#SPOTTED: GEORGE MILLER IN TORONTO FOR “FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA”

His films have touched the hearts of moviegoers around the world. Having directed all five Mad Max films, fan favourites Babe and Babe: Pig in the City, The Witches of Eastwick and having won an Academy Award for Happy Feet, George Miller is a Filmmaker of incredible range. His ability to tell a story in his writing and directing still with laser-precision at 79-years-old.

The Australian helmer made a rare appearance in Toronto with the red carpet rolled out at Scotiabank Theatre for the Canadian Premiere of FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA, the latest in the celebrated franchise which already has won universal acclaim and also a seven-minute standing ovation at Cannes. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, its story focuses on a young Imperator Furiosa (Taylor-Joy), abducted from her homeland and summoning all her strength in the name of survival and a promise of revenge.

Miller was a great sport walking the Black Carpet, speaking to several Canadian outlets, followed by an. introduction on-stage with CBC‘s Tom Power, before the first audience in the country to see the Film. The theatre was transformed into a stylish wasteland as War Boys inspired by those seen in the Film.

Some highlights from the night:

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Warner Bros. Pictures Canada release FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA Friday, May 24, 2024. Review here.

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#FIRSTLOOK: “FURIOSA” NOW IN PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA

After MAD MAX: FURY ROAD won Oscars and grossed $375 million worldwide, FURIOSA, the latest in the Franchise, is currently in production in Australia. George Miller also will direct this latest installment which will star Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke. Taylor-Joy has been prepping mentally and physically for some time to prepare for this. Cannot wait to see her carry this Film!

Synopsis:

As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus.  Sweeping through the Wasteland they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe.  While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.

Taylor-Joy was most recently seen in Edgar Wright’s “Last Night in Soho” and Robert Eggers’ “The Northman.”  She also played the lead in the romantic comedy “Emma,” based on the Jane Austen novel.  Her additional features include the sci-fi thrillers “Split” from M. Night Shyamalan, and his follow up “Glass,” in which she reprised her role from the previous film.  She also starred as a chess prodigy in the massively successful miniseries “The Queen’s Gambit.”

Hemsworth is right at home with high-octane action, having starred in the “Avengers” and “Thor” films as well as the recent “Extraction.”  His other film credits include “Bad Times at the El Royale,” “12 Strong,” “In the Heart of the Sea,” “Rush,” “Snow White and the Huntsman,” and “Star Trek,” among many others.

Burke is perhaps best-known for his award-nominated role in Joanna Hogg’s film “The Souvenir,” as well as playing the lead in the popular UK crime series “C.B. Strike.” He also starred as Athos in the BBC series “The Musketeers,” appeared in such feature films as Nicholas Winding Refn’s “Only God Forgives,” and played famed filmmaker Orson Welles in David Fincher’s Oscar-winning “Mank.”

Miller penned the script with “Mad Max: Fury Road” co-writer Nico Lathouris and produces alongside his longtime partner, Oscar-nominated producer Doug Mitchell (“Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Babe”).  Miller’s behind-the-scenes creative team includes such longtime Australian collaborators as production designer Colin Gibson, editor Margaret Sixel, sound mixer Ben Osmo, costume designer Jenny Beavan and makeup designer Lesley Vanderwalt, each of whom won an Oscar for their work on “Mad Max: Fury Road,” as well as first assistant director PJ Voeten and second unit director and stunt coordinator Guy Norris.  The director of photography is Simon Duggan (“Hacksaw Ridge,” “The Great Gatsby”).

More details to come. Warner Bros. Pictures Canada will release.

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