Charlize Theron has played a variety of enabling roles throughout her career, such as Mad Max: Fury Roadto me atomic blond And the old guard, For example, but not limited. However, being an actress in Hollywood wasn’t always a comfortable experience for Theron, unfortunately as many women in the business are getting more and more involved. Recently, the actress shared details of her “downplaying” experience in the film industry from years ago.
Theron has been in the arena for over 25 years and has seen the landscape change over the years. The actress was way ahead of the curve as well, considering she started her own production company 2003 Patty Jenkins movie monsterwhich later won an Academy Award. This is what Theron revealed in it Harper’s Bazaar story cover:
Not being in control of what you wear is a big thing that has really bothered me for years. Having someone makes you almost put a piece in front of them – things like that, it really underestimates them. When I started, there was no conversation about it. It was like, “That’s what you wear.” And I remember one movie in particular, that male director who just kept getting me, fit after makeup after makeup after… and it was very clear that it had to do with my sexuality and how it could make me attractive in the movie. And when I started, that was just kind of the norm.
Theron once felt powerless as an actress in Hollywood and was exploited by her male peers and superiors who treated her more as a being than a person. However, Theron also said in the interview that she was always one to talk to. In her words:
The majority of my twenties and thirties, and the way I grew up, were pretty cool… It was a time when you had to be a loud bitch to find some space in the room. I don’t necessarily like being that person, but there was definitely a time in my life where that was the only way I knew how to function.
Theron, 47, said she now realizes she can’t “scream whatever it is she wants”, especially now that she realizes it can be more effective to “find sympathy” rather than just fight a fight. Theron has repeatedly produced her own films in recent years, including 2020 films old guardwhich had a cast and crew mostly women (85 percent).
Currently Theron take photo old guard sequel, which began in June and will include Uma Thurman as a new addition to the cast. Besides the action franchise, Theron will also be a part of the tenth fast and angry Movie, X fastAnd the She might play her villainous character Cipher alongside Jason MomoaThe new character. Both Upcoming 2023 Movies We are especially looking forward to seeing the actress in.
In addition, Charlize Theron recently has a low profile Join MCU With a cameo in the end credit scene Doctor Strange in a multiverse of madness Like Clea. Although the actress may have missed out on an exciting return to Furiosa in crazy max Franchise with George Miller deciding to cast Anya Taylor-Joy as a younger version of her badass character in the upcoming first installment way of angerthat was deep Roots on the set of the 2015 movie she starred in.
Although Theron’s stories about her Hollywood past paint a haunting picture, the actress seems to help leave her even better than when she first joined the industry for the new generation of movie stars.
