Fast and Furious 9 may lose Michelle Rodriguez over the franchise’s depiction of women
Michelle Rodriguez plays Letty Ortiz in the Fast and the Furious franchise. She’s been part of the film series since the beginning. She may not continue to be, however, if something doesn’t change. Rodriguez posted on Instagram today, claiming that she may not appear in Fast and Furious 9 unless they “show love to the women of the franchise.”
“F8 is out digitally today,” she writes, “I hope they decide to show some love to the women of the franchise on the next one. Or I just might have to say goodbye to a loved franchise. It’s been a good ride & Im grateful for the opportunity the fans & studio have provided over the years… One Love.”
You can check out her post below. Fans have taken to the comments sending their love and asking her to come back for Fast and Furious 9 .
The past films star Vin Diesel and the late Paul Walker, as well as Jordana Brewster . Brewster didn’t appear in the last film, but she’s been a staple as well, playing Dom’s sister.
“I’ve been making movies with Jordana, who plays the sister of Dom Toretto, for 16 years and I can count on one hand how many lines I’ve had to her,” Rodriguez recently told EW . “I think that’s pathetic and it’s lack of creativity.”
The Fast and the Furious franchise has seen female stars like Gal Gadot , Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron and Elsa Pataky , though the story often focuses on the male characters. It was recently reported that a spinoff film starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham is being planned and that Charlize Theron could be a part of it. Fast and Furious 9 and Fast and Furious 10 , meanwhile, have been confirmed to be in development.
Do you think that the Fast and the Furious franchise needs to expand its female characters? Is there anyone in particular you’d like to see join the Fast and Furious 9 cast? Let us know in the comments below or tweet us @ComingSoonnet .
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FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT: THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS (PRNewsfoto/Universal Pictures Home Enterta)
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Letty (MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ) connects with Dom (VIN DIESEL) in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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Letty (MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ) rides the Cuban Mile in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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Dom (VIN DIESEL) is recruited by Cipher (CHARLIZE THERON) in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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Cipher (CHARLIZE THERON) recruits Dom (VIN DIESEL) in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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CHARLIZE THERON stars as Cipher in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ stars as Letty in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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SCOTT EASTWOOD as Little Nobody in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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TYRESE GIBSON as Roman in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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(L to R) Roman (TYRESE GIBSON), Tej (CHRIS “LUDACRIS” BRIDGES), Little Nobody (SCOTT EASTWOOD), Hobbs (DWAYNE JOHNSON), Ramsey (NATHALIE EMMANUEL) and Letty (MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ) realize Dom’s gone rogue in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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KURT RUSSELL stars as Mr. Nobody in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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VIN DIESEL stars as Dom in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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DWAYNE JOHNSON stars as Hobbs in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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VIN DIESEL stars as Dom in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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NATHALIE EMMANUEL as Ramsey in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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(L to R) Mr. Nobody (KURT RUSSELL) and Little Nobody (SCOTT EASTWOOD) try and convince Hobbs (DWAYNE JOHNSON) to go along with their plan in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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VIN DIESEL stars as Dom in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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JASON STATHAM stars as Deckard Shaw in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
The Fate of the Furious
On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide in box-office history and the sixth-biggest global title of all time, comes "The Fate of the Furious:" the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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TYRESE GIBSON as Roman in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
The Fate of the Furious
On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide in box-office history and the sixth-biggest global title of all time, comes "The Fate of the Furious:" the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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CHRIS “LUDACRIS” BRIDGES as Tej in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
The Fate of the Furious
On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide in box-office history and the sixth-biggest global title of all time, comes "The Fate of the Furious:" the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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CHARLIZE THERON stars as Cipher in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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VIN DIESEL stars as Dom in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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CHRIS “LUDACRIS” BRIDGES as Tej in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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DWAYNE JOHNSON stars as Hobbs in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
The Fate of the Furious
On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide in box-office history and the sixth-biggest global title of all time, comes "The Fate of the Furious:" the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
The Fate of the Furious
On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide in box-office history and the sixth-biggest global title of all time, comes "The Fate of the Furious:" the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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Cipher (CHARLIZE THERON) recruits Dom (VIN DIESEL) in "The Fate of the Furious" On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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CHARLIZE THERON and director F. GARY GRAY on the set of "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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(L to R) Director F. GARY GRAY and VIN DIESEL as Dom on the set of "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
The Fate of the Furious
Director F. GARY GRAY on the set of "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
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The Fast 8 cast includes Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron, and Dame Hellen Mirren.
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Dame Helen Mirren joins Vin Diesel in Fast 8, coming to theaters on April 14, 2017. The cast also includes Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Russell, and Charlize Theron.
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Dwayne Johnson is back as Hobbs in Fast 8, coming to theaters on April 14, 2017. The cast also includes Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron, and Dame Hellen Mirren.
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Dwayne Johnson films a prison riot scene in Fast 8, coming to theaters on April 14, 2017. The cast also includes Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron, and Dame Hellen Mirren.
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Dwayne Johnson films a prison riot scene in Fast 8, coming to theaters on April 14, 2017. The cast also includes Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron, and Dame Hellen Mirren.
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Vin Diesel brings his daughter onto the set of Fast 8, coming to theaters on April 14, 2017. The cast also includes Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron, and Dame Hellen Mirren.
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Dame Helen Mirren joins Vin Diesel in Fast 8, coming to theaters on April 14, 2017. The cast also includes Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Russell, and Charlize Theron.
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Dwayne Johnson films a prison riot scene in Fast 8, coming to theaters on April 14, 2017. The cast also includes Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron, and Dame Hellen Mirren.
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Dwayne Johnson is back as Hobbs in Fast 8, coming to theaters on April 14, 2017. The cast also includes Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron, and Dame Hellen Mirren.
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Dom's Dodge Ice Charger from Fast 8, coming to theaters on April 14, 2017. The cast includes Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron, and Dame Hellen Mirren.
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Letty's Rally Fighter from Fast 8, coming to theaters on April 14, 2017. The cast includes Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron, and Dame Hellen Mirren.
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Roman's orange Lamborghini from Fast 8, coming to theaters on April 14, 2017. The cast includes Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron, and Dame Hellen Mirren.
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Tej's Ripsaw from Fast 8, coming to theaters on April 14, 2017. The cast includes Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron, and Dame Hellen Mirren.
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Hobbs' Ice Ram from Fast 8, coming to theaters on April 14, 2017. The cast includes Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron, and Dame Hellen Mirren.
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The filming in Iceland for Fast 8, coming to theaters on April 14, 2017. The cast includes Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron, and Dame Hellen Mirren.
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The Fast 8 cast includes Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron, and Dame Hellen Mirren.
The Fate of the Furious
Dwayne Johnson is back as Hobbs in Fast 8, coming to theaters on April 14, 2017. The cast also includes Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron, and Dame Hellen Mirren.
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Filming starts for Fast 8, coming to theaters on April 14, 2017. The cast includes Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron, and Dame Hellen Mirren.
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Charlize Theron plays the villain in Fast 8, coming to theaters on April 14, 2017. The cast also includes Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Kurt Russell, and Dame Hellen Mirren.
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Cubans look at cars used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Cubans look at cars used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Cubans look at cars used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Cubans look at cars used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Cubans look at cars used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Cubans look at cars used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Cubans take snapshots of cars used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Cubans take snapshots of cars used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
The Fate of the Furious
Cubans take snapshots of cars used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
The Fate of the Furious
Cubans look at one of the cars used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Cubans look at one of the helicopters from Universal Studios of Hollywood used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Cubans look at one of the helicopters from Universal Studios of Hollywood used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
The Fate of the Furious
Cubans look at one of the helicopters from Universal Studios of Hollywood used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
The Fate of the Furious
Cubans look at one of the helicopters from Universal Studios of Hollywood used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Cubans look at one of the helicopters from Universal Studios of Hollywood used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - Cubans look at one of the helicopters from Universal Studios of Hollywood used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez start filming Fast 8, coming to theaters on April 14, 2017. The cast also includes Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Russell, and Charlize Theron.