Jordana Brewster’s Mia and Michelle Rodriguez’s Letty are the “Fast and the Furious” franchise’s original female characters, but only in the upcoming “F9” are the two actresses getting the opportunity to share a scene of value together. While the characters have appeared in group scenes, they’ve never interacted in a meaningful way until the soon-to-be-released ninth installment of the franchise. Brewster recently revealed (via Insider) it took the women speaking up to ensure “F9” did justice to its female characters.
“Michelle [Rodriguez] was like, ‘Dude, we’ve never had a scene together. We’re always secondary with the guys. We don’t interact. We have a sisterhood. We need to explore this,'” Brewster said, adding that Rodriguez and “F9” director Justin Lin then became “very conscious” of shining a spotlight on Letty and Mia’s relationship.
“Michelle’s always been very outspoken about not doing anything...
“Michelle [Rodriguez] was like, ‘Dude, we’ve never had a scene together. We’re always secondary with the guys. We don’t interact. We have a sisterhood. We need to explore this,'” Brewster said, adding that Rodriguez and “F9” director Justin Lin then became “very conscious” of shining a spotlight on Letty and Mia’s relationship.
“Michelle’s always been very outspoken about not doing anything...
- 5/6/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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