Taron Egerton is joining Charlize Theron in the thriller 'Apex.' Details are being kept under wraps, but the script centers on a rock climber and adrenaline junkie, played by Theron, who finds out that nature isn't the only dangerous element out to get her when she sets out on an expedition in the wild. Egerton will play the psychopath stalking Theron.
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00:00Taryn Edgerton is joining Charlize Theron in the thriller Apex. Details are being kept under wraps,
00:06but the script centers on a rock climber and adrenaline junkie played by Theron,
00:10who finds out that nature isn't the only dangerous element out to get her when she
00:14sets out on an expedition in the wild. Edgerton will play the psychopath stalking Theron.
00:19Jeremy Robbins wrote the script, which Netflix picked up as a spec project,
00:23before bringing on board Theron, who is also among the film's producers.
00:26Edgerton broke out on the big screen in The Kingsman The Secret Service and reprised his
00:31role in Kingsman The Golden Circle. He earned praise for portraying singer Sir Elton John in
00:35Rocketman, garnering a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy.
00:44He recently wrapped production on Firebug, an Apple TV Plus series on which he also produces,
00:49and will next be seen opposite Jason Bateman in Carry On,
00:52a thriller that hits Netflix December 13th.
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