Chris Hemsworth Wasn't George Miller's First Choice For Furiosa Villain
Mad Max: Fury Road producer PJ Voeten reveals Chris Hemsworth wasn't George Miller's first choice to play the villain in the Furiosa prequel. Alongside the Thor star, the cast for the film includes Anya Taylor-Joy in the titular role, Tom Burke, who is replacing Candyman's Yahya Abdul-Mateen II due to a scheduling conflict. Miller is once again set to produce, write and direct the new installment with Mad Max: Fury Road co-writer Nico Lathouris.
Miller has spent the better part of the past five years developing the film, having come up with the idea while working on Fury Road but struggling to get it off the ground amidst financial disputes between his production company and Warner Bros. Their lawsuit would come to a close in late 2020 and Furiosa would swiftly enter advanced development, though production has seen numerous delays due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As filming is finally gearing up to get started on Furiosa, those behind the film are offering new details on the long development.
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In the newly released «Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road» (via SlashFilm), producer PJ Voeten opened up about the long-awaited Furiosa prequel. When discussing the casting for the film's villain, Voeten revealed Chris Hemsworth was not George Miller's first choice for the role but that the writer/director fell in love with the idea of the star playing "against type." See what Voeten shared below:
«George saw Chris [Hemsworth] initially as a courtesy and then fell in love with the idea. He's going to play totally against type, the lead baddie. Unfortunately, we've got to find all of our other characters that aren't around
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