She has an Oscar, four Baftas, four Emmys and a damehood to her name. But Helen Mirren has revealed a burning desire to star in a Fast and Furious film.
Speaking to Yahoo! Movies, Mirren said she had been touting herself for a role in the hugely successful street racing saga for some time, but with no luck.
“My great ambition is to be in a Fast and Furious movie,” said Mirren. “I so want to be a mad driver in a Fast and Furious movie. My claim to fame is I always do my own driving — I was on Top Gear, and I did [my lap] in a very good time.
“I keep putting it out there, and they never ask me,” she added. “I’ll be in Fast and Furious 8. I have to say Vin Diesel is brilliant. I love Vin Diesel. He’s a great guy, smart — I love him. It’s partly because of him I’d like to be in one, but also the driving. I’d also love to do another Red-type movie, because those are such fun to do.”
Mirren, 69, starred in a pair of Red films about retired black ops agents getting one last blast at glory between 2010 and 2013. She also said she was pleased to note the success of film sagas such as The Hunger Games and Divergent for their ability to cater to younger female audiences.
“I love the fact that female teenagers are finally being catered for,” said Mirren, who is currently promoting her new film, the Simon Curtis wartime stolen-art drama Woman in Gold. “Finally, you’re getting great female teenaged heroines, and as far as I can see, that’s what Divergent is. I love that, I think that’s great. And they want to go to the cinema, bless them, thank God. I can come along and play the baddie.”
