Charlize Theron is the latest bold-faced name to join the cast of Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming movie at Universal. The Oscar winner joins a star-studded ensemble that includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o and Robert Pattinson. Details about the highly-anticipated film’s plot remain tightly under wraps.
The studio and Nolan’s follow-up to their Oscar-winning drama Oppenheimer is projecting a production start date sometime in the first half of 2025. Universal has set a July 17, 2026 theatrical release date for the feature, along with a dedicated rollout in Imax auditoriums.
Though the film marks Nolan and Theron’s first collaboration, Theron has a long history with Universal, after starring in action-thriller Atomic Blonde (for specialty label Focus Features), the Snow White and the Huntsman films, A Million Ways to Die in the West, and as the villainous Cipher in multiple installments of the Fast and Furious franchise, including 2023’s Fast X.
Outside the studio, 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 and the thriller Apex, as well as the heist movie Two for the Money at Apple.
