Summary

• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga focuses on the titular character's backstory before Fury Road, with Max taking a backseat.
• The film offers a chance for the franchise to move in new directions, introducing colorful characters in a vibrant wasteland.
• The star-studded cast includes Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa, Chris Hemsworth as Dementus, and Tom Burke as Praetorian Jack.

A prequel to the wildly popular post-apocalyptic movie Mad Max: Fury Road, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga boasts a star-studded cast including Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth. Coming from legendary Australian director George Miller, the film focuses on the titular character and explores her backstory before the events of Mad Max: Fury Road. Unlike the previous installments in the Mad Max franchise, Max Rockatansky doesn't play a significant role in the spinoff prequel, with Furiosa taking center stage.

With a new character claiming the focus, the plot of Furiosa offers the Mad Max franchise a chance to move in an entirely new direction. The Wasteland of the Mad Max series is more colorful than many nuclear-ravaged movies, with the orange/blue-hued backdrop populated by lewdly-named, viscerally distinct characters. Furiosa deepens this further, putting familiar faces played by a mix of new and returning actors alongside some intriguing new road warriors. Here's where you've seen those actors before.

Anya Taylor-Joy As Imperator Furiosa

Date Of Birth: April 16, 1996

• Active Since: 2013

Actress: Anya Taylor-Joy was born in Miami, Florida, while her parents were on vacation, and she lived in Buenos Aires until she was six when her family moved to London. Taylor-Joy began her career as a model when she was a teenager, but she soon transitioned to acting. Her breakout role came when she starred as Thomasin in The Witch, which also happened to be Taylor-Joy's feature film debut. The actress received international attention, though, when she played Beth Harmon in The Queen's Gambit.

Anya Taylor-Joy won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film for her performance as Beth Harmon in The Queen's Gambit.

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Character: Leading the cast of Furiosa, Anya Taylor-Joy plays the title character, who is forced to work for a powerful warlord after she is kidnapped during the post-apocalypse. Imperator Furiosa was taken from the Green Place of Many Mothers as a child and consequently fell in with Dementus' Biker Horde. Taylor-Joy takes over the Furiosa role from Charlize Theron, who portrayed her in Mad Max: Fury Road.

Chris Hemsworth As Warlord Dementus

Date Of Birth: August 11, 1983

• Active Since: 2002

Actor: Chris Hemsworth was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, where he grew up. When he was around 19 years old, Hemsworth began booking small television roles in Australian shows such as Neighbours and Marshall Law. The actor made his feature film debut when he played George Kirk in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek, but Hemsworth rose to prominence when he starred as Thor in Marvel's Thor, a role he went on to play in eight more Marvel Cinematic Universe movies.

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Chris Hemsworth is set to voice Optimus Prime in the 2024 animated film Transformers One.

Character: Chris Hemsworth plays one of Furiosa's antagonists, Warlord Dementus, who is very different from Hemsworth's Thor. The actor's character is the leader of the Biker Horde that kidnaps Furiosa before coming across the Citadel led by Immortan Joe. As the two warlords battle for supremacy, Furiosa attempts to escape and return home.

Tom Burke As Praetorian Jack

Date Of Birth: June 30, 1981

• Active Since: 1999

Actor: Tom Burke was born in London, England, but he grew up in Kent surrounded by a family of actors, including Alan Rickman, who was Burke's godfather. As a result, Burke pursued a career in acting, and he later attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. After graduating, Burke booked roles in movies, shows, and plays, but the actor's breakthrough came when he played Syd in State of Play, a 2003 BBC thriller series. However, Burke is most known for his role as Athos in The Musketeers.

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Character: Tom Burke stars as Praetorian Jack, Furiosa's love interest, in the critically acclaimed film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Praetorian Jack, a War Rig driver, attempts to help Furiosa find her way home (to the Green Place), and he has connections to Immortan Joe. To many, Praetorian Jack is considered a Fury Road legend in the Citadel.

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Lachy Hulme As Immortan Joe

Date Of Birth: April 1, 1971

• Active Since: 1992

Actor: Lachy Hulme was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, where he has resided ever since. He studied drama at Melbourne's Wesley College, and Hulme began his career by appearing in numerous stage productions. However, Hulme's first movie role was as the Intruder in the Australian 1994 thriller The Intruder. Over the years, he has also booked parts in major films, like the Matrix movie series and, now, the Mad Max franchise.

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Character: Lachy Hulme portrays Immortan Joe, Mad Max: Fury Road (previously portrayed by Hugh Keays-Byrne), in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. In the 2024 prequel spinoff, Immortan Joe is the lord of The Citadel and the leader of the fanatical War Boys, and he clashes with Dementus' Biker Horde.

Nathan Jones As Rictus Erectus

Date Of Birth: August 21, 1970

• Active Since: 1996

Actor: Nathan Jones was born in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, and he is most known for his career as a wrestler. But Jones has a prolific acting career, as well. He first appeared in the 1996 Hong Kong action comedy film First Strike. Jones is most known for his role as Rictus Erectus in Mad Max: Fury Road, though, which he reprises in the 2024 prequel spinoff.

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Character: The towering Australian former professional wrestler Nathan Jones reprises his role as Rictus Erectus in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Rictus Erectus is Immortan Joe's eldest (and most villainous) son who first appeared in Mad Max: Fury Road. Jones is one of the few actors who previously appeared in the Mad Max franchise.

Furiosa ing Cast & Characters

Alyla Browne as young Furiosa - Alyla Browne portrays the kid version of the eponymous character in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Before starring in the 2024 post-apocalyptic action adventure film, the young actress appeared in the horror movie Sting.

Josh Helman as Scrotus - Scrotus, one of Immortan Joe's sons, is played by Josh Helman, who previously starred as Slit in Mad Max: Fury Road. Helman is also known for his role as William Stryker in X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse.

John Howard as The People Eater - John Howard stars as The People Eater, one of Immortan Joe's allies who controls the fuel reserves of Gas Town, in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Howard is reprising his role from Mad Max: Fury Road.

Angus Sampson as The Organic Mechanic - Though Furiosa takes place earlier in the Mad Max timeline, Angus Sampson returns to the franchise's cast to reprise his role as the Organic Mechanic, a twisted doctor who treats patients in the wasteland. The Australian actor is best known for his turn as Tucker in Insidious and Insidious 2 and his recurring role as Dennis in the TV series The Lincoln Lawyer.

Charlee Fraser as Mary Jo Bassa - Charlee Fraser portrays Mary Jo Bassa, Furiosa's mother, in the 2024 film. She is a member of the Vuvalini of Many Mothers who dies at the hands of Dementus. Fraser is most known for her work as a model, but she made her feature film debut as Margaret in the 2023 rom-com Anyone But You.

Jacob Tomuri as Max Rockatansky - Max Rockatansky has a cameo in Fursiosa, with Jacob Tomuri stepping in to play the character. Tomuri previously was Tom Hardy's stunt double for Mad Max: Fury Road, giving him experience playing Mad Max before this role.

Director George Miller previously confirmed that Max Rockatansky would make a cameo in Furiosa.

Elsa Pataky as Vulvalini General - Elsa Pataky has a small role in Furiosa's cast as a general in the Vulvalini. Pataky, who is Chris Hemsworth's wife, is best known for her recurring role as Elena Neves in the Fast & Furious franchise and headlining the Netflix action movie Interceptor.

Daniel Webber as War Boy - Daniel Webber appears in the cast of Furiosa as War Boy. Webber is known for his many roles as a stunt actor, but the actor has also played a few notable characters on television, including his turn as Mötley Crüe lead singer Vince Neil in the Netflix rock biopic The Dirt. Webber also starred as Lee Harvey Oswald in the frightening Stephen King adaptation series 11.22.63.

Quaden Bayles as War Boy - Quaden Bayles stars as the other War Boy in the post-apocalyptic movie. Aside from Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Bayles has also appeared in Three Thousand Years of Longing.