Move over, Tom Cruise:Anya Taylor-Joyis taking stunts into her own hands, specifically with the excitingMad Maxprequel fromGeorge Miller,Furiosa. Taylor-Joy will be playing a younger version of the iconic role initiated byCharlize Theronin 2015’sMad Max: Fury Road, and revealedin a recent interview with the L.A. Timesthat she’s been learning high-speed maneuvers in order to perform most of her driving stunts in the upcoming film.
Theron’s stunt double,Dayna Grant, performed the stunts inMad Max: Fury Road, having previously done stunts for films likeWonder Woman 1984,The Meg, andSnow White and the Huntsman. While Taylor-Joy will likely have a stunt double for some of the prequel’s shots, it’s still incredibly exciting that she’s willing to take some on herself. She’s working closely alongside Miller’s stunt team on the project, though details are being kept close to the vest at the moment.
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Taylor-Joy is keeping herself busy these days, withEdgar Wright’s upcomingLast Night in Sohofar from the end of her coming titles. Aside from that andFuriosa, she also is currently filmingRobert Eggers’The Northman,David O. Russell’s next project, the dark comedyThe Menudirected byMark Mylod,Scott Frank’sLaughter in the Dark, and are-team with Eggersfor his follow-up, a remake ofNosferatu. Each of these projects sounds so distinct and unique and will undoubtedly flesh out her resume more than it already is. She’s fresh off an Emmy nomination for her work in Netflix’sThe Queen’s Gambitand is showing no signs of slowing down.
Taylor-Joy also had the following to say about her workload:
“All my friends are like, ‘what are you doing? Take…a…break.’ But the roles are too good. I wouldn’t be able to deal with it if I didn’t say yes. I wouldn’t cope. I’d rather just go for it and do my best.”
The roles do sound too good to pass up, and though details are scarce on several of her characters, a solid idea can be gathered forFuriosa. Miller is set to get cameras rolling on the project in 2022. Details are fairly scarce, though Miller has confirmed the prequel will take placeover several years. Hopefully, it will address Furiosa’s difficult upbringing that led to her work alongside (and eventual betrayal) of the villainous Immortan Joe. It’s unknown whether or not Max Rockatansky will appear, though it’s unlikely given that his name is absent from the title.Chris HemsworthandYahya Abdul-Mateen IIare set to co-star, though their characters are under wraps for the time being.
Furiosawill drift into theaters on July 16, 2025. In the meantime, Taylor-Joy hasLast Night in Sohoset to release this October.
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