Michelle Rodriguez Explains Why Steve McQueen Is Such a Unique Director (Video)

After working with him on the upcoming film “Widows,” Michelle Rodriguez holds director Steve McQueen in the highest regard, telling TheWrap at the Toronto International Film Festival that he has a unique gift that only a precious few she’s worked with have shown.

“He’s a human that has an ability to see potential before it’s brought out,” she said. “It’s the ability of seeing through the veil, and that can shock even the actor that’s being chosen to step up, because it means that person, that individual has an aspect of themselves they might even be afraid of or not even know existed that they’re going to have to pull out, and that’s where people grow.”

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In a similar way, the four heroines of “Widows” are pushed past limits they never dreamed they’d cross, with Rodriguez joining Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki, and Cynthia Erivo as a quartet of widows whose husbands are killed during an armed robbery. Stricken with grief, the widows decide to press forward and finish the job their significant others had started.

“Widows” hits theaters November 16. Watch Rodriguez’s remarks in the clip above.

The Scene at the Power Women Luncheon Toronto 2018 (Exclusive Photos)

The scene at Power Women Lunch Toronto
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Maxine Bailey and Molly McGlynn speak at the Power Women Luncheon Toronto.
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Wattpad Studios deputy general manager Ashleigh Gardner speaks at the Power Women Luncheon Toronto.
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#MovetheDial founder & CEO Jodi Kovitz speaks at the Power Women Luncheon Toronto.
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Ashleigh Gardner speaks at the Power Women Luncheon Toronto.
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CherryPicks founder Miranda Bailey speaks at the Power Women Luncheon Toronto.
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#MovetheDial founder & CEO Jodi Kovitz speaks at the Power Women Luncheon Toronto.
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TheWrap founder Sharon Waxman, "Free Solo" co-director Chai Vasarhelyi, "Mouthpiece" co-writer/director & producer Patricia Rozema, "Rafiki" director Wanuri Kahiu, and "Capernaum" director Nadine Labaki at the Power Women Luncheon Toronto.
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"Rafiki" director Wanuri Kahiu speaks at the Power Women Luncheon Toronto.
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TheWrap founder Sharon Waxman, "Free Solo" co-director Chai Vasarhelyi, "Mouthpiece" co-writer/director & producer Patricia Rozema, and "Rafiki" director Wanuri Kahiu at the Power Women Luncheon Toronto.
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Chai Vasarhelyi speaks at the Power Women Luncheon Toronto.
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"Capernaum" director Nadine Labaki speaks at the Power Women Luncheon Toronto.
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"Mouthpiece" co-writer/director & producer Patricia Rozema speaks at the Power Women Luncheon Toronto.
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"Capernaum" director Nadine Labaki speaks at the Power Women Luncheon Toronto.
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Guests at the Power Women Luncheon Toronto.
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"Free Solo" co-director Chai Vasarhelyi, "Rafiki" director Wanuri Kahiu and TheWrap founder Sharon Waxman at the Power Women Luncheon Toronto.
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Guests at the Power Women Luncheon Toronto.
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Guests at the Power Women Luncheon Toronto.
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