Charlize Theron fights for survival while being hunted by Taron Egerton in psychological thriller, ‘Apex’

Being alone in the woods is bad enough, but throw in a killer and you’ve got a Netflix thriller! And by killer, we don’t mean a bear. Charlize Theron is getting hunted by Taron Egerton, a Hollywood hunk! But not in “Apex,” streaming Friday, because in the movie, he’s more of a creep.

Charlize Theron is a ruthless serial killer’s latest prey in Netflix’s “Apex.”

Taron Egerton stalks the rock climber while she seeks solace in the Australian wilderness. And the only way out? Play his sick cat-and-mouse game.

Charlize Theron: “I love watching movies. I was like, ‘I would wanna watch this movie.’ When you succeed at really nailing an action thriller psychological drama, which is covering a lot of bases, I think you can really make a great movie. Women just have to, we’re aware of different things than you guys are. We walk into a parking lot and we think way differently than you guys do.”

Alex: “Right.”

Charlize Theron: “There’s a part of that that has to be kind of acknowledged when you do a movie like this. I think the other side of it is to break the trope that we only get out of it by pleading. And I never wanted to say please in this movie.”

Alex: “I was thinking about that viral question on social media where people ...