Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

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Movie Details
Based on | Characters by George Miller & Byron Kennedy |
Countries | Australia, United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Thriller |
Premiered on | 15 May 2024 (Cannes) |
Release Dates | 23 May 2024 (Australia) 24 May 2024 (United States) |
Running Time | 2hr 28min |
Age rating | R |
Cast | Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth |
Directed by | George Miller |
Written by | George Miller, Nico Lathouris |
Produced by | Doug Mitchell, George Miller |
Cinematography by | Simon Duggan |
Edited by | Margaret Sixel, Eliot Knapman |
Music by | Tom Holkenborg |
Production Companies | Village Roadshow Pictures Kennedy Miller Mitchell |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Cast & Characters
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa
- Alyla Browne as child and teen Furiosa
- Archive footage of Charlize Theron as the older Furiosa from Mad Max: Fury Road is used during the final scene and end credits
- Chris Hemsworth as Dementus, the deranged warlord leader of the Biker Horde who abducted Furiosa, and eventual ruler of Gastown
- Tom Burke as Praetorian Jack, the commander of the Citadel’s first War Rig
- Lachy Hulme as Immortan Joe, the warlord leader of the Citadel and enemy of the Biker Horde
- Archive footage of Hugh Keays-Byrne as Immortan Joe from Mad Max: Fury Road is used during the end credits
- Hulme also as Rizzdale Pell, Dementus’ lieutenant
- George Shevtsov as The History Man (the film’s narrator), an expert in pre-apocalyptic history, science, and technology who serves Dementus
- John Howard as The People Eater, Joe’s advisor and military strategist, and the future ruler of Gastown in Mad Max: Fury Road
- Angus Sampson as The Organic Mechanic, Dementus’s and later Joe’s personal physician
- Nathan Jones as Rictus Erectus, Joe’s muscular but dim-witted son
- Josh Helman as Scrotus, Joe’s psychologically unstable son
- Charlee Fraser as Mary Jabassa, Furiosa’s mother
- Elsa Pataky as Mr. Norton, a deformed survivor who joins the Biker Horde
- Pataky also portrays a Vuvalini General
- Dylan Adonis as Valkyrie, Furiosa’s childhood friend
- Goran D. Kleut as The Octoboss, the leader of the Mortifiers biker gang, who begins the film as Dementus’s temporary ally
- David Collins as Smeg, Dementus’s henchman, dance proclaimer, and messenger
- Matuse as Fang, Dementus’s henchman
- Clarence Ryan as Black Thumb, Praetorian Jack’s mechanic on the War Rig
- Bryan Probets as Chumbucket, a hunchbacked auto mechanic at the Citadel
- Quaden Bayles as War Pup, a young War Boy onboard the War Rig during Jack’s supply run
- Lee Perry as The Bullet Farmer, ruler of the Bullet Farm and the Citadel’s arms supplier
- Archive footage of Richard Carter as The Bullet Farmer from Mad Max: Fury Road is used during the end credits
- Daniel Webber as War Boy
- David Field as Toe Jam
- Rahel Romahn as Vulture
- CJ Bloomfield as Big Jilly
- Ian Roberts as Mr. Harley
- Guy Spence as Mr. Davidson
- Rob Jones as Squint
- Tim Burns as Hungry Eyes
- Tim Rogers as Snapper
- Florence Mezzara as Sad Eyes
- Peter Stephens as Guardian of Gastown
- Maleeka Gasbarri, Keza Ishimwe and Nat Buchanan as Immortan Joe’s wives
- Mark Wales as Brake Man, a mechanic at the Citadel
- Jacob Tomuri as Max Rockatansky
Storyline
As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.
About Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Movie
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a post-apocalyptic action film directed and produced by George Miller, who wrote the screenplay with Nico Lathouris. It is the fifth installment in Miller’s Mad Max franchise, and the first not focused on series protagonist Max Rockatansky, instead acting as both a spin-off prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and an origin story for the Fury Road character Furiosa, portrayed by Anya Taylor-Joy and Alyla Browne in the prequel.
Set years before the events of Fury Road, the film follows the title character’s life for over a decade, from her kidnapping by the forces of warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) to her ascension to the rank of Imperator. Tom Burke also stars as Praetorian Jack, a military commander who befriends Furiosa. Several Fury Road cast members return in supporting roles, including John Howard, Nathan Jones, and Angus Sampson reprising their characters.
Miller initially intended to shoot Furiosa back-to-back with Fury Road, but the former spent several years in development hell amidst salary disputes with Warner Bros. Pictures, Fury Road’s distributor. Several crew members from Fury Road returned for Furiosa, including Lathouris, producer Doug Mitchell, composer Tom Holkenborg, costume designer Jenny Beavan, and editor Margaret Sixel (Miller’s wife).
Filming took place in Australia from May to October 2022; principal photography began on 1 June 2022.
Fury Road’s VFX supervisor Andrew Jackson returned for Furiosa. His home studio DNEG worked with Framestore, Metaphysic.ai, Rising Sun Pictures, and slatevfx. He had received an Academy Award nomination for Fury Road and subsequently won the Oscar for Tenet (2020).
According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Furiosa was the most expensive film in Australian history, with a budget of AU$333.2 million. Over 3,000 people worked on the film, including some ex-convicts who were hired as supporting artists. In addition, to take advantage of Australian tax credits for VFX work, DNEG opened a Sydney branch to spearhead special effects work on Furiosa; it is estimated that the office, once fully staffed, would employ up to 500 VFX artists.
On 29 November 2023, the Warner Bros. booth at CCXP featured a first-look image of Taylor-Joy’s Furiosa. The following day, the teaser trailer of the film was released. On 19 March 2024, the official trailer debuted. At CinemaCon, Warner Bros. screened extended footage of the film on 9 April; Miller, Taylor-Joy, and Hemsworth appeared together for the first time in public to promote the film.
A trio of first-look images from the film were released exclusively by Total Film on 19 April. On 16 May, an extended sneak peek was released by Odeon Cinemas and was released on YouTube the following day.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Release Date
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga had its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, screening out-of-competition, on 15 May 2024. The film was released theatrically in Australia and India on 23 May 2024, and in the United States on 24 May 2024. It was originally scheduled to be released on 23 June 2023, but was delayed to May 2024. The film opened in China on 7 June 2024, becoming the first Mad Max film to be theatrically released there.
Budget & Box Office Collection
Budget | $168 million |
Domestic Opening | $26,326,462 |
Domestic Collection | $67,475,791 |
International Collection | $106,700,000 |
Worldwide Collection | $174,175,791 |
Soundtracks
No. | Title | Length |
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1 | “The Pole of Inaccessibility” | 1:59 |
2 | “Dementus” | 2:52 |
3 | “The Promise” | 3:42 |
4 | “You Are Awaited” | 5:20 |
5 | “The Bear” | 2:13 |
6 | “You’re Scum” | 4:16 |
7 | “Wives’ Quarters” | 4:00 |
8 | “The Wig and The Seed” | 2:57 |
9 | “The Stowaway” | 8:42 |
10 | “Fata Morgana” | 1:17 |
11 | “Gastown” | 3:18 |
12 | “A Noble Cause” | 4:37 |
13 | “The Bullet Farm” | 6:55 |
14 | “Dementus Is Gaining” | 4:38 |
15 | “Dementus’ Diatribe” | 4:21 |
16 | “At the Dawn of War” | 2:33 |
17 | “The Darkest of Gods” | 5:27 |
18 | “Epilogue” | 1:28 |
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Awards & Nominations
Award | Date of Ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
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AACTA Awards | 7 February 2025 | Best Film | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Pending |
AACTA Awards | 7 February 2025 | Best Direction in Film | George Miller | Pending |
AACTA Awards | 7 February 2025 | Best Lead Actress in Film | Anya Taylor-Joy | Pending |
AACTA Awards | 7 February 2025 | Best Supporting Actor in Film | Chris Hemsworth | Pending |
AACTA Awards | 7 February 2025 | Best Supporting Actress in Film | Alyla Browne | Pending |
AACTA Awards | 7 February 2025 | Best Screenplay in Film | George Miller and Nico Lathouris | Pending |
AACTA Awards | 7 February 2025 | Best Casting in Film | Nikki Barrett | Pending |
AACTA Awards | 7 February 2025 | Best Cinematography in Film | Simon Duggan | Pending |
AACTA Awards | 7 February 2025 | Best Costume Design in Film | Jenny Beavan | Pending |
AACTA Awards | 7 February 2025 | Best Editing in Film | Eliot Knapman and Margaret Sixel | Pending |
AACTA Awards | 7 February 2025 | Best Hair and Makeup in Film | Lesley Vanderwalt, Larry Van Duynhoven, Matteo Silvi, and Luca Vannella | Pending |
AACTA Awards | 7 February 2025 | Best Original Score in Film | Tom Holkenborg | Pending |
AACTA Awards | 7 February 2025 | Best Production Design in Film | Colin Gibson and Katie Sharrock | Pending |
AACTA Awards | 7 February 2025 | Best Sound in Film | Rob Mackenzie, Ben Osmo, James Ashton, Yulia Akerholt, Jessica Meier, and Tom Holkenborg | Pending |
AACTA Awards | 7 February 2025 | Best Visual Effects or Animation | Andrew Jackson, Jason Bath, Guido Wolter, Rachel Copp, and Andy Williams (Rising Sun Pictures) | Pending |
Astra Film and Astra Creative Arts Awards | 8 December 2024 | Best Action or Science Fiction Feature | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Nominated |
Astra Film and Astra Creative Arts Awards | 8 December 2024 | Best Costume Design | Jenny Beavan | Nominated |
Astra Film and Astra Creative Arts Awards | 8 December 2024 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Nominated |
Astra Film and Astra Creative Arts Awards | 8 December 2024 | Best Sound | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Nominated |
Astra Film and Astra Creative Arts Awards | 8 December 2024 | Best Stunts | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Nominated |
Astra Film and Astra Creative Arts Awards | 8 December 2024 | Best Stunt Coordinator | Guy Norris | Nominated |
Astra Film and Astra Creative Arts Awards | 8 December 2024 | Best Visual Effects | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Nominated |
Astra Midseason Movie Awards | 3 July 2024 | Best Picture | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Nominated |
Astra Midseason Movie Awards | 3 July 2024 | Best Director | George Miller | Nominated |
Astra Midseason Movie Awards | 3 July 2024 | Best Actress | Anya Taylor-Joy | Runner-up |
Astra Midseason Movie Awards | 3 July 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Chris Hemsworth | Nominated |
Astra Midseason Movie Awards | 3 July 2024 | Best Stunts | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Runner-up |
Austin Film Critics Association | 6 January 2025 | Best Stunt Work | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Nominated |
Australian Directors’ Guild Awards | 22 November 2024 | Best Direction of a Feature Film (Budget $1.5 M or over) | George Miller | Won |
Golden Reel Awards | 23 February 2025 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Effects / Foley | Robert Mackenzie, Tom Heuzenroeder, Tara Webb, Duncan Campbell, Adrian Medhurst | Pending |
Golden Trailer Awards | 30 May 2024 | Best Action Poster | One Sheet (WORKS ADV) | Nominated |
Golden Trailer Awards | 30 May 2024 | Best Fantasy/Adventure | “Home” (X/AV) | Nominated |
Golden Trailer Awards | 30 May 2024 | Summer 2024 Blockbuster Trailer | Trailer Park Group | Nominated |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 20 November 2024 | Best Original Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | Tom Holkenborg | Nominated |
Hollywood Professional Association Awards | 7 November 2024 | Outstanding Color Grading – Live Action Theatrical Feature | Eric Whipp (Alter Ego) | Nominated |
Hollywood Professional Association Awards | 7 November 2024 | Outstanding Editing – Theatrical Feature | Eliot Knapman and Margaret Sixel | Nominated |
Location Managers Guild International Awards | 24 August 2024 | Outstanding Locations in a Period Feature Film | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Nominated |
National Board of Review | 4 December 2024 | Top Ten Films | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Honored |
National Board of Review | 4 December 2024 | Outstanding Achievement in Stunt Artistry | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Honored |
Saturn Awards | 2 February 2025 | Best Science Fiction Film | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Pending |
Saturn Awards | 2 February 2025 | Best Actress in a Film | Anya Taylor-Joy | Pending |
Saturn Awards | 2 February 2025 | Best Film Editing | Eliot Knapman and Margaret Sixel | Pending |
Seattle Film Critics Society | 16 December 2024 | Best Picture | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Nominated |
Seattle Film Critics Society | 16 December 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Chris Hemsworth | Nominated |
Seattle Film Critics Society | 16 December 2024 | Best Cinematography | Simon Duggan | Nominated |
Seattle Film Critics Society | 16 December 2024 | Best Costume Design | Jenny Beavan | Nominated |
Seattle Film Critics Society | 16 December 2024 | Best Editing | Eliot Knapman and Margaret Sixel | Won |
Seattle Film Critics Society | 16 December 2024 | Best Production Design | Colin Gibson and Katie Sharrock | Nominated |
Seattle Film Critics Society | 16 December 2024 | Best Visual Effects | Andrew Jackson and Dan Bethell | Nominated |
Seattle Film Critics Society | 16 December 2024 | Best Action Choreography | Tim Wong (Stunt Coordinator) / Richard Norton (Fight Choreographer) | Won |
Seattle Film Critics Society | 16 December 2024 | Best Youth Performance | Alyla Browne | Nominated |
Seattle Film Critics Society | 16 December 2024 | Villain of the Year | Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) | Won |
Set Decorators Society of America | 2 February 2025 | Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Fantasy or Science Fiction Film | Katie Sharrock, Colin Gibson | Pending |
Visual Effects Society Awards | 11 February 2025 | Emerging Technology Award | John Bastian, Ben Ward, Thomas Rowntree, Robert Beveridge (for “Artist-driven Machine Learning Character”) | Pending |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 8 December 2024 | Best Stunts | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Nominated |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 8 December 2024 | Best Youth Performance | Alyla Browne | Nominated |