John Cena Explains How The Story For F9: THE FAST SAGA Will Weave The Legacy Together
We’ve got a long way to go before we see F9: The Fast Saga hit theaters. While the film is pretty much finished, due to the pandemic the release date was pushed back a full year! Hopefully, the film will be worth the wait.
John Cena stars in the film as Dom’s brother Jakob. We don’t know how the story of these two characters is going to play out, but according to Cena, the story the film tells is going to make longtime fans of the Fast & Furious franchise happy. While on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Cena talks about what drew him to the project and explains the extended legacy of the series will be paid off in a few ways in the new film:
"Fast 9, very similar to BTS, they have this global fanbase because they've been making these movies for twenty years. It's been a legacy project. And the newest installment — everybody knows Fast is going to kill it when it comes to action. The thing I love about Fast 9 is people are going to see it weave that legacy together. It's not nearly 'What is Fast gonna do next for action;' it is action on the edge of your seat, but story. If you're a fan of the franchise, you get questions answered, you get new questions you can develop, it's another foothold to the narrative. That's the stuff that I love."
Fallon went on to ask what it was like for Cena to step onto the set of the film and he likened it to stepping into the WWE locker room:
"Walking into the set of Fast was very similar to walking into the WWE locker room,. You have men and women who risk their lives for a living and have curated this experience that they're very proud of, so when we get a newcomer to walk in, you can't help it but (think) 'Man I hope this person works out because I'm killing myself for this.'"
F9 was directed by Justin Lin and it also stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Cena, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron, Cardi B, and Ozuna. Here’s the official description:
No matter how fast you are, no one outruns their past. Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto is leading a quiet life off the grid with Letty and his son, little Brian, but they know that danger always lurks just over their peaceful horizon. This time, that threat will force Dom to confront the sins of his past if he’s going to save those he loves most. His crew joins together to stop a world-shattering plot led by the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they’ve ever encountered: a man who also happens to be Dom’s forsaken brother, Jakob (John Cena, next year’s The Suicide Squad).'
"F9 sees the return of Justin Lin as director, who helmed the third, fourth, fifth and sixth chapters of the series when it transformed into a global blockbuster. The action hurtles around the globe—from London to Tokyo, from Central America to Edinburgh, and from a secret bunker in Azerbaijan to the teeming streets of Tblisi. Along the way, old friends will be resurrected, old foes will return, history will be rewritten, and the true meaning of family will be tested like never before."
F9 is currently set to premiere in theaters on April 2, 2021.