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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a 2024 Australian-American post-apocalyptic Science Fiction film, the fifth film in the Mad Max film series and a prequel to 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road. Series creator George Miller returns as director and writer once more, with Nico Lathouris as co-writer. Junkie XL returns for the soundtrack.
As the world falls, young Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy) is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and into the hands of a biker horde led by the warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth). Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme). While the two tyrants, Dementus and Immortan Joe, war for dominance over the Citadel, Furiosa survives many trials as she plots a way back home through the Wasteland.
The film will release May 23, 2024 in Australia and May 24, 2024 in North America and much of the world.
Previews: Trailer 1
, Trailer 2
This is her odyssey…
- After the End: A given for the franchise, but the trailer gives an explicit mention that the collapse of society occurred forty five years previously.
- Artificial Limb: Furiosa's mechanical arm in place of her left arm is seen towards the end of the first trailer. She's also seen with both arms in the trailer prior to getting it, meaning the film will detail how she lost her left arm.
- Bald Head of Toughness: From the first trailer, at some point Furiosa (who's seen in several action moments) shaves her hair and looks closer to how she does in Fury Road.
- Call-Forward: The tagline "Remember her" alludes to Furiosa's Pre-Mortem One-Liner ("Remember me?!") before she killed Immortan Joe in Fury Road.
- Chariot Pulled by Cats: One of Dementus's establishing shots in the first trailer shows him leading his biker gang from a chariot pulled by motorcycles, looking like a Roman emperor. It's a flashy vehicle that simultaneously demonstrates his power (the same way Immortan Joe's Gigahorse conveys he has two of everything in a world where most people don't even have one, Dementus has three motorcycles all to himself), serves as a visual shorthand for how society has regressed After the End, and it looks cool as hell.
- Continuity Nod: The souped up hot rod 1934 Chevrolet Master Coupe 5 driven by Nux in Fury Road can be seen in the first trailer.
- Evil Versus Evil: The trailers showcase the clash between rivaling Wasteland Warlords Immortan Joe and Dementus for control over the Citadel.
- Expository Hairstyle Change: In the trailer, Furiosa has long hair for the most part, when she gets abducted and gets to live several action and death-defying moments. By the end of it, she looks as tough-as-nails as she does in Fury Road when sporting her trademark shaved head looks from that film, in addition to now wearing her tank top and having her mechanical arm from that film.
- Harpoon Gun: Furiosa fires a harpoon on a pursuing vehicle from atop a rig in the first trailer.
- My Name Is Inigo Montoya: In the first trailer, Furiosa loudly says "I'm Furiosa!" to someone.
- Origins Episode: As indicated by the title cards in the trailer, the film will detail how Furiosa was abducted from her home at the Green Place.
- Skeletons in the Coat Closet: Furiosa puts a helmet that's made with a skull on at one point in the first trailer.
- Sawed-Off Shotgun: Furiosa is seen holding a sawed-off shotgun at one point in the first trailer.
- This Means Warpaint: Furiosa puts black oil on her forehead as warpaint in the first trailer.
- The Title Saga: The subtitle is "A Mad Max Saga".
