Filming for Fast and Furious 9 kicked off last week, roughly a month before the franchise’s first spin-off film, Hobbs & Shaw, hits theaters.
Filming is underway in the UK and will take place in other countries too throughout the coming months. A video posted on Instagram by Vin Diesel offers a glimpse of the set while also showing his character’s love interest, Letty Ortiz, played by Michelle Rodriguez.
The ninth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise was announced by Vin Diesel way back in February 2016. At the time, the film was scheduled to be released on April 19, 2019. Clearly, that date has come and gone and filming has only just commenced. It was confirmed in late 2017 that Fast and Furious 9 had been pushed back until April 10th, 2020 to make room for Hobbs & Shaw.
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There has been a bit of controversy surrounding the creation of the ninth Fast and Furious movie. Tyrese Gibson, who portrays Roman Pierce, threatened to quit if Dwayne Johnson was in the film. Additionally, Michelle Rodriquez said she might leave the Fast and Furious franchise if the latest film didn’t “show some love to the women of the franchise.” Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson have also had their issues with each other.
We know that due to their roles in Hobbs & Shaw, neither Dwayne Johnson of Jason Statham will be Fast and Furious 9 and it remains to be seen if they will feature in the tenth installment, tentatively scheduled for a release on April 2, 2021.
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