Will “The Old Guard 2” ever hit Netflix? As the sequel’s future remains uncertain, star Charlize Theron puts a different thriller on her schedule with the streamer. Deadline reports that the actress is in final talks to star in “Apex,” a buzzy survivalist thriller, with Baltasar Kormákur negotiating a deal to direct. And Kormákur is a solid choice to helm this one: after “Everest,” “Beast,” and “Adrift,” he knows his way around the singular tension of this kind of movie.

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