In "Mad Max: Fury Road," Charlize Theron really wowed audiences as the fierce and independent Furiosa. But unfortunately for fans, the actress will not be reprising her role in the future "Mad Max" sequels.
Director George Miller spoke with Digital Spy about his plans for the franchise, saying that Tom Hardy as Max will definitely be back, but his co-star Theron might just make brief features in the two follow-ups he has lined up.
"I'm not sure, is the answer," Miller said about Theron's possible return. "She's not in the Mad Max (sequel) story, but in one of the stories there's an interaction between (Max and Furiosa). I can't really say more than that because it's still in progress."
Miller also dropped a bombshell regarding the sequel's title. Previously, it was announced that the next film will be called "Mad Max: The Wasteland," but Miller said that it might not be the sequel's final title yet.
"That name came out, that was just a working title," he said. "Nico Lathouris and I wrote deep backstories on all the characters and they eventually became screenplays - so we have two (more movies)."
"I'm happy to say that there's discussions about them right now, but I hope the next film I make is a very small film without any special effects and not many stunts," he added.
This is probably why the filmmaker turned down the opportunity to direct "Man of Steel 2" for DC.
He also turned down a live action remake of Katsuhiro Otomo's manga series called "Akira." The story is set in the future, which suffers from civil unrest because the government persists on making experiments on young psychics.
"There was talk of (directing the live action 'Akira')," he said, "But I've got so many things on my dance card, I don't have the time to do everything."
As for the "Mad Max" sequel, Miller revealed that he actually has two scripts ready, but he does not know which one would end up getting chosen.
"In this process, we had dug down deep into the backstory, not only of the characters, but of every vehicle. How the steering wheels became religious artefacts and things like that," he explained. "So we ended up with two scripts, without really trying," he went on. "We're talking to the studio (Warner Bros.) about it... but which one of the two stories will happen next, I'm not so sure."
