Michelle Rodriguez had a surprisingly sweet reason for joining the cast of Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves.
The actress began her career playing a troubled boxer in the independent sports film Girlfight, before going on to star as Letty Ortiz in the Fast & Furious franchise and becoming a household name.
But while Rodriguez has plenty of acting credits under her belt, most of them aren't kid-friendly – which is exactly why she signed up for Dungeons of Dragons.
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"I think my biggest attraction was the idea of doing a movie that I could take my goddaughter to," she explained in an exclusive interview with Digital Spy.
"Like, a family-fun movie where I don’t have to worry about all the violence, because most of the movies I do are for teens or above.
"And so aside from Smurfs and Avatar, I’ve never really worked on anything that was for kids. So I was really happy about this."
Rodriguez's D&D co-star and former Bridgerton actor Regé-Jean Page went on to share his surprise over one of her previous roles, asking her: "Sorry, can I just clarify: you were a Smurf?"
"Yeah, I was a Smurf. Stormy," Rodriguez replied, adding: "I really would love to do more voiceovers, man. If you guys are out there, I’m all about the PJs, and going to work. So, like, voiceover world – holler!"
"I’m tracking down Smurf Michelle. I need this in my life," an amused Jean-Page continued, to which Rodriguez said: "Stormy Smurf – she was very stereotypical, but cute."
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Rodriguez can next be seen reprising her role as Letty in Fast X this May, and she's teased that it's set to be the most jaw-dropping outing in the entire franchise.
"I think people are gonna be really, really surprised and we're gonna get a lot of open mouths at the end of Fast X. Let’s just put it that way," she said.
"It’s gonna be like, 'Really? What?' Like that! Like that's how I was in the theatre. I was like ‘Oh my god. What have we done?'
Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves is out in cinemas on March 31.
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After completing her joint honours degree in Journalism and English Literature at Cardiff University, Iona joined Digital Spy as a Content Production Intern in 2022. In this role, Iona writes across both news and features, specialising in TV and movies. During her time at Digital Spy, she has interviewed multiple Love Island stars, reported from the Black Adam red carpet and, most recently, interviewed the cast of Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid.
