Charlize Theron and Clint Eastwood are two brilliantly big actors. Although they have never worked together, there was one chance that ultimately went down the drain. Theron is a dedicated actress who has worked in some massive franchises including that of the Fast and Furious franchise as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Eastwood too is a great actor as a director who has worked both in front of and behind the camera. As talented individuals, working together could have been the opportunity of a lifetime. However, Theron saw it slip away from her and had to apologize for it. Not only was she left answerable to her fans and public, but also to the director of J. Edgar.
Charlize Theron Apologized to Clint Eastwood For Her Agent’s Mistake
Charlize Theron was once offered a role in Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar. The movie starred Leonardo DiCaprio and the actress was offered the role of J. Edgar’s assistant, Helen Gandy. Theron’s representative William Morris Endeavor did not wait for her reply to the offer and instead started spreading around confirmations about her involvement in the film. Due to this, everyone began believing the same and were rather happy about it as well. However, the actress had no intention of joining the movie at all.
The mishaps went too far and she had to apologize to Clint Eastwood personally because of the problems she caused him thanks to the misinformation. Despite the issue, things between the two settled down and they patched things up. Eastwood was left to look for a replacement actress no longer after that and ultimately settled on Naomi Watts.
20th Century Fox Chased Charlize Theron After Her Departure From Clint Eastwood’s Movie
When Prometheus was still in the making, 20th Century Fox began eying Charlize Theron for a role in the movie. Noomi Rapace was still a fairly unknown actress and the faith that Ridley Scott was willing to put in her was something the studios were hesitant over. They wanted Theron who had confirmed that she had no ties with Clint Eastwood’s film.
Although they were looking to hire the actress for other roles, she ultimately got the role of Meredith Vickers. The studios originally wanted Michelle Yeoh to play the role but that did not happen either. Despite the lack of faith that the studios had, the movie ended up doing incredibly well.
Source: Vulture
