Charlize Theron's 'evil' phase (From Clacton and Frinton Gazette)

Charlize Theron's 'evil' phase

12:46pm Monday 19th March 2012 in National Entertainment News © Press Association 2013

Charlize Theron has claimed she is going through her "evil" phase as an actress.

The 36-year-old screen star - who won an Oscar in 2003 for playing a serial killer in Monster and recently played the unlikeable lead in dark comedy Young Adult, will next play the evil queen in Snow White And The Huntsman.

Charlize was praised for playing "evil really well" at a conference for the new fairytale thriller at conference WonderCon, Us Weekly reports.

She replied: "That's because I'm a b****! Thank you, that's so sweet!

"When I came off the Young Adult press tour and then did press for this, someone said ,'You know, you've been playing a lot of evil - may I say b****y characters.' We came to the idea that Picasso had his blue period and this is my b****y period."

Charlize - who recently adopted a baby son - plays vain Queen Ravenna, while Twilight's Kristen Stewart stars as her stepdaughter Snow White, in the new adaptation of the story, directed by Rupert Sanders.

Charlize said of the film: "It's amazing that we get to do this! Does it look like we're having fun? We get to play! We get to put crowns on our heads and scream at people and play mean. It's amazing, it's the greatest job ever!"