I’m not sure who in Hollywood started this trend of wilderness hunting thrillers starring A-List actors, but I’m totally here for it. After loving Send Help, Apex, starring Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton, is next on my action watchlist. The latest action flick on Netflix’s release schedule topped the streamers charts this week due to its suspenseful scenes and incredible stunts, and I totally understand why after hearing about how Theron literally put her whole body into making this film.
As far as action movies go, Charlize Theron is a Hollywood vet, but it sounds like Apex really put the Tully actress to the test. True to its name, Theron’s character Sasha must outrun and outlast Egerton in the Australian wilderness as he attempts to hunt her down. Her life is on the line as she scales hundred-foot rock walls and paddles down white-water rapids, and of course, Theron took on the majority of her own stunts. The Odyssey actress told Screenrant she sustained multiple serious injuries from filming Apex, and her explanation is giving ‘just a typical day at the office’:
