Oscar winner Helen Mirren confirms “Fast 8” role

PanARMENIAN.Net - Helen Mirren has her dream come true. The actress confirms she is joining the cast of "Fast and Furious 8". She previously revealed her desire to play a villain, but her role in the upcoming movie is still kept under tight wraps, AceShowbiz said.

"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 and Furious 8," she spills the beans in an interview with Elle. "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."

She plays it coy when talking about whether or not she is going to drive one of the fast cars in the movie. "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," she says.

"Film is a wonderful thing and it can be so many different things. I don't want to turn my back on any of the different ways movies can be. I love the movies. I love going to the films. I like very serious films, I love foreign films, and I love big, fun movies - as long as they're well made and they've got good scripts. That's the most important thing."

In an interview with Yahoo! Movies last year, Helen Mirren said her "great ambition" was to appear in "Fast and Furious". "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 said back then.

Vin Diesel later responded, "Be careful what you wish for, Helen."