Charlize Theron joins cast of Fast and Furious 8 alongside Vin Diesel

New role: Charlize Theron has been cast in the new Fast and Furious film
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Jennifer Ruby8 April 2016
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Charlize Theron has signed up to join the cast of Fast and Furious 8.

The Oscar-winning actress will star in the latest film in the hit franchise alongside Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson, it has been confirmed.

While Universal is staying tight-lipped about her role, it is thought that Theron will play a villain, teaming up with Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw.

The new addition to the cast comes after it was revealed that Game of Thrones actor Kristofer Hivju had also signed up.

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The eighth instalment of the action franchise is set to be directed by Straight Outta Compton’s F Gary Gray, who worked with Theron on the remake of The Italian Job.

Other returning cast members include Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster and Tyrese Gibson who will all reprise their roles.

Theron recently opened up about acting alongside British star Tom Hardy in the Oscar-nominated Mad Max: Fury Road.

“From what I hear, he’s not like that on every movie – I hear he’s had good experiences,” she told People Magazine.

“Maybe the movie is what it is because we struggled so much with each other, and those characters had to struggle so much with each other.

“If we were chum-chum, maybe the movie would have been 10 times worse.”

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