Fantastic Four MCU Star Teams Up With Charlize Theron in Tyrant

Julia Garner is lining up another big one. Fresh off joining Marvel as the Silver Surfer (the Shalla-Bal version) in the upcoming Fantastic Four, she’s now set to star opposite Charlize Theron in a new Amazon MGM Studios movie called Tyrant. The project is real hush-hush, but the ingredients are spicy.

So what is Tyrant?

Details are basically under lock and key. What is out there: writer-director David Weil is steering the ship. He’s the guy who co-created Apple TV+’s Invasion and Prime Video’s Citadel, and he’s also writing this one. Filming is expected to start later this year, and the story originates from Weil and Cody Behan.

The tone clue we do have is this little line that jumped out for obvious reasons:

'shadows of Wall Street and Whiplash'

Translation: think high-pressure, cutthroat energy, only this time set in New York City’s elite culinary world. Chefs, knives, egos. You get it.

The essentials at a glance

• Cast: Julia Garner (MCU’s Silver Surfer/Shalla-Bal; Ozark) joins Charlize Theron.
• Filmmaker: David Weil is directing and writing; he co-created Invasion and Citadel.
• Studio: Amazon MGM Studios is backing the film.
• Timing: Production is slated to begin later this year.
• Story by: David Weil and Cody Behan.
• Garner’s other projects: starred in Zach Cregger’s 2025 horror movie Weapons; set to play Madonna in an upcoming biopic.
• Theron’s upcoming slate: 2026’s Apex and The Odyssey (she’s playing Circe in the latter).

On paper, this sounds like a pressure-cooker character piece with sharp edges. Weil tends to go glossy and intense, Theron thrives on control-freak complexity, and Garner excels at tightly coiled ambition. A ruthless kitchen drama with those two facing off? That menu writes itself.