Charlize Theron has blasted Timothee Chalamet over his "reckless" comments about ballet and opera.

The Marty Supreme actor caused a stir earlier this year when he claimed "no one cares" about the art forms any more, and the Mad Max: Fury Road actress was thoroughly unimpressed by his comments and has warned that Timothee is replaceable thanks to AI, but the technology could never have the same impact on dance and singing live performances as it could on the film industry.

During an interview with The New York Times newspaper, Charlize noted: "Dance is probably one of the hardest things I ever did. Dancers are superheroes. What they put their bodies through in complete silence."

Her interviewer then joked "Sorry, Timothee Chalamet", prompting the 50-year-old actress' tirade.

She ranted: "Oh, boy, I hope I run into him one day. I feel like that was a very reckless comment on an art form, two art forms, that we need to lift up constantly because, yes, they do have a hard time.

"But in about 10 years, I think AI is going to be able to do Timothée's job, but it will not be able to replace a person on a stage dancing live. And we shouldn't s*** on other art forms. How about we start with that?"

The Monster actress claimed dance can be "borderline abusive" and stressed just how disciplined dancers have to be.

She said: "I think that [dance is] one of the most disciplined things that I've done," she continued. "It taught me discipline. It taught me structure. It taught me hard work. It taught me to be tough. It's borderline abusive.

"There were several times that I had blood infections from blisters that just never healed. And you don't get a day off. I'm literally talking about bleeding through your shoes. And that's something that you have to practice every single day … the mindset of just, you don't give up, there's no other option, you're going, you keep going."

Timothee faced criticism after making the comments during a conversation with Interstellar co-star Matthew McConaughey at the University of Texas.

The 30-year-old star said: "I admire people (saying), 'Hey, we gotta keep movie theatres alive. We gotta keep this genre alive.'

"And another part of me feels like, if people want to see it - like Barbie, like Oppenheimer - they're going to go see it and go out of their way to be loud and proud about it.

"I don't want to be working in ballet or opera where it's like, 'Hey, keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore' - all respect to the ballet and opera people out there."

Ballet dancer Misty Copeland was a noteable critic of his comments because she had even promoted Timothée's movie Marty Supreme on social media last year with a throwback picture of her doing ballet as a child.

Speaking at a panel for Aveeno, she said in a clip shared on TikTok: "First I have to say that it's very interesting that he invited me to be a part of promoting Marty Supreme with respect to my art form.

"But I think that it's important that we acknowledge that, yes, this is an art form that is not 'popular' and a part of pop culture as movies are. But that doesn't mean it doesn't have enduring relevance in culture.

"I think it's often mistaken when something is popular that it's meaningful or more impactful. There's a reason that the opera and ballet have been around for over 400 years."

Misty also argued that the Wonka star wouldn't be where he is today without its impact.

She concluded: "I mean, he wouldn't be an actor and have the opportunities he has as a movie star if it weren't for opera and ballet, and their relevance in that medium. All of these mediums have a space and we shouldn't be comparing them."