20 Hugely Unexpected Roles In Upcoming Movies
4. Charlize Theron (Fast 8)
The Role: Cipher, the movie's primary villain.
Why It's Unexpected: Though Charlize Theron is no stranger to appearing in movies featuring vehicular mayhem (2003's The Italian Job remake and last year's superb Mad Max: Fury Road), the Fast and Furious franchise is a whole other beast, and not something that Theron seems to traditionally mesh with...not that this is a complaint.
Plus, a female villain in the franchise is definitely a new trick.
Will It Work?: Definitely. Theron can play a villain as well as anyone (she's easily the best thing about those Snow White movies), and she'll no doubt bring the requisite menace to the part. It remains to be seen if she'll be getting her hands dirty herself or just watching from the sidelines, but considering the physicality of her Mad Max role, let's keep our fingers crossed.