Riley Keough Combined Tough And Girly For Logan Lucky
Elvis' granddaughter plays Mellie in the new movie
In Steven Soderbergh's new heist comedy Logan Lucky, rising star Riley Keough plays Mellie, the only woman in a gang that includes her brothers (Channing Tatum and Adam Driver) and an explosives expert named Joe Bang (Daniel Craig).
Keough was immediately drawn to the film's combination of humour and heart. "I loved the story," she says. "I thought it was a really, really wonderful story about this family that's coming from circumstances that aren't great, kind of beat the system and end up winning. I think people dream about that kind of thing. I love that concept! And I thought Mellie was great. It's cool for the girl to be kind of girly but also the badass driver, and so I thought it would be a fun character to play."
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