Charlize Theron has described the decision to recast the role of Furiosa in a forthcoming Mad Max spinoff as “heartbreaking”.
The young Furiosa has not yet been cast, but Emma star Anya Taylor-Joy has been rumoured to be taking on the role.
In the article, director George Miller revealed he is casting a Furiosa prequel and that, since it will feature a young version of the character, he has decided to recast the role with an actor in her twenties.
In May, The New York Times published an oral history of Fury Road, the 2015 film that starred Theron as war captain Furiosa opposite Tom Hardy.