George Miller Considered De-Aging Charlize Theron For Furiosa – Then He Saw Gemini Man
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga has had a particularly long journey to the big screen, with director George Miller having originally planned to shoot it back to back with 2015’s Fury Road. Despite already having a screenplay in place, the back-to-back productions didn’t end up happening–and as time passed and star Charlize Theron got older, it became increasingly impractical to have her return to play a younger version of the character.
“She was very excited about it, and my intention was that we do it next [after Fury Road]. But then, we’ve now gone through the…