Magnolia Home Entertainment announced that “The Burning Plain,” a film written and directed by Guillermo Arriaga and starring Academy Award-winners Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger, will hit the stores on Jan. 12.
“The performances by Theron and Basinger are strong enough to get noticed at Oscar time,” a critic for Time wrote. But they were overlooked by the Golden Globes.
Charlize Theron (“Hancock,” “Monster”) stars as Sylvia, a woman on the edge who takes an emotional journey back to the defining moment of her life. “The Burning Plain” explores the explosive power of forbidden love. Sylvia´s cool, professional demeanor masks her sexually charged storm within. When a stranger from Mexico confronts her mysterious past, Sylvia is launched …

CHARLIZE Theron says she and her boyfriend Stuart Townsend are still “completely crazy” about each other.
The South African actress and the Irish actor have been dating for over nine years and have managed to keep their relationship intact — despite the pressures the of showbiz.
“He’s a remarkable, warm and caring man,” said Charlize. “We’ve been able to make a great life for ourselves — and that can be pretty hard in this business.
“What holds us together is great love, great respect and great friendship.
“After nine years, we’re still completely crazy about each other.”
It was recently reported that Theron is planning to get Townsend tickets for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
“Stuart is a big …

The South African star moved to California at the age of 19 to embark on a career in the movies.
But Theron, who won an Oscar for her performance in 2003 drama Monster, admits it was tough trying to make it in showbusiness, and she saw the darker side of Hollywood first hand.
She tells Britain’s OK! magazine, ‘I thought it was a little odd that the audition was on a Saturday night at his house in Los Angeles, but I thought maybe that was normal. He was in his Hugh Hefner pyjamas – I go inside and he’s offering me a drink, and I’m thinking, my God this acting stuff is very relaxed. But it soon …

South African actress Charlize Theron has landed the leading lady’s role in Friday’s draw for next year’s soccer World Cup finals in her home country, the international soccer body FIFA announced on Tuesday.
Theron, who won a best actress Oscar for playing a serial killer in the 2003 movie “Monster”, will be joint host of the 90-minute show to be televised live to an estimated global audience of more than two hundred million people in 200 countries.
She will join FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke to host the procedure of placing the 32 national finalists into eight groups of four teams for the 2010 tournament which runs from June 11 to July 11.
The show will include …

Oscar-award-winning South African actress Charlize Theron, 34, put up another good performance when she pulled “Ireland” during a rehearsal for the World Cup draw on Friday, it emerged Wednesday. The actress was pulling FIFA’s leg over Ireland’s failed bid to become the 33rd team at the 32-nation Cup.
Ireland had asked to be allowed participate after being ousted in the play-offs by France, which clinched its place with a goal from striker William Gallas after captain Thierry Henry had handled the ball.
Theron, who will co-host Friday’s draw with FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke, pulled the “Ireland” ball out of the bowl instead of France.
“Yes, she did, but it was only a joke,” Valcke confirmed to the …

South African-born actress became a U.S. citizen in 2007 and now she loves the holidays and makes the most of them every year.
But she admits she and boyfriend Stuart Townsend were shocked by the amount of people who opted to spend Thanksgiving Day with them instead of with their own families.
The Monster star explains, ‘I did this thing where my boyfriend and I kind of made this list of people that we love… and we thought, ‘Y’know, it’s Thanksgiving and people will go and be with their families… Half of these people won’t say yes.’ They’re all coming to my house.’
But Theron is prepared – she’s cooking two turkeys with all the trimmings and she’s …

According to a report in The Sunday Tribune, Oscar winning actress Charlize Theron will be spending lots of time in Ireland next year, as she’s down to play the lead female role in the film version of the Sebastian Barry novel “The Secret Scripture.”
The paper says that the prolific Irish producer Noel Pearson is on board for the project, and is trying to line up the British actor Alan Rickman for one of the other main characters.
Theron will play Roseanne McNulty, a 100-year-old mental patient who decides to write an autobiography, and she’ll age back in time for the role.
The Tribune didn’t say when filming will start, but Theron will likely be spending part …

CHARLIZE Theron is no lady!
The Battle in Seattle actress says she farts like a guy and swears like a sailor.
“[I'm] not pretending to be a lady,” she said. “I can fart as loud as the next guy and have a filthy mouth.”
The star, 34, recently revealed that she hates being called a “movie star”.
“When somebody calls me a movie star, I worry a bit,” she said. “It used to be about the work, but now it means you show up at the Oscars and look good.”
Theron — who was born in South Africa, but moved to New York as a teenager — says she decided to become an actress after her dancing dreams were shattered …

Charlize Theron has revealed the bizarre nickname bestowed on her by former co-star Jeremy Renner.
Apparently the South African actress goes by the name of “Ass-Nuts” when she is in the company of her American friend.
As to the origins of the moniker, Charlize is keeping schtum. All she will reveal is that it stems from a boozy evening.
The 34-year-old actress starred alongside Jeremy in 2005′s North Country.
She told E! that the name stuck after the cast went out for a few drinks.
“I can’t tell you what transpired, but let me just say I found a friend for life in Jeremy, and he has ever since then referred to me as Ass-Nuts,” Charlize said.
She added: “I wish …

Could this be a casting development for the upcoming Mad Max sequel/reboot? There have been rumors floating around regarding the fourth installment of the action franchise that made Mel Gibson a star for years. Director George Miller has been more than vocal about his desire to produce another film. Now we’re hearing rumors via EOnline that Oscar winner Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy may have been cast as the leads in the new film.
The working title being used for the film is Mad Max: Fury Road, instead of Mad Max 4 (that doesn’t roll the tongue as well). According to multiple sources, Theron is already on board to star as the female lead in the …