Do you have it in you to make it epic?
George Miller,director of Furiosa, does have it in him to make it epic.
And, before you even see the movie, there are literal numbers to prove it.
Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.Image: Warner Bros.
So, what are they?
240: The number of combined shoot days over three units of filming.
(131 Second/Action Unit, 109 Main Unit)
156: The number of shoot days on location.
Now let’s talk vehicles.Image: Warner Bros.
(84 days were in-studio)
35: Full-time camera technicians who were working on the film.
200: The number of extras in a scene in Gas Town.
197: The number of shots in the pivotal Stowaway action sequence.
78: The number of days, across nine months, it took to shoot that sequence.
52: The number of characters in the Stowaway scene.
13: The number of stunt sequences in the film as a whole.
41: The amount of people on motorbikes in a single scene.
(So thats 89 in total on that day just to wrangle.)
105: The number of total characters that were fully designed by hair and make-up.
341: The most people hair and make-up had to deal with in a single day.
32: Cameras used on the film.
41: Stunt doubles.
37: Different lenses.
4: Stunt doubles for the character of Furiosa.
3: Precision drivers for cars with cameras on them.
5,500: Sheets of tattoo paper used on characters.
120: Liters of clay used for the War Boys.
60: Liters of makeup dirt to make the Wretched.
26: Most stunt War Boys needed in a day.
35: Sets of teeth made.
83: Age of oldest stunt person.
18: Age of youngest stunt person.
Miller and his team sure did have what it takes to make it epic.
And what it took is a lot of people and a lot of time.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga opens May 24.
Well have much more soon.
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