"Pan" actress Rooney Mara has shared her thoughts about becoming a female action star in the big screen.
Mara is playing the role of Tiger Lily in Joe Wright's upcoming action adventure fantasy film "Pan." In her interview with Cinema Blend during the recent promotional tour for Wright's forthcoming film, Mara said that playing action roles was definitely fun as she had never done it before. However, the actress that she was not rushing to do another action film at the moment.
Mara's revelation seems opposite to her motivation behind the acceptance of her role as Tiger Lily in Wright's film. According to Cinema Blend, the amazing fights in the film stand as one of the principal reasons why the actress opted to sign up for the film. Also, the actress told the publication that the female role is something different from the typical "damsel in distress" in classic fairy tale stories.
Recently, Mara told People that she could relate to her character well, as she and Tiger Lily were both women who could stand on their own and they both did not need a man to save them. The actress also told the publication on Oct. 4 that she felt bad when people had not responded on her casting as Tiger Lily in a good way.
While Mara revealed her thoughts on not engaging in any future action film at the moment, young girls from the present generation could view the actress as a role model theatrically, as per Cinema Blend. The publication also mentioned that with Mara's strong, vigorous, and touching female character in Wright's "Pan," she could suit very well in other action roles.
Aside from "Pan," Mara is set to appear in David Fincher's mystery thriller "The Girl Who Played with Fire," Jim Sheridan's drama film "The Secret Scripture," Benedict Andrews' drama film "Blackbird," and Garth Davis' drama film "Lion."
Meanwhile, "Pan" follows the story of an orphan who reached the magical place called Neverland. Along with fun and peril, he finds out his fate, which is to become the iconic flying hero in Disney's classic tale "Peter Pan."
Aside from Mara, the film stars Hugh Jackman, Nonso Anozie, Garrett Hedlund, Amanda Seyfried, Cara Delevingne, and Levi Miller as Pan.
Directed by Wright, "Pan" is slated to premiere in theaters in the United States on Oct. 9, 2015. Watch the trailer here: