MOVIE NEWS – “He’s a very violent, crazy, brutal person who was born out of the wasteland,” Hemsworth teased of his character at a fan event.

It’s time for Furiosa’s backstory. On Thursday, Warner Bros. Pictures released the trailer for the George Miller-directed Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa , which focuses on Imperator Furiosa’s (Anya Taylor-Joy) journey home.

“45 years after the crash, young Furiosa is separated from her family” – reads the on-screen text in the trailer. “He dedicates the rest of his life to finding his way home. This is his odyssey.”

The trailer was shown Thursday at XXCP, Brazil’s Comic-Con, according to Variety. The main characters of the film and the director were also present at the event.

“He’s a complicated individual. He’s a very violent, crazy, brutal person who was born in the Wasteland, which is the world where the Mad Max saga takes place. He’s a product of his environment,” Hemsworth said of his character. , about Dementos at the event. “He was born into a space where you either kill or be killed. He learned to rule with an iron fist. He has charisma, and it’s a very manipulative charisma”.

In the trailer, we can see Hemsworth’s Demento, who controls Taylor-Joy’s character as a child. Without much dialogue in the trailer, the video shows action-packed journeys and battles as Furiosa tries to escape and get home.

Furiosa opens in theaters on May 24 and will also be shown in IMAX theaters. Tom Burke, Nathan Jones, Angus Sampson and Alyla Browne also appear in the film.