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5 Times Rome And Tej Were BFFs (And 5 Times They Were Frenemies)
They say that no matter where people end up, they always find their tribe of like-minded people, and that’s no more true than when it comes to Tej and Roman. The two of them have been attached at the hip ever since they were introduced by Brian in 2 Fast 2 Furious.
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Besides turbo-charged Japanese import vehicles and Corona beers, the Fast and Furious series is all about family. And if Letty and Dom are seen as the heads of the family, then Tej and Roman are very much the brothers. The pair may be constantly down each others’ throats, but when the situation calls for it, they’ll always have each other’s backs.
BFFs: The First Time They Meet
Rome and Tej are two of the best characters that were introduced after the first Fast & Furious movie, first meeting in Miami, behind Tej’s garage.
There’s clearly some kind of mutual respect between them, or, at the very least, Rome is so jealous of Tej’s lifestyle. They’re high-fiving and fist bumping away while Tej commentates on an illegal jet-ski race. Tej offers to host him while he stays in Miami, and it was clearly the start of a special relationship that would last for seven more movies.
Frenemies: Rome Messes With Tej’s Harpoon
When preparing to take on Shaw, Tej creates an extremely powerful full harpoon that is made out of the same materials that “hold up bridges.” There’s also a Nos canister attached to it, naturally.
After being told to keep his hands off, Rome doesn’t take Tej’s logical reasoning in to account. He instead acts selfishly, wanting to play with what he clearly thinks is a toy. In the end, Tej was right to not trust Rome with the customized harpoon, as he almost killed Han and Dom with it. Ironically enough, the harpoon is a similar tool that Tej uses to save Rome in Fate of the Furious, which was one of the times they were BFFs.
BFFs: Tej Helps Rome With The Car Scramble
The most exciting scene in 2 Fast 2 Furious comes when Rome and Brian confuse the local police and the FBI by switching cars with Suki and Tej inside a giant garage.
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Tej all but spearheaded the whole thing, and just as Suki was willing to get arrested for Brian, Tej was willing to get arrested for Rome. It’s the first time that Tej ever went out of his way and did something outstanding for the loudmouth. And though Rome has never returned the favor, he probably would if he wasn’t so inadequate.
Frenemies: Buying The Same Car
Throughout the whole series, Rome and Tej had always been trying to one up each other, whether it was competing for the same girl or getting to the finish line first. And when they had each earned millions of dollars after the heist in Rio, Rome thought he had won their seemingly endless competition.
Rome pulled up at Tej’s new garage in a Koenigsegg CCXR, which he claimed was the only one in the Western Hemisphere. Tej revealed that he had the same car, making it that there are two of them in Western Hemisphere. The over-the-top competitiveness continues.
BFFs: Their Reunion In Fast Five
It’s only in their nature to bust each other’s chops, and where normal friends would pay each other compliments, Rome and Tej show affection by insulting each other.
When they reunite in Fast Five, their first time seeing each other since 2 Fast 2 Furious. Although Fast and Furious fans agree that Roman has so many great quotes, they also know that Tej can give it back as good as he gets it, which he does. After a couple more shots are fired from each of them, the finally hug it out like long lost brothers.
Frenemies: Fighting Over Ramsey
Ramsey is one of the latest characters to be introduced in the series, as she was the hacker that the gang had to save in Furious 7. She has also become one of the best female characters in Fast & Furious.
Throughout Furious 7 and Fast 8, it is clear that both Tej and Rome are attracted to her and both try to compete for her affections. In the end, Ramsey refused to let them put their friendship on the line and rejects them both in Fate of the Furious.
BFFs: Going To Space Together
When he was first told about the scene by the Fast and Furious writers, Tyrese Gibson thought going to space was a joke. But in Fast 9, the series literally went there, in a rocket car full of Nos no less. It takes a lot of trust to get in to a rocket car and fly into space with someone, but that’s exactly what Rome did (even if it was a little against his will).
There were no two characters better to go to space together. However, though people would think that being alone together in an isolated space-car on such a grand mission would inspire more bonding, the time was instead unsurprisingly spent bickering the whole time.
Frenemies: Tej Calls Rome Scooby-Doo
Though their banter was mostly absent in 2 Fast 2 Furious, by this point in the series, it had become an established trope of the franchise. But in yet another scenario where Rome is genuinely (and understandably) worried about the situation and is the only one talking any sense, Tej shoots Rome down.
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The engineer tells Rome he sounds like Scooby-Doo before doing an impression of him. Not only did it embarrass Rome, but he was completely humiliated in front of Gisele and Han. It’s the time that their “banter” came the closest to bullying.
BFFs: Tej Saves Rome From Drowning
Midway through Fate of the Furious when the family are taking on the giant submarine, Rome falls below the ice. But Tej, driving on the ice in a tank-like vehicle, talks Rome through every step in the way. He tells Rome to hold on to the door of his car under the ice, and then shoots the door with a harpoon, pulling him out.
Out of all of the fast & Furious movies, this wasn’t just the best moment between Rome and Tej, but it was one of the most heroic scenes in the whole series. And with what happened in 2 Fast 2 Furious, if it wasn’t for Tej, Rome would have ended up in jail or inadvertently got himself killed. The relationship feels more like a mother and a disobedient child than a friendship.
Frenemies: Tej Teasing Rome Over The Parachute Stunt
In what is almost the exact opposite of Tej saving Rome, the super-engineer forces the helpless character to reverse out of a plane thousands of meters above land in a car. Though it’s one of the the best plans Dom’s crew has ever created in all Fast and Furious movies, Rome wasn’t on board with it and didn’t want to do it from the initial talk.
Rome was bullied and teased by Tej all the way up to the point when he’s sitting in the plane. But it did lead to one of the funniest gags in the entire series, as Rome hilariously tries to slam on the breaks, as if it’d do anything when he’s falling through the sky.
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Fast & Furious 11 Release Delay & Filming Start Date Confirmed By Director
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Fast and Furious 11
is facing a release date delay to Summer 2026 due to strikes, with director Louis Leterrier confirming the sequel will not be hitting its April 4, 2025 date.
Leterrier also confirms that filming starts in Fall 2025 after finishing a horror movie in September.
The final installment in the
Fast Saga
reunites Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto for one last ride, while also leaving the door open for other spinoffs.
After facing multiple delays due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America strikes, Fast and Furious 11 is seeing its release date delayed. The next installment in the Vin Diesel-fronted franchise is expected to be the last mainline sequel, while development continues on the Dwayne Johnson-led spinoff Hobbs & Reyes, a mysterious standalone movie penned by Fast X’s Zach Dean and a potential female-led spinoff. While a filming start date was never confirmed, Universal had previously set the movie for an April 2025 release date.
During a recent interview with Collider at a CCXP MX panel, Louis Leterrier was asked for an update on Fast and Furious 11. The director went on to confirm that the final mainline installment in the action franchise will no longer be making its April 4, 2025 release date, instead now aiming for a Summer 2026 release window with the filming start date being set for this fall. Check out what Leterrier said below:
It’s happening. It’s happening very, very soon. I’m able to shoot a little horror movie this summer. I’m finishing my horror movie on September 15th, and I start Fast on September 16th.
Will Fast 11’s Multiple Delays Help Or Hurt The Sequel?
Much like the tenth film before it, Fast and Furious 11 has faced a few behind-the-scenes hardships in its road to getting off the ground, namely the delays stemming from the 2023 strikes. While the latest movie seems to have retained its core creative team in comparison to the shift in directors from franchise vet Justin Lin to Leterrier on Fast X after reported creative differences between the former and Diesel, this change didn’t seem to help much with the continued downward trend recent sequels have seen from critics. Check out how the franchise’s Rotten Tomatoes scores compare below:
Title RT Critical Score RT Audience Score The Fast and the Furious 54% 74% 2 Fast 2 Furious 37% 50% The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 37% 69% Fast & Furious 28% 67% Fast Five 78% 83% Fast & Furious 6 71% 84% Furious 7 81% 82% The Fate of the Furious 67% 72% Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 67% 88% F9: The Fast Saga 59% 82% Fast X 56% 84%
Even looking outside the Fast and Furious franchise, many movie sequels have found themselves hurt by various delays, be they from creative changes, general release shifts or other factors. The action genre in particular is one in which lengthier development periods can lead to diminishing returns, be it A Good Day to Die Hard, Rambo: Last Blood or Diesel’s own xXx: The Return of Xander Cage. While Fast and Furious 11 may only be getting pushed back by a year, the delay is nonetheless a concern that the final installment could find itself in trouble.
On the other hand, the longer wait for Fast and Furious 11 to close out the mainline series of movies could actually prove beneficial for the sequel. Though Leterrier may be busy with another project in the lead-up to filming the next installment, writers Oren Uziel and Christina Hodson should now have more than enough time to really look back at the script and ensure it learns from the critical missteps of recent installments to deliver a satisfying conclusion to the Dominic Toretto saga.
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Fast and Furious 11 Fast and Furious 11 is the final movie in the Fast Saga. It reunites Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto with the rest of the cast for one last ride. However, the franchise is open for spinoff films like Hobbs & Shaw afterward.Director Louis Leterrier Release Date April 4, 2025 Distributor(s) Universal Pictures Writers Christina Hodson , Oren Uziel
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Vin Diesel Already Has His Perfect Fast & Furious Replacement Franchise With 51-Year-Old Remake
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Vin Diesel’s dominance in Fast & Furious is ending, but Kojak could kick off a new action franchise for him.
Kojak’s reboot faces an uncertain future, but its similarity to Fast & Furious makes it a worthy project for Diesel.
Diesel’s potential shift from criminal racer to cop signifies a fresh start in a possible Fast & Furious-like series.
Vin Diesel’s days of playing Dominic Toretto are numbered, but the actor has already found his perfect Fast & Furious replacement. Diesel found a major breakout role in the early 2000s thanks to participating in The Fast and the Furious. The original 2001 street racing crime movie became the springboard for a sprawling franchise that has lasted for over two decades. The success of the Fast & Furious movies transformed Vin Diesel’s career, turning him into an even bigger star, especially in the action movie genre. But, Fast & Furious 11 is planned as the final chapter for him and the franchise.
The Fast & Furious franchise’s end will put Vin Diesel in an unfamiliar position of not having a major franchise to lean back on. This presents the actor with various options, such as changing the course of his career to pursue non-franchise roles. However, the more likely outcome is that Diesel will attempt to find a new IP that can replace Fast & Furious. He has had trouble in that regard recently, with franchises like xXx or Riddick running cold and Bloodshot and The Last Witch Hunter failing to launch franchises. There is another option for Diesel, though.
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Kojak Can Be Vin Diesel’s New Action Crime Franchise After Fast & Furious
Diesel Has Been Developing The Reboot Since 2015
The impending conclusion of the Fast & Furious franchise means it is finally time for Vin Diesel’s Kojak reboot to get off the ground. The project was announced back in 2015 with Diesel re-teaming with Universal Pictures, the studio behind Fast & Furious, to develop a movie based on Kojak. The original TV series starred Telly Savalas as Theo Kokaj and ran for three seasons after debuting in 1973. The series revolves around Kojak, a New York detective known for being willing to go beyond the law and a love for cars and lollipops, and follows him as he investigates different cases.
Kojak was rebooted in 2005 as a TV show starring Ving Rhames, but it only ran for six episodes
Development on Vin Diesel’s Kojak movie has not been very active in the nine years since it was announced. However, it still maintains the base similarities to Fast & Furious, which makes the project a worthwhile endeavor for Diesel in terms of finding a new action franchise. He would now have another big action series about cars and crime, essentially making Kojak into a newer version of Fast & Furious. The irony here is that Diesel takes on the role of a cop after playing criminal racer Dominic Toretto.
Vin Diesel’s Involvement Can Morph Kojak Into A Major Action Franchise
Kojak Could Be A Fast & Furious Clone
Looking at the original TV show, Kojak might not necessarily project to be a major blockbuster action franchise akin to Fast & Furious. The TV series was relatively grounded and small due to the nature of its production. However, the fact that Diesel and Universal pinpointed this property as something they wanted to revive together is telling. The announcement of Kojak’s reboot came months after Furious 7 debuted in theaters and took the franchise to new heights at the box office and in terms of how ridiculously big the action and story could get.
It’s sometimes difficult to remember that Fast & Furious started off with a story about DVD thieves who were also street racers before Diesel helped turn it into something much bigger. With that experience and success already behind him, it would be understandable if a similar path was envisioned for Kojak. The series could then morph into a Fast & Furious clone, one that gives Vin Diesel a new franchise to headline and Universal a “fresh” action franchise to grow.
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The Rock’s WWE Run Means Fast & Furious 11 Must Make 1 Major Hobbs Change
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Hobbs from Fast & Furious 11 needs a gritty edge like The Rock’s WWE character to keep the franchise fresh and exciting.
The Rock’s time away from the Fast & Furious universe provides the perfect reason for Hobbs to return with a personal vendetta and a more savage attitude.
While Hobbs shouldn’t become a full-fledged villain in Fast & Furious 11, adding some edginess and dirty tricks could make his character more intriguing and dynamic.
Fast & Furious 11 must make one major Hobbs change after The Rock’s incredible WWE run. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s WWE return surpassed his recent movies, with the actor creating some of the best work of his career. Having returned to a thunderous reception, The Rock was able to flip the crowd’s reception by becoming a heel and playing a major part in WrestleMania’s main events. The Rock hasn’t played a villain on screen for years, as even his depiction of Black Adam lent more into the character’s anti-hero side, which made his wrestling run all the more refreshing.
While his wrestling character may not perfectly translate into the Fast & Furious universe, there is one aspect of The Rock’s WWE run that the franchise should attempt to implement. After debuting in Fast Five, The Rock’s best Fast & Furious scenes helped contribute to the movie series becoming so popular, with Luke Hobbs becoming an instrumental part of the story. He was even given his own spinoff alongside Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) and is set to get a solo movie in the future. Despite this, Hobbs would still benefit from adding one key aspect of The Rock’s WWE run.
The Rock’s WWE Run Proves Fast & Furious 11 Needs To Give Hobbs More Of An Edge
Fast & Furious Would Benefit From Hobbs Adopting Some Of The Rock’s WWE Tendancies
Given how electrifying The Rock’s recent WWE run was, there is no doubt Fast & Furious 11 needs to give Hobbs more of an edge. Although the character has had his more serious moments, like most of the Fast & Furious cast, Hobbs tends to mix action with comedy. Hobbs and Shaw are supposed to be two of the more stoic heroes, yet they are constantly at each other’s throats and cracking jokes to help maintain the franchise’s lighthearted core. However, giving Hobbs a grittier side would help the character thrive upon his return.
The Rock’s Fast & Furious return may redeem Fast X’s box office, but the character needs to come back stronger than ever. By allowing him to be more ruthless, he can still maintain some elements of comedy but also become more interesting in the process. Johnson proved that despite being a detestable heel, he was still as hilarious as ever during his recent WWE tenure. This proves that he can maintain Fast & Furious’ tone and humorous style while being more layered; therefore, Hobbs adopting some of The Rock’s WWE characteristics could make him even more entertaining.
Fast & Furious Already Has A Reason For Hobbs To Be More Savage
Hobbs Has Been Away From The Franchise For Several Years
Making a major change to Hobbs’ character could be tough to explain, but Fast & Furious 11 already has a great reason to make him more savage. His four-year absence from the franchise gives him a perfect excuse to come back with a vengeance and potentially have a personal attachment to Fast & Furious 11’s villains. Hobbs’ time away from the main story could be explained through a connection to Fast X’s secondary villain, Aimes. Aimes’ villain twist in Fast X was well executed and suggests he’ll be around for the sequel, which is the perfect reason to bring back Hobbs.
Having a more personal story with one of the villains could allow Hobbs to continue his great quips and one-liners, but it would also give him more of an edge.
Fast X never explained why he’s back, but having a personal vendetta against Aimes could be an intriguing reason. Given Dom and Dante are the focal point of the franchise’s conclusion, Hobbs returning to take down Aimes would avoid overshadowing the main story while still giving him an interesting role. Having a personal story with one of the villains could allow Hobbs to continue his great quips and one-liners, while also giving him more of an edge. This provides The Rock with the perfect reason to implement some of his heel traits while still portraying a morally good hero.
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Why Fast & Furious Can’t Bring The Rock Back As A Villain
Hobbs Already Appeared As An Antagonist In Fast Five
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Although The Rock’s villainous tendencies worked well in the WWE, Fast & Furious can’t bring him back as an antagonist. Johnson already played the main villain of Fast Five, as Hobbs was originally an enemy of Dom and his crew before becoming an ally. Hobbs’ role in Fast Five was one of his best, but despite being the main antagonist, he always had a level of integrity. Dropping all of this to make him a villain in the final movie would be completely unnecessary, especially as the franchise needs him to remain a hero for his spinoff.
Fast & Furious 11 may end the main story, but The Rock will be part of the franchise beyond this, and altering his character so drastically wouldn’t make any sense. Instead, adding some extra edge to his character would have the same effect and would avoid stealing the thunder from Dante and Aimes. Although Fast & Furious 11 shouldn’t make him a villain, the film can still allow Hobbs to play dirty and pull some cheap tricks in order to show a grittier side, while letting him taunt his enemies when he inevitably helps save the day.
Fast & Furious 11
is scheduled to be released in theaters on April 4, 2025.
Fast and Furious 11 Fast and Furious 11 is the final movie in the Fast Saga. It reunites Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto with the rest of the cast for one last ride. However, the franchise is open for spinoff films like Hobbs & Shaw afterward.Director Louis Leterrier Release Date April 4, 2025 Distributor(s) Universal Pictures Writers Christina Hodson , Oren Uziel
Fast & Furious 11 Release Delay & Filming Start Date Confirmed By Director
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