VIDEO. The cast of the spin-off of "Mad Max: Fury Road" becomes clearer

Actress Anya Taylor-Joy -

The Warner seems to want to step up a gear on

, the prequel to

.

According to Deadline, George Miller, the cult director of the post-apocalyptic franchise, has finally found the actress who will play the young version of the character played by Charlize Theron in the 2015 masterpiece: Anya Taylor-Joy.

The film, co-written by George Miller and produced by his crews, will recount Furiosa's origins before she finds herself, despite herself, teaming up with Max Rockatansky in

to end the reign of the monstrous Immortan Joe.

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George Miller has been working on the project for several years and had left open the possibility of using digital rejuvenation techniques so that Charlize Theron could continue to play the character that has become cult, before abandoning this idea last year.

Big team

The director didn't stop at the casting of his Furiosa since he has already chosen two other leading actors to complete the team: Chris Hemsworth, the Thor of the MCU, as well as Yahya Abdul-Mateen (

and

) will also be showing in this highly anticipated film.

Despite the average performance of

when it was released in 2015 ($ 375 million at the box office), Warner is relying heavily on its spin-off in a difficult context for the cinema.

remains a strong “brand” for the studio.

The critical success of the franchise's latest installment, nominated in ten Oscar categories and considered one of the greatest action movies of all time, gives hope for a new boost to a somewhat sluggish release schedule. sad, handicapped by the pandemic after multiple postponements.

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