Helen Mirren is the latest female Oscar winner to join the Fast and the Furious franchise, following the casting of Charlize Theron as the villain in the upcoming eighth instalment.
The actor revealed the news in an interview with Elle magazine, while promoting the home release of Eye in the Sky, her 2015 thriller about drone warfare. She said she accepted the role in the sequel for “the fun of it”. Character, as well as plot details, are still under wraps.
