The logic behind the Fast and Furious franchise has never really made a great deal of sense, but that’s actually a huge part of the appeal behind the long-running series. Audiences turn up, turn off their brains and know exactly what to expect when it comes to the adventures of Dominic Toretto and his extended dysfunctional family.
At various points over the two decades that Fast and Furious has been gracing our screens there’s been plenty of plot developments that would have seen many other franchises jumping the shark as gravity and common sense have become an afterthought, but this approach has only seen the box office numbers of the most recent installments increase.
Universal have even moved into spinoff territory, with Hobbs & Shaw earning over $750 million globally to launch a new revenue stream that runs parallel to The Fast Saga, with star Dwayne Johnson recently confirming that a sequel is officially in the works. Idris Elba’s cybernetically-enhanced villain Brixton even introduced sci-fi elements into the universe, which surely means we aren’t far away from the Fast and Furious in Space movie that everybody wants.
As well as boasting two of the action genre’s biggest names in the title roles, Hobbs & Shaw also featured plenty of star power thanks to Johnson’s buddies Ryan Reynolds showing up for extended cameo appearances. The studio are also reportedly after a big name to play the mysterious Eteon Director who appeared only as a voiceover, and now we’ve heard that they’re reportedly setting their sights as high as they can.
According to our sources – the same ones who told us Han was returning to the Fast & Furious franchise and Ryan Reynolds had a cameo in Hobbs & Shaw, not to mention that John Cena is playing Vin Diesel’s brother in F9 – Universal are planning on introducing a new character soon and they’re interested in none other than Tom Cruise – or someone of a similar level of fame if they can’t get him. Apparently, the plan is for him to show up in the closing moments of Hobbs & Shaw 2 as a set-up for future appearances.
It’s unclear what role this would be, but it seems likely that it’s the Eteon Director, which Keanu Reeves was originally in negotiations for. However, the John Wick star is currently experiencing scheduling conflicts of his own, and while nothing is set in stone as of yet, the studio seem determined to land an A-lister to play the shadowy villain of the Hobbs & Shaw series.
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