CANNES, France – Start your engines. “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” arrives at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, returning George Miller’s dystopia on wheels to the Croisette promenade and launching one of the most anticipated films of the summer.
The latest “Mad Max” film, starring Anya Taylor-Joy as the young Furiosa, premieres at Cannes almost exactly nine years after “Mad Max: Fury Road” premiered at the French festival. Miller, who has served on the jury several times at Cannes, also premiered his “Three Thousand Years of Longing” here in 2022.
“Showing in that cinema with around 2 thousand people with impeccable sound and display is a great thing. It really is an ideal cinema,” Miller said before the premiere. “The moment they said, ‘OK, we’re happy to show this film here,’ I jumped at it.”
For Taylor-Joy, “Furiosa” at Cannes is a full-circle moment. The first time she came to the festival was to receive a Chopard emerging actress trophy in 2017. It was presented by the original Furiosa, “Fury Road” star Charlize Theron.
“Furiosa” opens in North American theaters on May 24.
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