--- description: The 'Woman in Gold' actress is apparently a big fan of Vin Diesel. title: Here's Why Helen Mirren Wants to Be in a 'Fast and Furious' Movie image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's Why Helen Mirren Wants to Be in a _Fast & Furious_ Movie  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 31, 2015 2:22 AM CUT  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 31, 2015 2:22 AM CUT Helen Mirren has won an Oscar, multiple Emmys and several Golden Globes, but there’s [one thing](https://www.yahoo.com/movies/helen-mirren-fast-and-furious-115021217467.html "undefined") still on her bucket list. “My great ambition is to be in a _Fast and Furious_ movie,” she told Yahoo. “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.” The actress, who can soon be seen in _Woman in Gold_ in theaters this Friday, says she’s floated the idea several times but that “they never ask” her — even though her 2010 action-flick _Red_, co-starring Bruce Willis and John Malkovich, netted $200 million at the box office globally and spawned a sequel. “I have to say Vin Diesel is brilliant,” she continued. “I love Vin Diesel. He’s a great guy, smart — I love him. It’s partly because of him I’d like to be in one, but also the driving. I’d also love to do another _Red_\-type movie, because those are such fun to do.” \[[_Yahoo_](https://www.yahoo.com/movies/helen-mirren-fast-and-furious-115021217467.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3764572/helen-mirren-fast-and-furious/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3764572/helen-mirren-fast-and-furious/"},"headline":"Here's Why Helen Mirren Wants to Be in a Fast & Furious Movie","datePublished":"2015-03-31T02:22:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:33:47.065Z","description":"The Woman in Gold actress is apparently a big fan of Vin Diesel","url":"https://time.com/3764572/helen-mirren-fast-and-furious/","keywords":["movies","Helen Mirren"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3764572/helen-mirren-fast-and-furious/","name":"Here's Why Helen Mirren Wants to Be in a Fast & Furious Movie"}}]}] ```