It's no secret that director George Miller has been wanting to make a Furiosa spinoff film ever since the character, played by Charlize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road, became an instant fan favorite. Miller, however, recently confirmed to The New York Times that the Furiosa film will be a prequel, and will feature a younger actress instead of Theron. On top of the news that Miller is considering The Witch/Split's Anya Taylor-Joy for the younger Furiosa role, he explained that he's explored the idea of using de-aging CGI technology on Theron, but decided against it. “For the longest time, I thought we could just use CG de-aging on Charlize," Miller said, "but I don’t think we’re nearly there yet." “Despite the valiant attempts on The Irishman," he added, "I think there’s still an uncanny valley.