Although it completely defies the laws of physics, the Fast and Furious universe somehow manages to keep getting better with age. The Fate of the Furious has become an enormous hit since its debut in theaters on April 14, and the unprecedented box office success has made more films in this franchise a total no-brainer. Fast and Furious 9 is definitely on the way, so make sure that your seat belts are firmly fastened. Looking ahead to the future, we have compiled a list of big things that we absolutely need to see in Fast and Furious 9. Some of these elements have to do with the story, others have to do with the action, but all of them will play fundamental roles in ensuring that this becomes one of (if not the) best Fast and Furious movies to date. With that in mind, let’s kick this off with a more profound focus on Dom’s newfound status as a father.Dom Adjusting To Fatherhood

The revelation of Dominic Toretto’s son was a gut punch of a storytelling move on the part of The Fate of the Furious, and we need to see more of Dom’s adjustment to fatherhood as the Fast and Furious franchise continues. The retirement of Brian O’Conner during the events of Furious 7 has set a precedent that fatherhood fundamentally changes someone’s life in this universe, and the very existence of Brian Toretto should lead Dom to start questioning whether or not he can sustain this outlaw life that he has lived over the last two decades. Fate of the Furious is in the middle of ravaging through box office records, as the film sped to $350 million in its opening weekend. Now that fans all over the world have fallen in love with the franchise’s eighth film, they are already wondering what’s next.
Universal hasn’t made any official announcement regarding the ninth installment, but there is zero chance they pass at this point. With the money coming in from Fate at the moment, it’s kind of a mystery that the studio isn’t already signing off on five or six more sequels.
Fast 9 is the closest you’ll get to a sure thing, and the franchise is set up all for it. The ending of Fate of the Furious served as a perfect launching point for the next film or two, and here’s how they did it.
Charlize Theron’s Cipher

Charlize Theron’s Cipher – possibly the best villain in the entire franchise – escaped the team during the big climax. As the Shaw brothers hijacked her plane, Cipher managed to jump out with the only parachute. When Mr. Nobody arrived at the infamous dinner scene, he revealed that they had spotted Cipher in Athens. This means that the villain is alive and well, and she will surely be back to wreak havoc on Dom and his team once again. As everybody sadly knows, Paul Walker’s Brian O’Conner won’t return to the Furious franchise. Walker was killed in a tragic car accident in 2013, and the creative team gave him a beautiful send-off at the end of Furious 7. With Brian and Mia gone, the team was in need of some new faces. By the end of the film, it was evident that some great characters were going to become regulars in the franchise. The biggest addition here is Deckard Shaw, played by Jason Statham. He may have been a villain in the last film, but the character came on and provided an instant boost to the overall charm of the franchise, as well as providing some excellent action sequences. With the chemistry between Shaw and Hobbs, it’ll be surprising if they aren’t one of the focal points in the next movie.The team also got some help in the form of Little Nobody, played by Scott Eastwood. While the new character is by no means a replacement for Brian, he has become the character to riff with Tyrese Gibson’s Roman. These two had a playful bond throughout the whole film, and it should continue.It was made more than obvious that Dom and Letty.

It was made more than obvious that Dom and Letty are starting a family of their own, with little baby Brian at the center of it all. Just like Brian and Mia at the end of Furious 7, Dom is going to have to choose his kid over his antics at some point. Dom’s child will lead the group out of this dangerous lifestyle.With that in mind, it seems like the series will end as it began – With Dom and Brian riding together.

When Paul Walker passed away in a car crash mid-production on Furious 7, the world mourned. Director James Wan and Universal Pictures put the film on hold as they mulled on how to proceed without one of the franchise’s biggest stars – or whether or not to go forward at all. Then, with the help of Walker’s brothers and some impressive visual effects, Walker was given a fitting sendoff in the film.We thought it would be the last we’d see of Brian O’Conner, his Fast & Furious character. But new reports suggest we thought wrong.During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Walker’s brothers Caleb and Cody Walker, at a fundraising event for Paul, mentioned they’d spoken to Vin Diesel about how the series could continue after Fast & Furious 8.

“I had a phone call with Vin for about an hour and we really discussed this a while back. He wanted (our) blessing. (Diesel asked if it) would be acceptable to maybe bring Paul’s character back… to really kind of let his fans know he’s still out there,” said Caleb.Fast and Furious 8 is currently in production under the direction of F Gary Gray for a 2017 release. As Vin Diesel previously announced, the eighth film would be the first in the final trilogy that will close out with Fast 9 in 2019 and Fast 10 in 2021.

From what Caleb Walker revealed, Diesel and the producers seem to be actually contemplating bringing Brian O’Conner back. This would probably be achieved using the same state-of-the-art effects they used in Furious 7. And of course, Caleb and Cody will probably do body double work on the films if this ever pans out.While it’s exciting to get more Brian O’Conner – we still don’t know how the team’s dynamics will change without him – we can’t ignore the heartfelt sendoff Walker was given in the last film. Whether or not bringing him back would take away from the emotional arc of the story is what we’re excited to see.

John Cena has grappled with Dwayne Johnson in the ring before, and now he, too, is wrestling Hollywood for a place in mainstream pop culture.Cena stars alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson as a pair of soldiers who get pinned down by an Iraqi sniper in the war movie The Wall (in theaters nationwide Friday). It’s a more serious effort than what the 16-time WWE champion has been doing lately — guesting on the Today show, hosting the Kids’ Choice Awards — though it falls right into Cena’s mindset as a cross-platform entertainer.“You have to constantly tell a new and interesting story,” says Cena, 40, who had two scene-stealing comedic turns in 2015 as Amy Schumer’s musclehead boyfriend in Trainwreck and a tattooed drug dealer opposite Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in Sisters. “It’s just luck, shaking hands and preparation, and then you have to take a little bit of a risk and you see what happens.”The flattop-wearing, all-American Cena’s social media game is as rock-solid as his biceps (with 43.8 million Facebook likes and 9.5 million Twitter followers), and he gets a huge reaction whenever he returns to the ring. But how does Cena compare with someone like Johnson, the charismatic Fast and Furious franchise star and reigning Sexiest Man Alive?

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Han will return

Technically, Sung Kang’s Han has been dead since Tokyo Drift, and we’ve sadly not seen him since 6’s conclusion. But could he make a sensational return from the dead?We found it a bit off that everyone seemed to forget that Deckard KILLED Han, and yet here he was enjoying a BBQ with zero mention of their fallen comrade by the end of 8. But is there a reason for this? In a recent interview for Cinema Blend, writer Chris Morgan teased: “Justice for Han. I think you’ll learn a lot more about it, and I don’t know if that hashtag will be the appropriate one to put on it down the road. But I can tell you this: We will definitely be talking more about Han.”Jason Statham also gave his view, saying: “That whole episode has not fully detailed exactly what happened. I’m not going to say anything more than that! But [Chris Morgan] likes to annoy the fans and please the fans and get all these angry protests. So, more to come.”

Paul and Jasmine

Paul Walker was in love with Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell. Get to know the girl behind the headlines.The untimely passing of Paul Walker at age 40 in a car crash this past weekend sent the world reeling. The low-key actor kept his private life private, and now his longtime girlfriend Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell, 23, has been thrust into the spotlight in the worst possible way. Here’s what we know about the heartbroken beauty.1. She’s young. Very young.When Walker was 33, he met Pilchard-Gosnell … who was 16 at the time. But like Aaliyah and R. Kelly—and Paul’s ex Aubrianna Atwell who was also 16 when they met—Pilchard-Gosnell and Walker thought age ain’t nothin’ but a number—and he said his longtime love was the one.2. Pilchard-Gosnell is a smart girl.While she could have ridden Walker’s coattails for fame and quick cash after sparking a romance with him when she was just 16, Pilchard-Gosnell instead opted to enroll in college in her hometown of Santa Barbara, maintaining her own independence and interests.

3. She’s close with Walker’s daughter, Meadow.Pilchard-Gosnell reportedly took on a stepmother role to Walker’s little girl with Rebecca McBrain, even though they only had an eight year age difference between them—and she reportedly broke the news of Walker’s death to the teen. Walker’s close friend, Jim Torp, said Pilchard-Gosnell collapsed upon hearing the news, but pulled herself together to help Meadow. “I believe she is the one who told Meadow about what happened, and when she found out she was hysterical and crying,” Torp said. “It was just so sad. I tried to do everything I could to help them. Paul’s girlfriend then took Meadow and drove her home. I don’t know if they drove to crash site. I just know they were in so much anguish.”4. She was just Walker’s type.Pilchard-Gosnell was hardly ever spotted with makeup on, which is the kind of girl Walker says he loves. The actor once said, “I like low maintenance, natural, outdoor, shy girls.” Considering their frequent trips to the beach and hikes, Walker and Pilchard-Gosnell were a perfect match!Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell 2017

5. She’s relying on family to get her past Walker’s passing.”Paul was a really good guy and Jasmine is broken up by this,” Pilchard-Gosnell’s uncle revealed. “I went to Thanksgiving with him, played golf with him. They had their ups and downs but they were together and looking to spend a bright future together … This is horrible news and unexpected. Her mother is with her and she is comforting her.”Our thoughts remain with Pilchard-Gosnell and Walker’s loved ones during this tragic, unimaginably difficult time. Click here to donate to Paul Walker’s charity, Reach Out worlwide.

Leon on fast and furious 9 ?

We’ve learned a lot of things through seven (soon-to-be eight) Fast & Furiousfilms, whether it’s that cars can fly or that Ja Rule cost himself a lot of money. Yet, the biggest lesson is that there’s nothing more important than family. But what happens when a member of the family disappears and is never heard from again? “I get asked on a weekly basis by fans of my work and fans of Fast & Furious, ‘What happened to Leon?’” says Johnny Strong. “If you watch the film and you understand the characters, it would be understandable that he would disappear and move on, just as he showed up.”As the franchise has gone on, Dom’s motley crew has been beefed up, adding players like Roman Pearce (Tyrese), Tej Parker (Ludacris), and Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson). In the beginning, though, there was the original five, consisting of Dom (Vin Diesel), Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), Vince (Matt Schulze), Jesse (Chad Lindberg), and Leon (Strong). Just two of them remain, with Dom and Letty still anchoring the team, as Jesse was killed in The Fast and the Furious, while Vince returned for redemption in Fast Five, only to also die. And Leon, well, no one really knows what happened to him — not even his portrayer.If you aren’t a diehard Fast & Furious fan, you might be asking, “Who is Leon?” Even Strong had that question, describing the character as a “lost loner type.” Leon’s sole appearance didn’t shed much light on him, beyond his penchant for wearing generic basketball jerseys and yelling at pizza boys. In fact, it wasn’t until Strong saw the film that he learned a hint of his character’s background, when Mia (Jordana Brewster) tells Brian (Paul Walker) that Leon “just showed up one night and never ever left.”“I get asked on a weekly basis by fans of my work and fans of Fast & Furious, ‘What happened to Leon?’” says Johnny Strong. “If you watch the film and you understand the characters, it would be understandable that he would disappear and move on, just as he showed up.

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