“Mad Max” director George Miller confirmed in May that he was moving ahead on his “Fury Road” spinoff centered around Furiosa, but the project isn’t going to star the actress that helped make the character one of cinema’s most iconic action heroines. Charlize Theron is sitting the Furiosa movie out because it’s going to be a prequel focused on a younger iteration of the character. Miller has already ruled out de-aging Theron with VFX. How does Theron feel about the casting change? Bittersweet.
“It’s a tough one to swallow,” Theron told THR when asked about the Furiosa prequel movie. “Listen, I fully respect George, if not more so in the aftermath of making that film with him. He’s a master, and I wish him nothing but the best.”
Theron added, “Yeah, it’s a little heartbreaking, for sure. I really love that character, and I...
“It’s a tough one to swallow,” Theron told THR when asked about the Furiosa prequel movie. “Listen, I fully respect George, if not more so in the aftermath of making that film with him. He’s a master, and I wish him nothing but the best.”
Theron added, “Yeah, it’s a little heartbreaking, for sure. I really love that character, and I...
- 7/6/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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