Anya Taylor-Joy returns to TV with new crime thriller in two weeks

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Anya Taylor-Joy 's first two attempts at big-screen stardom didn't pan out like she probably planned. While most viewers would be aware of the box-office underperformance of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga , the epic prequel wasn't Taylor-Joy's first time headlining a franchise property. She starred alongside Maisie Williams and Charlie Heaton in the X-Men spin-off film The New Mutants , which was dumped in theaters during a transitional phase for 20th Century Studios in 2020. Miraculously, it grossed around $50 million at the box office even though movie theaters around the world were mostly shuttered. Furiosa was released in far more stable times, but the movie ended up grossing just $175 million globally against a reported budget of $168 million. Mere months later, however, Taylor-Joy rebounded with the blockbuster Apple TV movie The Gorge .