Charlize Theron stunned New Yorkers on Friday night when she climbed a towering faux rock wall atop Times Square’s Pentacular.
The Oscar winner performed the stunt to promote his new Netflix action thriller Peak.
Harnessed for safety but climbing unaided, Theron ascended several stories before waving and dancing to the cheers of the crowd gathered along 7th Avenue.
“Is that actually her?” gasped a pedestrian in a clip shared by digital creator Mickey Blank.
IN PeakTheron stars as Sasha, a widow who turns to climbing for solace after tragedy, only to be hunted by a serial killer (played by Taron Egerton) in the Australian outback.
To prepare, she trained with elite climber Beth Rodden, famous for her Yosemite ascents.
“She’s the OG,” Theron told Netflix, admitting that she had never before climbed beyond her childhood tree-climbing in South Africa.
Theron performed all her own stunts for the film, channeling both physical stamina and instinct.
“There were days where I would go and I would go through things and it just felt like a way to forget about things,” she said of her training.
Apex is now streaming worldwide on Netflix.
