Vivica A. Fox has had a long and successful career. From early appearances on shows like The Fresh Prince of Bel Aire and Who’s The Boss to films such as Independence Day and Kill Bill she has been a fixture in TV and movies for more than two decades. She is keeping busy with multiple projects lined up, including the upcoming series Celebrity Apprentice.
"It is a lot of work; I have never worked so hard!" Fox told GayCalgary at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo in April. She had just wrapped filming of the series, which has yet to have a debut announced by NBC. "I worked six days a week, very challenging, and I took myself out of my comfort zone. I am glad I did it and I went pretty far. I cannot say too much - Mr. Trump will kill me!"
The cast includes athletes Shawn Johnson, Johnny Damon, Jamie Anderson and Terrell Owens; reality TV’s Kate Gosselin, Brandi Glanville, Kenya Moore and Sig Hansen; comic Gilbert Gottfried; pop star Kevin Jonas; journalist Geraldo Rivera; TV host Leeza Gibbons; and actors Keshia Knight Pulliam, Lorenzo Lamas and Ian Ziering. Fox played coy when asked about drama amongst the cast.
"There is drama but I can’t tell you names = you have to watch it to find out. There is definitely one person who rubs me the wrong way and I let her have it!"
Fox also starts alongside Terminator 3’s Kristanna Loken in Mercenaries, which will be released on video in August. In the same vein as the Expendables films, a diplomatic official is captured and imprisoned while touring a war zone, so a team of elite female commandos is assembled to infiltrate a women’s prison for a daring rescue. She will also be working alongside Ian Ziering again for Sharknado 2: The Second One which airs on Space July 30th.
"When I heard about the phenom that the first one was, they called me and said you are the first and only choice to play Skye. I asked what am I going to be doing and they told me I would be Ian’s love interest. I hadn’t gotten to work with Ian since 90210 and we also did Celebrity Apprentice together. I love him. Tara Reid was great as well. I didn’t have a lot of scenes with her; most of my scenes were with Ian and the sharks."
Will her character survive the onslaught of the Sharknado? We will find out later this month. Fox concluded with some advice on how to deal with sharks, both in and out of tornadoes.
"Don’t get too close - they have a lot of teeth. They are pretty vicious animals and definitely a predator."
