Cannes, the highly anticipated film “Furiosa” from filmmaker George Miller will make its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
The film, which is the latest installment in Miller’s popular “Mad Max” film franchise, is a prequel to the 2015 hit “Mad Max: Fury Road,” which also had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
Officially titled “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”, the new film will be screened out of competition at the Grand Théâtre Lumière at the Palais des Festivals on May 15, organizers said in a press release.
“Furiosa” marks Miller’s return to the iconic dystopian world he created more than 30 years ago with the Mel Gibson-led “Mad Max” films and then in “Fury Road,” which starred Tom Hardy in the title role and Charlize Theron as the Imperator. Furiosa.
The new film is a standalone action-adventure titled Anya Taylor-Joy, who reprises the role of Furiosa. It also features Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke in key roles.
“The idea for this prequel has been in my head for over a decade. I couldn’t be more excited to return to the Cannes Film Festival – with Anya, Chris and Tom – to share ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.’ There is no better place than La Croisette to experience this film for audiences on the world stage,” Miller said.
Set over a decade before the events of the post-apocalyptic “Fury Road”, the story follows a young Furiosa, who is snatched from many mothers’ green square and falls into the hands of a large horde of bikers led by the warlord Dementus. , played by Hemsworth.
“While traveling through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. As the two Tyrants battle for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she gathers the means to return home,” reads -on in the official plot.
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” comes from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures. It is produced by Miller and Doug Mitchell through their Kennedy Miller Mitchell banner.
The film will be released in theaters worldwide on May 23.
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