Last week, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” became Universal Pictures’ highest-grossing film of all time, grossing $1.68 billion and counting.
\n\n“I feel like I got a great invitation to the best party in town, and I don’t know how I got it, but I’m really glad I got invited,” Oscar winner Charlize Theron told Variety on Saturday night. (For the record, Theron stars in two of the studio’s top 10 movies, with 2017’s “Fate of the Furious” coming in at No. 6.)
\n\nBut the box office milestone wasn’t really the figure Theron had at the top of her mind. She was more focused on how much money she could raise for her foundation, the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Program — which works to strengthen the health and safety of youth in Southern Africa. CTAOP hosted its 6th annual block party on the Universal backlot with a guest list that included January Jones, Nick Kroll, Patton Oswald, Skye P. Marshall, Jeannie Mai, Heather Gay, Natalie Martinez, chef Andrew Zimmern, Thaddeus LaGrone, Aggy K. Adams, Shudu Musida, Naledi Masilo, Michelle De Leon, Max Talisman, as well as NBCUniversal Entertainment chairman Donna Langley.
\n\n“Universal truly is my family,” Theron said. “I owe so much…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/