Thursday 2 June 2022 02:04 AM Chris Hemsworth CONFIRMS filming for Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa has ... trends now

After a number of years of changing plans and storyline shifts, shooting for the highly-anticipated prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road, titled Furiosa, is currently underway.

One of the forthcoming film's stars, Chris Hemsworth, confirmed the news on his personal Twitter and Instagram pages on Wednesday.

'A new journey in the Mad Max saga begins,' captioned the Australian actor, who uploaded a snap of a movie clapperboard being used on set.

Hemsworth, 38, had shared the same clapperboard image to his Instagram Stories, writing: 'Here we go.'

The spin-off is based on the Fury Road character Imperator Furiosa, who was previously played by Charlize Theron, according to Variety.

For this go-around, Anya Taylor-Joy steps into the role, playing a younger version of the renegade warrior, who turned against Immortan Joe, in the predecessor, in order to free his female concubines (or breeders), dubbed The Five Wives.

Franchise creator George Miller is back as director and co-writer of the film, alongside Nico Lathouris, as well as his longtime producing partner Doug Mitchell.

Miller, 77, has described the prequel as 'a saga,' that will be told over a 15-year period, which is much different from Fury Road, which spanned three days in its timeframe.