Helen Mirren says the plot of 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' is 'too complicated': 'Don't ask me about the plot'
- Helen Mirren said she doesn't totally understand the plot "Shazam! Fury of the Gods."
- She said on "The Graham Norton Show" that the plot is just "too complicated."
Helen Mirren said she doesn't fully understand the plot of her latest movie, "Shazam! Fury of the Gods."
Mirren makes her superhero movie debut next month in the DC Comics sequel, playing the film's villain, Hespera.
During her appearance on "The Graham Norton Show," which airs in the UK on Friday, Mirren admitted she's not "a big superhero-type person" but "loved" the first "Shazam!" movie released in 2019.
"Don't ask me about the plot, it's too complicated," Mirren said about her role in the movie. "[Lucy Liu and I] are angry goddesses wearing unbelievably heavy costumes. It was very hot and uncomfortable and in fact, Lucy said at the end of the first day's shooting, 'They are trying to kill us,' in all seriousness."
Mirren continued: "I wanted to do it because I loved the first 'Shazam!' It was sweet and funny. I am
not a big superhero-type person, but I loved the idea of it and happily signed up for the second one. It is great."
Mirren also recalled that she broke her finger while filming one of the action scenes.
"I did some of my own stunts, but I broke my finger. I was incredibly brave and didn't say anything or complain because I wanted to be a real 'stunty' person," Mirren said.
In the past, the Oscar-winning actor has spoken about getting more involved in stunt work in action films.
In an interview with Forbes in 2021, she said that she was excited to join the "Fast & Furious" franchise so that she could drive cars "really fast," but was not allowed to drive until her third appearance in "F9."
"I was longing to drive," she said. "The reason I wanted to be in the 'Fast & Furious' movies [was] so I could drive cars really fast down closed-off streets. For the first two movies, I wasn't anywhere near a car, so I paid my dues, so now I was allowed to get into the car."
"Shazam! Fury of the Gods" is in theaters on March 17.