Gal Gadot's Fast & Furious franchise. The enduring success of The Fast And The Furious series is a marvel to behold. The original was a dumb but fun action movie shot with a modest budget and centered around then up and coming stars like Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Paul Walker. The sequel only featured the return of Walker while part three focused on a new cast entirely, suggesting the franchise was nearly out of road.
Diesel made a very well-received cameo in the latter sequel, however, leading the studio to bring back the original cast for 2009's Fast & Furious. This went over very well, and by the time Dwayne Johnson was added to the line-up for Fast Five, the series has only grown in popularity - and box-office grosses - with each new entry. Johnson's Hobbs even received his own spinoff in 2019, while the main series is set to end with the recently announced Fast & Furious 11.
While Gal Gadot is now best known as Ralph Breaks The Internet cast Gal Gadot as new character Shank.
Twisted Metal. Visually Shank appears heavily inspired by Gisele from Fast & Furious, and the racing sequences have numerous nods to the series too. Shank is shown to be more than one-dimensional, however, when she befriends Vanellope (Sarah Silverman), who proves to be a surprisingly good Slaughter Race driver thanks to her experience on Sugar Rush. Shank encourages Vanellope to leave her game and gain independence, even if that goes against Ralph's wishes.
Wreck-It Ralph 2 was Gal Gadot's first voice role, and by all s, she did a great job. It probably helped that Ralph Breaks The Internet's Shank is a clear tip of the hat to Fast & Furious' Gisele, though. There don't currently seem to be plans to make a third movie in the series, but if it does happen, there's a very good chance Shank would be coming back too.
