She doesn't physically resemble the book version of the character she's representing, but that doesn't mean that Charlize Theron isn't the perfect person to portray Libby in the film adaptation of Gillian Flynn's novel Dark Places. 

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In an interview with Variety, Flynn admitted she wasn't concerned at all when Theron was given the role, despite the fact that her character is described in the book as being five feet tall and having red hair.  

"I wasn't remotely concerned that Charlize didn't look like Libby because she felt like Libby from the second that she got into Libby's soul," Flynn said. "I couldn't care less that she didn't have red hair." 

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Theron stars in the film, which follows the story of Libby, a woman who witnesses the brutal murder of her family as a young girl. When questioned by the police as a child, Libby claims her brother was responsible for the horrific crime, but now, years later, she may be beginning to stumble across the strange truth which may just prove he is actually innocent. 

With the help of a group called the 'Kill Club'-a group of amateur sleuths and crime enthusiasts-Libby finds herself on a dangerous hunt for her family's real killer.  

The film also stars Nicholas Hoult, Chloe Grace Moretz, Corey Stoll, Tye Sheridan and Christina Hendricks. It open in theaters August 7.   

 

 

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