For Salma Hayek, her role in "Everly" was her toughest yet.
"It might not seem like shooting those guns is physical, but it was," Hayek told the crowd at Comic-Con on Thursday. "They were heavy!"
Hayek plays a captured woman who tries to escape from an apartment building by any means necessary. The "Desperado" and "Frida" star told fans at the pop-culture convention that "Everly" shows off the determination of women. It features the 47-year-old actress taking down waves of baddies with guns, grenades and an assortment of other artillery.
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"We can do amazing things," she told the audience. "But please don't go shooting anyone. It's a metaphor."
"Everly" filmmaker Joe Lynch, who previously directed "Knights of Badassdom," called the titular role a strong female character, but he also scoffed at the moniker.
"That shouldn't even be a thing," Lynch said. "It should just be strong characters."