The third trailer for the ninth "Fast and the Furious' movie was released on Wednesday, and, oddly, it's called Trailer 2.
We don't learn a lot from the third trailer that wasn't already known, but there's explosions, fast cars that go soaring in the air, and lots of fighting. It's still all about family. A blue R34 Nissan GT-R drives up to Toretto's house in the opening of the trailer, but it's unclear who's driving the car. In the past, Brian O'Conner, played by the late Paul Walker, would drive Nissan GT-Rs in the series.
The trailer is meant to drum up excitement for the movie, which was delayed for a third time in March. It will now arrive in theaters on June 25, 2021.
The actual second trailer for the ninth installment of the “Fast and Furious” franchise was released in February during Super Bowl LV (shown below).
In the second trailer, we learned that the movie, called “F9,” is set to star a Noble M600. Driving it in the trailer is Magdalene Shaw, played by Helen Mirren. There's also a Toyota 86 that somehow flips on its side and flies through a building.
In the first trailer, we learn that Vin Diesel's character, Dominic Toretto, has moved to a farm and is spending time withi his son, who was introduced as a baby in the previous film. He's a toddler in the latest film and in the trailer we see him receive a cross from Michelle Rodriguez's character, Letty Ortiz, for “protection from what's coming.”
What's coming is Toretto's brother, Jacob, played by John Cena. Jacob's pushed himself all his life to be faster, smarter, and stronger than Toretto—and now he's tasked with killing his brother.
A completely unrealistic chase scene pits a wide-body Dodge Charger chasing Cena who's in a Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R equipped with nitrous. Charlize Theron swoops in and grabs the GT350R with a giant magnet, of course.
At the end of the trailer there's a plot twist: Sung Kang's character Han is alive. It turns out he didn't die in the third instalment of the franchise, “Tokyo Drift.” Strangely, it looks like he will be reunited with fellow "Tokyo Drifter" Sean Boswell, as Lucas Black is also set to star in “F9.” It even looks like there's a hug between the two characters in the new trailer.
As for more cars, there will be a Pontiac Fiero with a rocket strapped to it in this movie. Others we know are coming include a Dodge Charger Widebody and Toyota Supra. The latter will feature a bright orange finish reminiscent of the shade featured on the fourth-generation Supra driven by Paul Walker's character Brian O'Conner in the original 2001 movie.
“F9” is due out soon. It's expected to be released in late May, or about a year later than originally planned. And for all you “Fast” fans out there, we hear there might be at least two more coming to see out the franchise.
