VIDEO : 'Fast and the Furious' Star Michelle Rodriguez Threatens To Leave Franchise

Michelle Rodriguez is threatening to leave "The Fast and the Furious" franchise unless its female characters are treated differently. On Tuesday, Rodriguez posted to Instagram that she hopes filmmakers decide "to show some love to the women of the franchise" in its next installment. Gary Gray directed the eighth film in the series, "The Fate of the Furious," and is defending the treatment of women in that movie. In a recent interview, Gray said he, "thought the combination of female characters was pretty strong." Gray notes that Charlize Theron played the antagonist in the film and Helen Mirren made a cameo.