Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton have survived a lot in their careers as action stars: an undercover operation in East Berlin in Atomic Blonde; a deadly airport threat in Carry-On; an immortal revenge mission in The Old Guard; and a worldwide killing spree in Kingsman: The Secret Service. In Apex, the two will face a brand-new challenge: a ruthless game of cat and mouse set in the Australian wilderness that’s now streaming on Netflix.
“It’s about a woman who finds herself in the woods with a serial killer — and she has to win,” Theron told Netflix. “This is an action‑adventure, psychological thriller. It’s really a story about survival, not just physically but emotionally, and about finding out what you’re made of.”
“I couldn’t be more excited,” director Baltasar Kormákur (Everest, Adrift) told Tudum last February as filming began. “Working in the rugged, beautiful terrains of Australia with three of the world’s most talented, dedicated actors in Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton, and Eric Bana is such a joy — even as I put them through the [ringer] in this unique survivor story.”
Read on to learn more about Apex, check out the video above to see Theron and Egerton hunt and be hunted in the unforgiving Australian landscape, and stream it now on Netflix.
What is Apex about?
A grieving woman seeks solace in the wilderness only to become ensnared in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a serial killer.
Who is in the cast of Apex?
Sasha is a grieving mountain climber who finds herself trapped in the wild with Egerton’s depraved killer on her trail.
“This movie really fired up my brain,” Theron told Netflix. “When I read the script, I couldn’t put it down and it stayed with me. It felt very pure but with great impact. The bite and the kick were so strong in what it was trying to accomplish without bells and whistles, and I loved that.”
Kormákur was thrilled to work on stunt-heavy action sequences with the star of Mad Max: Fury Road and Atomic Blonde. “You couldn’t ask for more,” he told Netflix. “She’s climbing rock faces I wouldn’t go on. The physical endurance she’s shown is incredible, and I think it really shows in the film.”
Theron won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster. She’s since been nominated twice more in the same category, for North Country and Bombshell.
Theron has also carved out a niche as a formidable action star, kicking ass in films like Mad Max: Fury Road, Atomic Blonde, The Old Guard, F9, Prometheus, and Æon Flux. Other film roles include Young Adult, Tully, Long Shot, Kubo and the Two Strings, Hancock, and The Italian Job. She’ll next be seen in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming The Odyssey.
