F9: Fast and Furious 9 (2021)

F9: Fast and Furious 9

Universal

Release date: 6/25/2021

My IMDb Rating: 5/10 

#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating: 53%

Directed by

Justin Lin

Screenplay by

Daniel Casey, Justin Lin

Story by

Justin Lin, Alfredo Botello, Daniel Casey

Based on

Characters by Gary Scott Thompson

Produced by

Neal H. Moritz, Vin Diesel, Justin Lin, Jeffrey Kirschenbaum, Joe Roth, Clayton Townsend, Samantha Vincent

Starring

Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto

Michelle Rodriguez as Letty Ortiz

Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce

Chris "Ludacris" Bridges as Tej Parker

John Cena as Jakob Toretto

Nathalie Emmanuel as Ramsey

Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto

Sung Kang as Han Lue

Michael Rooker as Buddy

Helen Mirren as Queenie Magdalene Ellmanson-Shaw

Kurt Russell as Mr. Nobody

Charlize Theron as Cipher

Thue Ersted Rasmussen as Otto

Anna Sawai as Elle

J. D. Pardo as Jack Toretto

Jim Parrack as Kenny Linder

Martyn Ford as Sue 

Cardi B as Leysa

Karson Kern and Igby Rigney portray young versions of Vince and Jesse

Lucas Black, Don Omar, and Shea Whigham as Sean Boswell, Santos, and Agent Michael Stasiak

Shad Moss and Jason Tobin as Twinkie and Earl

Cered and Ozuna portray young versions of Leo and Santos

Gal Gadot as Gisele Yashar

Jason Statham as Deckard Shaw

Cinematography

Stephen F. Windon

Edited by

Dylan Highsmith, Kelly Matsumoto, Greg D'Auria

Music by

Brian Tyler

Vin Diesel discusses his character Dominic “Dom” Toretto

"F9 sheds light on how Dom has managed his vulnerability his whole life. That’s what’s so fun about the evolution of this character because it’s something that we all can identify with.

When we have children, the stakes are higher. Now everything Dom does, he has to consider the true source of his vulnerability: his child. It’s not that Dom is ecstatic about living on the farm. He’s governed by necessity. There’s a lot of unfinished business in this world that he’s been living in. A lion is vulnerable because of its cub, and that’s who Dom is. In order to protect his cub, this is the sacrifice he makes.

There are many interesting aspects of this storyline that are going to surprise our audience and unravel more of the identity of the characters that they’re so familiar with. For Dom to be a father in the truest sense, he has to go and revisit his past."

Cardi B describes being “Leysa” in Fast and Furious

"I think she’s conceded and she’s very confident. And I guess she’s very competitive. "

Chris ’Ludacris’ Bridges discusses his character “Tej”

"As I continue to show up and show out in these movies the crowd in the audience has to see some sort of progression, some sort of growth, something that they did not know about this character. I couldn’t be happier about the growth and about the progress as you continue to learn more things about him. What surprised me most when I read the script for Fast 9 obviously is the fact that Don has a brother that none of us knew about."

John Cena discusses his character “Jakob”

"I think what’s kept the franchise not only on its feet but at the forefront of what fans want to see is the narrative about family. Dom always defined his family as those he holds closest not necessarily those who share his last name. In this installment you learn about another Toretto. Jacob is Don’s brother."

Helen Mirren “Queenie” describes how we meet her character in the film

"This says it all…She’s in the diamond store and she ain’t buying. Queenie doesn’t pay retail for anything."