If you've been anxious to know more about Mad Max: Fury Road [1]'s breakout heroine Furiosa, we have some excellent news! The prequel spinoff is officially happening, and per Deadline, the main roles have already been cast [2]. Charlize Theron [3]'s tough rebel leader was by far the fan-favourite character of the 2015 action movie, so it's no wonder that the filmmakers have finally decided to give us more about her in her own movie. Emma [4]'s Anya Taylor-Joy has signed on [5] to play the younger version of Furiosa that we'll see in the movie — keep reading to see which two Hollywood stars are already set to join her!

Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa

The breakout star of Emma is set to play a younger version of Charlize Theron [6]'s Furiosa. We don't know a ton about what the storyline will be, only that it will reveal some of the backstory of Furiosa, before she became the character we know and love. Taylor-Joy has had a pretty diverse resume in recent years: she's been in period pieces like The Miniaturist and The Queen's Gambit, the sci-fi thrillers Split and Glass, and is currently working on the revenge drama The Northman with Alexander Skarsgård [7] .

Chris Hemsworth

Hemsworth's role in the upcoming prequel is still unknown, but he's obviously no stranger to action movies. After a small role in the 2009 Star Trek reboot, he of course became world famous for playing Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe; he's set to reprise that role for the upcoming Thor: Love & Thunder.

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Fresh off his Emmy win for playing Doctor Manhattan on HBO's Watchmen, Abdul-Mateen is joining the Furiosa cast in a still-undisclosed role. His star has steadily been on the rise these past few years. After a minor role in The Greatest Showman, he appeared as the villainous Black Manta in Aquaman and in Jordan Peele [8]'s Us. His next collaboration with Peele, the horror remake Candyman, is set to be released in 2021.