During the interview, Mirren said that she has always loved driving but she does not know yet what role she would be playing. She adds that if she is given the opportunity to drive a fast car in the movie, she would not think twice about it.
She said that being in an action movie will give her a break from her often serious roles in films. She also said that her claim to fame as far as driving is concerned is the fact that she was once on Top Gear where her lap time was very good.
Last year, in another interview, she said that if she were given the chance to become part of “Fast & Furious 8,” she would like to take on the role of a mad driver.
There have been reports until early this year that Mirren shall be the villain in the upcoming movie as she will break out Deckard Shaw, the character being played in the TV series by Jason Statham, from prison and they would work together to plan a revenge against Dominic Toretto and his team.
However, as of late, the reports suggest that it would be actress Charlize Theron who will take on the main villain role in “Fast & Furious 8,” which would relegate the role of Helen Mirren from a big bad to something else.