"[Eye in the Sky] fits in very, very well with what I want to be doing. I want to be making film and theater, but film is particularly relevant. I like it to be serious. Of course, having said that I’m about to do Fast & Furious 8. But that’s for the fun of it. So maybe that’s what I want as well, some fun and some relevant, serious, important movies.
I’ve always rather loved driving. I said, ‘I’ll be in it, but only if I’m allowed to drive if I do drive in it.’ But we’ll see. We’ll see how it transpires."
The actress started lobbying for the part last year, when she mentioned in an interview with Yahoo Movies that it was her "great ambition" to star as a villain in a "Fast and Furious" movie and do her own driving. She then went on to praise Vin Diesel, saying that he is "brilliant", "smart" and a "great guy".
"Fast 8" is directed by F. Gary Gray ("Straight Outta Compton") and it will be released on April 14, 2017. If you'd like to check out Mirren's driving credentials, here's a video of the actress doing an interview and a lap on Top Gear in 2008:
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