Why is Charlize Theron not in ‘Furiosa’?

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Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth lead the latest Mad Max film, Furiosa.Directed by George Miller, Furiosa serves as a prequel which takes place 20 years before events in 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road.

It is the fifth instalment in the franchise overall, which began with the original Mad Max back in 1979.In this prequel, Anya Taylor-Joy plays the role of Furiosa, who was portrayed by Charlize Theron in Fury Road.

Other cast members include Alyla Browne, Tom Burke, Lachy Hulme, Nathan Jones, and Josh Helman.While you might think Charlize Theron’s return would be ruled out on the grounds that Furiosa is a prequel set 20 years prior to Mad Max: Fury Road, director George Miller’s original plan was to have her reprise her role.That idea, however, was taken off the table because Miller wasn’t happy with the current state of anti-aging technology, as seen in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman.Speaking to ComicBook about the inception of Furiosa, Miller said: “So, everyone read a script a few years ago, the concept art and everything, and everyone read the screenplay in order to do Fury Road, not just the actors but everybody.“[Charlize] read it about six months before, and she said ‘We’ve got to do this first.’ I said, Charlize, we’ve been trying to do this movie for almost a decade and we’re all prepared to do this one.

We have to do it, but she was very excited about it.”Miller explained that the time between doing Fury Road and Furiosa caused the problem, adding: “My intention was that we do it, we do it next.