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Charlize Theron on equal pay, female action stars and Bond

July 24, 2017
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron

SAN DIEGO - Charlize Theron has a message to audiences: See female-driven movies, and studios will make more.

"I always say to studios, 'Make more female-driven movies,' " Theron said. "They said, 'We would if people go and see them.' So go see those movies!"

Theron gave a wide-ranging talk at Comic-Con on Sunday in promotion of her upcoming film "Atomic Blonde" in which she addressed the Hollywood pay gap, her own pet peeves about female action star clichés and whether or not she'd be open to playing a female James Bond, now that even Doctor Who has been made into a woman.

On the Bond question, posed in a statement by her old co-star Chris Hemsworth, Theron said she's "all for it," but is fine "leaving that one over to Daniel (Craig) or Idris (Elba)."

"I'll do Lorraine," she said in reference to her "Atomic Blonde" character - a ruthless British spy on a mission in Berlin near the end of the Cold War.

"Atomic Blonde" hits theaters on July 28 and is a project Theron has been developing for years.

Theron also addressed the issue of the gender pay gap in Hollywood, saying that she put her foot down with "The Huntsman: Winter's War," where she demanded to have the same pay as Hemsworth. Universal Pictures executives did not even argue with her, she said. - AP


July 24, 2017
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