Teaming up

Charlize Theron has joined the cast of Christopher Nolan’s upcoming movie. She is on board with a star-studded ensemble that include Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o and Robert Pattinson. Universal has set the theatrical release date for the film as July 17, 2026, with a specific launch in Imax auditoriums.

Theron has starred in several commercially successful action films, including The Italian Job (2003), Hancock (2008), Prometheus (2012), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), Atomic Blonde (2017), The Old Guard (2020), F9 (2021) and Fast X (2023). Though the film marks Nolan and Theron’s first collaboration, Theron has previously starred in action-thriller Atomic Blonde, the Snow White and the Huntsman films, A Million Ways to Die in the West, and as the villainous Cypher in multiple installments of the Fast and Furious franchise, including 2023’s Fast X. The South African actor, producer and philanthropist’s credits include her Oscar-winning turn in Monster as well as her Academy Award-nominated roles in Bombshell and North Country, plus the instantly iconic role of Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road. Among the projects Theron currently has in works include a sequel to the Netflix action movie The Old Guard.