F9; What to expect? (Plot, Cast, Filming, Music, Amazing Facts)

The tenth full-length movie by the Fast and Furious franchise F9, is an upcoming American action film and is set to be released in June 2021. Fast and Furious 9 was supposed to be released in April 2019, but its release was canceled twice; first because of the release of Hobbs and Shaw (2019), and then because of the Covid-19 pandemic. But now the release date is confirmed. F9 will be released in the United States on 25 June 2021.

Production Company:   Original Film, One Race Films, Roth/Kirschenbaum Films

Distributor:                        Universal Pictures

Producer(s):                       Vin Diesel, Joe Roth, Neal H. Moritz, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Justin Lin, Samantha Vincent, Clayton Townsend

Director:                              Justin Lin

Film Duration:                  03 hours 8 mins

F9 is directed by Justin Lin, who has directed and produced multiple Fast and Furious films. And it is co-written by Daniel Casey, Justin Lin, and Alfredo Botello. It is after a long time that someone other than Chris Morgan has written the story of a Fast and Furious film. The screenplay of F9 is also co-written by Daniel Casey and Justin Lin.

F9 has a 66% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 5.2/10 rating on IMDb, and a 54% rating on Metacritic.

F9 Trailer

On January 31, 2019, the official trailer for F9 was released. The trailer shows the Dom and Jacod are up against each other after years apart and getting into high-stakes confrontations all over the world. The trailer also showed off the different vehicles that will appear in the film, including a tank-trailer combination, a magnetic plane, and even a rocket car. At the end of the trailer,  the return of fan-favorite character Han, who seemed to have died in Fast & Furious 6/Tokyo Drift, is announced, and he is now back in the franchise. “Nice clubhouse,” he remarks as he returns to Dom’s life, and it appears that Letty was aware that Han was still alive.

Plot of Fast and Furious 9 (F9)

Dominic Toretto and his crew band together to take on his forsaken brother, the most experienced assassin and high-performance driver they’ve ever encountered. Dominic and his family must deal with Dominic’s younger brother Jakob, a lethal assassin who is collaborating with their old foe Cipher, who has a personal grudge against Dominic.

Dom lives happily with his wife Letty and son Brian. A new danger, however, appears in the form of Jakob from Dom’s past. The Dom crew will reunite once more to foil a plan by Jakob.

Filming

Filming for F9 started on June 24, 2019, in Hertfordshire, England, and lasted until November of 2019. London, Los Angeles, Edinburgh, and Georgia are among the other filming sites. For the first time in the franchise’s history, the F9 filmed in Thailand too, in locations like Krabi, Ko Pha-ngan, and Phuket. On November 11th, 2019, filming came to an end.

Music

The official soundtrack for F9 will be released at the same time as the film. On July 31, 2020, a mixtape titled Road to F9 was released in anticipation of the soundtrack, featuring music inspired by the film. The lead single “One Shot” by YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Lil Baby was released before the mixtape.

Cast and Roles

After an initial announcement by Vin Diesel in April, John Cena was officially cast in the film in June 2019. Finn Cole, Anna Sawai, and Vinnie Bennett joined the cast of the film in July 2019. Helen Mirren, Michelle Rodriguez, and Charlize Theron were confirmed to reprise their roles in the film the same month. In August, Michael Rooker and MMA fighter Francis Ngannou joined the cast. Ozuna and Cardi B joined the cast of the film in October 2019. Furthermore, Lucas Black also reprises his role as Sean Boswell from the previous Fast and Furious films. Bow Wow and Jason Tobin return as Twinkie and Earl Hu, from The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), respectively.

John Cena, who was said to be playing a “badass” character in F9 and turned out to be Dom’s previously unknown brother Jakob, will be the biggest newcomer in Fast & Furious 9. Lin admitted that exploring Dom and Jakob’s relationship was “the reason to come back,” while Cena teased that his character is the “greatest hurdle” Dom and his team has have ever faced.

Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto

a retired former criminal and professional street racer who now lives with his wife, Letty, and son, Brian Marcos.

Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce

a member of Dom’s team and a former habitual offender.

John Cena as Jakob Toretto

a master thief, killer, and high-performance driver, who is Dom and Mis’s Brother.

Michelle Rodriguez as Letty Ortiz

Dom’s wife, as well as a pro street racer, and a former criminal.

Chris “Ludacris” Bridges as Tej Parker

a member of Dom’s team and a Miami mechanic.

Jordana Brewster as Mia Torreto

Dom and Jakob’s sister and a former member of his team who has married and has two children with her husband, Brian O’Conner.

Nathalie Emmanuel as Megan Ramsey

a member of Dom’s team and a British computer hacker.

Sung Kang as Han Lue

a former member of Dom’s team who was reported of being murdered.

Charlize Theron as Cipher

a cyber-terrorist and criminal mastermind who is in Jakob’s team.

Helen Mirren as Magdalene Shaw

Lucas Black as Sean Boswell

Bow Wow as Twinkie

Jason Tobin as Earl Hu

Cardi B as Leysa, a woman from Dom’s past.

Anna Sawai as Elle

Michael Rooker as Buddy

Vinnie Bennett, Finn Cole, Francis Ngannou, and Ozuna have also been cast in Fast and Furious 9, but their roles/characters have not been yet explained or disclosed.

Amazing Facts about Fast and Furious 9 (F9)

• Vin Diesel has stated that there is a major cameo and a “big surprise in the film, but he didn’t give any details. He said that this surprise is “so awesome”.
• Justin Lin, who directed the Fast and Furious film Tokyo Drift, is directing F9
• Fan-favourite Han Lue, played by Sung Kang, is alive, and he returns to the Dom team.

• Mia, Brian’s wife and Dom’s sister, returns after some time.

• F9 reveals that Dom and Mia have a brother, Jakob, who is a hardened criminal, and a street racer. Dom has kept his brother’s identity secret all this time.
• In F9 trailer, monster cars and trucks are shown. A trailer-tank hitting the cars is also shown.

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