the 2020 festival also has its stars johnny depp sigourney weaver i'm william defoe . and the queen of the silver screen helen mirren this year's festival pays special tribute to her a superstar at age 74. range is nothing short of vast the shrewd empress. of a tired assassin. of an older clip girl. helen mirren brings real character to all her roles i'm not a movie star i'm an actress she was human it's necessary to save your breath the characters are often feisty and fight for self-assertion i make my own choices and i don't need your permission. such female characters were long under represented in movies what's the chagrin of the feminist helen mirren the change in the last 510 years has been remarkable and very very exciting to me i wish i was 25 if. i'm a bit cross that is taking this long. stereotypes of always being in the bottom ation to helen mirren. in the gangster movie the long good friday she made sure her role as the sexy but it was rewritten she saw the original has been easier. and not stupid. i told you what i told him everything every day out on the