Charlize Theron still plagued by terrifying camping gunshot memory

Charlize Theron is a nature lover, however, a scary camping experience continues to plague her.

In an interview about her new Netflix movie Apex, the 50-year-old actress recounted the time when she woke up in the middle of the night.

The actress was alarmed by a fire sound.

Theron told People that she has been camping for a long time.

Notably, the South African-American actress has been areas that were, "in the day in places that probably were not the safest."

"You'd wake up at 4 a.m. in the morning, and somebody's like shooting a gun right next to you,” The Devil's Advocate star noted.

The Oscar winner revealed that she is not afraid of nature and acknowledges that the memory is the worst scare.

According to the horror queen, it was that heart-stopping scene that even came back when shooting Apex.

The plot of the film follows a mourning woman who takes her own test in the bush of Australia.

This ends her being sucked into a killer game with a vicious killer, starred by Taron Egerton.

The Snow White and the Huntsman villain shared referring to the forthcoming, “You think about that stuff."

Additionally, the upcoming survival action thriller film directed by Baltasar Kormákur will be released to Netflix on April 24, 2026.