crazy Maxa low-budget revenge film that brought Mel Gibson to international stardom. He followed Mad Max II, since 1981which has been renamed The road warrior for its successful American premiere in 1982.
The first Mel Gibson, that of the original “Mad Max” from 1979.
Miller, now a sought-after A-list director, has embarked Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdomewhich he ended up co-directing with George Ogilvie after grieving the loss of his producer and longtime friend, Byron Kennedy (who died in a helicopter crash while scouting locations for the third installment).
It is estimated that the first of furious it could arrive by mid-2024.
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Source: Clarin