How Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen gave 'Long Shot' its 'secret power'
LOS ANGELES - In a summit of international proportions, the new movie "Long Shot" brings together the combined talents of Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron, both as stars on-screen and capable, committed producers behind the scenes.
Theron plays Charlotte Field, the current U.S. secretary of State preparing for a run for the presidency. Rogen plays Fred Flarsky, an idealistic muckraking journalist for an alternative newspaper. The two know each other from childhood, and after she hires him to be her speechwriter, they find a mutual attraction blooming.
With their combined forces, Theron and Rogen have created a mid-budget romantic comedy with political undertones populated with believable people in what feels like the actual world. In other words, a list of things modern Hollywood rarely delivers.
"I think it's exactly the kind of movie we should be making in Hollywood, but it's definitely the type of movie that people
