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The Biggest Questions F9 Needs To Answer
The Fast & Furious franchise is gearing up for the release of its ninth installment within the primary saga, and hopefully, F9 will answer the biggest lingering questions surrounding the plot. The Fast Saga officially kicked off in 2001 with The Fast and the Furious, the movie which introduced viewers to characters like Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker), Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez), and Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster). Two decades later, the film series is still going strong, with new and returning cast members thrown into storylines that propel the stakes higher and higher.
Though Brian is no longer a core character, Dom and much of his long-running crew have made steady appearances in the franchise. The last installment, 2017’s The Fate of the Furious, saw Dom reuniting with members of his crew, including Letty, Roman (Tyrese Gibson), Tej (Ludacris), Ramsey (Nathalie Emmanuel), and Luke Hobbs (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson), before betraying them to assist cyberterrorist Cipher (Charlize Theron). Through her manipulation and actions in taking his young son hostage, Dom had no choice but to follow in her plans. That was until he orchestrated his own plan, saving his son and the ones he loved.
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Dom and his crew were in the clear, but viewers knew the calm would be short-lived. With Cipher still out there, the eighth installment was surely teasing her imminent return. Not only will she be a primary antagonist again in F9, but she will be joined by Dom’s brother, Jakob Toretto (John Cena), a character who wasn’t known to exist until the movie’s first trailer. In fact, the first-look footage spawned many questions, which hopefully F9 plans to answer.
Why Hasn’t Dom Ever Mentioned Jakob?
Ever since Jakob made his debut in F9’s trailer, fans were left wondering how the saga could go without mentioning Dom having another sibling. With family such a prominent theme in the franchise, it seems odd Jakob’s name never came up. While it’s still unclear if Jakob is also Mia’s brother or if he’s only blood-related to Dom, F9 will need to do a lot of work explaining Jakob’s absence for the first eight installments of the series. His existence currently retcons Dom’s origins since viewers were always led to believe Dom and Mia were the only two members of the Toretto family in The Fast Saga. Clearly, the brothers are not on good terms, but something major must have occurred to explain why Dom acts like Jakob doesn’t exist.
Why Is Mia Involved In F9, But Not Brian?
Due to tragic circumstances surrounding Walker’s death, any legitimate presence from Brian following Furious 7 was made impossible. While there are technical ways to feature Brian, it could cross the line when it comes to the moral obligations of the cast and crew. Granted, Brian is said to be alive and well in The Fate of the Furious, and that’s presumably the case in F9. Still, the character is missing from the action even though his wife, Mia, is aiding in Dom’s mission. It’s possible something happened to Brian since the eighth installment, or maybe Mia encouraged him to stay back while she assisted Dom’s conflict with Jakob. Either way, it will become harder and harder to explain Brian’s continued absence with the stakes becoming higher.
How Did Han Survive The Explosive Car Wreck?
Aside from the revelation surrounding Jakob, the biggest surprise within the F9 trailer was the return of Sung Kang’s Han. The fan-favorite since his debut in Tokyo Drift was last seen in Fast & Furious 6, the movie that shed light on the character’s presumed death. Despite being T-boned by Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham), resulting in an explosion, Han survived the fiery wreck. He then kept his survival hidden from Dom and the rest of the crew. While it’s still unclear why he didn’t reveal the truth, the other question surrounds how he survived what looked like a deadly wreck. One popular theory suggests Han escaped through a manhole before his car burst into flames, but F9 will hopefully shed more light on the mystery.
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Which Other Fast & Furious Characters Will Return In F9?
In addition to Han, F9 features a few other Tokyo Drift characters, including Sean (Lucas Black), Twinkie (Bow Wow), and Earl (Jason Tobin). Unlike Han, who appeared in subsequent installments after his 2006 franchise debut, the trio was absent from a brief Furious 7 cameo from Black’s character. With the reunion of sorts, it begs the question of what other surprises F9 has in store in terms of the cast. Now that the plot is culminating in a two-part finale, time is running out to bring back some familiar faces. While some fans expect Gal Gadot’s Gisele to appear, others predict that Eva Mendes, Devon Aoki, or John Ortiz are more likely to return.
Where Are Hobbs And Shaw During The F9 Mission?
After Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw assisted Dom and his crew in The Fate of the Furious, which at times meant facing off with Dom, the pair ended up reuniting for a side mission in the spinoff, Hobbs & Shaw. The duo, who initially viewed one another as enemies, put their differences aside to save Shaw’s sister Hattie (Vanessa Kirby) while also taking down the villainous Brixton (Idris Elba) hell-bent on unleashing a deadly supervirus. Both Hobbs and Shaw survived the event, but they don’t seem to be present for the action in F9. Unless the plot of F9 is said to take place during Hobbs & Shaw, the movie will need to explain why the two aren’t involved this time around.
Why Is Cipher Still After Dom?
When Cipher first approached Dom in The Fate of the Furious, she manipulated him into betraying his own crew he considered family to help her. Her motive stemmed from the hope of starting a nuclear war after having Dom steal key intel and devices to carry out her plan. While Dom was presumably double-crossing his team, he also made moves to betray Cipher when the time was right. Though Elena was killed, Dom hired the Shaw brothers to recover his son before thwarting Cipher’s plans in hijacking a Russian nuclear submarine. Cipher got away, but she clearly still harbors a hatred for Dom and his crew, seeing as she enlists the help of Jakob to kill her former associate. Though vengeance is a plausible motivation, there have to be more driving Cipher’s actions.
Why Is Dom’s Crew Going To Space?
Ever since the Pontiac Fiero-modified rocket car was shown in the first F9 trailer, there was a consensus pointing at the Fast & Furious franchise heading to space. While that may or may not be, the rocket car is made for a particular reason. Roman and Tej are the two shown in the rocket car in the second trailer, but the details surrounding the special mission remain unclear. Something obviously forces the group to go to greater lengths to get the upper hand on Cipher or Jakob, and high-speed flight looks to be the solution. If the duo does travel outside of the atmosphere, it will mark a first for The Fast Saga while opening the door for even wilder stunts in future installments.
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Will Ramsey Ever Learn How To Drive?
For the duration of the long-lasting franchise, it seemed like a prerequisite for Fast & Furious characters to be highly skilled drivers in order to have prominent roles in the story. Whether it’s a member of Dom’s team, villains, or government agents, the majority involved know their way behind the wheel. However, that notion doesn’t include Ramsey, who is still stuck in the passenger seat leading in F9. Out of Dom and his crew, Ramsey is the only one who doesn’t drive, and there’s a justifiable reason: she doesn’t know how to drive. As revealed in an F9 trailer, Ramsey is forced to drive a truck, much to her dismay, reminding whoever she’s on the phone with that she can’t drive. Seeing as F9 is Ramsey’s third franchise appearance, it’s time for the character to get some lessons from some of the world’s best drivers.
What’s Left For The Final Two Fast & Furious Installments?
All things must come to an end, and that includes The Fast Saga’s admirable run. Already spanning two decades, the Fast & Furious franchise’s primary saga will conclude with a two-part event marked by a tenth and eleventh installment. Depending on what happens in F9, something will need to happen for Dom and the others to come together for a final high stakes mission in an Avengers: Endgame-esque storyline. If the series can create a never before mentioned brother of the central character in the ninth movie, there are certainly many avenues the franchise can still explore. Still, the primary story will need to come to a close while allowing the possibilities for continued Fast & Furious spinoffs. If Dom survives to the very end, something drastic would need to make him retires for good.
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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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