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Charlize Theron has been part of some of the biggest action movies. In the world of action, the 47-year-old actress needs no introduction. The world already knows her as Imperator Furiosa fromMad Max: Fury Road.Theron was also seen as Cipher in theFast & Furiousfilm series.
During an interview, theBombshellactress recalled the time when she was offered a part in Gal Gadot’sWonder Woman.When Patty Jenkins was casting for the DC movie, she thought about herMonster’slead actress, Theron.
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Charlize Theron disclosed she was offered the role of Wonder Woman’s mother
Patty Jenkins andCharlize Theronworked together in the smashing hit movieMonster,which was released in 2003. Jenkins was the director of the movie and Theron played the lead part in it. For the crime drama, the 47-year-old actress took home an Oscar for Best Actress. When theFivedirector was casting for the movieWonder Woman,she was reminded of theTullyactress and thought she could be a part of the cast as well. Reportedly, Jenkins offered Theron the role ofGal Gadot’smother in the 2017 movie. While talking about the offer, theDark Placesactress said,
“This is a great example of how Hollywood slaps you in the face when you start aging. So somebody had said to me ‘There’s action on this thing Wonder Woman, we just want to make you aware of it.’ And I was like ‘I’m just not familiar with it, what does Wonder Woman do?’ And this person said ‘No, it’s for Wonder Woman’s mom.’ It’s fine, it’s the defining moment where I crossed over. And I wasn’t fully aware of it.””
Theron also made it very clear that she didn’t reject the offer because she was offended. She said, “There was a reason I couldn’t do it.”TheFast Xactress said she was working on some other project whenWonder Womanwas offered to her. But it did come as a shock to the Oscar winner that this was the role she was offered.
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Charlize Theron explained how she felt when she was replaced by Anya Taylor-Joy
Man Max: Fury Roadwas a massive hit, the movie did great numbers and people lovedThe Roadactress in it as well. In 2020, the makers of the action film announced that Theron will not be coming back as Furiosa. The South African American actress was replaced byAnya Taylor-Joyin the upcoming installment of the film series. While talking about being replaced in theMad Maxseries, the actress said,
“It’s a tough one to swallow. Yeah, it’s a little heartbreaking, for sure. I really love that character, and I’m so grateful that I had a small part in creating her. She will forever be someone I think of and reflect on fondly.”
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Reportedly, Warner Brothers were not interested in casting theSweet Novemberactress as Furiosa for the 2015 movie. The reason why the entertainment company wasn’t ready to cast Theron was that she had back-to-back flop movies before she signedMad Max.
Source:Cinema Blend;PEOPLE
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