Robert Rodriguez: 'I want Jessica Alba in everything I do'
Moviemaker Robert Rodriguez has offered pal Jessica Alba a job for life, insisting he wants her to appear in every franchise film he makes.
After initially turning her down for a role when she was 17, the director has cast Alba in a string of big films, including Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D, as well as his Machete and Sin City movies.
Now he admits he wants her in every single one of his films,
telling WENN, "I met her when she auditioned for me at 17. She was
too young for this role for this movie I was doing but I kept my
eye on her because she was of the few Latin actresses I saw trying
to break through. I encouraged her and said, 'Keep going, keep
going'.
"We saw each other over the years and we said we'd have to work
together. When it came time for Sin City I met with her and there
she was. It was hard to find the Nancy (character) in the book
because it was a very difficult character to figure out. But I knew
I liked Jessica and I wanted to work with her so I went, 'You know
you're just gonna have to create a Nancy'. She created something
that even inspired (Sin City creator) Frank (Miller) to write this
next story for her... She created almost something new with
him.
"I'm always trying to work with Jessica; she's awesome. She's in my
Machete movies, she's in my Spy Kids movies. I'm trying to put her
into every franchise I have!"