In the upcoming Furiosa movie, Anya Taylor-Joy portrays the titular warrior woman, and it has been confirmed that there will be a cameo from Max Rockatansky. During a group interview at a special Furiosa screening that Screen Rant attended, Miller revealed that Jacob Tomuri, who was Hardy’s stuntman on Fury Road, will cameo in the role of Max. Check out Miller’s comments on the matter below:
It was Jacob Tomuri, who was Tom Hardy’s double. He also did some other stunts. He’s a New Zealand stuntman, and he was doing some other stunts on the film, and I thought, “Who better?”
What Max’s Furiosa Cameo Means For The Prequel
Max’s Cameo Could Also Hint At The Franchise’s Future
The bond between Max and Furiosa was a key part of Mad Max: Fury Road , and featuring the former within the latter’s origin story, even if only briefly, keeps that relationship at the forefront of the franchise’s mind.
Furiosa takes place 15 to 20 years before the events of Mad Max: Fury Road and focuses on a younger version of the titular heroine battling warlords in order to find her way home. The Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga cast includes Australian star Chris Hemsworth and British actor Tom Burke, and now Tomuri in a small role. He was the obvious pick for Miller, as the stuntman knows the franchise well, has worked with the director before, and represents a nice link to the character from Fury Road.
As it is known to be only a cameo, it’s likely Max will be largely inconsequential to the story. Miller even described it as a “blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo.” One positive about the Max cameo in Furiosa is that it provides franchise continuity without intruding on Furiosa’s story, freeing up the movie to focus on Taylor-Joy’s character. The bond between Max and Furiosa was a key part of Mad Max: Fury Road, and featuring the former within the latter’s origin story, even if only briefly, keeps that relationship at the forefront of the franchise’s mind.
At this stage, any further installments in the Mad Max franchise will likely depend on the box office performance of Furiosa. However, the fact that Miller has put real thought into where Max is during the events of the upcoming prequel shows he has developed a great deal of backstory for this franchise, and there could be more stories to come. Whether Tomuri’s cameo could lead to him reprising his role in another Mad Max movie in the future remains to be seen, but the character’s presence in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is certainly positive for the franchise.
