Charlize Theron Excited About Playing First Female Anti-Hero In Fast And Furious
Charlize Theron says her character in Fast And Furious 8 is completely rapacious and she is honoured to play the role of first female anti-hero
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Celebrated
Hollywood
Actress
Charlize
Theron
said
she
is
honoured
to
portray
the
role
of
first
female
antihero
in
Fast
and
Furious
series.
The
actress
plays
the
character
of
a
hacker
named
as
Cipher
in
the
upcoming
Fast
and
Furious
8.
Fast
and
Furious
8
is
already
studded
with
stars
like
Dwayne
Johnson,
Kurt
Russell,
Helen
Mirren,
Vin
Diesel,
Jason
Statham,
Scott
Eastwood,
Chris
Ludacris
Bridges
and
Charlize
Theron.
Theron
says
she
is
playing
a
pivotal
role
in
this
film
and
her
role
is
quite
interesting
here
in
the
context
of
the
story.
"What
a
great
place
to
find
yourself
in;
to
not
only
be
offered
a
great
role
in
one
of
the
greatest
franchises
ever,
but
to
be
the
first
female
villain...
That's
a
real
honor," Charlize
Theron
stated.
"Cipher
is
the
real
deal,
too.
At
her
core
she
is
completely
this
rapacious,
and
that
says
a
lot
about
a
character.
As
an
actor,
there
is
something
great
about
witnessing
a
character
just
coming
in
and
taking
what
she
wants..."
Added
Theron
"And
doing
it
in
a
way
that's
unexpected," she
explained
further.
Fast
and
Furious
8
is
directed
by
filmmaker
F.
Gary
Gray
and
produced
by
One
Race
Films,
Original
Film
and
Perfect
World
Pictures.
The
film
is
scheduled
to
release
on
April
14
in
India.