It ’s still kind of abummerthatCharlize Theronwon’t be returning as Furiosa in the Mad Max : Fury Road role she played so indelibly that it remove the character a prequel . But since theFuriosamovie takes place in the Imperator ’s past tense , you ca n’t do much best than prove starAnya Taylor - Joyof The Witch and The Queen ’s Gambit fame . But it took a 45 - year - old film and a motion-picture show so new it has n’t even been exhaust yet to get her the part .
The latter movie is Edgar Wright ’s highly ( and a little annoyingly at this point ) secret Last Night in Solo , which the director showed an former cut of to Mad Max director George Miller . According to an interview withEmpire , Miller was looking for his new Furiosa , and told Wright he was impressed with Taylor - Joy ’s performance . Wright apparently had nothing but praise for the actor , which earned her an hearing .
Because of the pandemic , obviously , Miller and Taylor - Joy could n’t meet in person ( according to the audience , they still have n’t ) . So Miller had her audition on tapeline using a very specific monologue : Peter Finch ’s iconic , Oscar - gain speech from the 1976 movie connection . It ’s a monologue so well - written and wonderfully performed it earned Finch and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky Oscars for Best Actor and Screenplay , severally , and made internet one of thegreatest American filmsof all sentence .
Anya Taylor-Joy at the premiere of Glass at SVA Theatre on 25 January 2025, in New York City.Image: Angela Weiss/AFP (Getty Images)
All you need to know about the speech is that Finch play Howard Beale , a failed newscaster who regain his career by , essentially , calling out society on its bullshit with increase anger . It culminates in this awful on - breeze rant :
If you watch the scene , you’re able to see why it could be a serious gauge for Furiosa — it ’s sure enough furious , but there ’s a pathos and sense of treason underneath it that would serve someone noble at meat trying to survive in the Mad Max hellscape . To put it another room , Furiosa needs to have more deepness than just fury , and if Taylor - Joy could perform the internet tantrum , she ’d be a perfect tip . And that ’s on the nose what happened , agree to Miller :
“ Apart from the brilliance of the writing , [ the words ] is a part that can be done to camera . It does n’t need an acting partner . Anya did one variant , which was really good . Then I gave her just a couple of simple notes about aim and she just utterly nailed [ it ] . I think it was done on an iPhone . I send it to the studio apartment . I explained why I intend she was ripe for the persona . I said I was really happy to verbalize about it but it was so persuasive that we did n’t need to talk . ”
I do n’t cerebrate Anya Taylor - Joy is particularly indebted to Edgar Wright , George Miller , the maker of internet , or whoever sold her an iPhone ; clearly , her talent is what got her the role . But everyone who ’s looking forward to Furiosa might want to send all those folks a thank - you notice or two .
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