EXCLUSIVE: Julia Garner is set to co-star opposite Charlize Theron in the Amazon MGM Studios pic Tyrant from David Weil, who is directing from a script he wrote. The pic is set to shoot later this year, now that its two lead stars are on board.
The Picture Company’s Alex Heineman and Andrew Rona are producing. Theron also will produce through her Secret Menu banner alongside her partners Beth Kono and A.J. Dix. Weil and producing partner Natalie Laine Williams also will produce.
Amazon and Picture Company landed the coveted spec in August after a bidding war, with the project being fast-tracked once Theron showed interest and joined at the end of last year. Once she was on board, the attention then turned to her counterpart in the project, which had a number of stars chasing before the execs and producers ultimately landed on Garner, who is coming off a monster year of her own.
Plot details are vague other than Tyrant is said to have shades of Wall Street and Whiplash set in NYC’s high-end culinary world. It is based on a story by Weil and Cody Behan.
Best known for her Emmy-winning work on the Netflix series Ozark, Garner starred in two of 2025 biggest hits in the Marvel pic The Fantastic Four: First Steps and the Oscar-nominated horror thriller Weapons. Garner’s other recent notable film credits include Neon’s The Royal Hotel and Bleecker Street Media’s The Assistant.
Garner is represented by UTA, LBI and Sloane Offer Weber & Dern.
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