Mad Max’s Chris Hemsworth Casting Could Set Up An Immortan Joe Twist

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Although Chris Hemsworth will likely play a heroic role in the Mad Max prequel Furiosa, the spinoff could still pull off an ingenious twist involving Immortan Joe. It is always risky to reveal the story of a franchise installment long before the movie arrives in theaters. Fans of a series will likely always want to know what a movie is about and studios are always eager to capitalize on this interest by building up hype, but giving away too much of the storyline early on allows savvy viewers to guess entire plot lines from the clues included in even a short synopsis.

This could very well be the case with Furiosa. With nine years passing since Mad Max: Fury Road’s 2015 release and the projected 2024 arrival of Furiosa, it is vital that the studio ensures viewers don’t forget about the series. However, Furiosa’s plot synopsis revealed numerous potential story problems when the short summary was released in June 2022, giving online sleuths years to work out the twists and turns of the movie before theMad Max prequel arrives.

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Judging by the casting of Furiosa and the movie’s synopsis, the Mad Max prequel could follow a conventional, disappointingly straightforward storyline. However, the movie’s casting could well be a misdirect, and the prequel might be able to bring back a major twist that the original Mad Max sequel The Road Warrior was originally intended to include. This revelation could re-contextualize Furiosa’s backstory, deepening her complexity as a character, but it is tough to tell whether Furiosa will opt to take this approach. Fortunately, the recent roles of one of Furiosa’s leading actors, Spiderhead villain Chris Hemsworth, could point toward the