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Charlize Theron wishes to revisit the past

Charlize Theron expressed why she wants to reshoot her Hollywood past

Published May 25, 2026
Charlize Theron wishes to revisit the past
Charlize Theron wishes to revisit the past 

Charlize Theron wishes she could reshoot the first three weeks of every project.

Despite having a Best Actress Oscar to her name, the Monster star believes it takes three weeks of filming before she truly finds her feet with each character at the start of every production.

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"I wish I could reshoot the first three weeks of every movie I make," she confessed in an interview with The New York Times, before explaining that she's in her head too much in those first three weeks.

Theron continued, "I feel like the first three weeks, I'm scared, I'm still thinking, I'm overthinking.”

"I'm doing it and it passes, but I'm not in that flow... That moment where you're not thinking about anything, you're just in it,” she further explained.

Because of this, the South African actress, who also produces her projects, tries to make sure there are no major dramatic scenes or emotionally heavy sequences on the shooting schedule for the first three weeks.

"Yeah, three weeks, that's usually (how long it takes), so I try to shoot stupid things for as long as I can. Then you have to put your big girl panties on and do it," Theron mentioned.

Recently, Charlize Theron has been promoting her survival thriller Apex, in which she plays an American adventurer being hunted by a serial killer in the Australian wilderness. The film, co-starring Taron Egerton, is now streaming on Netflix.

Additionally, she will also be seen in Christopher Nolan's epic The Odyssey in July, and is currently filming the thriller Tyrant alongside Julia Garner and Hudson Williams.

Sadaf Naushad
Sadaf Naushad is a Journalist and Neurochemistry master's graduate with over four years of experience. Leveraging her scientific background, she specialises in celebrity wellness, mental health, and the psychology of lifestyle trends, bridging the gap between science and pop culture to provide expert insight into global icons' well-being.
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