Elsa Pataky reveals the secret behind her dramatic look in new film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga: ‘I should wear it everyday’
Elsa Pataky has revealed the secret behind her dramatic look in her husband Chris Hemsworth’s new film, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
The Spanish actress, 47, who plays two small roles in the Mad Max prequel, took to Instagram on Saturday to offer fans a glimpse into the details that make up her character Mr. brought Norton to life.
Pataky revealed that she used a custom-made mouthguard decorated with yellow teeth and a distinctive scar on her lip.
In a playful clip alongside co-star David Collins, Elsa joked: ‘I just love it. I should wear it every day… I want to keep it.”
“Cate Blanchett asked for her ears after Lord of the Rings, you should ask for this and just use it every day,” Collins added.
Elsa Pataky, 47 (pictured) has revealed the secret behind her dramatic look in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Model Elsa had two small cameos in the film, first as Vuvalini General, who helps Furiosa’s mother Mary Jabassa (Charlee Fraser) hunt down her young daughter when she is kidnapped.
She later played a strikingly different character when she reappeared as Mr. Norton, a member of the evil motorcycle gang led by Dementus (Chris).
Chris recently gave insight into what it was like filming with his wife, describing it as a ‘date’ as they had time away from their children.
The Spanish actress, who had two small roles in the Mad Max prequel, took to Instagram on Saturday to offer fans a glimpse into the details that go into her character Mr. brought Norton to life
“It’s kind of like a date night for us because we have three kids,” he told E! News during the Cannes Film Festival. ‘Working together means we have some time for ourselves.’
Chris and Elsa, who tied the knot in 2010, share daughter India, 12, and twin sons Sasha and Tristan, 10.
Furiosa tells the origin story of a young Imperator Furiosa and was told over a period of 15 years – very different from Fury Road, which spanned three days.
Pataky revealed that she used a custom-made mouthguard decorated with yellow teeth and a distinctive scar on her lip
The latest Mad Max epic was shot in New South Wales in 2022 and was expected to be the biggest film ever made in Australia.
However, the prequel is fighting to break even on its $168 million (AUD$251 million) budget despite a massive marketing campaign.
Furiosa managed to top the box office with an estimated $25.5 million, with The Garfield Movie just behind with $24.8 million, via Deadline.
In a playful clip alongside co-star David Collins, Elsa joked: ‘I just love it. I should wear it every day… I want to keep it’. (Elsa is pictured next to movie star Anya Taylor Joy)
But it was the lowest Memorial Day weekend at the box office in 29 years since Casper topped the box office with $22 million in late May 1995, not including 2020’s box office when theaters were closed due to the Covid-19 lockdown .
Many box office analysts had predicted a debut for Furiosa in the $40 million to $50 million range.
Australian audiences also didn’t turn up to see the apocalyptic thriller, with box office website Numero reporting that it only made AUD$3.3 million in its opening weekend.