George Miller returns to his dystopian universe with Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, charting the early days of the fierce Imperator Furiosa. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, the prequel has already garnered high praise from critics, adding yet another feather to Miller’s directorial hat. The film will explore Furiosa’s origin story, with Taylor-Joy stepping into the role made iconic by Charlize Theron. An action-packed odyssey The movie is set against the scorched backdrop of the Wasteland. According to initial reactions, it promises an intense and exhilarating visual experience. Anya Taylor-Joy praised George Miller’s innovative approach and his dedication to
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The post First Reactions for Furiosa Mad Max Prequel Praise George Millers Work first appeared on TVovermind.
- 5/24/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
At this point in his 40+ year career, it can be said that filmmaker George Miller is a mythmaker. Despite his cinematic range, which spans brutal, violent live-action movies to family-friendly animated fare, all of his works have a spark of myth about them, whether he's dealing with women experimenting with the occult (as in "The Witches of Eastwick") or anthropomorphized animals venturing beyond their comfort zones (as in "Babe" and "Happy Feet").
Of course, Miller's magnum opus is what has now been officially dubbed the "Mad Max" saga, a series of films that has spanned the entire breadth of Miller's career to date. The fifth in the saga, "Furiosa," is in theaters now, and it's a picture that should silence anyone who still refers to these films as merely action movies. Unlike the previous "Mad Max" film, 2015's "Fury Road" (which "Furiosa" is a prequel to), this movie is a...
Of course, Miller's magnum opus is what has now been officially dubbed the "Mad Max" saga, a series of films that has spanned the entire breadth of Miller's career to date. The fifth in the saga, "Furiosa," is in theaters now, and it's a picture that should silence anyone who still refers to these films as merely action movies. Unlike the previous "Mad Max" film, 2015's "Fury Road" (which "Furiosa" is a prequel to), this movie is a...
- 5/24/2024
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga faces up against The Garfield Movie at the UK and Ireland box office this weekend.
Warner Bros’ Furiosa opens in 715 locations, one of the widest openings of the year so far behind that of Studiocanal’s Back To Black (719) and fellow Warner Bros title Dune: Part Two (717).
The fifth instalment in the Mad Max franchise is opening wider than its predecessor Fury Road which debuted in 546 sites back in 2015. That film opened on £4.5m and went on to make £17.4m.
Anya Taylor-Joy stars as the titular Furiosa, an origin story surrounding the renegade warrior...
Warner Bros’ Furiosa opens in 715 locations, one of the widest openings of the year so far behind that of Studiocanal’s Back To Black (719) and fellow Warner Bros title Dune: Part Two (717).
The fifth instalment in the Mad Max franchise is opening wider than its predecessor Fury Road which debuted in 546 sites back in 2015. That film opened on £4.5m and went on to make £17.4m.
Anya Taylor-Joy stars as the titular Furiosa, an origin story surrounding the renegade warrior...
- 5/24/2024
- ScreenDaily
In 1979, George Miller made his feature debut with Mad Max, a modest, near-future indie about a cop taking on a biker gang. More than four decades later, amazingly, he’s still playing in that insane sandpit. Furiosa represents a lot of things: an epic slice of myth-making, a Homeric odyssey that broadens the ever-expanding dystopian world in which it is set; a prequel to 2015’s Fury Road, a historically exceptional action movie which may never be bettered; and perhaps the most ambitious film Miller has ever made.
It is a lot. Where Fury Road was set over a mere 36 hours, this story spans 15 years. Where Fury Road was singular, unstoppable action ecstasy, this is more episodic tension, divided into five chapters, each with cryptic titles like ‘The Pole Of Inaccessibility’. It is markedly different from that last film in so many ways, and yet inextricably tied to it, deepening our...
It is a lot. Where Fury Road was set over a mere 36 hours, this story spans 15 years. Where Fury Road was singular, unstoppable action ecstasy, this is more episodic tension, divided into five chapters, each with cryptic titles like ‘The Pole Of Inaccessibility’. It is markedly different from that last film in so many ways, and yet inextricably tied to it, deepening our...
- 5/24/2024
- by John Nugent
- Empire - Movies
Let's get one thing out of the way before we head into a ranking that I'm sure people will be Very Normal About: George Miller's "Mad Max" saga is one of the most consistently great franchises in cinema history, and when it comes to the top three especially, all of these titles can easily swap placement depending on the day or a person's taste. In fact, we at /Film ranked the "Mad Max" films in 2022, but the ranking on the list you're reading today has shifted quite a bit. For one thing, Miller has unleashed "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" onto the world in the time since, and the original trilogy of films is no longer being swallowed whole by the frenzied hype of "Fury Road."
Miller made his feature directorial debut with the first "Mad Max" film in 1979, and the continued installments have only gotten bigger, bolder, and (usually) better.
Miller made his feature directorial debut with the first "Mad Max" film in 1979, and the continued installments have only gotten bigger, bolder, and (usually) better.
- 5/24/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
As far as iconic franchises go, George Miller’s Mad Max films are right up there among Hollywood’s favorite film series. Similar to his namesake George Lucas and his brainchild Star Wars, Miller created the dystopian action series back in 1979 with Mel Gibson, which was followed by two successful sequels in the 80s.
Hollywood filmmaker George Miller (image credit: George Biard/Wikimedia Commons)
After returning with 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road, the director roped in one of Hollywood’s big draws Anya Taylor-Joy along with fellow Australian Chris Hemsworth for the highly anticipated 2024 prequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Hemsworth in a recent appearance, expressed his admiration towards Miller for putting their country front and center through this blockbuster franchise.
Why Chris Hemsworth Believes That George Miller Is His Country’s Pride
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga directed by George Miller will be released on May 24th, 2024, and is...
Hollywood filmmaker George Miller (image credit: George Biard/Wikimedia Commons)
After returning with 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road, the director roped in one of Hollywood’s big draws Anya Taylor-Joy along with fellow Australian Chris Hemsworth for the highly anticipated 2024 prequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Hemsworth in a recent appearance, expressed his admiration towards Miller for putting their country front and center through this blockbuster franchise.
Why Chris Hemsworth Believes That George Miller Is His Country’s Pride
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga directed by George Miller will be released on May 24th, 2024, and is...
- 5/24/2024
- by Sharanya Sankar
- FandomWire
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is currently making roars, and it also features a blink-and-miss cameo of the original series’ protagonist. The franchise’s success is no stranger to entertainment enthusiasts, but Avalanche’s 2015 video game didn’t get as much love as the movies. The sales were a topic of debate as it was beaten by Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Avalanche Studios co-founder Christofer Sundberg still hasn’t gone over it yet, as he revealed people blamed them for bad sales. It was the United Kingdom’s second bestseller following the first week of its release and was the eighth-bestselling game in the United States in the first month.
The Phantom Pain Was Real, as Mad Max’s Sales Didn’t Live up to the Mark
It has a free-flowing combat system akin to the Batman: Arkham games.
Being a co-founder is as bad as it can be good.
Avalanche Studios co-founder Christofer Sundberg still hasn’t gone over it yet, as he revealed people blamed them for bad sales. It was the United Kingdom’s second bestseller following the first week of its release and was the eighth-bestselling game in the United States in the first month.
The Phantom Pain Was Real, as Mad Max’s Sales Didn’t Live up to the Mark
It has a free-flowing combat system akin to the Batman: Arkham games.
Being a co-founder is as bad as it can be good.
- 5/24/2024
- by Anurag Batham
- FandomWire
Chicago – It’s no “Fury Road,” but “Furiosa” is a suitably high octane summer blockbuster that delivers the eye popping action that Mad Max fans come for. The film is a prequel to that Oscar winning film, with Anya Taylor-Joy taking over for Charlize Theron as the one armed, shaved headed all around world-class bad ass.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
The film starts with a pint-sized Furiosa picking a piece of fruit in a lush landscape known as The Green Place. She’s abducted by a biker gang and taken back to Dementus’ fiefdom. Her mother nearly pulls off a daring rescue by cutting down bikers with a sniper rifle and fighting off whole hoards single handedly. Furiosa is held captive by Dementus and then essentially traded to rival warlord Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme) after Dementus lays siege to Gastown, one of the three fortresses of the wasteland, along with Immortan Joe’s Citadel,...
Rating: 4.0/5.0
The film starts with a pint-sized Furiosa picking a piece of fruit in a lush landscape known as The Green Place. She’s abducted by a biker gang and taken back to Dementus’ fiefdom. Her mother nearly pulls off a daring rescue by cutting down bikers with a sniper rifle and fighting off whole hoards single handedly. Furiosa is held captive by Dementus and then essentially traded to rival warlord Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme) after Dementus lays siege to Gastown, one of the three fortresses of the wasteland, along with Immortan Joe’s Citadel,...
- 5/24/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The internet’s premise is simple; people enjoy watching The Hot Ones, which follows a simple formula of celebrities eating spicy chicken wings and answering the burning questions asked to them by Sean Evans, the host of the show. Numerous celebrities have been part of the talk show, and Chris Hemsworth was the newest name to be added to the list.
Chris Hemsworth. Credits: Gage Skidmore/ Wikimedia Commons
The show has surprisingly attracted a large number of celebrities, not only because of Evans’ talent but also to enjoy their favorite celebrities, eating tongue-numbing spicy wings. The viewers enjoyed the latest episode as the Thor actor started strong but soon fell victim to the hot sauces, leaving the fans laughing as he failed to cope with the spice making everything worse for Hemsworth. However, he is not the only Marvel actor, falling victim to the fiery hot wings.
Chris Hemsworth Could...
Chris Hemsworth. Credits: Gage Skidmore/ Wikimedia Commons
The show has surprisingly attracted a large number of celebrities, not only because of Evans’ talent but also to enjoy their favorite celebrities, eating tongue-numbing spicy wings. The viewers enjoyed the latest episode as the Thor actor started strong but soon fell victim to the hot sauces, leaving the fans laughing as he failed to cope with the spice making everything worse for Hemsworth. However, he is not the only Marvel actor, falling victim to the fiery hot wings.
Chris Hemsworth Could...
- 5/24/2024
- by Tushar Auddy
- FandomWire
Chris Hemsworth is the latest actor to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His Marvel co-star Robert Downey Jr. was present at this special occasion. While the other Og Avengers stars couldn’t make it to the ceremony, they sent their best wishes via Downey Jr. Knowing their bond, it wouldn’t be a surprise that the stars chose to roast Hemsworth on his special day.
Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Thor: Love and Thunder | Marvel Studios
While the fellow Avengers had some pretty on-point things to say about Hemsworth in their roasts, it was Chris Evans with his savage one-liner that stood out. The recognition came a day before Hemsworth’s movie Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga opened in theaters.
Chris Evans Had The Best Roast For Chris Hemsworth Among The Og Avengers
Chris Hemsworth and his Marvel co-stars in a still from The Avengers...
Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Thor: Love and Thunder | Marvel Studios
While the fellow Avengers had some pretty on-point things to say about Hemsworth in their roasts, it was Chris Evans with his savage one-liner that stood out. The recognition came a day before Hemsworth’s movie Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga opened in theaters.
Chris Evans Had The Best Roast For Chris Hemsworth Among The Og Avengers
Chris Hemsworth and his Marvel co-stars in a still from The Avengers...
- 5/24/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Gun blazing, blood spilling, and gas-guzzling motorcades of doom have returned to bring about another heatwave of death in the wasteland as the fifth movie in the Mad Max franchise, Furiosa hits the screens today in theaters worldwide. For the first time, a prequel spin-off installment has found its place in George Miller’s epic dystopian franchise, thanks to the positive reception of Imperator Furiosa, the hard-boiled, no-nonsense, battle-hardened warrior played by Charlize Theron, who had outshined everyone else in her first appearance in Mad Max: Fury Road.
In a time when a lack of good female-led action movies is evident, the solo venture of Furiosa could have been a major game changer like its predecessor. Especially with the scope of her intriguing past being explored, the roadmap was already charted, and fans expected a hard-hitting origin story for the character. However, despite being packed with adrenaline-fueling action sequences, the trademark overstylized sets and automations,...
In a time when a lack of good female-led action movies is evident, the solo venture of Furiosa could have been a major game changer like its predecessor. Especially with the scope of her intriguing past being explored, the roadmap was already charted, and fans expected a hard-hitting origin story for the character. However, despite being packed with adrenaline-fueling action sequences, the trademark overstylized sets and automations,...
- 5/24/2024
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
Never knowingly upstaged, George Miller’s latest Mad Max film features the franchise’s biggest stunt yet. Here’s how the Furiosa team pulled off the War Rig chase.
“If we were gonna make an action film”, production designer Colin Gibson said of Fury Road, “This was gonna be the last great action film”.
Six Oscars, $400m and almost a decade later, Gibson found himself and the Mad Max team back in the desert. Their mission? Make the last great action film. Again.
True to the series’ unsubtle ideology, almost everything about Furiosa is bigger. It’s 28 minutes longer, for a start, more a decade-spanning odyssey than Fury Road’s comparatively low-key 3-day car chase.
Its biggest stunt sequence, too, dwarfs anything in the last film. Shot over roughly 78 days (accounts vary on the exact number) with 200 stunt performers trying very hard not to get run-over or blown up, Furiosa...
“If we were gonna make an action film”, production designer Colin Gibson said of Fury Road, “This was gonna be the last great action film”.
Six Oscars, $400m and almost a decade later, Gibson found himself and the Mad Max team back in the desert. Their mission? Make the last great action film. Again.
True to the series’ unsubtle ideology, almost everything about Furiosa is bigger. It’s 28 minutes longer, for a start, more a decade-spanning odyssey than Fury Road’s comparatively low-key 3-day car chase.
Its biggest stunt sequence, too, dwarfs anything in the last film. Shot over roughly 78 days (accounts vary on the exact number) with 200 stunt performers trying very hard not to get run-over or blown up, Furiosa...
- 5/24/2024
- by James Harvey
- Film Stories
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga has the potential to be the highest-grossing film in the franchise, it is unlikely to surpass the original Mad Max's impressive profit-to-cost ratio. Learn why this remarkable record remains unbroken and what benchmarks Furiosa might achieve instead.
The post Why Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Can’t Surpass the Original Mad Max’s Profit-to-Cost Ratio Record first appeared on The Cults Bay.
The post Why Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Can’t Surpass the Original Mad Max’s Profit-to-Cost Ratio Record first appeared on The Cults Bay.
- 5/24/2024
- by charan-admin
- The Cults Bay
The star plays an analyst forced to see AI’s benefits in a brash sci-fi adventure that plays like it was made two decades ago
Memorial Day weekend has long been a vital, lucrative calendar date in Hollywood, a three-day stretch that’s birthed blockbusters such as Mission: Impossible, The Lost World and Top Gun: Maverick. As George Miller’s bombastic Mad Max prequel Furiosa urges those to the big screen, Netflix has something for the majority staying home – the sci-fi adventure Atlas, and it’s the kind of big, dumb, irony-free schlock that would have premiered theatrically on this very date two decades prior. And perhaps that’s the best way to view it, as knowing nostalgia bait, designed to appeal to those who prefer to look back rather than forward, an exercise in early ’00s immersion.
If only that’s how those involved with Atlas actually saw it,...
Memorial Day weekend has long been a vital, lucrative calendar date in Hollywood, a three-day stretch that’s birthed blockbusters such as Mission: Impossible, The Lost World and Top Gun: Maverick. As George Miller’s bombastic Mad Max prequel Furiosa urges those to the big screen, Netflix has something for the majority staying home – the sci-fi adventure Atlas, and it’s the kind of big, dumb, irony-free schlock that would have premiered theatrically on this very date two decades prior. And perhaps that’s the best way to view it, as knowing nostalgia bait, designed to appeal to those who prefer to look back rather than forward, an exercise in early ’00s immersion.
If only that’s how those involved with Atlas actually saw it,...
- 5/24/2024
- by Benjamin Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
The 2024 Cannes Film Festival is underway with Quentin Dupieux’s The Second Act starring Léa Seydoux and Louis Garrel serving as the opening-night film.
This year’s lineup includes major Hollywood premieres like Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, Kevin Costner’s first film of a planned four-part series Horizon: An American Saga, Francis Coppola’s long-gestating Megalopolis, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness in a reteam with Emma Stone, Paul Schrader’s Oh, Canada and Andrea Arnold’s Bird to name a few.
They are joined by new films from stalwart auteurs including David Cronenberg, Jacques Audiard, Ali Abbasi, Jia Zhang-Ke, Christophe Honoré, Paolo Sorrentino, Gilles Lellouche, Mohammad Rasoulof, Michel Hazanavicius, Guy Maddin, Noémie Merlant and Oliver Stone.
Read all of Deadline’s takes below throughout the festival, which runs May 14-25. Click on the title to read the full review and keep checking back as we update the list.
This year’s lineup includes major Hollywood premieres like Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, Kevin Costner’s first film of a planned four-part series Horizon: An American Saga, Francis Coppola’s long-gestating Megalopolis, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness in a reteam with Emma Stone, Paul Schrader’s Oh, Canada and Andrea Arnold’s Bird to name a few.
They are joined by new films from stalwart auteurs including David Cronenberg, Jacques Audiard, Ali Abbasi, Jia Zhang-Ke, Christophe Honoré, Paolo Sorrentino, Gilles Lellouche, Mohammad Rasoulof, Michel Hazanavicius, Guy Maddin, Noémie Merlant and Oliver Stone.
Read all of Deadline’s takes below throughout the festival, which runs May 14-25. Click on the title to read the full review and keep checking back as we update the list.
- 5/24/2024
- by Pete Hammond, Joe Utichi, Damon Wise, Stephanie Bunbury and Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Anya Taylor-Joy in “Furiosa” would give Ryan Gosling’s “The Fall Guy” a run for his money.
“Furiosa” writer/director George Miller admitted to GQ UK that while filming the sprawling “Mad Max” prequel, he sometimes got confused between Taylor-Joy and her stunt double. Turns out, Taylor-Joy did more of her own stunts than even her director realized.
It took one scene where Furiosa (Taylor-Joy) had to climb into the front seat of a war rig through its smashed windscreen for Miller to realize just how down and dirty Taylor-Joy was going.
“I was watching it and I saw her stunt double, Hayley, and thought, ‘Gee, she looks a lot like Anya,'” Miller said. “I spoke to [second unit director and stunt coordinator] Guy [Norris] and he said, ‘That wasn’t Hayley, that was Anya.’ That happened a lot.”
“I can put my body through so much that it becomes a bit frightening when you don’t crash,...
“Furiosa” writer/director George Miller admitted to GQ UK that while filming the sprawling “Mad Max” prequel, he sometimes got confused between Taylor-Joy and her stunt double. Turns out, Taylor-Joy did more of her own stunts than even her director realized.
It took one scene where Furiosa (Taylor-Joy) had to climb into the front seat of a war rig through its smashed windscreen for Miller to realize just how down and dirty Taylor-Joy was going.
“I was watching it and I saw her stunt double, Hayley, and thought, ‘Gee, she looks a lot like Anya,'” Miller said. “I spoke to [second unit director and stunt coordinator] Guy [Norris] and he said, ‘That wasn’t Hayley, that was Anya.’ That happened a lot.”
“I can put my body through so much that it becomes a bit frightening when you don’t crash,...
- 5/24/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
This article contains massive spoilers for "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga."
With the release of "Furiosa," the fifth film in the "Mad Max" saga, it is abundantly clear that these movies never intended to be a single, serialized narrative. Instead, each film is a piece of mercurial mythology — stories that aren't concerned with strict continuity. They're legends, in the way that stories about Moses or King Arthur are legends; they aren't chronicles of what exactly did happen, but what may have happened.
This approach to the "Mad Max" films began with the 1979 original (which opens with the vague "A Few Years From Now..." title card) and continued in earnest with 1981's "Mad Max 2," which is narrated by an older version of one of the principal characters (whom we only hear and never see). Only 2015's "Fury Road" is narrated by Max himself, and even then, he's not of sound mind.
With the release of "Furiosa," the fifth film in the "Mad Max" saga, it is abundantly clear that these movies never intended to be a single, serialized narrative. Instead, each film is a piece of mercurial mythology — stories that aren't concerned with strict continuity. They're legends, in the way that stories about Moses or King Arthur are legends; they aren't chronicles of what exactly did happen, but what may have happened.
This approach to the "Mad Max" films began with the 1979 original (which opens with the vague "A Few Years From Now..." title card) and continued in earnest with 1981's "Mad Max 2," which is narrated by an older version of one of the principal characters (whom we only hear and never see). Only 2015's "Fury Road" is narrated by Max himself, and even then, he's not of sound mind.
- 5/23/2024
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
Chris Hemsworth received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and his longtime Avengers co-star Robert Downey Jr. marked the occasion with a public roast of everyone’s favorite “Thor” actor. Downey asked their Marvel buddies Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans to describe Hemsworth in three words. Their answers had the audience in laughter.
“What is Chris Hemsworth?” Downey asked. “Renner says, ‘Absurdly, annoyingly amazing.’ Ruffalo came in strong with ‘friend from work.’ Scarlett got to the heart of it with ‘sensitive leading lady.’ Captain America calls him the ‘second best Chris.’ And I’ll bring it to the here and now: There is no one who deserves it more. He is ‘Hollywood star recipient.'”
On a more serious note, Downey lauded Hemsworth for being one of the most remarkable people he knows. Hemsworth received his star the day before the opening of his latest movie,...
“What is Chris Hemsworth?” Downey asked. “Renner says, ‘Absurdly, annoyingly amazing.’ Ruffalo came in strong with ‘friend from work.’ Scarlett got to the heart of it with ‘sensitive leading lady.’ Captain America calls him the ‘second best Chris.’ And I’ll bring it to the here and now: There is no one who deserves it more. He is ‘Hollywood star recipient.'”
On a more serious note, Downey lauded Hemsworth for being one of the most remarkable people he knows. Hemsworth received his star the day before the opening of his latest movie,...
- 5/23/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga will be taking movie-goers back to the post-apocalyptic wasteland as envisioned by Mad Max franchise mastermind George Miller this weekend – but if you want to watch some more post-apocalyptic wasteland in the comfort of your own home tomorrow, May 24th, Shout! TV has you covered. They will be airing a marathon called Obscury Road, showing cult classic post-apocalyptic movies all day long!
The Obscury Road marathon will be airing on Shout! TV; as well as the Shout! TV app on Roku, Android, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV; and the following digital streaming platforms – Samsung TV Plus, Amazon Freevee, Local Now, Plex, Pluto TV, Sling TV, LG Channels, available on LG Smart TVs, Fubo, and Xumo.
Comic Crusaders provides the programming schedule, with the times in Pt:
10Am: Warlords of the 21st Century (Battletruck)
12Pm: Dune Warriors
2Pm: Wheels of Fire
4Pm: Deathsport
6Pm:...
The Obscury Road marathon will be airing on Shout! TV; as well as the Shout! TV app on Roku, Android, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV; and the following digital streaming platforms – Samsung TV Plus, Amazon Freevee, Local Now, Plex, Pluto TV, Sling TV, LG Channels, available on LG Smart TVs, Fubo, and Xumo.
Comic Crusaders provides the programming schedule, with the times in Pt:
10Am: Warlords of the 21st Century (Battletruck)
12Pm: Dune Warriors
2Pm: Wheels of Fire
4Pm: Deathsport
6Pm:...
- 5/23/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The year was predicted to look pretty bleak with a number of major tentpoles being delayed due to the dual union strikes from the Writers’ Guild and the Actors’ Guild from late last year. However, that isn’t to say that there aren’t still some big releases, as some films were still ready to go for the summer. The past few weeks have seen a steamy character drama with Challengers, an action comedy with two stars from last year’s Barbenheimer sensation with The Fall Guy, the powers of Ryan Reynolds and John Krasinski teaming up for a cutesy family film with If and a CGI-filled action epic from an established franchise with Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Two of the films from these past weeks have already been made available on digital platforms — Challengers and The Fall Guy.
Both Challengers and The Fall Guy followed another...
Both Challengers and The Fall Guy followed another...
- 5/23/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Few periods on the calendar mean more to cinephiles than the two weekends in May occupied by the Cannes Film Festival. Since its founding in 1946, the French festival has been a launchpad for some of the most artistically significant films of all time. The Palme d’Or is one of the most coveted film awards on the planet, and the festival’s ability to balance subversive arthouse work with major Hollywood premieres has led many to view it as the world’s most significant celebration of cinema.
The 2024 lineup featured a mix of buzzy premieres from New Hollywood titans like Francis Ford Coppola and Paul Schrader alongside exciting new works from emerging directors. Between the Main Competition, Un Certain Regard, special screenings, and sidebars like the Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week, the onslaught of new films can be overwhelming for anyone who isn’t able to give the festival their 24/7 attention.
The 2024 lineup featured a mix of buzzy premieres from New Hollywood titans like Francis Ford Coppola and Paul Schrader alongside exciting new works from emerging directors. Between the Main Competition, Un Certain Regard, special screenings, and sidebars like the Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week, the onslaught of new films can be overwhelming for anyone who isn’t able to give the festival their 24/7 attention.
- 5/23/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
The post-apocalyptic R-rated action feature “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga", directed by Oscar winner George Miller as a prequel to Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road”, stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke, opening May 24, 2024 in theaters:
“…as the world falls, 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 ‘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…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
“…as the world falls, 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 ‘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…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 5/23/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Lachy Hulme, Nathan Jones, Alyla Browne | Written by Nico Lathouris, George Miller | Directed by George Miller
Set before the events of Mad Max: Fury Road, a young Furiosa (Alyla Browne) is stolen from her homeland of The Green Place by a group of post-apocalyptic bikers who follow a maverick leader called Dementus (Chris Hemsworth). Handing her over to the citadel years later, Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy) works her way up the ranks to get revenge on the man who took her mother’s life.
If you were a frequent moviegoer in 2015, chances are you had a front-row year for the objective masterpiece of that year — Mad Max: Fury Road. In fact, the film has been so well received that demand for more in the nine years since has been at a consistent high, finally manifesting itself in the form of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
Set before the events of Mad Max: Fury Road, a young Furiosa (Alyla Browne) is stolen from her homeland of The Green Place by a group of post-apocalyptic bikers who follow a maverick leader called Dementus (Chris Hemsworth). Handing her over to the citadel years later, Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy) works her way up the ranks to get revenge on the man who took her mother’s life.
If you were a frequent moviegoer in 2015, chances are you had a front-row year for the objective masterpiece of that year — Mad Max: Fury Road. In fact, the film has been so well received that demand for more in the nine years since has been at a consistent high, finally manifesting itself in the form of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
- 5/23/2024
- by Jasmine Valentine
- Nerdly
The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival continues on Day 10 with the world premieres of All We Imagine as Light, and Beating Hearts, starring Adèle Exarchopoulos, Alain Chabat, and Benoit Poelvoorde.
Director Gilles Lellouche presents his latest musical rom-com, Beating Hearts, that whisks Adèle Exarchopoulos and François Civil away on a heady, twenty-year romantic odyssey.
Adapted from Neville Thompson’s novel, the film follows Jackie (Exarchopoulos) and Clotaire (Civil) who fall madly in love in their town in northern France. She’s kooky and nerdy where he’s a bit of a scoundrel, and although life puts their love to the test, nothing can keep them apart.
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Director Gilles Lellouche presents his latest musical rom-com, Beating Hearts, that whisks Adèle Exarchopoulos and François Civil away on a heady, twenty-year romantic odyssey.
Adapted from Neville Thompson’s novel, the film follows Jackie (Exarchopoulos) and Clotaire (Civil) who fall madly in love in their town in northern France. She’s kooky and nerdy where he’s a bit of a scoundrel, and although life puts their love to the test, nothing can keep them apart.
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Demi Moore hosts the annual 2024 amfAR Gala in Cannes, at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc celebrates the 30th edition of the AIDS charity. The gala, presented...
- 5/23/2024
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
No one could blame the box office for needing an imaginary friend right now. For the first time in more than a decade — excluding the worst period of the Covid-19 crisis — no movie opening during the first six months of the year has come close to hitting the $100 million mark in its domestic launch.
In 2023, for example, three films had accomplished this feat by the time Memorial Day rolled around, including The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which debuted to $146.3 million in April on its way to earning $1.36 billion worldwide. To date, the top opening of the year belongs to March tentpole Dune: Part Two, which started off with $82.5 million, followed by $80 million for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. In fact, it’s nearing the one-year anniversary of the last film to open to $100 million or more — Barbie, which sunnily smiled its way to a $162 million debut in the latter half of July.
In 2023, for example, three films had accomplished this feat by the time Memorial Day rolled around, including The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which debuted to $146.3 million in April on its way to earning $1.36 billion worldwide. To date, the top opening of the year belongs to March tentpole Dune: Part Two, which started off with $82.5 million, followed by $80 million for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. In fact, it’s nearing the one-year anniversary of the last film to open to $100 million or more — Barbie, which sunnily smiled its way to a $162 million debut in the latter half of July.
- 5/23/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When Ving Rhames goes from impossible missions to the squared circle for the upcoming boxing drama Uppercut, emotions will fly like so many shots to the breadbasket. Grindstone Entertainment is ringing the bell for the North American rights to Uppercut, which stars Rhames as a trainer who agrees to mold the mind and body of a new female fighter.
Uppercut marks German writer-director Torsten Ruether’s English-language debut for the adaptation of the filmmaker’s 2021 film Leberhaken. The original film’s star, Luiii, aka Luise Grossmann, a former professional pole vaulter-turned-actress, is Duking it out alongside Rhames in the upcoming sports drama. Joanna Cassidy and Jordan E. Cooper add more power to the project’s punch.
Uppercut takes place in New York City in 2014. The hard-hitting tale focuses on Toni (Luii) as she seeks wisdom from Elliott (Rhames), a former boxer turned gym owner in Bushwick. Reluctant to train her,...
Uppercut marks German writer-director Torsten Ruether’s English-language debut for the adaptation of the filmmaker’s 2021 film Leberhaken. The original film’s star, Luiii, aka Luise Grossmann, a former professional pole vaulter-turned-actress, is Duking it out alongside Rhames in the upcoming sports drama. Joanna Cassidy and Jordan E. Cooper add more power to the project’s punch.
Uppercut takes place in New York City in 2014. The hard-hitting tale focuses on Toni (Luii) as she seeks wisdom from Elliott (Rhames), a former boxer turned gym owner in Bushwick. Reluctant to train her,...
- 5/23/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
When the very first Mad Max movie was released in 1979, no one could have predicted the heights to which the franchise would climb. Since then, there have been six feature-length films, and the franchise has also branched out into other forms of media, such as comics and video games.
With the release of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, George Miller has been asked a lot about the movie and the future of the franchise. One question asked was whether he ever envisioned another video game for the franchise, and Miller said it could only be done by a very specific person.
Mad Max Director George Miller Trusts Hideo Kojima Implicitly Mad Max 2015 did not sit well with Miller.
The release of Mad Max: Fury Road led to the launch of the Mad Max game. You would not have been faulted for dismissing the title as just another movie spin-off, as those games are rarely good.
With the release of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, George Miller has been asked a lot about the movie and the future of the franchise. One question asked was whether he ever envisioned another video game for the franchise, and Miller said it could only be done by a very specific person.
Mad Max Director George Miller Trusts Hideo Kojima Implicitly Mad Max 2015 did not sit well with Miller.
The release of Mad Max: Fury Road led to the launch of the Mad Max game. You would not have been faulted for dismissing the title as just another movie spin-off, as those games are rarely good.
- 5/23/2024
- by Sagar Nerala
- FandomWire
Plot: Stolen from her people as a child and forced to witness her mother’s execution, young Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy) sets out on an epic quest for vengeance against the warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth).
Review: George Miller’s Mad Max series contains not one but two of the most incredible action movies ever made. Sure, there’s Fury Road, but there’s also The Road Warrior. Both are masterpieces of their genre, so the bar has been set pretty high for Miller’s return to the Wasteland. The early reviews seem overly concerned that Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga isn’t a replay of Mad Mad: Fury Road, with it telling an epic, fifteen-year tale, the likes of which has never been attempted in the series before. From the 1979 original onward, all the movies told relatively compact stories, so Miller and co-writer Nico Lathouris deserve praise for doing something different.
Review: George Miller’s Mad Max series contains not one but two of the most incredible action movies ever made. Sure, there’s Fury Road, but there’s also The Road Warrior. Both are masterpieces of their genre, so the bar has been set pretty high for Miller’s return to the Wasteland. The early reviews seem overly concerned that Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga isn’t a replay of Mad Mad: Fury Road, with it telling an epic, fifteen-year tale, the likes of which has never been attempted in the series before. From the 1979 original onward, all the movies told relatively compact stories, so Miller and co-writer Nico Lathouris deserve praise for doing something different.
- 5/23/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
During an interview with Gaming Bible, Furiosa director George Miller was asked about the possibility of a new Mad Max video game. Somewhat surprisingly, Miller not only referenced developer Avalanche Studios’ 2015 Mad Max video game but confessed that he was disappointed in that title.
“It wasn’t as good as I wanted it to be,” said Miller of the most recent Mad Max game. “We gave all of our material to a company to do it. But, you know, I’m one of those people who would rather not do something unless you can do it at the highest level or at least try to make it at a higher level.”
Well…ouch. So, what about the possibility of another Mad Max game somewhere down the (fury) road? Miller isn’t making any promises, but there is one person he’d love to see take a crack at the concept.
“It wasn’t as good as I wanted it to be,” said Miller of the most recent Mad Max game. “We gave all of our material to a company to do it. But, you know, I’m one of those people who would rather not do something unless you can do it at the highest level or at least try to make it at a higher level.”
Well…ouch. So, what about the possibility of another Mad Max game somewhere down the (fury) road? Miller isn’t making any promises, but there is one person he’d love to see take a crack at the concept.
- 5/23/2024
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
Anya Taylor-Joy is calling for a more authentic and powerful portrayal of women’s rage. The actress, who has given numerous remarkable performances within a decade of her debut, has earned a place among some of the best-rising stars in the industry.
Anna Taylor-Joy l Credit: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons
As she gears up to make her debut as the fierce and strong-willed Imperator Furiosa, Taylor-Joy recently opened up about how she has pushed several of her characters to express more than just tears in their scenes, emphasizing challenging the stereotypical portrayal of feminine rage on-screen.
Anya Taylor-Joy Advocates for Authentic Female Rage Portrayal
Anya Taylor-Joy is set to captivate audiences once again with her upcoming film, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, taking on a role that allows her to showcase a broad spectrum of emotions, including rage and anger, something she has constantly advocated for.
Suggested“She needs to...
Anna Taylor-Joy l Credit: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons
As she gears up to make her debut as the fierce and strong-willed Imperator Furiosa, Taylor-Joy recently opened up about how she has pushed several of her characters to express more than just tears in their scenes, emphasizing challenging the stereotypical portrayal of feminine rage on-screen.
Anya Taylor-Joy Advocates for Authentic Female Rage Portrayal
Anya Taylor-Joy is set to captivate audiences once again with her upcoming film, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, taking on a role that allows her to showcase a broad spectrum of emotions, including rage and anger, something she has constantly advocated for.
Suggested“She needs to...
- 5/23/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
The brain of filmmaker George Miller is a glorious thing. The creator of the Mad Max movies has conjured some of the craziest images ever committed to film – and now, at 79 years of age, he’s about to do it all over again in fifth outing Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Ever since the 1979 original Mad Max – and its sequels Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, and most recently Mad Max: Fury Road – Miller has been pulling weird and wonderful creations from his imagination and bringing them to the screen with uncompromising vision.
As a result, the Mad Max saga is packed with oddballs, grotesqueries, twisted heroes, and despicable villains. Now’s the perfect time to revisit every film in the series – and meet the wildest inhabitants of the Wasteland.
‘Mad’ Max Rockatansky
Films: Mad Max, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome,...
As a result, the Mad Max saga is packed with oddballs, grotesqueries, twisted heroes, and despicable villains. Now’s the perfect time to revisit every film in the series – and meet the wildest inhabitants of the Wasteland.
‘Mad’ Max Rockatansky
Films: Mad Max, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome,...
- 5/23/2024
- Empire - Movies
Wenige Tage nach seiner Cannes-Premiere ist George Millers Prequel am gestrigen Mittwoch bereits in einigen Territorien gestartet. Erste Zahlen liegen aus Südkorea vor.
Aus Südkorea liegen bereits Zahlen zum Start von „Furiose: A Mad Max Saga“ vor (Credit: Warner Bros.)
George Millers “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (die Spot-Besprechung) ist wenige Tage nach seiner Cannes-Premiere am gestrigen Mittwoch bereits in ersten Territorien gestartet; erste Zahlen liegen aus Südkorea vor.
Nach Angaben des vom Korean Film Council betriebenen Marktforschers spielte das „Mad Max Fury Road“-Prequel mit Anya Taylor-Joy in der Rolle der jungen Kriegerin Furiosa an seinem Starttag in Südkorea als neuer Spitzenreiter der Kinocharts 575.000 Dollar ein, das entspricht rund 37 Prozent des Gesamteinspiels am gestrigen Mittwoch. Dazu kommen weitere rund 22.000 Dollar aus Previews.
Zum Vergleich: „The Fall Guy”, einer der jüngsten Hollywood-Flops in Südkorea, spielte dort in zwei Wochen insgesamt lediglich 1,6 Mio. Dollar ein und ist aktuell nicht mehr...
Aus Südkorea liegen bereits Zahlen zum Start von „Furiose: A Mad Max Saga“ vor (Credit: Warner Bros.)
George Millers “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (die Spot-Besprechung) ist wenige Tage nach seiner Cannes-Premiere am gestrigen Mittwoch bereits in ersten Territorien gestartet; erste Zahlen liegen aus Südkorea vor.
Nach Angaben des vom Korean Film Council betriebenen Marktforschers spielte das „Mad Max Fury Road“-Prequel mit Anya Taylor-Joy in der Rolle der jungen Kriegerin Furiosa an seinem Starttag in Südkorea als neuer Spitzenreiter der Kinocharts 575.000 Dollar ein, das entspricht rund 37 Prozent des Gesamteinspiels am gestrigen Mittwoch. Dazu kommen weitere rund 22.000 Dollar aus Previews.
Zum Vergleich: „The Fall Guy”, einer der jüngsten Hollywood-Flops in Südkorea, spielte dort in zwei Wochen insgesamt lediglich 1,6 Mio. Dollar ein und ist aktuell nicht mehr...
- 5/23/2024
- by Jochen Müller
- Spot - Media & Film
Fortnite players are in for a treat this Friday after Epic Games shared a new image teasing the return of a beloved point of interest known as the Shark. The live service game has been renowned for its collaborative nature and fans have a good guess for this season’s bonus skin.
The gaming community expected a crossover between the game and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga was imminent. The newest film would somehow influence the developers to integrate themes and concepts into the game mechanics and do creative twists to intrigue the fans.
Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 Is Getting the Players Riled Up
Epic Games still has some tricks up its sleeves for the latest season of Fortnite.
Recent leaks regarding the following season have hinted at the ability to hijack vehicles that are being operated by opponents in Fortnite which is greatly inspired by the Mad Max franchise.
The gaming community expected a crossover between the game and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga was imminent. The newest film would somehow influence the developers to integrate themes and concepts into the game mechanics and do creative twists to intrigue the fans.
Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 Is Getting the Players Riled Up
Epic Games still has some tricks up its sleeves for the latest season of Fortnite.
Recent leaks regarding the following season have hinted at the ability to hijack vehicles that are being operated by opponents in Fortnite which is greatly inspired by the Mad Max franchise.
- 5/23/2024
- by Rouvin Josef Quirimit
- FandomWire
On the upcoming episode of ‘Today with Hoda & Jenna,’ airing Wednesday, May 24, 2024, on NBC, the show welcomes acclaimed actress Anya Taylor-Joy, who will discuss her highly anticipated new film, “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.” The episode also includes a conversation with Ally Love, who will share insights about her Morning Mindset, joined […]
Today with Hoda & Jenna: Anya Taylor-Joy, Alejandra Ramos...
Today with Hoda & Jenna: Anya Taylor-Joy, Alejandra Ramos...
- 5/23/2024
- by Riley Avery
- MemorableTV
Fresh from its Cannes premiere George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” dashed into the lead at the South Korea cinema box office. In doing so, it deposed “The Roundup: Punishment,” the local crime actioner that has dominated Korean cinemagoing for the past month.
“Furiosa” earned $575,000 from 75,400 ticket sales on Wednesday, giving it a Korean total of $597,000, including a sprinkling of preview showings, according to data from the Kobis tracking service that is operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
South Korea was not the only territory to enjoy the “Furiosa” release on May 22 – others included France, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines – but by virtue of its geography and reliable, publicly-available data, it becomes the first to report the film’s commercial credentials.
Korea is also an important box office market. It had ranked as the world’s fourth largest in the pre-pandemic era, helped...
“Furiosa” earned $575,000 from 75,400 ticket sales on Wednesday, giving it a Korean total of $597,000, including a sprinkling of preview showings, according to data from the Kobis tracking service that is operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
South Korea was not the only territory to enjoy the “Furiosa” release on May 22 – others included France, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines – but by virtue of its geography and reliable, publicly-available data, it becomes the first to report the film’s commercial credentials.
Korea is also an important box office market. It had ranked as the world’s fourth largest in the pre-pandemic era, helped...
- 5/23/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Anya Taylor-Joy is opening up about why she has fought for several of her characters to express onscreen rage.
During a wide-ranging interview for a GQ cover story, the Emmy-nominated actress revealed the instances where she pushed to change an emotional scene that saw her character crying to one that invoked anger.
“I’ve developed a bit of a reputation for fighting for feminine rage, which is a strange thing, because I’m not promoting violence — but I am promoting women being seen as people,” Taylor-Joy explained. “We have reactions that are not always dainty or unmessy.”
The first time the actress advocated for “female rage” was for her feature acting debut in Robert Eggers’ The Witch. Her character Thomasin is initially meant to cry when she is dragged from the family’s farmyard and accused of being the evil presence inside the house. However, Taylor-Joy said she couldn’t...
During a wide-ranging interview for a GQ cover story, the Emmy-nominated actress revealed the instances where she pushed to change an emotional scene that saw her character crying to one that invoked anger.
“I’ve developed a bit of a reputation for fighting for feminine rage, which is a strange thing, because I’m not promoting violence — but I am promoting women being seen as people,” Taylor-Joy explained. “We have reactions that are not always dainty or unmessy.”
The first time the actress advocated for “female rage” was for her feature acting debut in Robert Eggers’ The Witch. Her character Thomasin is initially meant to cry when she is dragged from the family’s farmyard and accused of being the evil presence inside the house. However, Taylor-Joy said she couldn’t...
- 5/23/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
George Miller's Fury Road prequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, revs into theaters this weekend, and while the movie is quite a bit more brutal than our previous trip to the Wasteland, it seems there was one scene that proved a little too gruesome for the legendary filmmaker.
Spoilers relating to the ending of the film follow.
During an interview with GQ, star Anya Taylor-Joy revealed that she convinced Miller to shoot a scene in which her character cuts out the tongue of her nemesis, the cruel warlord Demenetus (Chris Hemsworth), who was responsible for the death of her mother - and plenty more besides.
However, the gory moment didn't make the theatrical cut of the film.
“It was really important to me that the confrontation between Furiosa and Dementus be a physical one, and that it was hard-won,” said the actress. “It needed it; she needed it. I...
Spoilers relating to the ending of the film follow.
During an interview with GQ, star Anya Taylor-Joy revealed that she convinced Miller to shoot a scene in which her character cuts out the tongue of her nemesis, the cruel warlord Demenetus (Chris Hemsworth), who was responsible for the death of her mother - and plenty more besides.
However, the gory moment didn't make the theatrical cut of the film.
“It was really important to me that the confrontation between Furiosa and Dementus be a physical one, and that it was hard-won,” said the actress. “It needed it; she needed it. I...
- 5/23/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga roared through Cannes before it launches in theaters Friday after nearly 10 years in development. The prequel film builds on the Australian wasteland universe established in George Miller’s four other movies of the franchise: Mad Max (1979), Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981), Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).
In Fury Road, which became the first in the franchise to receive Academy Award nominations (winning six out of ten awards), Charlize Theron portrayed Imperator Furiosa. Anya Taylor-Joy takes on the titular role in this next installment, which shows her backstory of getting kidnapped by Warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) and his Biker Hord. At 10 years old, she is forced to grow up fast, and while she fights for survival, her only wish is to return home and reunite with her family.
Those looking for a refresher on the Mad Max franchise can find...
In Fury Road, which became the first in the franchise to receive Academy Award nominations (winning six out of ten awards), Charlize Theron portrayed Imperator Furiosa. Anya Taylor-Joy takes on the titular role in this next installment, which shows her backstory of getting kidnapped by Warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) and his Biker Hord. At 10 years old, she is forced to grow up fast, and while she fights for survival, her only wish is to return home and reunite with her family.
Those looking for a refresher on the Mad Max franchise can find...
- 5/23/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- Deadline Film + TV
Anya Taylor-Joy said an interview with British GQ that she has often fought for her characters to express rage on screen. It turns out there have been several films where in the script her character is supposed to cry, but Taylor-Joy just didn’t think that was the right emotional beat. She decided to speak up for herself and successfully convinced her directors to let her character have more rage.
“I’ve developed a bit of a reputation for fighting for feminine rage, which is a strange thing, because I’m not promoting violence – but I am promoting women being seen as people,” Taylor-Joy told the publication. “We have reactions that are not always dainty or un-messy.”
Taylor-Joy first fought for her character’s rage on her feature acting debut, Robert Eggers’ “The Witch.” It was written that her character, Thomasin, would cry during a scene in which she is...
“I’ve developed a bit of a reputation for fighting for feminine rage, which is a strange thing, because I’m not promoting violence – but I am promoting women being seen as people,” Taylor-Joy told the publication. “We have reactions that are not always dainty or un-messy.”
Taylor-Joy first fought for her character’s rage on her feature acting debut, Robert Eggers’ “The Witch.” It was written that her character, Thomasin, would cry during a scene in which she is...
- 5/22/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
It’s not always easy to find out which movies hit theaters each week, especially after the Hollywood strikes led to many release date changes. With the WGA and actors strikes resolved and summer blockbusters starting to roll in, May is filled with both big budget flicks and new indie releases.
Premiering May 24 is George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” which tells the origin story of the wasteland warrior princess before her run-in with Mad Max starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke and Alyla Browne. Also hitting theaters is family film “The Garfield Movie” and Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man,” which follows a straight-edge professor who discovers his calling as a fake assassin starring Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio and Molly Bernard. Two films getting limited releases this week are Disney’s “The Beach Boys,” a documentary about the legendary surf-rock band, and “Solo,” a foreign...
Premiering May 24 is George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” which tells the origin story of the wasteland warrior princess before her run-in with Mad Max starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke and Alyla Browne. Also hitting theaters is family film “The Garfield Movie” and Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man,” which follows a straight-edge professor who discovers his calling as a fake assassin starring Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio and Molly Bernard. Two films getting limited releases this week are Disney’s “The Beach Boys,” a documentary about the legendary surf-rock band, and “Solo,” a foreign...
- 5/22/2024
- by Pat Saperstein and Jack Dunn
- Variety Film + TV
With the release of “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” on May 10, this year’s Best Visual Effects Oscar race just got a lot more interesting. That’s because we’re almost guaranteed to get three, possibly even four, movies in the race that are follow-ups to previous Visual Effects nominees. “Apes” is likely to be the fourth movie in its franchise nominated for the innovative performance capture used to help create the film’s photo-realistic apes. Three previous films, starring Andy Serkis, were nominated for Oscars in the category in 2011, 2014, and 2017, but none of them won.
The work done by director Wes Ball and his team has made “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” a serious contender in multiple below-the-line categories, not just visual effects. Its production design and sound are equally impressive. But the academy branch that’s most likely to be impressed will be the...
The work done by director Wes Ball and his team has made “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” a serious contender in multiple below-the-line categories, not just visual effects. Its production design and sound are equally impressive. But the academy branch that’s most likely to be impressed will be the...
- 5/22/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
The fifth entrant in the Mad Max saga is all set to take things up a notch. If Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’s trailer left any doubts up about how good the flick would turn out to be, its Australian premiere has proved its detractors (though they were small in number) wrong. Just as the movie was nearing its release, Anna Taylor-Joy has dropped a statement that could very well go on to hamper the movie’s chances in the long run and haunt George Miller & Co.
George Miller wanted no transition in the casting of Furiosa
George Miller was very particular about his casting choices l Author: Georges Biard Credits: Wikimedia Commons
While speaking with Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos on the sets of Live, the Queen’s Gambit star was asked how George Miller managed to cast a younger version of Furiosa that looked so much like her.
George Miller wanted no transition in the casting of Furiosa
George Miller was very particular about his casting choices l Author: Georges Biard Credits: Wikimedia Commons
While speaking with Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos on the sets of Live, the Queen’s Gambit star was asked how George Miller managed to cast a younger version of Furiosa that looked so much like her.
- 5/22/2024
- by Smriti Sneh
- FandomWire
We’re about to witness one of the most brutal battles in the entire Mad Max saga. Immortan Joe and Dementus were nothing compared to our heroine’s final and most deadly enemy: a chubby orange cat named Garfield. Indeed, we’re about to see one of the biggest and most unlikely box office battles of the summer. While most box office analysts believe audiences will choose Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, George Miller’s epic prequel to Fury Road, as their Memorial Day movie of choice, family audiences heading out this holiday weekend may make The Garfield Movie a stronger-than-expected opponent.
I’m expecting Furiosa to make about $40 million this weekend, with Garfield in a close second place with $35 million. Why so low on Furiosa? I have a few reasons. For one thing, even if Fury Road is one of the greatest action films of all time, it...
I’m expecting Furiosa to make about $40 million this weekend, with Garfield in a close second place with $35 million. Why so low on Furiosa? I have a few reasons. For one thing, even if Fury Road is one of the greatest action films of all time, it...
- 5/22/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
What is the best Australian movie ever made? Walkabout? Wake in Fright? The Piano? Picnic at Hanging Rock? The Babadook? All worthy contenders, no doubt, but they’re all wrong answers. The only acceptable response regarding the best movie from the Land Down Under is Mad Max, George Miller’s marauding motorist mania that celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2024. Never mind the billion-dollar franchise it spawned, the creative ingenuity and low-budget DIY filmmaking of the original remains one of the most impressive cinematic feats on record.
A true independent movie with a rebellious spirit, Mad Max was made in just 12 weeks for a paltry $350,000 yet went on to gross $185 million worldwide. The film introduced the world to Mel Gibson, who would go on to play the badass road-racing Main Force Patrol officer Max Rockatansky twice more en route to becoming a bona fide Hollywood action star. Now, with the law-enforcing...
A true independent movie with a rebellious spirit, Mad Max was made in just 12 weeks for a paltry $350,000 yet went on to gross $185 million worldwide. The film introduced the world to Mel Gibson, who would go on to play the badass road-racing Main Force Patrol officer Max Rockatansky twice more en route to becoming a bona fide Hollywood action star. Now, with the law-enforcing...
- 5/22/2024
- by Jake Dee
- JoBlo.com
For decades, Memorial Day weekend has traditionally been a hugely busy weekend at the box office, often offering the biggest of franchise sequels — or in this case, two potential franchise prequels? Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.
The Memorial Day bump that has helped so many franchise installments before will certainly be in play for George Miller‘s return to the post-apocalyptic world of Mad Max with “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” a prequel that tells the earlier story of Charlize Theron‘s character from “Mad Max: Fury Road.” This one stars Anya Taylor-Joy as the title character, joined by Chris Hemsworth as a new antagonist called Dementus, as well a mix of new characters and ones that appeared in “Fury Road.”
Miller’s career as a filmmaker pretty much began back in 1980 with “Mad Max,” a cult action movie that introduced Mel Gibson to the world,...
The Memorial Day bump that has helped so many franchise installments before will certainly be in play for George Miller‘s return to the post-apocalyptic world of Mad Max with “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” a prequel that tells the earlier story of Charlize Theron‘s character from “Mad Max: Fury Road.” This one stars Anya Taylor-Joy as the title character, joined by Chris Hemsworth as a new antagonist called Dementus, as well a mix of new characters and ones that appeared in “Fury Road.”
Miller’s career as a filmmaker pretty much began back in 1980 with “Mad Max,” a cult action movie that introduced Mel Gibson to the world,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is upon us. The spin-off is getting mostly positive reactions, with a bevy of its criticisms coming from the film’s length and pacing. However, the consensus is that 79-year-old George Miller brings back the action and excitement that made Mad Max: Fury Road such a standout spectacle in the sea of frenetic action blockbusters. While praise belongs to Miller and the film’s star, Anya Taylor-Joy, the man of the hour is Chris Hemsworth as Dementus, the villain of the movie.
Hemsworth has recently stated that he would get in his own way by improvising too much on Thor: Love and Thunder. However, a new profile in MovieMaker reveals that Hemsworth found it easier to disappear into his character for Furiosa thanks to his unique look — namely the prosthetic nose. He explained, “The nose, the beard, the kind of wig, all the sort of prosthetics and the costume,...
Hemsworth has recently stated that he would get in his own way by improvising too much on Thor: Love and Thunder. However, a new profile in MovieMaker reveals that Hemsworth found it easier to disappear into his character for Furiosa thanks to his unique look — namely the prosthetic nose. He explained, “The nose, the beard, the kind of wig, all the sort of prosthetics and the costume,...
- 5/22/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Self-taught Saudi director Tawfik Alzaidi posted a Tweet in 2011 predicting that cinemas would re-open in his country in 2018 after a 35-year ban.
It got zero traction.
“I was sitting in Starbucks, feeling frustrated and fired it off,” he recounts. “No-one replied or retweeted it.”
In late 2017, he would log on to discover the post had gone viral with people hailing him as a fortune teller, following the Saudi government’s announcement of the lifting of the cinema ban as part of a wider opening-up of the country under its 2030 plan aimed at moving the economy away from a reliance on oil.
Seven years later, Alzaidi is making history as his debut feature Norah world premieres in the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard as the first Saudi movie to make it into Official Selection across its 77 editions.
Set in Saudi Arabia in the 1990s, when all artistic expression was banned,...
It got zero traction.
“I was sitting in Starbucks, feeling frustrated and fired it off,” he recounts. “No-one replied or retweeted it.”
In late 2017, he would log on to discover the post had gone viral with people hailing him as a fortune teller, following the Saudi government’s announcement of the lifting of the cinema ban as part of a wider opening-up of the country under its 2030 plan aimed at moving the economy away from a reliance on oil.
Seven years later, Alzaidi is making history as his debut feature Norah world premieres in the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard as the first Saudi movie to make it into Official Selection across its 77 editions.
Set in Saudi Arabia in the 1990s, when all artistic expression was banned,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
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If you’re looking to refamiliarize yourself with the Australian Wasteland in George Miller’s “Mad Max” franchise before seeing “Furiosa” this weekend, you’re in luck: all four previous films in the beloved “Mad Max” series are available to stream online.
The “Mad Max” franchise consists of: “Mad Max: (1979), “Mad Max 2” (1981), “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” (1985), “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015) and “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (2024), hitting theaters May 24.
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The entire series has been well received by critics since its first film’s release in 1979, with “Mad Max 2” and “Fury Road” widely ranked among the best action films ever made. In 2016, “Fury Road” became the first film of the “Mad Max” franchise to receive Academy Award recognition, winning six of its ten nominations.
If you’re looking to refamiliarize yourself with the Australian Wasteland in George Miller’s “Mad Max” franchise before seeing “Furiosa” this weekend, you’re in luck: all four previous films in the beloved “Mad Max” series are available to stream online.
The “Mad Max” franchise consists of: “Mad Max: (1979), “Mad Max 2” (1981), “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” (1985), “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015) and “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (2024), hitting theaters May 24.
Stream 'Mad Max' Franchise On Max $9.99/Month
The entire series has been well received by critics since its first film’s release in 1979, with “Mad Max 2” and “Fury Road” widely ranked among the best action films ever made. In 2016, “Fury Road” became the first film of the “Mad Max” franchise to receive Academy Award recognition, winning six of its ten nominations.
- 5/22/2024
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
The deficiencies of George Miller’s Fury Road prequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga—many of which have, unsurprisingly, been given a pass—echo my broader sentiments towards this year’s Cannes, at least from where we sit just past the halfway point. In Furiosa’s opening minutes, we’re informed via voiceover of the great struggles facing its world: pandemics, famine, climate catastrophe. Offering a supplementary narrative of broader relevance, it’s a table setting of topicality that’s wholly unnecessary to the film’s primary, surface pleasures. Many of this year’s Palme d’Or contenders, too, have felt like showcases for Contemporary Issue X rather than works of […]
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The post Cannes 2024: Furiosa, Bird, Kinds of Kindness, Universal Language first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 5/22/2024
- by Blake Williams
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The deficiencies of George Miller’s Fury Road prequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga—many of which have, unsurprisingly, been given a pass—echo my broader sentiments towards this year’s Cannes, at least from where we sit just past the halfway point. In Furiosa’s opening minutes, we’re informed via voiceover of the great struggles facing its world: pandemics, famine, climate catastrophe. Offering a supplementary narrative of broader relevance, it’s a table setting of topicality that’s wholly unnecessary to the film’s primary, surface pleasures. Many of this year’s Palme d’Or contenders, too, have felt like showcases for Contemporary Issue X rather than works of […]
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The post Cannes 2024: Furiosa, Bird, Kinds of Kindness, Universal Language first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 5/22/2024
- by Blake Williams
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
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