With each installment, the FAST & FURIOUS franchise has become increasingly ridiculous as it throws the laws of physics out the window, but one thing the series hasn't done yet is go to outer-space, but it seems that's all about to change in F9. Earlier this year, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, who plays Tej Parker, spoke on SiriusXM's The Jess Cagle Show and insinuated that the upcoming sequel could finally take the franchise to space, and Michelle Rodriguez may have confirmed it.
The actress also appeared on The Jess Cagle Show and responded to the rumours Ludacris began months ago.
Oh, no way! How did you guys find that out? See what happens? People start talking behind the scenes, man. When a movie doesn’t come out and forget about it, things get out. Nobody was supposed to know that.
While F9 may be heading to space, it doesn't seem like the whole ensemble will be traveling the the final frontier. "Oh, well, no, I’m not, I’m not, I’m not lucky enough to hit space," Rodriguez explained, "but we did get a female writer and showed a lot of love, I think, on this one. Thanks to [director] Justin Lin. We were able to find a little bit more attention and love for the girls in the movie. And so I’m really hopeful that that shows through in the final product." Given just how crazy the FAST & FURIOUS franchise has become, the only thing that's surprising is that they haven't gone to space sooner.
The upcoming film deals with Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) confronting the sins of his past when his team goes up against the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they've ever encountered: Dom's forsaken brother, Jakob (John Cena). F9 was slated to hit theaters this March, but it was pushed back to April 2, 2021 due to COVID-19