Taron Egerton is joining Charlize Theron in Apex, the Netflix thriller feature from Baltasar Kormákur.

Details are sparse, but the script reportedly centres on a rock climber and adrenaline junkie, played by Theron, who finds out that nature isn’t the only dangerous element out to get her when she sets out on an expedition in the wild. Egerton will play a psychopath stalking her through the woods.

The script hails from Jeremy Robbins. Kormákur is established as a survival thriller filmmaker, having previously helmed Everest, a star-studded survival adventure about mountain climbers caught in a storm; Adrift, about a couple who face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history; and Beast, about a father and his two daughters being hunted by a rogue lion.

Taron Egerton broke out with Matthew Vaughn’s actioner franchise The Kingsman, starring in both The Secret Service and The Golden Circle. He also earned global acclaim for his portrayal of Sir Elton John in Rocketman, a role which won him a Golden Globe award for best actor in a musical or comedy. The actor recently finished production on the Apple TV+ arsonist series Firebug, which he stars in and produces. Egerton will next be seen opposite Jason Bateman in the Netflix thriller Carry On.

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