Helen Mirren Says She's Been Cast In 'Fast 8′ And She Wants To Do Some Freakin' Driving

So here’s what happened. Last year, Helen Mirren did an interview with Yahoo! Movies where she, in no uncertain terms, professed her deep, longing desire to be in a Fast & Furious movie. Sample quotes included: “My great ambition is to be in a Fast and Furious movie”; “I so want to be a mad driver in a Fast and Furious movie”; “I'll be in Fast and Furious 8 “; and “I have to say Vin Diesel is brilliant.