George Miller has been developing a Mad Max: Fury Road spinoff movie centered on Charlize Theron‘s Imperator Furiosa character, with The Witch and The New Mutants star Anya Taylor-Joy taking over the role. It’s a prequel simply titled Furiosa at this time, and we’ve learned today that the planned release date of June 23, 2023 has been bumped back a bit.
Furiosa will now release in theaters on May 24, 2024.
The film will begin shooting next year.
“Whereas Fury Road essentially happened over three days and two nights, this happens over many years,” Miller had teased during a press conference earlier this year.
Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Candyman) will also star in the new movie. Furiosa will tell the origin story of the character Theron made famous in Fury Road.
Miller is co-writing and directing the movie for Warner Bros.
Back in 2015, Mad Max: Fury Road grossed nearly $400 million worldwide at the box office and won SIX Oscars, while also scoring rave reviews nearly across the entire board.
Last we heard, Miller also intends on making sequels centered on Tom Hardy‘s Mad Max.