Exclusive: Chris Hemsworth praises Anya Taylor-Joy's "own take" on Furiosa
Chris Hemsworth has praised Anya Taylor-Joy for her "own take" on Furiosa in the upcoming Mad Max movie.
The prequel sees the Queen's Gambit actor play the younger incarnation of the character originally made famous by Charlize Theron in 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road.
Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy, Hemsworth – who portrays warlord Dementus in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – said that Taylor-Joy crafts a unique version of the character.
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"She turned up in the mindset and headspace and the enthusiasm and passion to craft something that wasn't a kind of mimic, but was her own take on the character," he said.
"The two characters are in both very different points of their life and very different parts, one is mythologised and one is in the building of it.
"Anya was just incredible," he added. "I don't think there are many people on the planet that can tell that amount of story with that amount of depth and nuance with the subtlety and a look.
"She did an amazing job, made it her own. I really think in a beautiful way, the two performances complement each other so well."
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Praetorian Jack actor Tom Burke similarly praised the movie's lead star, admitting he "never doubted" her.
"I knew she could do it," he added. "It's a different journey and I think one of the difficult things is she has to be that Furiosa at the end. She can't be that Furiosa at the beginning, there would be no journey. What would be the point of the film?
"But of course, people come to see it, you get scared and you think, 'Oh, they're going to want to see Charlize Theron's Furiosa' and Anya has to work that journey. I think she does it in the most brilliant way."
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is released in cinemas on May 24.
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