The action movie fan “wanted to see the women kicking ass instead of always being saved.”
“I lovedDie Hard.
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Jessica Alba did serious training for ‘Trigger Warning’.Ursula Coyote/Netflix
During all this, she tries to find the truth about what happened to her father.
’s FinestandDark Angel, as well as movies likeFantastic Four,Sin City,Machete, andInto the Blue.
She also notes that she trained under action auteur James Cameron, who co-createdDark Angel.
Jessica Alba and Tone Bell in ‘Trigger Warning’.Ursula Coyote/Netflix
“Jessica is an actress with strong instincts,” Surya tells EW.
She’s not just quick and precise, but she also brings a fiery energy.
Once Alba was all set to take on the role, she set about the intense training required.
“I probably worked out five or six days a week,” Alba says.
Alba easily connected to her character mentally, too, specifically the sense of loss she felt.
While they were working on the final version of the script, her grandfather died.
Here, though, he plays a much different role than he did in those ’80s movies.
“I was aware of him and grew up watching those movies, Alba said.
“But he was so intense and so good as Senator Swann, he was never confusing.
He was never… the funny, nerdy kid from the ’80s movies.”
Trigger Warningis available June 21 on Netflix.
