Fast 9 Cast On Upcoming Film, #JusticeForHan & Vin Diesel Shares Rare Memory Of Paul Walker
This time last year we were ready to hit the carpet for the premiere of Fast and Furious 9, and then the pandemic hit, and everything was put to a halt.
A year on, we are back for one of the most exhilarating movies of the year, F9, the latest installment in The Fast Saga. In anticipation of the film, Sung Kang, Nathalie Emmanuel, Justin Lin, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, Tyrese Gibson, Jordana Brewster, and Vin Diesel joined us for a virtual press conference to get into F9 and what to expect from the ninth installment.
The cast and crew get into bringing Han back to life after he was killed in Fast 6, and the injustices felt by the fans. This time around Han comes back bigger and better and as always he does not disappoint.
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“It’s humbling… there’s this feeling of justice by the fanbase, an itch that needs to be scratched, and to be part of that story? These are the Hollywood fairy tales you see in documentaries. Amazing to be a part of it,” said Sung Kang of his return.
The Fast Universe also does a great job at keeping the late Paul Walker’s character, Brian alive to live on his legacy.
“Paul had this way of making everyone feel so comfortable on set, and making everyone feel like they were seen. And I miss that level of ease and comfort. He’s irreplaceable… It felt incredibly strange shooting the scenes in 7. Because all of my scenes were shot without Paul. And they were shot either with his brothers or with a double, so that was incredibly, just a very strange experience. But I think the way that Brian is kept alive within the universe, and the way he’s honored — it doesn’t feel strange. It just feels — it’s sad, and it’s something that shouldn’t be,” said Jordana Brewster.
Vin Diesel also recalled a touching moment with Paul prior to the release of the first Fast movie,
“I will never forget being in an airport in Mexico. The [first] movie hadn’t come out yet. It was April 2001. And Paul and I were sitting on the floor with our bags on the side about to board a commercial flight back home. We just flew down there for the MTV Spring Break thing. And I remember him leaning in at me and saying ‘take all this in.’ And I said, ‘what?’ And he said ‘Take in the fact that people are walking over our legs and almost kicking our bags, and not paying any attention to us.’ I said, ‘why?’ And he said, ‘Because after this film comes out, there too will go our anonymity.’ And I think that that is telling of this journey we were about to go on… Ironically, for me, when people ask about the memories, my memories aren’t just what you see on film. Because everything behind the scenes contributes to what you see on film. Obviously, the biggest setback is the loss of my brother, in the middle of filming. I felt like my brother was ripped away from life and from the planet… But I don’t know if I’m ever going to be able to articulate it right. But it is clearly the thing that’s been the biggest tragedy in my life and the most life-altering moment.”
We can’t lie we shed a few tears, and the film itself will definitely have you feeling a rollercoaster of emotions, but enough of the spoilers make sure you hit the theaters for FAST 9 June 25, 2021!