Furious, a 15-minute sequence took 78 days of filming: words from Anya Taylor-Joy!

There is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated titles of 2024 Furiosa: A Mad Max Sagaprequels and spin-offs of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) coming to theaters on May 23. The Australian George Miller he directed Anya Taylor-Joy between monumental scenes and heart-pounding action, creating a film that promises to leave spectators speechless. The backstory revealed by the manufacturer Doug Mitchell to Total Film confirms, in this sense, the premises.

In the fifth chapter of the post-apocalyptic franchise – Mitchell made his debut – the star of The Queen of Chess will be the protagonist of an action scene that has had a decidedly remarkable gestation. Furiosa: A Mad Max Sagathe producer said, “has a 15-minute sequence that he requested 78 days of filming and almost 200 stuntmen to work every day.” On set, the sequence in question was nicknamed “Stairway To Nowhere“. Who knows if viewers, watching the film, will be able to guess what the incredible sequence in question is!

“George and I have long discussed the importance of this sequence,” he added Anya Taylor-Joy – and why it would take so long to film. Essentially, it’s because you see an accumulation of abilities over the course of a battle, and this is very important to understand how much Furious be enterprising and resourceful. It’s the longest sequence any of us have ever shot. The day we finished, everyone got a bottle of wine renamed ‘Stairway to Nowhere‘!”

According to Mitchell, the sequence marks a crucial turning point for the character, first played by Charlize Theron in the aforementioned 2015 blockbuster. In Mad Max: Fury RoadFuriosa is a Warchild who rebels against Immortan Joe to free his Five Wives. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga will explore the character’s past and origins, starting with the Warlord’s kidnapping from the Green Place of Many Mothers Dementusinterpreted by Chris Hemsworth.

“To tell the story of Mad Max: Fury Roadwe had to know everything that had happened – explained George Miller to the CinemaCon Las Vegas – That story was told in three days. [Furiosa, ndr] takes place over a period of about 16-18 years… We had to know where every vehicle, every prop, every character, every gesture, every expression came from.”

“This is the story of a woman’s incessant faith in hope – specified Taylor-Joy – I can’t wait to see this world on a giant screen. I fell in love with Furiosa for the way Charlize interpreted her and I never imagined I would have this opportunity.”