Charlize Theron

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Charlize Theron Got 'Protection' From Tom Hardy on Mad Max

New book details the tension between the two

(Newser) - Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy were known to have clashed while filming Mad Max: Fury Road , but a new book details just how badly they clashed. For Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of "Mad Max: Fury Road," Kyle Buchanan interviewed dozens of cast and...

Charlize Theron on the Night Her Mom Killed Her Dad

It was self-defense, and 'I'm not ashamed to talk about it'

(Newser) - Charlize Theron is "not ashamed" to talk about the moment her mother killed her father because "the more we talk about these things, the more we realize we are not alone in any of it." In a wide-ranging interview with NPR , the actress recalls when, as a...

Charlize Theron's Look in New Trailer Makes Waves

'Charlize looks more like Megyn Kelly than Megyn Kelly does'

(Newser) - Megyn Kelly hasn't landed a new gig playing herself in a film about Roger Ailes' downfall at Fox News—but viewers of the new trailer for Bombshell could be forgiven for thinking otherwise. Charlize Theron plays the former Fox anchor in the clip, which features a tense elevator ride...

Theron: This Is How Hollywood 'Slaps You in the Face'

Actor tells the story of 'Wonder Woman' casting offer

(Newser) - For Charlize Theron, it was a defining moment—and one that reflects how Hollywood recasts women the moment they turn 40, USA Today reports. Appearing on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, the actor responded to a rumor she had turned down the film role of Wonder Woman, which...

Long Shot Isn't Your Typical Rom-Com
Long Shot Isn't Your
Typical Rom-Com
MOVIE REVIEW
May 3, 2019 12:26 PM CDT

Long Shot Isn't Your Typical Rom-Com

Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron getting good reviews in rom-com

(Newser) - A firebrand journalist bumps into his former babysitter, the US secretary of state and a soon-to-be presidential candidate, to kick off Jonathan Levine's Long Shot . The romantic comedy is not at all a long shot with critics, who give the film starring Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen a solid...

Charlize Theron Wows in Brutally Honest Tully


Charlize Theron
Wows in Brutally
Honest Tully
MOVIE REVIEW
May 4, 2018 10:46 AM CDT

Charlize Theron Wows in Brutally Honest Tully

Critics applaud her 'gutsy' performance as tired mom

(Newser) - An exhausted mother of three is convinced to hire a night nurse in Tully , from writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman, the same pair responsible for 2007's Juno. Tully, starring Charlize Theron, has an impressive 90% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes . What they're saying:
  • Theron, who
...

Dunkirk Holds Off Emoji Movie, Atomic Blonde at Box Office

Christopher Nolan is No. 1 for the second straight week

(Newser) - Dunkirk has topped the competition once more at the box office, beating newcomers The Emoji Movie and Atomic Blonde, the AP reports. Studio estimates on Sunday say Christopher Nolan's WWII film dropped 44% from its first weekend and brought in $28.1 million to take first place. Right behind...

Action Fans Will Drool Over Atomic Blonde
Action Fans Will Drool
Over Atomic Blonde
MOVIE REVIEW
Jul 28, 2017 10:27 AM CDT

Action Fans Will Drool Over Atomic Blonde

Charlize Theron is a 'stone-cold badass'

(Newser) - An MI6 spy travels to 1989 Berlin to track down a list naming every undercover agent in the city in David Leitch's Atomic Blonde , based on the graphic novel series The Coldest City by Antony Johnston, Sam Hart, and Steven Perkins. Violence, sex, and more violence ensues. Here's...

It's Rough Out There for the 'Gorgeous,' Says Charlize

She's one of the gorgeous, in case you hadn't figured that out

(Newser) - Charlize Theron, who is attractive enough to be GQ 's May cover star, tells the magazine in the accompanying interview that it's not as easy as one might think to be an actress when you look like her, assuming you don't want to get typecast early in...

Charlize Theron: I Did Not 'Ghost' Sean Penn

She opens up about the end of their relationship

(Newser) - In an extensive interview with WSJ. Magazine , Charlize Theron opens up a bit about the breakdown of her relationship with Sean Penn. "There is this need to sensationalize things," she says of the rumors that swirled after their breakup—such as stories claiming she "ghosted" him. "...

Charlize Theron Adopts Baby No. 2

It's a girl, named August

(Newser) - This time, it's a girl: Charlize Theron has adopted her second child, reports Us , a newborn named August, who joins big brother Jackson, 4. Unlike Jackson, who was adopted from Theron's native South Africa in 2012, August was born in the United States. Theron worked with an adoption...

Charlize Theron Made Obama a Saucy Offer

And she's really embarrassed about it

(Newser) - Nothing like meeting the leader of the free world to stimulate a little foot-in-mouth disease: During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel last night, Charlize Theron recounted her awkward encounter with President Obama during her last visit to the show. Theron says as the two chatted, he said he was appreciative...

Charlize, Sean Split: Reports
 Charlize, Sean Split: Reports 
Jun 18, 2015 8:00 AM CDT

Charlize, Sean Split: Reports

Theron, Penn reportedly call off their engagement

(Newser) - Two Oscar winners do not a happy couple make. At least that appears to be the case for Charlize Theron and Sean Penn, who've reportedly ended their engagement after a year and a half together, multiple sources tell Us Weekly . Theron, 39, who recently told Elle magazine's UK...

Charlize Theron Gushes About 'Love of My Life'

But working with Sean Penn was apparently a little rough

(Newser) - Charlize Theron is once again speaking out about how very, very much she loves Sean Penn. "He’s my partner, he’s the love of my life," is one of the lines from her new interview with Elle UK , but she goes on to explain some trouble that...

Charlize: Sean and I Both 'Shocked' by Relationship
Charlize: Sean and I Both 'Shocked' by Relationship
'esquire' interview
Apr 15, 2015 10:59 AM CDT

Charlize: Sean and I Both 'Shocked' by Relationship

And also, she thinks he's 'hot'

(Newser) - Charlize Theron graces the cover of Esquire's May issue, and inside, she opens up about her relationship with Sean Penn. "We've been friends for 20 years. He was married, I was in a long-term relationship, our spouses—not regularly, but we were in each other's lives,...

Sean Penn on Charlize: 'I'm in Love'

He talks to 'Esquire'

(Newser) - Sean Penn is on the cover of Esquire 's March issue—and, yes, in the accompanying interview, he does talk about rumored fiance Charlize Theron. In a series of quotes offered up at the end of the article are these three:
  • "I’m in love with a woman
...

Sean Penn to Adopt Charlize's Kid: Source

He's reportedly already filed the paperwork

(Newser) - Sean Penn has filed papers asking to adopt Charlize Theron's 3-year-old son, Jackson, whom she adopted in 2012 , a source tells People . "Charlize and Sean are very serious. Charlize says this is it," the source says. "Jackson already calls Sean 'Daddy.' This is the...

Charlize Theron, Sean Penn Engaged?

That's what one insider says

(Newser) - Sean Penn and Charlize Theron, who first stepped out as a couple early this year , may be headed down the aisle. An insider tells Us that while vacationing in Paris last month, they got engaged, though Theron doesn't need a sparkler, the source says: "There's no ring,...

11 Celebs Who've Never Been Married

Most of them don't see walking down the aisle in their future

(Newser) - Daryl Hannah is supposedly dating rocker and fellow activist Neil Young—and if they were to, say, get married, it would be a first for Hannah, 53. But she's not the only Hollywood star to have never wed:
  • Oprah Winfrey has never married, though she's been with Stedman
...

13 Celebrities Who Are Big Tippers

They like to spread the wealth

(Newser) - Dr. Dre just became the richest man in hip-hop —and he's spreading his good fortune around. Last week, the rapper was partying at West Hollywood's Mondrian Hotel, and when he left, he gave his waitress a $5,000 tip. "She was stunned," a source tells...

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