Charlize Theron is among the most badass actresses in the Hollywood industry and is known for films like The Devil’s Advocate, Mighty Joe Young, The Cider House Rules, and others.

The 47 years old actress and producer is one of the most prominent action queens in the industry, and her bold personality is loved by one and all.

Charlize Theron

The actress was vastly appreciated for her work in the film Monster, where she played the role of a serial killer. The actress revealed the reason for producing the film.

Charlize Theron opens up about her character in the award-winning film Monster

Monster was a biographical crime drama film, written and directed by Patty Jenkins. It was her feature directorial debut. The film stars Charlize Theron as Wuornos, and Christina Ricci as her semi-fictionalized lover, Selby Wall. Theron was also the producer of the movie. Revealing the reason for the same, the actress shared,

“To protect Patty [Jenkins,] actually. She’s a f*cking pit bull, and I could relate to that. But we were surrounded by older, white men, and we knew the movie we were making, but they didn’t.”

“I remember one night, three weeks in, our financier calls. He had obviously tried Patty first, but I was stupid enough to pick up the phone at 3 a.m. He was like, “I just got the dailies and you’re so fat and so ugly and you never smile.” [To play serial killer, Aileen Wuornos, Theron shaved her eyebrows and gained 30 pounds.] I was like, “Oh my God.” And I called Patty and she goes, “Don’t f*cking listen to that.”’

Charlize Theron in Monster (2003)

The actress shared that it was the first time she saw a woman rebel and was something new to her. She said,

“I was always the one kind of charging it, but in a way safer way than she was because there was a part of me that was almost like, “Maybe he’s right.”’

The film was critically acclaimed and the performance of Charlize Theron was outstanding. 

Charlize Theron’s film Monster

Charlize Theron Monster

The film follows the life of serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a street pr-stitute, who murdered seven of her male clients in the 1890’s era. She was executed in Florida in 2002.

The film received numerous awards, especially for Theron’s performance, including the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama, the SAG Award for Outstanding Lead Actress, the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Actress, and Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.

Director Patty Jenkins won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. The film received good reviews from critics and grossed $64.2 million worldwide, with a budget of $1.5 million.