PARIS, March 22 — Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, the latest instalment of the post-apocalyptic franchise, will get its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 15, organisers said yesterday.

The fifth film in the series stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa — a character played by Charlize Theron in 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road, which also premiered at Cannes in 2015.