Charlize Theron In Talks to Join 'Mad Max: Fury Road'

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Charlize Theron is a step closer to star in "Mad Max: Fury Road", the fourth installment of "Mad Max" film franchise. According to Variety, the actress is in negotiations to play the female lead character in the 2011 movie.

Beside Charlize, "Black Hawk Down" star Tom Hardy is also in talks to star opposite the "Hancock" beauty. If he reaches the deal with Warner Bros. Pictures, he will portray Max Rockatansky, the hardened ex-cop in a future beset by gas shortages and marauding gangs. The character was played by Mel Gibson in the previous three films.

Director George Miller has announced that "Mad Max: Fury Road" will start shooting August 2010 in Australia. Beside taking the helmer duty, George will also produce the film along with Doug Mitchell and pen the script. So far, story details of the movie have been kept under wraps.

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