Charlize Theron plays a major role in Ridley Scott’s upcoming PROMETHEUS, but the Oscar-winning MONSTER actress is already looking at a return to the sci-fi genre with AGENT 13. RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES’ Rupert Wyatt is expected helm the futuristic-actioner, with Theron as the lead, before he begins work on a sequel to last summers surprise hit. AGENT 13’s mysterious script, from T.S. Nolan, is said to be under lock and key.
Theron had stayed clear of science-fiction, after starring in Karyn Kusama’s dire big-budget flop AEON FLUX. PROMETHEUS on the other hand, was a chance to work with a legendary visionary director in Scott; as well as an ace cast in a prequel to one of the genre’s benchmark franchises. Brit director Wyatt, is also looking like a director who will go far in Tinseltown, his brilliant head-twisting prison-thriller THE ESCAPIST, led to his appointment on kick-starting THE PLANET OF THE APES franchise, after Tim Burton’s 2001 disastrous effort.
Source: Collider
