Yahya Abdul-Mateen II On Stepping Away From ‘Furiosa’ Role: “I Knew Deep Down Inside That It Was Too Much And That I Needed To Rest”

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II On Stepping Away From ‘Furiosa’ Role: “I Knew Deep Down Inside That It Was Too Much And That I Needed To Rest”

Emmy winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen II knew he had to be “honest” and true to himself as he stepped away from George Miller’s Mad Max followup Furiosa. In a recent interview with Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused, the Wonder Man star noted how his years-long busy shooting schedule led him to prioritize rest over the action-thriller […]

Abdul-Mateen On Exiting "Furiosa" Role

At one time, Emmy winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (“Wonder Man,” “Aquaman”) was attached to a key role in George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” prequel “Furiosa”. Specifically Abdul-Mateen II was slated to star in the Praetorian Jack role that ultimately went to British actor Tom Burke and serves as an ally of the young Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy). In a recent interview with Happy Sad Confused, the actor revealed that it was a multi-year shooting sche…