Taron, meet Theron. Rocketman star Taron Egerton has signed on to star alongside Charlize Theron in the new Netflix thriller Apex. The Hollywood Reporter has the news that Egerton will play the film's villain.

Taron Egerton is joining Charlize Theron in the thriller 'Apex.' Details are being kept under wraps, but the script centers on a rock climber and adrenaline junkie, played by Theron, who finds out that nature isn't the only dangerous element out to get her when she sets out on an expedition in the wild.

Taron Egerton has signed on to star in the Baltasar Kormákur / Netflix survival thriller Apex with Charlize Theron

Taron Egerton is set to star in filmmaker Baltasar Kormakur's Netflix thriller Apex, opposite Charlize Theron. The film stars Theron as an adrenaline junkie and rock climber who discovers a threat to her life when she embarks on a journey into the wilderness.

Taron Egerton has joined Charlize Theron in Apex, a thriller that Baltasar Kormákur is directing for Netflix. Details are being kept deep in the woods but the script centers on a rock climber and adrenaline junkie,