Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
As the first spinoff of theMad Maxfranchise , the upcoming prequelFuriosahas a chance to rewrite the lore of the serial entirely . TheMad Maxseries is alone among blockbuster franchises . On the one mitt , the serial has a ordered lead type in the titular Mad Max , a twitchy , stoic antihero play by Mel Gibson ( and later Tom Hardy ) . But , on the other mitt , the tone of theMad Maxmovies could not be less consistent . 1979 ’s originalMad Maxis a bleak , grounded revenge thriller , while its sequels are increasingly cartoony , over - the - top dystopian sci - fi adventure stories that seem to take place in other existence entirely .
However , theupcomingMad MaxspinoffFuriosahas a chance to make the series feel more cohesive since the prequel ’s plot will in all likelihood fill in more of the dealership ’s backstory . star Anya Taylor - Joy as a younger reading ofFury Road ’s sturdy heroine , Furiosapromises to fill in the origin story of its title graphic symbol by returning to her past . The prequel ’s synopsis states thatFuriosawill see its heroine hang into“the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus . ” This enigmatical number will be played by Chris Hemsworth , and he will join Furiosa as “ they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe . ”
6Furiosa Will Confirm The Cause Of Mad Max’s Apocalypse
One of the most exciting particular of theFuriosasynopsis is feel in its gap line . The prequel is set “ As the world fell , ” implying thatFuriosamight finally explain the movement of the Revelation of Saint John the Divine in theMad Maxuniverse . Since earlierMad Maxmovies offered varying , self-contradictory account for the enfranchisement ’s Revelation of Saint John the Divine , this particular would be of major pastime to series obsessives . So far , theMad Maxmovies have find fault the Revelation of Saint John the Divine on water shortage , fuel famine , nuclear warfare , and a combination of the above . However , while thecause ofMad Max ’s apocalypsehas change from motion-picture show to movie , Furiosacould cease this drift with a determinate answer .
5Furiosa Will Reveal What Happened To Goose
1979 ’s originalMad Maxmade a ball-shaped megastar of its star actor Mel Gibson , but many spectator block that Gibson ’s antihero had a partner for most of the film ’s story . Goose was Max Rockatansky ’s partner when the title character was working as a constabulary officer , attempt to keep the peacefulness amidst social breakdown . Before Toecutter and his killer biker gang came after Max and his family , they direct Goose . The nefarious gang burned him animated in his railroad car , although Goose ’s eventual circumstances is never support . spectator might reasonably assume that Goose died due to his trauma , butFuriosacan eventually confirm or deny this theory decennium later .
4Furiosa Will Repeat A Lost Road Warrior Twist
Just because Goose does n’t make an appearance inMad Max ’s sequels does n’t mean that this was always the programme . earlier , The Road Warrior ’s lead scoundrel Lord Humungus turned out to be Goose , marred and driven to despotism by his injury but very much active . Furiosacould usethis cutRoad Warriortwistwith the fib of Dementus and Furiosa . Chris Hemsworth ’s Dementus could start as a relatively humane figure until an incident that pull up stakes him deface , causing him to become Immortan Joe . This would excuse Immortan Joe’sFury Roadappearance , although the fact that Tom Burke is listed as Immortan Joe inFuriosa ’s cast list apparently debunks this .
3Immortan Joe Is A Title, Not One Person
That said , there is always the possibility thatFuriosawill bring out Immortan Joe is an inherited title rather than a mortal man . The funny backstory of Immortan Joe revealed that he was a military man who get ahead a cultish pursuit after the end of the world and used this to his advantage by strip metropolis until his men finally overtook the Citadel after a blinking siege . However , the fact thatFuriosa ’s Immortan Joe actor Tom Burketook over the role from the prequel ’s original villain Yahya Abdul - Mateen II implies that multiple multitude might have inherited ( and afterward lost ) the rubric Immortan Joe , possibly by defeating and ousting each other .
2Furiosa Will Explain Furiosa’s Missing Arm
Whether Hemsworth ’s Dementus ends up beating Immortan Joe and taking his space , one matter that witness can be certain of is the fact thatFuriosawill be a red , bloody ride . Taylor - Joy recently dubbedFuriosathe flaming production she ever worked on , which is an telling accolade considering her persona inSplit , Thoroughbreds , The Menu , Last Night In Soho , andThe Northman . However , it is not absolved whether all of this onscreen gore will let in a scene where Furiosa lose her iconic missing limb . rage Roaddidn’t refer Furiosa ’s missing arm , intend viewers had no way of knowing whether it was missing from birth or not .
This particular hypothesis could be divisive sinceFury Road ’s option to comprise Furiosa ’s branch loss into her character without provide a backstory was recommend by many disability advocate . However , the prequel could well untie this ifFuriosaexplains its championship theatrical role ’s missing tree branch due to an other misadventure . The creators should step carefully here asFury Roadnever explain Furiosa ’s armwas one of many examples of the daring economic system of storytelling that earned the picture show high praise . IfFuriosawants to gain over famous rooter like Bong Joon Ho ( asFury Roaddid ) , this could be easily left as an unsolved mystery .
1Furiosa Will Explain The Mad Max Timeline
By clarifying when the apocalypse chance in theMad Maxfranchise ’s universe and flash forward to the events ofFury Road , Furiosacould clear up what order the movies of the series take place in . While the obvious answer isMad Max / The Road Warrior / Beyond Thunderdome / Fury Road , it would make a surprising amount of sense ifFury Roadcomes betweenMad MaxandThe Road WarriorsinceFury Road ’s Max seems midway between his traumatized , cold - blooded original movie character and his more stoic , lonely drifterRoad Warriorself . It is not yet clean whetherFuriosawill elucidate thisMad Maxtimeline , but the prequel means the franchise can .
