Charlize Theron is set to star in Amazon MGM Studios' thriller 'Tyrant', written and directed by David Weil.
The movie is set in the high-end culinary world of New York City, based on a story by David Weil and Cody Behan.
Amazon and The Picture Company won the rights after a bidding war in August, fast-tracking development once Theron joined.
The movie looks like Theron's kind of movie, given her background in action movies like 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' 'Æon Flux,' and 'The Old Guard.'
Author's summary: Charlize Theron stars in Amazon's 'Tyrant', a culinary thriller.