hmv.com Find a Store shop hmv.com Search Film & TV Music hmvlive NEWS - December 1, 2021 Tom Burke replaces Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road follow-up Furiosa by Tom facebook share twitter tweet navigatedown by Tom hmv London, 01/12/2021 Bio hmv.com Editor. Peanut butter, punk rock and pillows. Tom Burke replaces Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road follow-up Furiosa Strike star Tom Burke has joined Furiosa, George Miller's follow-up to hit action romp, Mad Max: Fury Road. Burke joins the cast and replaces Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who has exited the project. Anya Taylor-Joy, who has starred in Split and will be seen next in Edgar Wright's new horror, Last Night In Soho, will play the title role, while Chris Hemsworth is expected to appear with a long, silver scar on his face as a character named Dementus. In Fury Road, Furiosa is a one-armed war captain under the tyrannical Immortan Joe but turns against him in order to free the Five Wives, Joe's female concubines. To do this, she teams up with Max Rockatansky as they journey to find a new home. George Miller is returning to direct from a script he co-wrote with Nico Lathouris, who he also worked with on Fury Road. The film will explore the origins of Furiosa, the character played by Charlize Theron in Fury Road. It had been due in cinemas on June 23rd in 2023, but will now arrive on May 27th in 2024. Production designer Colin Gibson, editor Margaret Sixel, sound mixer Ben Osmo and makeup designer Lesley Vanderwalt, who all won Oscars for their work on Fury Road, will be back for the new movie. You can check out Mad Max: Fury Road as well as the series' original trilogy here in hmv's online store. Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller BUY DVD NOW facebook share twitter tweet More Articles VIEW ALL Watch the spectacular prologue to Jurassic World: Dominion News November 24, 2021 Chilling new trailer for Guillermo Del Toro's lavish horror Nightmare Alley unveiled News November 22, 2021 Worlds collide and old enemies return in the new trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home News November 17, 2021 Jake Gyllenhaal in talks to lead Road House remake News November 12, 2021 Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts pushed back by a year News November 11, 2021 Home Video Tom Burke replaces Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road follow-up Furiosa About hmv Careers at hmv Store and Events Locator FAQs Shop local Find a hmv store near you Don’t miss the latest news and releases Connect with hmv facebook Like twitter Follow youtube Watch © 2021 hmv / Terms & Conditions / Privacy & Cookies Policy / Contact Us Sunrise Records and Entertainment Limited trading as HMV