Here are some amazing photos of Charlize Theron walking around LA earlier this week, looking badass. Can I just say? That sweater is the business. I’ve been looking for a designer ID for it, but I can’t find one. Give me a heads up if you can ID it! I like the way she’s just sort of casually carrying that Louis Vuitton purse too. My least favorite part? The booties.

Charlize is riding pretty high right now – Mad Max: Fury Road is a critical and financial success. Charlize not only got some of the best reviews of her career, but she’s only the central part in what is being called a feminist masterpiece. The feminist love for the film and for Charlize in particular has been remarkable. There’s even a Ryan Gosling-esque “Hey Girl” Feminist Mad Max Tumblr – go here to see. It will be interesting to see if a sequel gets made and what the studio involvement will be and if they dilute the feminism.

So with Charlize riding high these days, I’m sure she’s getting even more scripts and offers than ever before. One of those scripts might be… Fifty Shades Darker, the sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey. Just FYI: the sourcing on this report is really sketchy and Fifty Shades Darker doesn’t even have a real script yet, because E.L. James wanted to adapt the damn thing by herself and the studio’s compromise was getting her husband to “officially” adapt it.

According to the Venture Capital Post, Charlize Theron is being considered for the part of Elena Lincoln in Fifty Shades Darker. Lincoln, who also goes by Mrs. Robinson, is Christian Grey’s past dominant partner. She also just so happens to be Grey’s business partner and will likely come between Grey and his relationship with Anastasia Steele.

Along with the possibility of Academy Award winning Charlize Theron joining the cast, both Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson have already agreed to reprise their roles as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele. Furthermore, according to Venture Capital Post, Cara Delevingne is rumored to be set to play Leila Williams, another of Grey’s submissive partners.

Meanwhile, the character of Jack Hyde has yet to be filled. There is some speculation that either Jai Courtney or Henry Cavill might be up for the role. Hyde is Ana’s boss at the publishing company she works for, which is also owned by Grey. In the books, Hyde has plans for Ana, and his character might very well be the main antagonist in the coming film.

[From Inquisitr]

Henry Cavill should NOT touch this project. Neither should Charlize, although I think she might actually consider it and she would actually be good in the role of an ice-queen dom. I don’t think much of the sourcing, as I said, and I think this sounds more like a “let’s make up a rumor based on fans’ dream-casting” situation, which is par for the course when it comes to the FSOG franchise.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.