Ananova:

Frances McDormand will co-star with Charlize Theron in the adaptation of the futuristic MTV series Aeon Flux.

Variety says McDormand will portray the Handler in the film.

Filming is reported to begin in August in Berlin for a 2005 release.

The script is set 1,000 years in the future, when disease has wiped out the population except for one city.

The acrobatic title character is the top operative in an underground rebellion, but when sent on a mission to kill the government's leader, she uncovers a secret making her question if she's on the right side.

McDormand, who won an best actress Oscar for Fargo, will portray the leader of the rebellion. The series was created by Peter Cheung.