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Charlize Theron, over the years, not only proved her worth as a talented actress but also showed how competent she can be as an action star. Despite disappointing the audience with her first action movie Æon Flux in 2005, she featured in three more action movies and proved that she can do intense scenes with a few punches and kicks in them. She appeared in Mad Max: Fury Road, Atomic Blonde, and The Old Guard.
Mad Max: Fury Road gave her a second chance at breaking into an action role. Even though it gave her a huge recognition, the director didn’t choose her to be in the prequel of the movie. It left her disheartened, and she also regretted it a bit. In an interview, she talked about it, so scroll ahead and find out what she once said about her role in Fury Road.
Charlize Theron Was Upset About Losing Mad Max: Fury Road Prequel
Charlize Theron played Imperator Furiosa in the movie. During a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, Theron shared how Mad Max: Fury Road gave her a second chance in action movies and said, “A lot of women don’t get a second chance, but when men make these movies and fail miserably, they get chance after chance after chance to go and explore that again. That doesn’t necessarily happen for women.”
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Mad Max: Fury Road has just been named the 11th best film of the 21st century by over 500 actors, directors and industry insiders in a NYT poll… and honestly? Not surprised.
Charlize as Imperator Furiosa changed cinema forever. Charlize Theron supremacy stays unmatched.
❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/gPKUbkvrTZ— Charlize Theron Daily (@dailytheron) June 27, 2025