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THE Fast And Furious franchise is back with what may be the most explosive and outlandish instalment yet.
F9 sees the return of Vin Diesel as street race and international super agent Dominic Toretto, whose attempts at a quiet family life off the grid are disrupted by a criminal plot that threatens the world order.
Former professional wrestler John Cena stars as Dom’s long-lost brother Jakob, with the action taking place around the globe – and beyond.
Diesel, who also produces Universal’s F9 and has served as the fulcrum of the multibillion-dollar franchise since first appearing in 2001’s The Fast And The Furious, said he relished slipping back into the character.
“I feel like I never left,” he says, “It’s been 20 great years. And I feel lucky to have a studio that really supports the evolution of the character.”
Action star Diesel, now 53, has become synonymous with Dominic, and admits even he is no longer sure where the distinction lies between the two.
“Isn’t that the question, where does Vin end and where does Dom start?” he muses.
“After 20 years, I’m not sure anymore. There are moments in the movie that are pulled right from [my life].
“The scene of me putting my son to sleep, that exchange about, ‘Daddy do you know where God is?’ literally comes from my daughter and putting her to sleep.
“And so, of course we all know how much family means in my personal life, and we all know how central the theme of family is in the franchise.”
As Diesel says, family is the major theme of F9.
Dominic’s core crew makes a return, with Michelle Rodriguez back as his wife Letty, Jordana Brewster as his sister Mia, Tyrese Gibson as ex-con Roman, Ludacris as wisecracking mechanic Tej and Nathalie Emmanuel as Ramsey, the British computer hacker.
The gang is locked in a hi battle against criminal maste Cipher, played by Charlize Th has joined forces with Jakob super-rich backer in an attem world governments to heel.
It was the introduction of previously unknown Jakob th imagination of F9 director Ju who helmed the third, fourth sixth chapters of the series.
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“It felt like it was worth c for.”
Lin’s return to the franch another comeback sure to del that of Sung Kang’s Han Lue
A gangster and race drive appeared in 2006’s The Fast A Furious: Tokyo Drift – but ap have been killed off.
His death disgruntled fan sparked the years-long social campaign #JusticeForHan.
Lin was delighted to be ab resurrect the character.
He says: “The fans had th