Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth made an entrance fans won’t soon forget to Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The duo arrived to the studio on a chariot driven by motorcycle as they continued promoting their post-apocalyptic film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
A masked man who looked straight out of the Mad Max universe guided the metallic chariot down the boulevard as Anya and Chris remained inside the vehicle.
Anya, 28, wowed in an edgy leather dress with a front zip that showcased plenty of leg. Her blonde hair was slicked back into a sleek ponytail and her look was finished off with a bold red lip.
Chris, 40, was looking smart in a slick black suit with aviator sunglasses shielding his eyes.
Anya-Taylor Joy and Chris Hemsworth made an entrance fans won’t soon forget to Jimmy Kimmel Live! as they headed to the studio via chariot on Wednesday
In order to achieve the spectacle, parts of Hollywood Boulevard were shut down to allow for Anya and Chris’ grand entrance.
Their edgy chariot wasn’t the only prop on display, as various other vehicles and characters who looked straight out of the film were also paraded down the boulevard.
Once they were done, the stars chatted with Jimmy Kimmel Live star Guillermo Rodriguez.
Fans watched enthusiastically from the sidelines as Guillermo, standing in front of a desk, chatted with the A-listers.
While the full reviews won’t be in until closer to the May 24 release date, early reactions to Furiosa from a wide swath of film critics is quite strong.
The new film from director George Miller is a prequel to his lauded 2015 blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road, providing an origin story for the title character, played by Charlize Theron in the previous film.
Anya takes over as the younger Furiosa, which is set between 15 and 20 years before the events of Mad Max: Fury Road.
Early reactions from critics on X (formerly Twitter) shell out universal praise for both Anya and her co-star Chris following the Australian premiere.
A masked man drove the chariot down the iconic boulevard
Anya wowed in a black leather dress with front zip
The dress displayed ample amounts of leg
She wore her hair up into a sleek high ponytail and rocked a bold red lip
The film follows Furiosa as she’s snatched by a ruthless biker gang headed up by Dr. Dementus (Hemsworth) as she tries to make her way back home to the Wastelands.
Nick’s Flix Fix tweeted, ‘#Furiosa is EPIC in every sense of the word! The world building and lore expansion of the Mad Max universe is front and centre to a bombastic film that has some explosive, exciting action.’
The critic added, ‘Taylor-Joy is great, but Hemsworth truly shines in a way he hasn’t before!’
MTV’s Josh Horowitz added, ‘FURIOSA is not FURY ROAD and that’s ok. It’s not trying to be. What it is is something uniquely gnarly and yes, epic.’
Chris donned a smart black suit and aviator style sunglasses
Their chariot was driven by motorcycle
Anya commanded attention as she and her co-star made their very grand entrance
Their driver looked like a character straight out of their movie
Hemsworth plays Dr. Dementus in the upcoming action film
He added, ‘I can’t wait to see it again and again and really dig in. All hail George Miller. As for performances, Anya and Hemsworth are fantastic. Tom Burke impresses.’
CinemaBlend’s Sean O’Connell made it clear that this is not just a carbon copy of Mad Max: Fury Road.
‘Set expectations. FURIOSA is not FURY ROAD. It’s wildly different. More focus and emphasis on story, world-building, and connecting of threads to FURY ROAD without trying to replicate that rush. When the action arrives, it delivers. Miller, as usual, paints with his own brush,’ he said.
Den of Geek’s David Crow also mentioned that this was nothing like Fury Road, in fact he said it was, ‘an antithesis’ to the 2015 film.
‘WITNESS ME: Furiosa is a visual feast and spectacular marvel, an antithesis to Fury Road in that where that film is sparse this is verbose and epic, and where once was a nigh silent film is now a massive canvas of dystopia, despair, and glory,’ he tweeted.
A part of Hollywood Boulevard was shut down for the elaborate spectacle
Actors were dressed to resemble characters from the movie as part of the stunt
The A-listers eventually met with Jimmy Kimmel Live! star Guillermo Rodriguez
While the full reviews won’t be in until closer to the May 24 release date, early reactions to Furiosa from a wide swath of film critics is quite strong
IndieWire’s David Ehrich said, ‘brings me great joy to report that Furiosa is really, *really* f***ing good.’
He added the film, ‘operates in an extremely different gear than Fury Road (in ways that i suspect will frustrate some people), but also manages to make that movie even richer while carving its own legend in the wasteland.’
Fandango’s Erik Davis added, ‘George Miller’s #Furiosa is powerhouse action filmmaking at its absolute best! A ferocious & relentlessly paced epic that expands the story of Furiosa and the Wasteland while delivering the craziest chases, the most bombastic characters & just plain stunning cinematography. Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth equally dive all the way into the Wasteland, and both deliver some incredible stuff. There’s one War Rig sequence that blew my mind – an instant classic. I love the #MadMax movies and I loved this film. Start your engines.’
A rustic bus carrying actors drove down the boulevard
The duo both had microphones as they chatted with Guillermo
Anya departed the chariot alongside her co-star
Guillermo interviewed the guests from a desk
Anya takes over as the younger Furiosa in the film, which is set between 15 and 20 years before the events of Mad Max: Fury Road
The new film from director George Miller is a prequel to his lauded 2015 blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road, providing an origin story for the title character, played by Charlize Theron in the previous film
Fans enthusiastically watched the spectacle from the sidelines
While the full reviews won’t be in until closer to the May 24 release date, early reactions to Furiosa from a wide swath of film critics is quite strong
The whole stunt took over the exterior of Kimmel’s studio
Furiosa is the fifth movie in the long-running Mad Max series
The Mary Sue’s Rachel Leishman said, ‘#Furiosa is epic, beautiful, and everything I wanted for my queen. (This is a Scorpio’s dream movie).’
Slashfilm’s BJ Colangelo added, ‘Great news, #Furiosa is a masterful examination of one of the greatest characters of the last 20 years. A phenomenal, powerful shift in approach from FURY ROAD that continues to prove Miller is the master of the modern myth. Hemsworth was born to play bad guys. LET HIM!!’
Australian critic Peter Gray added, ‘Now that I can say so, #Furiosa is a BLAST! Made in the spirit of Fury Road, it’s still its own beast that thrives on exaggerated action and characters. Anya Taylor-Joy makes the character her own, but this is Chris Hemsworthy’s chance to prove his worth as a character actor.’
