Her best friend Lara Bingle has hogged the media spotlight for the majority of their friendship, but now actress Teresa Palmer has something to boast about.

The blonde bombshell is reportedly set to play a leading role in George Miller’s hugely anticipated fourth Mad Max film Fury Road.

While the news did not come from Palmer’s mouth, her co-star in her recent movie, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Jay Baruchel, let the news slip during an interview about his own upcoming film.

“She gets to work with him, and she’s [going to be] doing Mad Max 4 with Miller,” Baruchel said.

“She’s the main chick in Fury Road. She’s going to be there for over a year. It’s really, really cool.”

Palmer’s Sydney agency Shanahan’s would not comment on the casting yesterday, nor would production house Kennedy Miller.

And while everyone continues to remain tight-lipped about the news, the media continues to speculate it as being true.

Palmer, who splits her time in Sydney and Hollywood, could not be contacted either about the matter, but seemed to be in good spirits during the week going out with Bingle and boyfriend Nash Edgerton at the Bondi Flickerfest festival.

Mad Max: Fury Road has already signed Charlize Theron to be a leading female in the film, and it is unsure whether the securing of Palmer was made as a replacement for Theron, or just a co-star role.

The latest Mad Max production is scheduled to shoot for 30 weeks this year in and around the Broken Hill area in Australia.