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Rosario Dawson has the enviable task of being the sole female among the principal cast and her "The Rundown" director, Peter Berg, has nothing but praise for her abilities. "Rosario's talent, her presence, her smile - she is great as the third side in this power struggle between Beck and Travis, giving Mariana a depth and mystery that's really great for the story," says Berg.

ROSARIO DAWSON ('Mariana')

Does "The Rundown" show off a different side of The Rock?
Yes, absolutely. The wrestling world as we know it is kind of 'show.' It's a lot of out-there kind of ridiculousness. I think in this one he really gets to be a little more internal. As an actor he gets to put out a whole other side of himself. He gets to play different role as opposed to just being 'The Rock.'

What do you think the chances are there will be a sequel?
Oh God, I hope so but I don't know if they'd end up putting it in Brazil. That's the unfortunate thing about my character, she's kind of left behind. Maybe I should have made out with one of the boys (laughing).

That's what I was going to ask you. How refreshing is it to be in a film where you're not the love interest and you get to be a strong woman without the romance?
It was absolutely amazing and one of the things that really drew me to the script. In the beginning, it was sort of intertwined but there was a part of her where she was walking away from it. I really liked that they just simply dropped it completely. It just made it so much stronger.

And working with The Rock?
Amazing. He's one of the most talented, beautiful human beings I've ever met.

What's the most surprising thing about working with The Rock?
The fact that his legs are shaved closer than mine are. No, he's actually one of the most confident people I've ever met and that is really essential to doing what we do, acting-wise, especially in something like this where you are acting with things that aren't there. He's so dedicated, he puts those hours in, he's up there doing it all. I admire his discipline.

Did you have to do much physical training for this role?
A little bit, kind of playing with a gun and doing all those different things, going to a shooting range and stuff. I'd done that before for other stuff. Fortunately I was not even trying to compete with the boys because they were in the gym every single second, kind of like going, “See, I have -3% body fat.” “Oh yeah, I have -4% body fat.” It was absolutely ridiculous (laughing).

I was actually good because I naturally have body fat that I cannot get rid of so I was not freezing in certain parts of the scenes. There was a point where Seann William Scott's butt cheeks were jumping independently of each other. We were doing some wet stuff that was just freezing cold in the middle of the morning and I was like, “I'm good!” It felt kind of good in some moments to feel like a little bit more strong-wise, at least endurance-wise, as a female.

Have you started working on “Alexander” for Oliver Stone yet?
Yes. Shooting commenced on Friday. Today is Day 2. I was just in Morocco - I just came in last night - doing rehearsals. I leave to go back in a week. It's amazing.

Have they shot any of your scenes yet?
No, no. I start shooting October 15th.

Ewen Bremner at the World Premiere of "The Rundown"
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