“George [Miller, director] really wanted a woman to stand alongside Max,” explains Theron, “and that was all I knew, and I just thought, ‘Whoa, for a woman to stand next to him in that world, that would be pretty fucking cool.’ He was really kind of exploring women in this world at every age and there was something, selfishly, that I thought was almost better than Max. It’s very hard for a woman to feel that way when she steps into a world like that.” – Charlize Theron told Total Film in a statement.

Synopsis:

Haunted by his turbulent past, Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy) believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa (Charlize Theron).  

They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne), from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.

Directed by George Miller. Stars Tom Hardy, Nicholas Hoult, Charlize Theron, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Zoë Kravitz, Riley Keough,Nathan Jones, Josh Helman. 

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ hits theaters May 15th, 2015.