"Eye In The Sky" New York PremiereNEW YORK, NY – MARCH 09: Actress Helen Mirren attends the ‘Eye In The Sky’ New York premiere at AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 theater on March 9, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images) Director GAVIN HOOD’s daughter persuaded him to change the sex of HELEN MIRREN’s character in his new movie. The filmmaker had planned to cast a male to play drone expert Colonel Powell in “Eye in the Sky,” but his little girl made him rethink the role. He tells Daily Dish, “I have twins, a boy and a girl, and I loathe seeing my little girl ever
