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Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Cast In Mad Max Prequel

The prequel will centre around Imperator Furiosa, who was previously played by Charlize Theron in 'Mad Max: Fury Road'.

Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Cast In Mad Max Prequel

Anya Taylor-Joy has been cast as Furiosa in the Mad Max prequel, Furiosa.

The 24-year-old actress has previously been linked to the project and it is now been confirmed that she will play the lead role in the project — which is in advanced development at Warner Bros.

Mad Max creator George Miller is directing the flick, which will track the story of Imperator Furiosa before she teamed up with Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road.

Chris Hemsworth and Candyman star — and recent Emmy winner for Watchmen — Yahya Abdul-Mateen II have also joined the cast of the movie as the characters of Dementus and Pretorian, respectively.

The God of Thunder shared the casting news on Instagram., "Pretty damn fired up to be a part of a franchise that meant the world to me as a kid growing up in Australia. Mad Max was the pinnacle and a huge reason why I got into the business of telling stories," he wrote.

He added, "The fact that I'll have the honor of not only being directed by its original visionary in George Miller but also take part in Furiosa's origin story is incredibly exciting. Huge respect to George, Mel, Charlize, Tom and all the cast and crew who helped build this epic world. I'll do my best to continue the tradition of cinematic badassery."

Miller is producing the film with long-term partner Doug Mitchell and has penned the script with Fury Road co-writer Nico Lathouris.

Charlize Theron had played the role of Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road, the 2015 movie that revived the action series with Tom Hardy taking on the titular role which was previously played by Mel Gibson in the previous trilogy. Miller admitted earlier this year that he would be casting a younger star in the new film as he didn't think the technology was good enough to de-age the Bombshell actress.

The 75-year-old director said: "For the longest time, I thought we could just use CG de-ageing on Charlize, but I don't think we're nearly there yet.

"Despite the valiant attempts on The Irishman, 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."

Miller had first suggested that Furiosa could have her own movie back in 2016, suggesting that her backstory had only been touched upon in Mad Max: Fury Road.

He explained: "She's a pretty compelling character, so it'd be great to tell her story... Her backstory is pretty interesting; we only allude to it in this movie."— BANG

Photos: TPG News/Click Photos

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