Furiosa Is on a Quest for Vengeance in the Latest Trailer for George Miller's 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Prequel

Spinning origin stories might be one of Hollywood's favourite trends at the moment — and for years, in fact — but few characters have screamed for an entire movie dedicated to their backstory like Furiosa. In Mad Max: Fury Road, Mad Max's moniker was right there in the title; however, it was as much Charlize Theron's (Fast X) film as Furiosa as it was Tom Hardy's (Venom: Let There Be Carnage) as the picture's eponymous figure. Cue Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, which will dive into her history from May.

As the just-dropped second trailer for the feature shows — following an initial sneak peek in late 2023 — there's no shortage of details to explore. The new footage starts with Furiosa being robbed of her family as a child, then beginning her quest for vengeance. Australian director George Miller knows to name his characters fittingly, clearly.

Shaving her head, vehicular chaos in the wasteland, Anya Taylor-Joy (The Super Mario Bros Movie) looking fierce in the part, Chris Hemsworth (Thor: Love and Thunder) co-starring: that's all also covered. Shot in Australia, arriving nine years since Mad Max: Fury Road reached cinemas and became the best action movie of this century so far — and the best Australian flick of the same period — Furiosa marks the fifth instalment in Miller's dystopian Mad Max franchise.

That delay means nothing given that there was a 30-gap between 1985's not-so-great Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome and Fury Road's triumphant arrival in 2015, however. More Miller extending his passion project is always worth waiting for.

Furiosa's storyline follows the younger Furiosa as she's taken from the Green Place of Many Mothers, ends up with a biker horde led by Warlord Dementus, and then gets caught in the middle of a war being waged with the Citadel's Immortan Joe — all while trying to escape and get back home. And, as the both glimpses of the movie illustrate so far, the look and feel is all classic Mad Max.

Miller not only directs but co-writes with Mad Max: Fury Road co-scribe Nico Lathouris, while Alyla Browne (The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart) and Tom Burke (Living) are also among the movie's stars.

A heap of Miller's other behind-the-scenes collaborators are back, including production designer Colin Gibson, editor Margaret Sixel, sound mixer Ben Osmo, costume designer Jenny Beavan and makeup designer Lesley Vanderwalt, all Fury Road Oscar-winners.

Check out the second trailer for Furiosa below:

Furiosa releases in cinemas Down Under on May 23, 2024.