After Apex, Charlize Theron and director Baltasar Kormákur may have found a new zenith.
Theron and Kormákur are set to reunite for Six Clean Kills, an action thriller set up at Universal Pictures. Kormákur is set to direct and produce the feature project while Theron is also on board to produce with an eye to star.
Details are being kept in the bodybag but the script is being written by Stan Parish based on his unreleased novel.
The reveal of the new collaboration follows the muscular showing of Apex, a survival adventure thriller that scored strong reviews and even stronger viewership numbers for Netflix after hitting the streamer Apr. 24. Taron Egerton also starred in the feature that actually saw its viewership numbers rise in the second week.
Theron will produce through her Secret Menu first-look deal with Universal Pictures along with AJ Dix and Beth Kono. Kormákur will produce through Blueeyes Productions. Parish will executive produce.
The project began coalescing last year, after the two had completed the arduous but clearly satisfying production on Apex.
Theron is part of the family at Universal, thanks to appearing in three of the studio’s signature Fast and Furious movies.
Kormákur is the Icelandic director who previously helmed 101 Reykjavík, Jar City and Everest, stories set against harsh backdrops with themes of survival and emotional extremes. He previously worked with Universal on Beast, a survival drama that saw Idris Elba square off against a killer lion.
Kormákur is repped by CAA and Range Media Partners. Theron is repped by CAA and Hansen Jacobson. Parish is repped by CAA, The Book Group, and Jackoway Austen.
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