

“The support of the federal and New South Wales governments was pivotal. Miller has previously said it was great to see the Mad Max franchise return to Australia. “I’m so excited for that and to push myself past the limits of what my brain thought was possible.” I always said that I wanted a role that I would have to give everything to it wouldn’t just be my mind but my body, what I’m doing with myself when I’m not on set. “I’m so committed to working as hard as I possibly can. “I’ve already started dreaming about and she’s coming in very strong. It has to be something different because it just can’t be done,” she told Indiewirein two months ago.

I can’t even think about trying to step into her shoes. “I fell in love with Furiosa because of the way Charlize presented her,” Taylor-Joy said. The long-awaited prequel to George Miller’s Academy Award-winning Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) will not see Charlize Theron reprise the role, with Anya Taylor-Joy ( The Queen’s Gambit) taking over, and Tom Burke (who played Orson Welles in Mank) joining the cast. George Miller has chosen his new Furiosa, as Chris Hemsworth and Anya Taylor-Joy join the cast. “Silverton and Broken Hill have suffered over the last couple of years like many business and communities, so we will very much embrace filming in our back yard,” he said. But this will test us, especially with staffing which is a major issue in Australia at the moment, but we have a great range of friends who we may have to call on. “We have done a lot of work on our infrastructure at the hotel and have catered for large numbers over the years. “We have a picture in the pub of Mel Gibson playing cards on the bar 40 years ago and I will be trying to have one with Chris in the same spot with the same window curtains still in place,” says Mr Price, already thinking tourism and marketing strategies. “Apparently filming will take place over two months so I am sure wherever goes there will be plenty wishing to make contact. The pub, located in the centre of the town of 35 and four donkeys (about 26 kilometres north-west of Broken Hill), will provide a perfect oasis after a hard day on the tools. “Chris Hemsworth will steal the show, which is great … looking forward to being involved in our little community 800 cast and crew hanging out at different times at the Silverton Hotel. Photo: Warner Brosįurther north, Peter and Patsy Price, owners of the Silverton Hotel, told The New Daily on January 13 they can’t wait for the 800-odd cast and crew – including A-lister Chris Hemsworth ( Thor) to dust up their iconic little town, generate beer sales and revitalise the tourism industry. Unlike Mad Max: Fury Road, which was filmed in Namibia on the west African coast, director George Miller is bringing the production back home. “Filming set to take place in a number of locations including in Western Sydney and regional NSW,” a 2021 statement read. “With NSW employing 56 per cent of the Australian screen industry, the production is expected to support more than 850 local jobs and bring around $350 million into the NSW economy.

Hay, a town of some 2500 people nestled on the Murrumbidgee River, could do with an injection of tourism dollars, and its proud locals are beyond excited.Īccording to Screen NSW, securing the production of Furiosa in NSW was an “important win” for the state and the NSW film industry. The Hay Caravan Park confirmed to The New Daily on January 17 that producers have booked its powered sites and nine cabins, including enough room for between 40 to 50 Winnebagos on a 2.5-hectare site.
