‘It felt like a big film with great possibilities’

Monica Bellucci opens up about 7 Dogs, praises action-packed experience

Actress Monica Bellucci said boarding 7 Dogs felt like “being in a big film with great possibilities” to her. The actress features alongside Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Sunjay Dutt, Martin Lawrence and Giancarlo Esposito, among others. 

Bellucci essays the role of Julia Leone, a powerful crime figure and one of the Seven Dogs, who operates across Europe. It will release on August 21. “The organisation was amazing, and this was my first time there in Saudi Arabia. The studio was huge. I felt being in a big movie with great possibilities,” she said in a statement. “I am not used to action scenes, so it was kind of a new experience. It was fun to play this lady in prison and control,” she added. The actress said that her character required a different approach. “When you play an antagonist like Julia Leone, you have to refrain from judging her and just enjoy stepping into a different skin. Actually, this is the work of an actor.”  She also praised her co-actors El Arbi and Fallah. “I love their work because they bring that energy on screen and on set…It is a mix of genres. It is a thriller, an action movie, but sometimes it is also like a comic book, like a cartoon, with hints of comedy,” she said.