Jordana Brewster on Dwayne Johnson returning for next 'Fast' film after Vin Diesel feud: 'The more the merrier'

Plus, the actress talks to Yahoo about getting away from "boring" roles in new horror film "Heart Eyes."

Jordana Brewster
Jordana Brewster (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Jordana Brewster knows she has the "girl next door" roles down. That’s why she was excited about taking on a new character in the slasher rom-com Heart Eyes.

Brewster plays Detective Jeanine Shaw, who is determined to find the Heart Eyes Killer, a masked assailant wreaking havoc in Seattle, Wash. The killer stalks and kills romantic couples on Valentine's Day. Brewster told Yahoo Entertainment that she enjoyed playing a character outside her norm.

"I think for so long I was playing like the nice girl and the girl next door — and it's so boring! This was so much fun," she said.

But not all of her "good girl" parts are boring to Brewster, as she’ll soon reprise her role as Mia Toretto in Fast X: Part 2. Vin Diesel recently announced the 11th installment of the long-running franchise will film in L.A. after Brewster had the idea to bring production back home amid the devastating wildfires.

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Although the actress "can't share anything" about the new movie, she confirmed Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson will return as Hobbs.

"I'm super excited that Dwayne's back," she said.

Johnson and Diesel's infamous fallout rocked the Fast universe, but Johnson still appeared at the end of Fast X. The two came face-to-face at the Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 5, and while that slightly awkward exchange was not planned, the two have time to bury the hatchet before production resumes.

Fan-favorite Gal Gadot will also return to the franchise.

"I just think the more the merrier," Brewster told Yahoo. "We've assembled such an awesome team of people and so hopefully, we all get a lovely send-off."

Brewster's Heart Eyes co-star Devon Sawa, who also plays a detective in the film, was on hand for the interview and interjected with a very important question.

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"Is Luda back?" Sawa asked, referring to Ludacris.

"He's one of my favorites," Brewster confirmed.

"He's the best," Sawa said.

"I love him so much," Brewster agreed.

"He's such an underrated rapper, he should be on everybody's top 10 list. He's amazing," Sawa said.

Brewster laughed that Ludacris is "not underrated."

"He's killing it!" she declared.

"He's crushing, but whenever someone does a top 10 list he's never [on it]," Sawa lamented. "He's great. He's amazing. He should be on everybody's top 10 list."

Heart Eyes is in theaters on Friday, Feb. 7.