Robert Rodriguez wants to cast Jessica Alba in every film

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Aug 25 2014 | 2:36 PM IST
Filmamker Robert Rodriguez says he admires actress Jessica Alba so much that he tries to work with her in every movie.
Rodriguez, who rejected Alba for a role when she was 17, went on to direct her in 'Spy Kids: All the Time in the World', 'Sin City' and 'Machete' movies, reported Contactmusic.
"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," he said.
"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!" Rodriguez added.
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First Published: Aug 25 2014 | 2:36 PM IST

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