Æon Flux is a science fiction film produced by Paramount Pictures and Lakeshore Entertainment. It was released on December 2, 2005. The film is a loose adaptation of the animated science fiction television series Æon Flux, which was created by animator Peter Chung (who had a minor role in this film version of his work). The film stars Charlize Theron as the title character.
The screenplay was written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi (writers of teen drama–romance Crazy/Beautiful and action–comedy The Tuxedo), and directed by Karyn Kusama (Girlfight). The character of Æon Flux was played by Oscar-winner Charlize Theron. This film was produced by an MTV Films production. It is unusual for an MTV Films production in that it is an action film.
In the early stages of production, actress Michelle Rodriguez was considered for the part of Æon. This was perhaps due to her previous partnership with director Kusama in Girlfight.
Karyn Kusama had originally suggested filming in Brasília, Brazil because the architecture of that city fit with her vision of Bregna. The idea was rejected because Brasília lacked the infrastructure and technical expertise to facilitate a major film production. After scouting several cities around the world, Berlin, Germany was chosen as the location for filming. This was also appropriate as the original comic series also featured a divided city. Berlin had several locations that fit into the organic yet structured world of Æon Flux. The crew was able to gain access to several locations that had never allowed filming before including the Treptow Crematorium, the Trudelturm wind tunnel facility and the Haus der Kulturen der Welt ("House of the World's Cultures"). Additional locations include the handler space, a dissection theatre built in 1790 to train vets and the government buildings, set in the Berlin animal shelter.
Filming was temporarily suspended for a month during September 2004 while Theron recovered from a neck injury she suffered during stunt-work on the tenth day of shooting while performing a back handspring. She was hospitalized in Berlin for five days and it took about six weeks of physiotherapy to recover.
The film contains a Wilhelm Scream, heard in a firefight as a Breen soldier falls off a roof.Wikipedia
