Photo: Ian West/PA Images via Getty; Jasin Boland/Village Roadshow/Kobal/ShutterstockCharlize TheronsaidAnya Taylor-Joydidn’t reach out to her about taking over herMad Maxrole — but she doesn’t blame her.“No, but I get that. It’s always tricky,” Theron, 47, toldThe Hollywood Reporterin a new cover story regarding Taylor-Joy, 26, playing herMad Max: Fury Roadcharacterin the upcomingFuriosaprequel from directorGeorge Miller.“Who wants to pick up the phone and say, like, ‘Hey, we’re going to go do this without you.’ No one wants to do that. So, I totally get that,” Theron said. “And I love George. I know I’ll talk to him again. I think it was just too hard.“Elsewhere in the interview, Theron said she is “not mad about” Miller, 77, following upFury Roadwith a prequel, requiring a different actor to be cast as the younger Furiosa.“One of the greatest f—ing actresses is picking up something that I only imagined,” she said in reference to Taylor-Joy.Charlize Theron on the cover ofThe Hollywood Reporter.Chrisean Rose for The Hollywood ReporterNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Theron also spoke toFury Road’s “long, long shoot,” during the interview when asked about how much has been made overon-set conflict behind the scenesof the 2015 film, which also starred Tom Hardy. She admitted the production was “f—ing tough.““I have never done anything that needed that kind of endurance, and I don’t think I ever will [again],” the Oscar winner said. “I don’t know what production on the prequel was like, but I want to believe it was less. And I hate saying this because I don’t ever want to encourage young actors or storytellers to believe that they need trauma or sacrifice because I really, really don’t believe you do, but there’s a little bit about the circumstances around that movie that I think gave it the magic.“She added, “It doesn’t mean it has to always be that, but I do think somehow the lightning in a bottle that you’re always trying to catch happened on that movie. But, man, it was f—-ing tough.“At the New York City premiere ofThe Menuin November, Taylor-Joy told PEOPLE she and Theron willsit down for dinner to talk all about filming the prequelmovie one day.“Charlize was sweet enough — I think both of us ended up in a situation where we were both so respectful of each other that we didn’t want to reach out prior [to filming],” Taylor-Joy said. “The second it was over, once this press tour is over, we’re having dinner and we’re going to swap war stories for sure.“Theo Wargo/Getty; Kevin Winter/Getty"It is an entirely unique situation and I only finished it 13 days ago and was then thrown into this circus, so I think it’s going to take me a second to understand what’s going on,” she said.“But I feel really grateful to be here and I feel so grateful that I got to work with the unbelievable creatives that manFuriosa,” Taylor-Joy told PEOPLE. “TheMad Maxworld is entirely unique and epic at a scale that I can’t even [describe].”
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Charlize TheronsaidAnya Taylor-Joydidn’t reach out to her about taking over herMad Maxrole — but she doesn’t blame her.“No, but I get that. It’s always tricky,” Theron, 47, toldThe Hollywood Reporterin a new cover story regarding Taylor-Joy, 26, playing herMad Max: Fury Roadcharacterin the upcomingFuriosaprequel from directorGeorge Miller.“Who wants to pick up the phone and say, like, ‘Hey, we’re going to go do this without you.’ No one wants to do that. So, I totally get that,” Theron said. “And I love George. I know I’ll talk to him again. I think it was just too hard.“Elsewhere in the interview, Theron said she is “not mad about” Miller, 77, following upFury Roadwith a prequel, requiring a different actor to be cast as the younger Furiosa.“One of the greatest f—ing actresses is picking up something that I only imagined,” she said in reference to Taylor-Joy.Charlize Theron on the cover ofThe Hollywood Reporter.Chrisean Rose for The Hollywood ReporterNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Theron also spoke toFury Road’s “long, long shoot,” during the interview when asked about how much has been made overon-set conflict behind the scenesof the 2015 film, which also starred Tom Hardy. She admitted the production was “f—ing tough.““I have never done anything that needed that kind of endurance, and I don’t think I ever will [again],” the Oscar winner said. “I don’t know what production on the prequel was like, but I want to believe it was less. And I hate saying this because I don’t ever want to encourage young actors or storytellers to believe that they need trauma or sacrifice because I really, really don’t believe you do, but there’s a little bit about the circumstances around that movie that I think gave it the magic.“She added, “It doesn’t mean it has to always be that, but I do think somehow the lightning in a bottle that you’re always trying to catch happened on that movie. But, man, it was f—-ing tough.“At the New York City premiere ofThe Menuin November, Taylor-Joy told PEOPLE she and Theron willsit down for dinner to talk all about filming the prequelmovie one day.“Charlize was sweet enough — I think both of us ended up in a situation where we were both so respectful of each other that we didn’t want to reach out prior [to filming],” Taylor-Joy said. “The second it was over, once this press tour is over, we’re having dinner and we’re going to swap war stories for sure.“Theo Wargo/Getty; Kevin Winter/Getty"It is an entirely unique situation and I only finished it 13 days ago and was then thrown into this circus, so I think it’s going to take me a second to understand what’s going on,” she said.“But I feel really grateful to be here and I feel so grateful that I got to work with the unbelievable creatives that manFuriosa,” Taylor-Joy told PEOPLE. “TheMad Maxworld is entirely unique and epic at a scale that I can’t even [describe].”
Charlize TheronsaidAnya Taylor-Joydidn’t reach out to her about taking over herMad Maxrole — but she doesn’t blame her.
“No, but I get that. It’s always tricky,” Theron, 47, toldThe Hollywood Reporterin a new cover story regarding Taylor-Joy, 26, playing herMad Max: Fury Roadcharacterin the upcomingFuriosaprequel from directorGeorge Miller.
“Who wants to pick up the phone and say, like, ‘Hey, we’re going to go do this without you.’ No one wants to do that. So, I totally get that,” Theron said. “And I love George. I know I’ll talk to him again. I think it was just too hard.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Theron said she is “not mad about” Miller, 77, following upFury Roadwith a prequel, requiring a different actor to be cast as the younger Furiosa.
“One of the greatest f—ing actresses is picking up something that I only imagined,” she said in reference to Taylor-Joy.
Charlize Theron on the cover ofThe Hollywood Reporter.Chrisean Rose for The Hollywood Reporter
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Theron also spoke toFury Road’s “long, long shoot,” during the interview when asked about how much has been made overon-set conflict behind the scenesof the 2015 film, which also starred Tom Hardy. She admitted the production was “f—ing tough.”
“I have never done anything that needed that kind of endurance, and I don’t think I ever will [again],” the Oscar winner said. “I don’t know what production on the prequel was like, but I want to believe it was less. And I hate saying this because I don’t ever want to encourage young actors or storytellers to believe that they need trauma or sacrifice because I really, really don’t believe you do, but there’s a little bit about the circumstances around that movie that I think gave it the magic.”
She added, “It doesn’t mean it has to always be that, but I do think somehow the lightning in a bottle that you’re always trying to catch happened on that movie. But, man, it was f—-ing tough.”
At the New York City premiere ofThe Menuin November, Taylor-Joy told PEOPLE she and Theron willsit down for dinner to talk all about filming the prequelmovie one day.
“Charlize was sweet enough — I think both of us ended up in a situation where we were both so respectful of each other that we didn’t want to reach out prior [to filming],” Taylor-Joy said. “The second it was over, once this press tour is over, we’re having dinner and we’re going to swap war stories for sure.”
Theo Wargo/Getty; Kevin Winter/Getty
“It is an entirely unique situation and I only finished it 13 days ago and was then thrown into this circus, so I think it’s going to take me a second to understand what’s going on,” she said.
“But I feel really grateful to be here and I feel so grateful that I got to work with the unbelievable creatives that manFuriosa,” Taylor-Joy told PEOPLE. “TheMad Maxworld is entirely unique and epic at a scale that I can’t even [describe].”
source: people.com
