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Hemsworth, aka Thor, went sans bowtie down the carpet alongside
his wife, Elsa Pataky, while Taylor-Joy wore an elegant
strapless gown. American actor Faye Dunaway and Australian
director Baz Luhrmann also attended the event.
The fifth "Mad Max" iteration comes 45 years after Miller first
introduced audiences to his dystopian film universe and is a far
cry from the original 1979 film starring Mel Gibson.
The focus in the latest film is on the origins of Furiosa, the
one-armed big rig driver played to great acclaim by Charlize
Theron in the preceding film, 2015's "Mad Max: Fury Road."
This time around, Furiosa is portrayed by Taylor-Joy, best known
for "The Queen's Gambit" and "The Witch," as she faces off
against Hemsworth as the bearded biker warlord, Dementus.
Variety and The Hollywood Reporter said that while the film had
some impressive action scenes, and Taylor-Joy gives a fierce
performance, it is a step down from the success of "Fury Road."
Summarized in Variety's review headline: "The origin story of
Furiosa has dazzling sequences, but George Miller's overstuffed
epic is no 'Fury Road.'"
Audiences will have their chance to see the Warner Bros. film
when it is released in theatres later this month. It is set to
hit international theatres on May 22 and in the U.S. May 24.
(Reporting by Miranda Murray; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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