Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth Set To Star In ‘Mad Max’ Spin-Off Movie

And this year was no different for Chris Hemsworth, 37, and wife Elsa Pataky, 44, who embraced the day as a time to deck themselves out in elaborate costumes.

Netflix's new limited series The Queen's Gambit sees Anya Taylor-Joy (The New Mutants, Emma) star as Beth Harmon, a chess prodigy with a traumatic past, coming of age in the early 1960s. The adaptation of Walter Tevis' 1983 novel explores the true cost of genius, as well as what it means to be lonely.

It’s official—Anya Taylor–Joy is your new Furiosa. Earlier this week, it was announced that the actress best known for roles in “The Witch,” “Split,” and “Thoroughbreds” is taking over the role once occupied by Charlize Theron for a new “Mad Max: Fury Road” prequel focused on the breakout badass character.

A stellar lineup of stars have been cast in the upcoming “Mad Max” sequel.

Anya Taylor-Joy is opening up about stepping into Charlize Theron‘s shoes and getting to portray Furiosa in the Mad Max origin story.

It's official, Anya Taylor-Joy will play the younger Furiosa in the Mad Max world! The actress is best known for her role in M Night Shyamalan’s psychological thriller The Split and Glass. Now, it has been confirmed that she will be headlining the Mad Max spinoff.

Chris Hemsworth said he is “damn fired up” after it was announced he will star in a Mad Max prequel film.

Charlize Theron's character, Furiosa, ET can confirm.The standalone follow-up, fittingly titled, will be an origin story for the character, which means Theron will not actually be reprising the role. Instead, Anya Taylor-Joy will don Furiosa's buzz cut and prosthetic arm (if that's how she first appears in the prequel, that is).Warner Bros.

A stellar lineup of stars have been cast in the upcoming “Mad Max” sequel.

Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa.The announcement comes after it was previously thought that Killing Eve star Jodie Comer would take up the role depicted by actress Charlize Theron in the 2015 blockbuster.Now, according to Deadline, Taylor-Joy, who previously starred in the 2019 film Glass, will appear in the role alongside Chris Hemsworth and Aquaman star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.Taylor-Joy recently finished filming Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho and is currently filming Robert Eggers’ The

Dave McNary Film ReporterGeorge Miller has tapped Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II to star in “Furiosa,” the prequel movie based on Charlize Theron’s Imperator Furiosa character from 2015’s “Mad Max: Fury Road.”Taylor-Joy will play title role, a younger version of Furiosa. Miller had said in a May interview with The New York Times that he’d been searching for searching for an actress in her 20s to take over the role.

Huge Mad Max news!

It’s official. After months of speculation, Anya Taylor-Joy is the new Furiosa for the upcoming “Mad Max: Fury Road” prequel film.

Also Read: Charlize Theron Calls Furiosa Being Recast for George Miller's 'Mad Max' Prequel 'A Little Heartbreaking'It’s unclear what role both Hemsworth and Abdul-Mateen II will play, but “Furiosa” is still set in the dystopian, desert wasteland Miller created as far back as the original “Mad Max” trilogy with Mel Gibson.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorGeorge Miller told Deadline about Furiosa having a deep backstory in the Mad Max universe, and now we’ll finally get to see it: Warner Bros.

Liam Hemsworth has joined his older brother Chris Hemsworth for another holiday, exactly one year since his last family trip following his split from his ex-wife, Miley Cyrus.On Sunday, the Thor actor shared several photographs of the getaway with his family on Lord Howe Island in Australia.