Eiza González's New Movie Continues A Great 7-Year Trend - And It'll Only Get Better

Summary Eiza González has become a go-to choice for action movies over the last few years.

She is set to star in Guy Ritchie's next two movies after starring in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, indicating they may have developed a consistent working relationship.

González appears to have made the jump from frequent supporting character to bona fide action movie star.

Eiza González plays Marjorie Stewart in Guy Ritchie's The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, a role which continues an upward trend in the 34-year-old actress' career. As the undercover operative Marjorie Stewart, González is one of the key members of the team at the center of Operation Postmaster, the real-world black ops WWII mission that inspired the movie. While González also gets to show off her singing chops, the role is very action-forward, which is something that she's become increasingly identified with over the last few years.

The diversely-talented González gained popularity at a young age for her role in the Argentinian Nickelodeon show Sueña conmigo, and as a recording artist who released albums in 2009 and 2012. Since then, she has gained increasingly more significant roles in American cinema and television, with her role in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare acting as her latest high-profile starring role. It continues a noteworthy trend for Eiza González, who is currently dominating Netflix, as she has quietly become a reliable staple for one cinematic subgenre in particular.

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Eiza González Has Been A Staple Of Action Movies For The Last Seven Years

She has quietly established herself as a go-to action movie star.

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Ever since breaking out as Monica "Darling" Costello in the 2017 action hit Baby Driver, Eiza González has quickly become a go-to choice for action movies. In Baby Driver, she played a bank-robbing sharpshooter in her first real cinematic action role. Since then, she has had supporting roles in a number of big-budget action movies, including franchise entries like Hobbs and Shaw and Godzilla vs. Kong. While the level of action demanded in her roles has ranged from a criminal cyborg assassin in Alita: Battle Angel to a paramedic taken hostage in Ambulance, González has undoubtedly become a staple of the action subgenre.

Eiza González's Action Movie Roles Movie Role Year Baby Driver Monica "Darling" Costello 2017 Alita: Battle Angel Nyssiana 2019 Hobbs and Shaw Madame M 2019 Bloodshot KT 2020 Cut Throat City Det. Lucinda Valencia 2020 Godzilla vs. Kong Maia Simmons 2021 Ambulance Cam Thompson 2022 The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Marjorie Stewart 2024

Her exposure has increased on the television side as well. She currently has a starring role in Netflix's ultra-high-profile science fiction series 3 Body Problem, the epic adaptation of the award-winning Chinese novel of the same name from the creators of HBO's mega-hit Game of Thrones. In 2024, she also guest-starred in the widely-acclaimed action spy series Mr. and Mrs. Smith on Amazon Prime Video.

Eiza González Will Star In Three High-Profile Guy Ritchie Movies In Two Years

Three major collaborations in a short span prove how much the action director.

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is González's first collaboration with action director Guy Ritchie, but it won't be her last. She is already slated to star in Ritchie's next two movies, which will feature some of the highest-profile casts she's ever been a part of. 2025 will see her star alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Henry Cavill in In the Grey, an action crime thriller following a group of specialists who operate outside the law. While no release date has been announced, González will also star in Ritchie's upcoming heist adventure film Fountain of Youth alongside John Krasinski and Natalie Portman.

From 2014 to 2016, Eiza González starred in the horror TV series From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series from creator Robert Rodriguez, who directed the Quentin Tarantino-penned 1996 classic the series is based on.

Guy Ritchie has a developed a tendency to cast actors for multiple movies, which is not an uncommon practice for any director. Ritchie has famously partnered with Jason Statham for many years, for example, and In the Grey will represent his third collaboration with Henry Cavill. It seems clear that González has developed her own working partnership with Ritchie, which means she'll likely continue to be cast in his biggest and most successful movies.

Eiza González Will Only Become More Popular

She has evolved from a regular side character to a true star and box office draw.

For the first few years of her career, Eiza González was mostly featured in co-starring roles as a side character, or as part of an ensemble cast like she was for The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. It appears that her prominence is shifting, however, as evidenced by her leading role in 2022's Ambulance and the upcoming In the Grey. She will also be the lead in the upcoming scifi film Ash, from director Flying Lotus and executive producer Neill Blomkamp (District 9).

González appears to have developed into a bona fide action movie star, capable of leading a film and having enough name recognition and acclaim to be a box office draw on her own merits. While she is part of an ensemble in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, she manages to stand out among the cast with her singing ability and giddy violent streak. With big-budget action movies in her existing filmography and more on the horizon for the immensely talented Mexican actress, it's clear that she'll continue to grow in popularity, especially with action fans.