'Fast & Furious 8' rumors: Helen Mirren, Angelina Jolie, and Ruby Rose considered for cast?
Universal Pictures has begun the hype surrounding the eighth "Fast & Furious" movie with speculations on its cast.
With two years more to go before "Fast & Furious 8" hits theaters, the film's star and producer, Vin Diesel, and Michelle Rodriguez have been interviewed about their choice of actors to make an appearance in the eighth film.
Dame Helen Mirren, who earlier mentioned she was a huge fan of Diesel during an April appearance in "Late Night with Seth Meyers," calling the action star "smart, funny, and cool," gave him a shoutout in an Entertainment Online red carpet interview to "get your act together" because she always wanted to star in a "Fast & Furious" movie but was never asked to do so.
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Diesel responded with a whoop, saying he respected her directness and mentioned there were many characters Dame Mirren could play in the eighth film, including Ramsey's (Nathalie Emmanuel) mother or the Shaw brothers' (Owen, played by Luke Evans in "F&F 6," and Deckard, played by Jason Statham in "Furious 7") scheming matriarch.
Michelle Rodriguez also expressed her actress of choice to join the cast, picking her dream co-star, Angelina Jolie as another "Fast and Furious" badass to up the franchise's ante, the Latina actress declared in an August interview with ET.
"Orange is the New Black's" newcomer, Australian actress Ruby Rose, may also be joining the film. Rose, who auditioned for one of the franchise's flicks before she landed a role in Netflix's "OITNB," confirmed she is currently in negotiations to star in "Fast & Furious 8," saying she was previously turned down for her resemblance to Canadian singer, Justin Bieber.
While Jason Statham has already confirmed he will reprise his role, speculations have also emerged Eva Mendes, who played Agent Monica Fuentes in "2 Fast 2 Furious," as well as the late Paul Walker's brother and body double, Cody, will be coming back to the eighth sequel.
"Fast & Furious 8" is scheduled to premiere in theaters on April 14, 2017.
