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Charlize Theron Runs From Taron Egerton in 'Apex'
Charlize Theron plays a grieving thrill-seeker hunted in a survival chase through Australia’s wilderness, featuring rugged terrain and intense action sequences.
- Netflix released the trailer for Apex, an Australian survival thriller directed by Baltasar Kormákur, which begins streaming globally on Friday, April 24.
- Charlize Theron plays a thrillseeker navigating a dangerous river in the Australian wilderness, only to face a ruthless predator played by co-star Taron Egerton. The logline promises, "When an adrenaline junkie sets out to conquer a menacing river, she discovers that nature isn't the only thing out for blood."
- Shot on location in New South Wales, including the Blue Mountains, the film showcases rock climbing, kayaking, and high-speed chases. "Hunt or be hunted" flashes across the screen as Egerton pursues Theron through forests and down cliff faces.
- Jeremy Robbins wrote the script for the project, which is produced by Chernin Entertainment, Ian Bryce Productions, and Theron's Secret Menu banner. Kormákur's return to thrillers follows his previous genre successes "Everest" and "Beast."
- Apex marks one of several major projects for Theron this year; she will next appear as Circe in Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey," alongside roles in Justin Lin's "Two for the Money" and David Weil's "Tyrant.
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Netflix's 'Apex' trailer teases Charlize Theron being hunted in the Australian wilderness
If there's one thing we've learned from Australian survival thrillers, it's that it's never a good idea to venture out solo into the wilderness — and if you do, you definitely want to avoid asking the locals for directions.A cat-and-mouse survival game plays out in the Netflix trailer above for Apex, which sees Charlize Theron being hunted through the mountains by an impressively creepy Taron Egerton.From the looks of things we can expect beauti…
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