Chris Hemsworth says his Furiosa character will be “violent, insane,” and “brutal.”
Speaking at CCXP on November 30, 2023, in a video posted to Twitter by Collider’s Steven Weintraub, Hemsworth revealed new details about Warlord Dementus, the villainous character he’s playing in George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
“He’s a complicated individual, the character I play,” Hemsworth said. “He’s a very violent, insane, brutal person that is born from the Wasteland, which is the world where the Mad Max saga takes place. He’s a product of his environment. There’s an intensity to him, there’s a brutality. He’s been birthed into a space where it’s kill or be killed, and he’s learned to rule with an iron fist.”
Hemsworth continued, “There’s a charisma to him. It’s a very manipulative charisma. This is something we talked about a lot in this film. In order to have people follow this character, there needed to be something for them to latch onto. He has the answers as far as, ‘Here’s the reason for your problems, here’s the individual you need to blame, follow me and I will lead you onto higher ground.’ It was a lot of fun to play with, it’s something very different that I hadn’t experienced before.”
What is Furiosa about?
“As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.”
A prequel to 2015 Mad Max: Fury Road, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Imperator Furiosa alongside Hemsworth. The movie releases in United States theaters on May 24, 2024, from Warner Bros Pictures.
