Anya Taylor-Joy "tried not to take on the pressure" while filming 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga'

The actress told Sky News: "I tried not to take on the pressure, only because you get paralysed with fear, like you can't do anything, but I fell in love with Furiosa through Charlize and I feel like the character is so important that it just made me more adamant to fight for the humanity of her."

Director George Miller acknowledged that Charlize, 48, was a tough act to follow.

But the acclaimed filmmaker was wowed by Anya's performance in the new movie.

George said: "Anya has this presence and power. Halfway through the shoot [I noticed she was] no longer Anya, she was Furiosa."

Anya stars in 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' alongside Chris Hemsworth, and the actress recently hailed Chris as "the most wonderful" co-star to work with.

She told Access Hollywood: "I think we're so lucky that our relationship is nothing like the characters in this film, because making this film wanting to kill your co-star would be really difficult.

"He's just the most wonderful, kind-hearted, big-hearted individual. We have a lot of fun. [I'm] very lucky."

Similarly, Chris loved his experience of working with Anya.

The actor explained: "We had a rehearsal, and immediately I had the sense of how passionate you were about the character and fiercely protective of the character that she was, which only helps everybody else on set.

"Everything I was doing was then informed by Anya's decisions."