Mad Max: Furiosa Wants to Replace Charlize Theron with Jodie Comer?

The fourth movie in theMad Maxfranchise,Mad Max: Fury Road, was a roaring success back in 2015, and so, with such success comes sequels and spin-offs, with the latter being based around Charlize Theron’s intrepid warrior, the superbly named Imperator Furiosa. A recent development on the upcomingMad Max: Furiosahas suggested that the production is eyeing two major stars for lead roles.

A new report that has hit the Internet states thatMad Max: Fury Roaddirector George Miller and company are now eyeing the star of dramaKilling Eve,Jodie Comer, for a younger version of Furiosa for the spin-off prequel. The report also says thatEternalsandGame of Thronesstar Richard Madden will star opposite her in a new role.

The rumored casting breakdown lists theRichard Maddencharacter as being named ‘Dementus’, a veryMad Max-esquename indeed, with the character being described as “breathtakingly handsome. An angel’s face, scarred by a deep forehead wound stitched together with shiny staples.” So, it sounds like he will have a very distinctive look, and indeed a look that fits with what we have come to expect with the poor souls who inhabit theMad Maxuniverse.

The same breakdown also stats thatAquamanand the upcomingThe Matrix 4 star Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIis being eyed for a character simply named “Male 2”. He is described as being a character with “stature and presence”, which suits Yahya Abdul-Mateen II pretty well.

Comer meanwhile sounds like a good fit for a young Furiosa, her outstanding work inKilling Evecertainly demonstrates that she has the chops to pull it off, even if it does seem somewhat sacrilegious to continue the story of the character withoutCharlize Theron. Perhaps she could still feature in some capacity, shouldMad Max: Furiosabe told in a flashback format.

It was confirmed last July by director Geoge Miller that he had at least two sequels toMad Max: Fury Roadplanned in addition to theFuriosaprequel. He briefly discussed what is to come, sounding confident that all three movies would come to fruition.

“There are two stories, both involving Mad Max, and also a Furiosa story. We’re still solving, we’ve got to play out the [Warner Bros.] thing, it seems to be pretty clear that it’s going to happen.”

Something that may well become an issue though is Miller’s current lawsuit against Warner Bros. for alleged unpaid royalties forMad Max: Fury Road. For now though, let us just share in his confidence, asFury Roadproved that Miller is far from done with the crazy world ofMad Max.

Furiosa was originally played by Charlize Theron inMad Max: Fury Road, she is a rebel warrior, who in the movie took on a quest to overthrow a tyrant who controls the land’s water supply. Theron appeared alongsideVenomstar Tom Hardy.

It is expected thatMad Max: Furiosawill begin production later this year. This comes to is fromGeeks Worldwide.