What would a story about Flamin' Hot Cheetos be without a little spice?
Speaking to EW,Flamin' HotdirectorEva Longoriawas blunt when addressing the debacle.
“That article had zero effect on the movie we were telling,” she states.
Eva Longoria; ‘Flamin’ Hot'.Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images; Anna Koori/Searchlight Pictures
“We’ve always been telling Richard Montanez’s story, and we’re telling his truth.
We weren’t making a movie about the history of the Flamin' Hot Cheeto.
We’re telling the story of Richard Montanez.”
Longoria never wavered in her support of Montanez.
“When I met Richard, I remember he was so funny and witty.
And the minute we did that, we had creative liberty to do whatever we wanted.
We’re in his mind, we’re in his heart.”
because that’s what Richard thought that they spoke like.
We already had all that in the script, so that article changed nothing.
You know what I mean?
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