F9: The Fast Saga Movie Details:
Based on | Characters by Gary Scott Thompson |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Action, Crime, Thriller |
Release date | June 25, 2021 |
Running time | 2hr 23min |
Age rating | PG-13 |
Starring | Vin Diesel Michelle Rodriguez Tyrese Gibson Chris “Ludacris” Bridges John Cena Nathalie Emmanuel Jordana Brewster Sung Kang Michael Rooker Helen Mirren Kurt Russell Charlize Theron Thue Ersted Rasmussen Anna Sawai Finn Cole |
Directed by | Justin Lin |
Screenplay by | Daniel Casey Justin Lin |
Story by | Justin Lin Alfredo Botello Daniel Casey |
Produced by | Neal H. Moritz Vin Diesel Justin Lin Jeffrey Kirschenbaum Joe Roth Clayton Townsend Samantha Vincent |
Cinematography by | Stephen F. Windon |
Edited by | Dylan Highsmith Kelly Matsumoto Greg D’Auria |
Music by | Brian Tyler |
Production Company | Original Film One Race Films Perfect Storm Entertainment Roth/Kirschenbaum Films |
Distributor | Universal Pictures |
F9: The Fast Saga Movie Cast & Characters:
- Here’s the cast list without the numbers:
- Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto: A former criminal and professional street racer who has retired and settled down with his wife, Letty, and his son, Brian Marcos. Diesel’s son Vincent Sinclair portrays a young Dominic, while Vinnie Bennett portrays a teenage Dominic.
- Michelle Rodriguez as Letty Ortiz: Dom’s wife and a former criminal and professional street racer. Azia Dinea Hale portrays a young Letty.
- Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce: An ex-habitual offender, expert street racer, and a member of Dom’s team.
- Chris “Ludacris” Bridges as Tej Parker: A mechanic from Miami and a member of Dom’s team.
- John Cena as Jakob Toretto: The estranged brother of Dom and Mia who is working as a master thief, assassin, and high-performance driver; also Mr. Nobody’s rogue agent. Finn Cole portrays a young Jakob.
- Nathalie Emmanuel as Ramsey: A British computer hacktivist and a member of Dom’s team.
- Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto: The sister of Dom and Jakob and a member of the former’s team who has settled down with her partner, Brian O’Conner, and their two children. Siena Agudong portrays a young Mia.
- Sung Kang as Han Lue: A member of Dom’s team who was believed to have been killed.
- Michael Rooker as Buddy: An auto mechanic who has ties to Dom’s past as a member of his father’s pit crew.
- Helen Mirren as Magdalene “Queenie” Ellmanson-Shaw: The mother of Dom’s former enemies Deckard and Owen.
- Kurt Russell as Mr. Nobody: An intelligence operative and the leader of a covert ops team.
- Charlize Theron as Cipher: A criminal mastermind and cyberterrorist who is an enemy of Dom’s team.
- Thue Ersted Rasmussen as Otto: a son of an aristocrat who is the financier for Jakob.
- Anna Sawai as Elle: A woman whose scientist parents were involved in the Aries project and were killed when she was young. She has since allied with Han after he saved her life and has learned martial arts and weapons to defend herself. Juju Zhang portrays a young Elle.
Storyline:
Dominic Toretto and the team come together to stop a world-shattering plot involving his younger brother, Jakob (Cena).
F9: The Fast Saga Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
Budget | $200–225 million |
Worldwide Collection | $726.2 million[ |
About F9: The Fast Saga Movie:
F9: The Fast Saga is the sequel to The Fate of the Furious (2017), the ninth main installment, and the tenth installment overall in the Fast & Furious franchise. It was followed by Fast X in 2023.
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.
Principal photography began in June 2019 and lasted until that November, with filming locations including London, Edinburgh, Tbilisi, Los Angeles, and Thailand.
F9 was originally scheduled for release by Universal Pictures on April 19, 2019, but was delayed several times, first due to the release of Hobbs & Shaw (2019) and the planned release of No Time to Die (2021), and then the COVID-19 pandemic. It first was released in South Korea on May 19, 2021; it was released in the United Kingdom on June 24, then released in the United States on June 25. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with some praise for the stunts and Lin’s direction, while it was criticized for its unrealistic action sequences, lack of a plot, and revision of tropes. It set several pandemic box office records and grossed over $726 million worldwide, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2021. It was followed by Fast X in 2023.