Furiosa, The Spin-Off From Mad Max: Fury Road Is Ready To Go

Tom Hardy dalam Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.)

JAKARTA - Director George Miller is reported to have held auditions for the spin-off film Mad Max: Fury Road.

Titled Furiosa, the new film is said to center on the character played by Charlize Theron in Fury Road of the same name.

According to a Variety report, Thursday, April 2, Miller had a Skype audition with Anya Taylor-Joy, the stars of the films The VVitch, Split, and Emma. What role was audited, so far it is not known.

Other actors have also auditioned for the film, but their names have not been announced.

Whether Theron will appear in the film is also unknown, but some rumors suggest that Furiosa is a prequel. Therefore, Joy's participation in this audition could be to portray the character played by Theron - and fans can see the beginning of Furiosa's fight with Immortan Joe.

Last year, Miller revealed that he had two new Mad Max films in the works. In an interview, the man behind the action-packed Mad Max: Fury Road, starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, revealed plans for a pair of sequels.

This news emerged following the easing of the dispute between Miller and the studio that oversees the production of the film, Warner Bros.

Two years ago, Miller sued Warner Bros. for not paying the bonus wage of Mad Max: Fury Road. According to the director's confession, previously he and Warner Bros. had reached an agreement on a bonus wage of 7 million US dollars (Rp94, 5 billion).

But Warner Bros. instead accused Miller of being wishy-washy in many of his decisions while directing Fury Road, resulting in increased production costs.

On the basis of breach of the contract, Miller sued Warner Bros. to the Australian district court. However, Warner Bros. responded by secretly trying to divert the court outside Australia. But unfortunately, a court in California rejected the application of one of the largest studios in the world.

But last year Miller explained, the dispute between him and Warner Bros had subsided.

"The dispute has now stabilized and is becoming very positive because the dust appears to have subsided," Miller told NME.

Meanwhile, it was reported last month that the fifth installment of the original Mad Max film has been confirmed to begin filming later this year. However, there is no further information regarding the film. As for Miller, he hopes that shooting for Furiousa can begin next year.