Does Helen Mirren have any plans to retire? I hope not!
—Lane C., Springfield, Missouri
The London-born actress, 71, has several films lined up. First, she plays “Death” in Collateral Beauty, in theaters Dec. 16, starring Will Smith as a man who suffers a great tragedy and seeks answers by writing letters to the universe. And she’s working on her role for next spring’s Fast 8, the latest installment of the Fast & Furious franchise, alongside Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham and Kurt Russell. What qualifies her to be among such motor-heads? “I’m probably one of the few people on the set who know how to drive a gear-shift car,” she says.
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