Theron says villainous role in last ‘Fast and Furious’ was a challenge

OSCAR winner Charlize Theron said it was an exciting challenge to play the main villain in the latest instalment of the “Fast and Furious” racing fi lm series with Vin Diesel.

“This is a franchise that has been built for 16 years on this idea of family being kind of the cornerstone ... and to play a character that has to kind of break all of that up, it was fun, yeah, and challenging,” Theron said at the Berlin premiere of “The Fate of the Furious.”

Diesel was also on hand for the

This is a franchise that has been built for 16 years on this idea of family being kind of the cornerstone ... and to play a character that has to kind of break all of that up, it was fun, yeah, and challenging. Charlize Theron, Oscar-winning actress

release of the fi lm, which is being marketed in Europe as “Fast and Furious 8” and features the signature fast car chases, daring stunts and explosions of the previous seven fi lms.

“The Fate of the Furious” sees Diesel’s lead character Dominic Toretto go rogue. Theron, who won a best actress Academy Award for “Monster”, plays the villainous Cipher.

Diesel told reporters he felt as though he had “let the world down” when he left the fi lm franchise several years ago because he was dissatisfied with the script.

The fi lm, directed by F. Gary Gray, also stars Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez and Tyrese Gibson. — Reuters

Diesel and Theron hug at the premiere of ‘Fast and Furious 8’ movie in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday. (Right) Diesel pose with director Gray at the premiere. — Reuters photos Actor Jason Sudeikis (above) and actress Anne Hathaway arrive at the premiere...