Vin Diesel and ‘Fast X’ Co-Stars Reminisce Over ‘Fast Saga’ Franchise: ‘I Look Out And See Soldiers on The Front Lines’
thewrap.comJordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson and Sung Kang took the stage to reminiscence about the long-running ‘Fast Saga’ franchise movie by movie, from the 2001 “The Fast and the Furious” to the upcoming “Fast X.” They joked about Dwayne Johnson joining in “Fast Five” and paid their respect to Paul Walker while discussing “Furious 7.” Rodriguez noted, while discussing “F9,” how proud she was that “F9” was such a major part of the COVID-era theatrical comeback, and that the series overall has provided so many strong roles for people of color.
Brewster noted that this installment has four Oscar-winning actresses in Rita Moreno, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron and Brie Larson.After that, Vin Diesel indeed showed up and noted that he enjoyed “this room” more than the Oscars.
He noted that the people sitting in the Academy Awards are only there because of those sitting in this room. He spent several minutes exalting the theatrical industry and celebrating Universal for releasing “F9” in theaters when many other movies were being sent to streaming.
The footage opens with essentially a franchise movie-by-movie recap with Brie Larson learning the complex continuity. We get what looks to be a vehicular prison break, with Momoa emerging to rescue/capture Toretto for himself.
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