When it was confirmed early this year that the big bad for “Fast & Furious 8” was going to be Charlize Theron, fans had no idea how her character, Cipher, is going to be one. After all, aside from being pretty, Theron is also very sexy for her age.
Now, it seems that Theron’s big bad character in the upcoming eighth installment of the movie franchise is going to be the most dangerous, most powerful, and sexiest villain that the franchise has ever had in the span of eight movies.
The confirmation came no less from actress Michelle Rodriguez, who is a franchise regular and plays Letty Ortiz, the romantic partner of Vin Diesel’s Dominic ‘Dom’ Toretto.
The 38-year-old Latina actress also disclosed that Charlize Theron is one of the best villains in the franchise.
In an interview, Rodriguez said that “Fast & Furious 8” is another slambang hardcore action movie and Charlize Theron is one of the most powerful villains she has ever seen in the franchise, reports Movie News Guide.
She added that she only got to work with the Academy Award-winning actress for a short time in the movie but the experience only backed up her previous call to add more women in the franchise.
Pushing for more female stars in the franchise
The actress has previously said that the “Fast & Furious” franchise should have more female characters in its future films. And it seems that the producers are heading towards that direction especially with the casting of Theron and British veteran actress Helen Mirren in “Fast & Furious 8.”
She also emphasizes that positive roles should have been given to women. If there’s going to be a “Fast &Furious 9,” Michelle Rodriguez might lobby for new actresses playing kick-ass roles in the movie, details Game & Guide.
The actress added that she wants more feminine energy surrounded by women on the good side
Except for that subtle hint by Rodriguez, not much is known about Cipher. But in the recent photo released by Universal Pictures, Theron was seen wearing a leather jacket, a tight ponytail, and a Metallica T-shirt as she stands near a whole gamut of guns.
The caption of the photo says that the “Fast & Furious” crew has faced former military, mercenaries, and more but they are now about to meet Cipher, alluding that she is a different kind of villain.
Wants Paul Walker to return
Since the release of “Fast & Furious 7” last year, talks have been circulating about the participation of Paul Walker’s Brian O’Connor in the upcoming eighth installment of the action-ensemble franchise.
It has been said then that “Fast & Furious 7” is the last for Paul Walker and his Brian O’Connor character in the movie franchise. In fact, towards the end of the movie, the producers and Vin Diesel’s Dominic Torreto have sent off the character very well through that touching “One Last Ride” scene at the film’s end.
Vin Diesel even said as a producer that “Fast & Furious 7” was the last for Paul Walker and the next sequel would be for him.
Paul Walker met his demise in a road accident along with his friend Roger Rodas in November 2013. He was still in the middle of filming “Fast & Furious 7” back then so the producers asked his brothers Cody and Caleb to stand in for the movie on behalf of their brother.
With the help of CGI and the brothers, the movie was able to recreate Paul Walker’s Brian O’Connor in the film and completed it without even killing off his character.
It seems that Vin Diesel might have indirectly confirmed that Brian O’Connor shall be returning to “Fast & Furious 8” when Cody and Caleb Walkers recently confirmed that the action star has called them up to inform them of their late brother’s participation in the movie.
Cody disclosed that Universal Pictures wants to make sure that they would be respectful of Paul and his image, as well as his family.