A new Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw is expected to add hundreds of millions more to that tally.
With Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham off doing their own Hobbs & Shaw film, and Idris Elba along for the ride, the main Fast & Furious line continues with Vin Diesel still on board. Shooting on the ninth was added to the movie’s cast to fill the former pro wrestler void left by Johnson’s absence.
With filming underway, Fast & Furious 9 star Nathalie Emmanuel shared the first cast photo to feature new addition Cena. Emmanuel posted the image, which also features Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese, Ludacris and Justin Lin, to Instagram on the occasion of co-star Michelle Rodriguez’s birthday. See the image in the space below:
Everything looks happy and friendly in the above photo, but Fast & Furious 9 only came together after a fair amount of controversy and strife. Prior entries in the series were of course dogged by stories of Diesel not getting along with Johnson, to the point where the two actually was convinced to return after a female writer was added to the production.
As the above image attests, any issues that may have existed behind the scenes for the Fast & Furious family have been smoothed out, allowing Fast & Furious 9 to move forward. Even without Johnson and Statham, the movie’s cast remains very impressive, with Cena ing series regulars Diesel, Tyrese, Ludacris and Brewster, and Theron and Mirren returning. With Hobbs & Shaw coming, and Fast & Furious 9 happening as well, it’s safe to say fans of the long-running action franchise have a lot to look forward to.
Source: Nathalie Emmanuel/Instagram
