What happened to Furiosa following the events of Mad Max: Fury Road? The film’s director, George Miller, has pondered that very question.
In an interview with Josh Horowitz, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Miller discussed what he thinks happened to her after the events of that movie.
For Miller, there are two possible fates for Furiosa. The director sees her as happy in one and as a villain in the other.
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“One is utopian, which is not an interesting story,” Miller said. “I’ve somehow imagined that the first thing she would do in line with that, is go up and release the water.”
Miller pointed out that it’s not likely this happened and that instead, she becomes more of a tyrant or villain. He said Joseph Campbell’s line of thinking about archetypal heroes and villains is what has led him to this possible fate for Furiosa.
“Campbell said that the usual story is that today’s hero becomes tomorrow’s tyrant,” Miller said. “The hero is the agent of change. They basically relinquish self-interest in order for some common good. (Campbell) basically says…you love what you’ve built or saved too much. You become holdfast. You become the orthodoxy. You develop the dogma and basically then you have to protect it. That tends to be the rhythm of these things.”
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Miller likes to believe that Furiosa is too smart to “fall into that trap” as she’s already seen it with Immortan Joe, who he believes went through the same character arc.
Maybe after learning more about Furiosa in her Mad Max spin-off movie, we’ll better understand her fate after Fury Road. The New Mutants’ Anya Taylor-Joy is reportedly up for the role of Furiosa in that movie, although nothing has been officially confirmed.
Taylor-Joy’s potential casting has original Furiosa actor Charlize Theron heartbroken that she won’t be returning to the character.
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Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.
Source: IGN.com Did Furiosa Become a Villain? George Miller Muses on the Fury Road Character's Fate