Warner Bros. has announced the release date for the upcoming Mad Max prequel!
The upcoming movie, titled Furiosa, will be released in theaters on June 23, 2023, according to Deadline.
The spinoff from George Miller‘s Mad Max: Fury Road will follow the character played by Charlize Theron, who assisted Max in the desert.
The movie will reveal the origins of Furiosa, who will be played by The Queen’s Gambit actress Anya Taylor-Joy.
Here’s a plot summary and additional production details: “The movie will track the genesis of Furiosa before she teamed up with Max Rockatansky in Fury Road. Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II will also star in a movie that Miller will also direct, co-write and produce with his longtime Oscar-nominated producing partner Doug Mitchell. Miller’s own Australian-based Kennedy Miller Mitchell banner will produce.”
Mad Max: Fury Road first debuted in 2015 and grossed $375.2 million worldwide.