Eric Bana Joins Netflix Survival Thriller ‘Apex’ Starring Charlize Theron

Actor Eric Bana (Deliver Us from Evil) has joined the cast of Netflix’s upcoming survival thriller Apex, described as Free Solo meets Silence of the Lambs, Deadline reports today.

Bana joins previously announced stars Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton (Carry-On).

Written by Jeremy Robbins (“The Purge” television series), Apex “follows a rock climber who finds herself being hunted in the wild.” Robbins’ spec script was selected as part of 2021’s The Black List, an annual buzzy compendium of the year’s most-liked unproduced Hollywood screenplays.

The spec script’s logline gives a better idea of the Silence of the Lambs comparison: “When an adrenaline junkie sets out to conquer a menacing river, she discovers that nature isn’t the only thing out for blood.” It’s the type of premise that feels designed to get the adrenaline pumping.

There’s no word at this time as to who Bana will be playing in the survival thriller, though. The actor most recently appeared in the Ridley Scott-produced cult thriller A Sacrifice, costarring Sadie Sink (“Stranger Things”).

Baltasar Kormákur (Touch) is set to direct Apex. “Netflix execs were so blown away by the script that they bought with only the producers on board. When it came to an actor and director, Theron and Kormákur were their first choices, and in another rare case both committed after reading the script,“Deadline previously reported on Apex.

Theron will produce the project along with Dawn Olmstead, Beth Kono, and AJ Dix via their newly launched media company, as well as Kormákur through his RVK productions; Ian Bryce; and Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, and David Ready through Chernin Entertainment.

While we wait for additional details on this Netflix thriller, the streamer just released a first look at Charlize Theron in the Netflix sequel The Old Guard 2.

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