Thursday, May 16, 2024

‘Furiosa’ Gets Nearly 8-Minute Standing Ovation After Its Cannes World Premiere

The film received a standing ovation of 7 minutes and 50 seconds after the final frame played in Cannes massive Palais, which hosted the buzzy premiere and the cast that included Anya TaylorJoy, who plays the titular character first essayed by Charlize Theron in Mad Max Fury Road; Chris Hemsworth; and Tom Burke. Baz Lurhmann, who was at Cannes two years ago with Elvis, was overheard as he exited the theater tonight calling the film a steampunk, Wagnerian opera. (WATCH) Chris Hemsworth, Anya TaylorJoy & George Miller take in the standing ovation after Furiosa world premiere at Cannes2024 ( @BazBam) pic.twitter.com/VnEVnmq3xQ Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) May 15, 2024 Said Miller following the screening of the Warner Bros/Village Roadshow prequel to 2015s Fury Road (which likewise world premiered in Cannes) Thank you. We worked very hard on this film and it is very interesting to see what you make of it. IRELATED Cannes Film Festival 2024 Photos In the origin story, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus (Hemsworth). But she then transfers over to Joe (Burke). In the end, her loyalties lie with no one as she forms a bond with a rogue, mysterious warrior in the middle of the Wasteland as they team to take a prized commodity, petroleum, into their own hands. RELATED Cannes Film Festival 2024 All Of Deadlines Movie Reviews TaylorJoy told Deadline earlier this week, By nature, of how arduous the shooting schedule was, I was very often alone and (Furiosas) a character thats very much in her head and shes very, very quiet, so it felt everything around me that pushed that sense of isolation. Upon reading the script, TaylorJoy said she thought, Im going to have to experience these emotions and thats the truth that will come out on the real screen. Miller previously told attendees at Aprils CinemaCon in Las Vegas that he keeps making Mad Max movies because theyre very addictive.

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