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Michelle Rodriguez Demanded A Female Screenwriter On ‘F9’: ‘Guys Get Excited About Their Own Stories’

"It's almost like a forgetfulness"

Paul Bois
Michelle Rodriguez Demanded A Female  Screenwriter On ‘F9’: ‘Guys Get Excited About Their Own Stories’
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The “Fast & Furious” franchise will be releasing yet another installment in 2021 – “F9.” The difference from the previous eight installments: a female screenwriter was brought on board at the request of actress Michelle Rodriguez.

Speaking on SiriusXM’s “The Jess Cagle Show” last week, Rodriguez said that she was willing to walk away from her role as Letty Ortiz if filmmakers did not bring on a female screenwriter to give the franchise’s female characters the depth that their male counterparts have enjoyed.

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