In November 2014, Universal Pictures chairwoman Donna Langley told The Hollywood Reporter that there would be at least three more films in the franchise after Furious 7 (2015). [30] Furious 7 director James Wan was originally contractually hired to direct the eighth and ninth film in the series, but the studio let him go after he told them about his wishes to make a sequel to his previous horror film The Conjuring (2013). [31] In October 2017, Diesel revealed in a Facebook live video that Justin Lin, who directed every film from The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) through Fast & Furious 6 (2013), would be returning for the ninth and tenth films. [32] [33] In May 2018, Daniel Casey was hired to write the screenplay after Chris Morgan left due to his work on Hobbs & Shaw (2019). [34] Neal H. Moritz returned as producer after being left out of Hobbs & Shaw due to issues with Universal. In June 2019, John Cena was officially cast in the film, after an initial announcement from Diesel in April. [17] In July 2019, Finn Cole, Anna Sawai, and Vinnie Bennett joined the cast of the film. [15] That same month, it was announced Helen Mirren and Charlize Theron would reprise their roles, [21] with Michelle Rodriguez also confirmed to return. [38] Michael Rooker and MMA Fighter Francis Ngannou [39] were added to the cast in August. [20] In October 2019, Ozuna and Cardi B joined the cast of the film. [26] [24] Filming [ edit ] a b c d Curran, Brad (June 26, 2021). "All Young Actors In Fast & Furious 9". Screen Rant . Retrieved July 20, 2021. Main articles: List of Fast & Furious cast members and List of Fast & Furious characters John Cena joined the franchise as Jakob Toretto. Schaefer, Sandy (June 24, 2019). "Fast & Furious 9 Begins Production". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019 . Retrieved June 25, 2019.

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Lawrence, Derek (October 25, 2017). "Justin Lin in 'advanced talks' to return as'Fast & Furious'director". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017 . Retrieved October 26, 2017. DeFore, John (May 18, 2021). " 'F9': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021 . Retrieved May 18, 2021. With a ninth film planned since 2014, Lin was confirmed as director in October 2017, returning to the franchise for the first time since directing Fast & Furious 6 (2013). F9 is the first film in the franchise since 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) to not be written by Chris Morgan. Dwayne Johnson, who appeared in the previous four films, was announced to return in April 2017, but confirmed his absence in January 2019. The rest of the cast was finalized with the addition of Cena six months later. Brian Tyler returned to compose the score. [9] Principal photography began in June 2019 and lasted until that November, with filming locations including London, Edinburgh, Tbilisi, Los Angeles, and Thailand. Groce, Nia (June 22, 2020). "NBA YoungBoy Recruits Lil Baby for 'F9' Single 'One Shot' ". Hypebeast. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020 . Retrieved June 29, 2020.Other than that, the first trailer mainly just teased some of the crazy action sequences we're in for, including Dom swinging a car between two mountains, as you do. Trailers for the film included the songs " Family" by The Chainsmokers and Kygo, "Is You Ready" by Migos and " Selah" by Kanye West. [52] There is a major cameo and a "big surprise" in the movie that Diesel won't tell anyone about. "It's a testament to all the work that everyone has done and it's a testament to the integrity, and it's so awesome," he teased.