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"I saw potential in this character," Theron,
41, told Reuters at the Berlin premiere of "Atomic Blonde" on
Monday.
"I wanted to explore a woman in this world and have her kind of
play with the same set of rules that men get to play in," added
the actress, who won an Academy Award for her role as a serial
killer in the 2003 film "Monster."
"Atomic Blonde," based on Antony Johnston's graphic novel series
"The Coldest City" and out in theaters on July 28, follows MI6's
lethal bisexual assassin Lorraine Broughton (Theron) in Berlin
in 1989. Broughton is on a mission to recover a list of double
agents, in a city simmering with revolution and double-crossing
hives of traitors.
Spy movies have been dominated by male leads, such as the "James
Bond," "Mission Impossible" and "Bourne" franchise.
Theron, who shows off her physical fighting prowess in the role,
said "the skill of this was definitely a challenge. I wanted
people to believe that she was that good."
Actress Sofia Boutella, who plays spy Delphine Lasalle, the love
interest of Theron's character, said she was "a bit nervous at
first" when filming a sex scene with Theron, but that the
actress helped her relax.
"She made me feel very comfortable and she made me laugh. She
just guided me through it in a very easy way. She was lovely and
fun to work with," Boutella said.
(Reporting by Jonathan Crane in Berlin; writing by Melissa Fares
in New York; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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