Los Angeles, July 31: Oscar winning actress Charlize Theron will campaign for women’s rights in the Middle East in her new movie Florence of Arabia. The actress has purchased the film rights to author Christopher Buckley’s literary satire of the same name.
The story is about a State Department employee (to be played by Theron) who, after watching her friend marry the prince of a Middle East country and subsequently get executed, fights for equal rights for the women of that country, Variety reported.
While the 2004 novel had the potential for controversy, it was critically well-received upon its release. Theron will produce the film under her company Denver and Delilah Films and take on the lead role.
–PTI