However, it’s her most recent acting roles that telegraph her impressive range, from Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (2021) with Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L Jackson to Marvel action hit Eternals (2021) with Angelina Jolie, and biographical crime drama House of Gucci (2021) alongside Lady Gaga. There’s her lesser-known work as a producer too, with projects including Ugly Betty (2006-2010) and the 2014 adaptation of The Prophet (Hayek Pinault set up her own LA-based production company, Ventanarosa Productions, in 1998 to focus on diverse, female-driven narratives). A flurry of Hollywood hits followed, including Tarantino’s From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Wild Wild West (1999) and the critically-acclaimed Frida (2002), which won her an Oscar nomination for her powerful portrayal of Frida Kahlo. Formerly a Mexican soap star (she was born in Mexico to parents of Lebanese and Spanish-Mexican descent) Hayek’s big break came in the form of Desperado (1995) opposite Antonio Banderas. Now 56, with a staggering amount of blockbusters under her belt, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and still in demand for leading roles, Hayek Pinault is in her prime. I think a lot of women, especially women of my generation, feel we didn’t have enough opportunities and people didn’t take us seriously.” She’s at a moment in her life asking, ‘Who am I and what’s my contribution?’.
What attracted me was the concept of a woman who feels undermined. “When I read the script, I had preconceptions, but it surprised me because the woman’s point of view is extremely prominent. Did the franchise’s reputation for raunchiness worry her? “No,” she replies. Hayek Pinault’s casting as Maxandra Mendoza in the film – a wealthy socialite who falls for Tatum’s character, Mike – resulted in a deluge of media coverage after she was brought in to replace Thandie Newton. That’s families…” Hayek Pinault shrugs affectionately and I hear that familiar deep, husky laugh.
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“She told me, ‘Oh, I don’t mind that, it’s appropriate for the movie – just make sure they make it really tight on you because I want to wear it afterwards’. “But I asked her, ‘Is it too sexy? Too provocative?’” recounts Hayek Pinault. “I might chicken out, it’s something I’ve never done before,” she explains of the revealing Oscar de la Renta dress she’s eyeing up, telling me that her 15-year-old daughter Valentina is firmly in favour of it. We’re speaking via Zoom – Hayek Pinault from her north London home – and she’s uncharacteristically nervous.
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