‘Meet Clea’: Charlize Theron Shares First Look at Her Marvel Superhero Character

Charlize Theron teased her introduction to the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Wednesday by sharing photos of herself as the sorceress Clea.

‘Meet Clea,’ wrote the 46-year-old actress, who sported striking purple graphic eyeliner and sleek platinum blonde hair.

Fans first saw Clea de Theron in the post-credits scenes of Marvel’s Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness, which hit theaters on Friday.

Marvel’s post-credits scenes serve to tease future MCU movie installments, with Theron presumably set to appear as Clea in the final film of the Doctor Strange trilogy.

In the Marvel comics, Clea is a powerful sorceress of the ‘Faltine race, a race of human-like, higher-dimensional energy beings from the Dark Realm,’ as StyleCaster explains.

Although she begins as a devoted lover and disciple of the brilliant Doctor Stephen Strange (played in the films by Benedict Cumberbatch), Clea marries the ‘Sorcerer Supreme’ and eventually succeeds him after his death.

The character made his Marvel Comics debut in 1964 in the pages of Strange Tales #126.

Clea’s signature purple outfit and brilliant white hair were featured in Theron’s live-action portrayal of the beloved Marvel heroine.

After sharing a close-up of her Clea glam and an image of herself in full costume alongside Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange, Theron was filled with comments praising the transformation.

CHANEL makeup artist Katie Lee was responsible for “finding Clea’s style,” something she noted as a “privilege” in the comments section of Theron’s post.

Theron’s Clea-approved tresses were brought to life by hairstylist Adir Abergel.

In the post-credits scenes of Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness, Clea de Theron approaches Doctor Strange in New York City and orders him to “fix” the “incursion” he caused into the Multiverse, which is a order he is not afraid to accept.

The latest Marvel movie, which hit theaters on May 6, debuted at No. 1 with $265M at the domestic box office of 4,534 theaters this weekend.

And with a global total of $450 million, Sam Raimi’s $200 million-budgeted MCU sequel became the second-biggest opening for a Hollywood film during the pandemic era, according to Deadline.

The PG-13 multiverse film, starring Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Cumberbatch and Benedict Wong, has a critical approval rating of 75% (from 315 reviews) and an audience score of 87% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Doctor Strange managed to dethrone DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys who, after two weeks at No. 1, fell to second place with $9.77 million from 3,839 theaters for a global total of $148.1 million.