Theron has recently hit the big screen with three blockbuster action flicks — Mad Max: Fury Road, The Fate of the Furious, and Atomic Blonde (and its upcoming sequel) — that have left critiques and audiences raving. Also, let's not forget her superhero turns in Aeon Flux and Hancock.
Combine those efforts with her Oscar nomination for North Country and her win for Monster and you have a seasoned actor with the fight skills and gravitas to play Indiana Jones.