'I'm all about female empowerment'

Alexandra Daddario is venturing into producing after almost 20 years acting in projects from Parenthood and Percy Jackson to Baywatch and San Andreas. Daddario will be starring in and executive producing 'Can You Keep a Secret?',

based on the book by Sophie Kinsella and directed by Elise Duran (Below Deck). Daddario tells The Hollywood Reporter she's also producing an unannounced project, calling it "a testament to how Hollywood is changing and allowing women to have more power over what they're doing."

The actress spoke with THR about finally having more control over on-set culture and her desire to work with female filmmakers. "'Can You Keep a Secret?' is a romantic comedy. It's based on this great best-selling book written by this wonderful woman. It's funny and charming, and it's going to be a lot of fun. 

And I'm all about female empowerment. We have a female director. We're working together to try to put together a great crew and cast, and just have a really positive, fun experience," she said. "I've been working now as an actress for 20 years, and it's really cool to have more input and have more control over the projects that I'm in and get them financed.

I feel really lucky that I have the ability to do that. I've learned over the years what works and what doesn't work, and it's going to be an interesting experience to step onto a set where I have more control over what's going on and can work collaboratively with people where I can actually help the process," she added.