Charlize Theron on ‘The Odyssey’ Becoming Universal’s Highest-Grossing Movie and Raising Millions to Fight Femicide in Africa With CTAOP — SkimNews
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- Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" became Universal Pictures' highest-grossing film ever at $1.68 billion, with Theron noting she stars in two of the studio's top 10 movies, including "Fate of the Furious" at No. 6.
- CTAOP hosted its 6th annual block party on the Universal backlot, raising more than $1 million, with guests including January Jones, Nick Kroll, Patton Oswald and NBCUniversal Entertainment chairman Donna Langley.
- The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Program will celebrate its 20th anniversary next year and has served over 80 organizations, reached more than 4.8 million youth, and granted $16.5 million to local grassroots groups.
- Theron grew visibly impassioned about femicide in South Africa, specifically in East Rand where she grew up, recounting that "every morning, I get on my feed and I hear of another young woman's body that was found in a dump."
- Theron is set to reprise her villainous role as Cipher in "Fast Forever," the final Fast & Furious installment, though she told Variety that Vin Diesel still hasn't shared the script, calling him "very secretive."
- Theron warned that foreign aid cuts are costing lives, noting that "less than 1% of America's overall budget going to foreign aid" saves "millions and millions of lives," and said the U.S. is "taking so many steps back."
Why it matters: CTAOP has reached 4.8 million youth and granted $16.5 million to grassroots organizations over nearly two decades, but Theron warned the need is intensifying as foreign aid retreats and femicide in her native South Africa grows what she called "beyond brutal" — making Saturday's $1 million fundraiser both a financial lifeline and a high-profile warning about a crisis she says is being ignored.
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