Charlize Theron, Sam Worthington board 'Tourist'

With Tom Cruise no longer starring in Spyglass Entertainment's "The Tourist," Sam Worthington is taking over the lead role in the remake of the 2005 French thriller “Anthony Zimmer.”

The film centers on an American tourist who faces great danger when a female Interpol agent tricks him into taking out a criminal she once had an affair with.

Charlize Theron has previously been attached to star in the film, and she is now officially on board. Bharat Nalluri, whose credits include “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day,” is directing a script by Julian Fellowes and Jeffrey Nachmanoff.

Worthington was last seen in "Terminator Salvation." Upcoming projects of his include "Avatar" and "Clash of the Titan." As for Theron, she will next be seen in "The Burning Plain." She's also got "The Road" coming soon.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter