Charlize Central

I’ll have scans available as soon as the magazine hits stores in my area. Until then, here is the interview from Glamour.com. Happy reading!

Hey, it’s Charlize!

She’s smart, opinionated and suffers no fools.flip the page to learn how she turned a tough childhood into the happiest life in Hollywood.

When people in the movie business talk about Charlize Theron, they use a lot of predictable descriptions. Beautiful, of course. Sexy, ditto. Bombshell? Yeah, yeah. But those who actually have had conversations with the woman will use adjectives you probably wouldn’t expect. “Fiercely intelligent,” for one. “Gloriously opinionated,” for another. And how about this: She’s an actress who, in the words of one high-powered film agent, “refuses to be shallow, on-screen or off.” Maybe that’s because Theron, who grew up in South Africa under apartheid, was exposed to intense, thought-provoking experiences at a young age: As a teenager she was present as her mother, Gerda, shot and killed Charlize’s drunken and reportedly abusive father, Charles. (Her mother, who remains very close to Charlize, was never charged; authorities ruled that she acted in self-defense.) When Theron left her home at 16 to model in Milan, she was told she could become one of the world’s top models if she just lost five pounds. But modeling was never her passion, so it was off to New York, where she pursued dance at the Joffrey Ballet School but had to quit when her knees failed. Next up, Los Angeles–and this is where the fairy tale kicks in: Theron, who’d never acted, lived in a cheap hotel, stole rolls from bread baskets and was discovered by a talent manager while she was cashing a check at a bank. Soon she was being offered what critics might call “babe roles,”and she took some, in 2 Days in the Valley and Devil’s Advocate. But Theron craved more substantial parts, so she gained 30 pounds to play a serial killer in Monster, the role that won her the 2003 Best Actress Oscar.
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As many of you probably already spotted, I added some new photos of Charlize, looking phenomenal as always, from last night’s MTV Movie Awards to the gallery last night and have just added even more, so be sure and check out the new additions here. Enjoy!

The MTV Movie Awards are all about honoring the biggest films in the world, so it’s only fitting that this year’s ceremony will be ushered in by two of Hollywood’s very biggest stars.

Will Smith will join previously announced presenters Will Ferrell, Sarah Jessica Parker, Lindsay Lohan, Steve Carell, Robert Downey Jr., Seth Rogen and more at the 17th annual MTV Movie Awards, broadcast live this year from the Gibson Amphitheatre on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. Smith’s “Hancock” co-star, Charlize Theron, will also be handing out a Golden Popcorn.

Cruise, long a program mainstay, was the first-ever winner of MTV’s Generation Award, given to the performer who has most captured the attention of MTV’s audience throughout his or her career. This year’s Generation Award recipient is Adam Sandler (who recently launched MTV’s Sneak Peek Week with a screening of “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan”).

Also joining the fun are Rainn Wilson, Anna Faris, Katharine McPhee, Megan Fox, Brendan Fraser, Danny McBride, Liv Tyler, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jennifer Hudson, who will present awards to a talented group of nominees, led this year by “Superbad,” “Juno,” “Transformers,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” and “Enchanted.”

The MTV Movie Awards will be hosted for the second time by comedian Mike Myers and will include live musical performances from Coldplay and the Pussycat Dolls.

The MTV Movie Awards will air live on MTV on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET, with MTV News’ “Coming Attractions” preshow kicking the evening off at 7:30 p.m. ET! Find all the latest updates on nominees, presenters, performers, voting, contests, movie exclusives and much more at MovieAwards.MTV.com. And check out Movies.MTV.com for the latest movie news, trailers, photos and more!

For one night at least, Seattle was star-struck.

Thanks to the movie “Battle in Seattle,” several celebrities graced the red carpet for the opening night of the Seattle International Film Festival Thursday and gave fans a rare brush with old-school glamour.

The Seattle premiere of the movie, a semi-fictionalized account of the 1999 WTO protests, came packed with star power, including actor and first-time director Stuart Townsend, his girlfriend and co-star Charlize Theron, singer/ actor Andre Benjamin, lead actor Martin Henderson (”The Ring”), and “Lost” casualty Michelle Rodriguez. Missing was principal Jennifer Carpenter, best known lately for playing a foul-mouthed Miami detective on “Dexter.”
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Scans of Charlize’s feature in the June 2008 issue of W Magazine are now available here in the gallery. The new photoshoot is gorgeous! Happy reading everyone.

Sorry for the slow down in recent updates, guys. My personal life has been very hectic lately and I’ve been working on various behind the scenes things like prepping more videos for upload, organizing the 100s of photos that I still have left to add and revamping the remaining project pages. I hope you enjoy the new additions and keep your eyes peeled for even more coming soon.

Christian Dior 2009 Collection Fashion Show - May 12, 2008
‘The Party’ Special Screening - May 6, 2008
Sarasota Film Festival - ‘Battle in Seattle’ Screening - April 13, 2008
Sarasota Film Festival - ‘Battle in Seattle’ Panel - April 13, 2008
Sarasota Film Festival - 10th Anniversary Ball - April 12, 2008

Thanks goes out to Jordana Tal at Engelman & Co. for sending in the below contest information.

Here’s Your Chance To Strut With The Stars

W Desires is offering the chance to win a trip to the Hollywood premiere of Hancock, starring Will Smith and Charlize Theron.

Enter here for a chance to win.

The grand prize winner and a friend will be treated like Hollywood royalty with professional hair and makeup styling before they are whisked off to walk the red carpet at the star-studded June 30th premiere.

The prize package also includes round-trip airfare and two nights at a chic Los Angeles hotel.

Hancock in theaters July 2nd.

Positioning a South African icon such as Sun International comes with a challenge. How do you singularly represent this multi-faceted organisation, the benchmark for Southern African hospitality and gaming entertainment? How do you align iconic hotels, resorts and casinos under a mother brand and yet keep their individual nature.

This challenge gave rise to a new corporate promise for Sun International - A Million Thrills. One Destination.

When Sun International briefed Ogilvy South Africa to dramatise its new corporate positioning, the agency came up with a concept to use Charlize Theron as the star. Ogilvy believed that Theron could capture the magic of the brand and truly bring it to life.

“The key focus was to find an individual that could truly answer the brief of uniting very different brands such as gaming and resorts under the umbrella of a million thrills, one destination. Charlize as a persona was amazingly able to not only provide the promise of excitement when it came to gaming but also the grace and sensuality of resorting,� says Nunu Ntshingila, Ogilvy South Africa CEO.
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