It’s no secret that director George Miller has been wanting to make a Furiosa spinoff film ever since the character, played by Charlize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road, became an instant fan favorite.
Miller, however, recently confirmed to The New York Times that the Furiosa film will be a prequel, and will feature a younger actress instead of Theron.
On top of the news that Miller is considering The Witch/Split’s Anya Taylor-Joy for the younger Furiosa role, he explained that he’s explored the idea of using de-aging CGI technology on Theron, but decided against it.
“For the longest time, I thought we could just use CG de-aging on Charlize,” Miller said, “but I don’t think we’re nearly there yet.”
“Despite the valiant attempts on The Irishman,” he added, “I think there’s still an uncanny valley. Everyone is on the verge of solving it, particularly Japanese video-game designers, but there’s still a pretty wide valley, I believe.”
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This film is separate, of course, from the actual sequel to Mad Max: Fury Road, which Miller is also working on, and which does not contain Furiosa at all.
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Source: IGN.com Charlize Theron Won't Be Returning for Mad Max: Fury Road 'Furiosa' Prequel