Eva Mendes says director Werner Herzog “screamed like a girl” after being bitten by an iguana on the set of her new movie. The actress plays a prostitute in The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans, a remake of the 1992 crime drama. She stars alongside Nicolas Cage, who plays a drug-crazed police lieutenant experiencing visions of phantom iguanas. “There was this great moment where we were shooting the scene with the iguanas. One of them was refusing to do what Werner wanted and he kept shoving him onto his mark…Eventually, he got sick of it and bit him!” Eva told British magazine Total Film. “Werner has been in the jungle and he’s dealt with Klaus Kinski but when that happened, he screamed like a girl!” Eva was surprised by the director’s reaction, which revealed he is not as fearless as his image suggests. However the eccentric director loved working with the reptiles, despite being terrified by the attack. “Werner wanted his iguanas to get more screen time because he was very fond of them,” revealed Eva’s co-star Nicolas.

Stepping out for a charitable evening, Eva Mendes was spotted at the DKMS 4th Annual Gala: Linked Against Leukemia in New York City last night. The “We Own the Night” actress showed up at Cipriani 42nd Street looking stunning in a champagne colored dress as she posed with Estelle.On the career front, Eva will be starring alongside Sam Worthington and Keira Knightley in “Last Night,” due in theaters later this year. The film is about a married couple, apart for a night while the husband takes a business trip with a colleague to whom he's attracted. While he's resisting temptation, his wife encounters her past love.