Charlize Theron lands assassin role in The Gray Man

Back in 2013, Brad Pitt dropped out of James Gray's espionage thriller “The Gray Man”, after two years of development. It looked like that film was doomed to development hell, but recent developments have stoked the fires – as Charlize Theron has been named as the new lead for the long dormant film.

Theron is in talks with Sony Pictures to take the lead role that Brad Pitt vacated when he left the project. Of course, there's one small problem: the film was originally written to follow the story of an ex-CIA operative who goes on the run to save two daughters he never knew existed. Naturally, script doctoring will be required, and it's not an impossible feat – considering it's been done before.

“The Gray Man” is currently in development, without a solid release date. 

Source: Cinema blend