Shortly after being cast as Furiosa in the upcoming Mad Max prequel, Anya Taylor-Joy has “already started dreaming” of the Fury Road heroine according to a recent interview.
Spotted by The Hollywood Reporter, Taylor-Joy recently appeared as a guest on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast where she spoke publicly for the first time since the official casting announcement.
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“I’ve already started dreaming about her,” Taylor-Joy said during the episode. “She’s coming in pretty strong.”
George Miller, creator of the Mad Max franchise that began with 1979’s Mad Max, teased back in 2017 that he wanted to explore a film that focused more on Furiosa’s past.
Now, Miller’s found his leading lady and she couldn’t be more excited to take up the challenge and make the character her own. “The level of commitment that has been shown before me, I endeavor to match that,” Taylor-Joy said. “And that makes me really excited.”
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Although Charlize Theron won’t be reprising her role as Imperator Furiosa, Taylor-Joy had nothing but praise for the actress.
“I fell in love with Furiosa, the way that Charlize presented her,” Taylor-Joy said. “She did such an incredible job and it was so beautiful and I can’t even think about trying to step [into her shoes]. It has to be something different, because it just can’t be done.”
Anya Taylor-Joy is known most recently for her work in The New Mutants as well as Emma and The Witch.
Mad Max Furiosa will begin filming in 2021 and is expected to launch in 2022. Actors Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II will star alongside Anya Taylor-Joy.
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Source: IGN.com Anya Taylor-Joy 'Already Dreaming' of Furiosa, Praises Charlize Theron