Charlize Theron Is “Touched” By “Mad Max: Fury Road” Role

Charlize Theron is no stranger to fantastical, futuristic driven narratives (Prometheus), and now she stars in Mad Max: Fury Road as Imperator Furiosa, a leader of a group who bumps into the road warrior himself, Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy).

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Though Max’s story has been chronicled in director George Miller’s iconic trilogy (Mad Max, The Road Warrior, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome), Furiosa is a new character in Miller’s post-apocalyptic universe. During last week’s press conference, Theron told reporters she was personally “touched” by the role, and even though the film isn’t filled with tons of exposition (in a world where survival is the driving force, who has time for excessive blather?), Furiosa’s story definitely struck a chord with the Oscar winning actress:

“I personally was so touched by this character. Not that it’s really explained in the movie but George (Miller) and I spent a lot of time talking about this. She’s about the most broken woman you can imagine and in many ways she’s almost been a disappointment to what you would consider socially for a woman to be. She ended up being discarded for that.”

Charlize Theron’s complete answer can be heard in the Soundcloud bar below:

Mad Max: Fury Road, co-starring Zoe Kravitz and Nicholas Hoult, opens nationwide May 13, 2015.