<p> Action star Vin Diesel says veteran actress Helen Mirren threatened to beat him up if he did not offer her a role in the upcoming "Fast & Furious" movie.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 49-year-old actor has quipped that Mirren would have done anything to get a role in the popular film franchise, reported Female First.<br /><br />"...All these Oscar-winning actors have wanted to join the cast and be part of the mythology. Charlize Theron is in it. Helen Mirren, the wonderful and amazing Helen Mirren, accosted me at a Golden Globes party and basically threatened to beat me up if she wasn't going to be in one.<br /><br />"Having these actors on the films was adding another element and dimension to what some might write off as just another action movie," Diesel said.<br /><br />It comes after Mirren said she was "very nervous" about starring in "Fast and Furious 8".</p>
<p> Action star Vin Diesel says veteran actress Helen Mirren threatened to beat him up if he did not offer her a role in the upcoming "Fast & Furious" movie.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 49-year-old actor has quipped that Mirren would have done anything to get a role in the popular film franchise, reported Female First.<br /><br />"...All these Oscar-winning actors have wanted to join the cast and be part of the mythology. Charlize Theron is in it. Helen Mirren, the wonderful and amazing Helen Mirren, accosted me at a Golden Globes party and basically threatened to beat me up if she wasn't going to be in one.<br /><br />"Having these actors on the films was adding another element and dimension to what some might write off as just another action movie," Diesel said.<br /><br />It comes after Mirren said she was "very nervous" about starring in "Fast and Furious 8".</p>