Charlize Theron has landed a new role as a spy in forthcoming thriller The Coldest City.

The actress will star in the film, which is being helmed by John Wick directors David Leitch and Chad Stahelski, Digital Spy reports citing Deadline.

The Coldest City focuses on the aftermath of a murder, which saw an MI6 agent killed shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

The thriller is based on the graphic novel by Antony Johnston.

The Coldest City will begin filming in Germany in October.

Theron recently spoke about gender inequity, saying that she wants girls to realise being a feminist "doesn't mean that you hate men".