Christopher Hemsworth (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor. He rose to prominence playing Kim Hyde in the Australian TV series Home and Away (2004–07) before beginning a film career in Hollywood by taking on parts in the science fiction film Star Trek (2009) and the thriller A Perfect Getaway (2009).
Hemsworth went on to star in the fantasy film Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), the war film Red Dawn (2012), the action thriller Blackhat (2015), the biographical thriller In the Heart of the Sea (2015), the comedy Ghostbusters (2016), and the Men in Black film series spin-off Men in Black: International (2019). His most critically acclaimed roles include the comedy horror The Cabin in the Woods (2012) and the biographical sports film Rush (2013), in which he portrayed James Hunt.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga has been set to begin streaming on Max on August 16. The film’s streaming debut comes following its May theatrical release, which underwhelmed at a worldwide gross of $172 million worldwide, even as the post-apocalyptic actioner drew strong reviews.
Marking the fifth installment in the Mad Max franchise from George Miller, Furiosa is a prequel to 2015’s Oscar winner Mad Max: Fury Road, which explores the backstory of Imperator Furiosa, a fierce warrior inhabited here by Anya Taylor-Joy following Charlize Theron’s depiction in the prior film.
Directed by Miller, who wrote the script with Nico Lathouris, the new film delves into the character’s early life, revealing how she was taken from the Green Place of Many Mothers and thrust into the brutal world of the Warlord Dementus and Immortan Joe.
As Furiosa struggles to survive in this harsh environment, she must navigate allegiances and rivalries that shape her into the formidable leader seen in Fury Road.
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