Fast and Furious 9 was set to be a huge deal in 2020.
It was the biggest blockbuster in a year with no Star Wars or Avengers movies but now it's been delayed until April 2021 over coronavirus concerns, around a year later than originally expected.
Click here to scroll down to the official statement on the delay.In the world of cinematic franchises, the Fast and Furious movies (officially known as the Fast Saga) are unique.
For a start, unlike most other members of the multi-billion-dollar box office club theyre not really sci-fi or fantasy though 2019 spin-off Hobbs - Shaw did cross the line with its cybernetically enhanced bad guy.More importantly, however, the films have their own bizarre alchemy, an unlikely blend of very fast cars, elaborate heists and relationship drama that occasionally veers into soap opera territory.
Its a long stretch of road from where the franchise began with 2001s The Fast and the Furious, a fun but unremarkable movie about street racers with a sideline in audacious auto-heists.Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his crew of multi-talented drivers/tech experts return for Fast and Furious 9, the ninth of the series or tenth if you include Hobbs - Shaw.
Justin Lin, who directed the third, fourth, fifth and sixth instalments in the long-running saga and is described as an architect of the franchise by Diesel is back behind the camera, having made a detour to the 23rd century for Star Trek Beyond.You've now got a long wait ahead of you with the movie's new 2021 release date, but what can we expect when Fast and Furious 9 revs up? Weve looked under the bonnet of the most souped-up film series on the planet to explain so you know what to expect.Fast and Furious 9 release date delayed by coronavirusFast and Furious 9 (or F9 as its known in the United States) has been delayed for a full year until April 2, 2021 in the US, over coronavirus concerns.
It's a drastic move, but it puts safety first, which is important right now.The official statement about the move can be seen above as well as safety, it considers the fact that theaters may be closed where you are.The original release date was May 22, 2020.
The movie was originally set to get into gear in 2019, but was postponed a year apparently at the request of Fast Saga star and producer Vin Diesel.
Like any vehicle that has run around the globe 8 times, the franchise is in need of maintenance, Diesel told his Instagram feed in October 2017.
My good friend and the godfather of [distributor] Universal, Ron Meyer has granted me the time to do just that.Now, of course, we'll be waiting even longer.Fast and Furious 9 trailer: first look at the movieAn epic Fast and Furious 9 trailer, running at nearly four minutes long, debuted on January 31, 2020.
That's all we've seen of the movie so far.It starts slow, with Diesels Dom Toretto retired to a quiet rural life with wife Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) and Brian, the young son whose existence was revealed in Fast and Furious 8.
I used to live my life a quarter mile at a time, Toretto says in voiceover.
But things changeThis is the Fast Saga, however, so things dont change that much, and its not long before were plunged back into some familiar high-octane action.
Theres bus-top battles in Edinburgh, a Pontiac Fiero strapped to a rocket engine (yes, really), and cars flying off beautiful cliffs in Thailand but dont worry, theres a magnet plane standing by to make sure at least one of them doesnt go tumbling into the sea.But beyond the usual four-wheeled stars, theres set to be just as many fireworks between the humans.
Most importantly, we meet Doms previously unmentioned younger brother Jakob (played by WWE wrestler and Bumblebee star John Cena), and it turns out theres no love lost between the two siblings.
So much so, in fact, that Jakobs in league with cyberterrorist Cipher (Charlize Theron), the returning Big Bad who was revealed as the all-controlling Blofeld of the Fast Saga in Fast and Furious 8.
Shes still very much at largeYour whole life you pushed yourself to be faster than Dom, she tells Jakob.
Smarter than Dom.
Stronger than Dom.
But could you kill him? Because Im ready if you are.But the trailer saves its biggest revelation for the end, as Han (Sung Kang) presumed dead after his car was totalled by Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift/Fast and Furious 6 rejoins Toretto and his crew.
Hands up who saw that one comingFast - Furious 9 story: whats revving up?(Image credit: Universal Pictures)Aside from the fact itll feature familiar faces, very fast cars and the usual quasi-espionage shenanigans, the inner workings of Fast and Furious 9s plot remain carefully under wraps.
The taglines in the trailer offer up a couple of big clues, however.Justice is coming could refer to several simmering revenge angles.
Cipher clearly wants to get back at Dom for betraying her in Fast and Furious 8, while Dom has plenty of beef with her everything from masterminding the criminal schemes of the three previous movies to the cold-blooded murder of Elena Neves, the mother of his son.
Theres also the not-so-small matter of Hans murder though it itll be interesting to see who Han thinks is responsible, now that Deckard Shaw (driver of the offending car) has effectively been absorbed into Deckards crew.But its the Not all blood is family line thats set to have the biggest impact on the plot not least because the adopted family Dom Toretto has built around himself is one of the main themes of the Fast Saga.
His crew may not be blood relatives, but theyre every bit as tight-knit much closer, it seems, than Dom is to the people he shares DNA with.The Fast Saga suddenly introducing important relatives wed heard nothing about is nothing new: Fast and Furious 6 antagonist Owen Shaw turned out to have an angry big bro called Deckard, while Dom Toretto learned he had a son in Fast and Furious 8.
So its not that surprising that Dom should have a younger brother whos gone unmentioned until now.
Their fathers death in a stock car racing accident and Doms subsequent revenge attack on the driver he blamed for the incident is bound to be a major bone of contention.
And then theres the return of their younger sister, Mia (Jordana Brewster), to think about.
Could she be a potential mediating factor between the Toretto boys?After Hobbs - Shaws cyborg villain took the franchise into genuine sci-fi territory for the first time, were also wondering whether Fast - Furious 9 will follow suit.
Beyond the now-traditional bending of the laws of physics, theres nothing in the trailer to suggest thats the case though long-time Fast Saga writer Chris Morgan (replaced by Daniel Casey on Fast - Furious 9) has hinted that a trip to space may be on the cards one day.
Nothings out of the question, Morgan told Polygon in 2019.
Maybe that rocket-powered Pontiac in the trailer does more than just driveFast and Furious 9 cast: whos behind the wheel?The tragic death of franchise mainstay Paul Walker (who played cop-turned-racer Brian OConner) left a major hole in Dominic Torettos crew for Fast - Furious 8.
Heading into part 9, however, the Fast Sagas core family is pretty much unchanged.
That means Vin Diesels back as Dom, backed up by Michelle Rodriguez (Letty), Tyrese Gibson (Roman), Chris Ludacris Bridges (Tej) and Nathalie Emmanuel (Ramsey).Among the returnees to the gang, Sung Kang is the biggest news, back as the unexpectedly not-dead Han, but Jordan Brewster also makes a comeback as Doms younger sister, Mia she sat out Fast and Furious 8, as Mia settled down with Brian to raise their family.Theres also franchise returns returns for Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift vets Lucas Black (Sean), Bow Wow (Twinkie) and Jason Tobin (Earl), and for Helen Mirren as Magdalene, the Shaw matriarch busted out of prison in Hobbs - Shaw.Theres been no confirmation, however, on whether well be seeing more from Kurt Russell (Mr Nobody), Scott Eastwood (Little Nobody), Dwayne Johnson (Luke Hobbs) or Jason Statham (Deckard Shaw) we wouldnt be surprised if any of them popped up for a cameo,Charlize Theron, a brilliant addition to the Fast and Furious 8 cast, is back with a new short haircut to front the villains as uber-hacker Cipher.
Shell be joined by John Cena as antagonistic Toretto sibling Jakob.There are also roles for Guardians of the Galaxys Michael Rooker (Buddy) and singer Cardi B.Will there be more Fast Saga movies after Fast and Furious 9?(Image credit: Universal Pictures)You can bet on it.
In fact, at least one more is a certainty, because as Diesel revealed in a Facebook post after the release of Fast - Furious 8 in 2015 parts eight, nine and ten have been planned as one last trilogy to end the saga.
Various reports have suggested that Lin will be back to direct part 10.A 2020 interview with Total Film magazine (via GamesRadar) went further, with Diesel hinting that the tenth movie could be split into a two-part finale, la Harry Potter and The Hunger Games.I started planning for Fast 10 before we started filming Fast 9, he said.
The universe is so robust and so rich with talent and rich with story that, on one level, its totally feasible to have spin-offs, and I think thats something that is inevitable.
Universal deserves it because of how much theyve invested in this little saga, and itd be good to give back to Universal.
And for the fans, should Fast 10 parts one and two be the conclusion, it would be nice for this world to continue for generations to come.Diesels comments are slightly ambiguous, but it doesnt look like there are any plans to park the franchise any time soon.
Theres already a Fast - Furious: Spy Racers animation on Netflix, while the success of Hobbs - Shaw means theres every chance Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham will rekindle their love-hate relationship in a follow-up.
There have also been rumors of a female-fronted spin-off.The Fast Saga will be 20 years old in 2021, but theres no reason it cant manage another couple of decades though the fact the crew will probably be driving electric cars by then means the franchise could sound very, very different.vffizCPp7gjL599cxjfa77.jpg?#