For those of you out there that might not know,Star Trek Beyonddirector Justin Lin’s ninth entry inThe Fast and the Furioussaga is now filming with Vin Diesel returning as Dominic Toretto. And today we have word via franchise star Vin Diesel himself thatThe Fate of the Furiousstars Charlize Theron and Helen Mirren are set to reprise their respective roles for the upcomingFast & Furious 9.
The last time we sawMad Max: Fury RoadandMonsterstarCharlize TheroninThe Fast and the Furiouswas inLaw Abiding CitizenandStraight Outta Comptondirector F. Gary Gray’sThe Fate of the Furious. Theron starred in that movie as a criminal mastermind and cyberterrorist named Cipher who coerces Diesel’s Dom into working against his team by holding his son and his baby mama (Elsa Pataky’s Elena Neves) hostage.
Meanwhile,WinchesterandThe Nutcracker and the Four RealmsstarHelen Mirrenwill return as Jason Statham’s mother, Magdalene Shaw from Gary Gray’sThe Fate of the Furiousas well. But for all of you Mirren fans that just can’t seem to wait untilFast & Furious 9, no worries. You see, the actress is all set to reprise her role of Magdalene Shaw inDeadpool 2andJohn Wickdirector David Leitch’s upcomingThe Fast and the Furiousspin-off movieHobbs & Shawstarring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham.
Now I don’t know about you, but I’m excited anytime there is casting news regarding either Charlize Theron or Helen Mirren. But to hear that the two are starring in the same movie is almost too good to be true. The fact that the film in question is yet another entry inThe Fast and The Furious franchisedoes little to dampen my enthusiasm.
Hobbs & Shawis all set to burn up the screen this August whileFast & Furious 9will be unleashed here in the United States by Universal Pictures on June 16, 2025. On top of Diesel returning as Dominic Toretto along with Helen Mirren as Magdalene Shaw, and Charlize Theron as Cipher,Fast & Furious 9will star Michelle Rodriguez as Letty Ortiz, Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto, Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pierce, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges as Tej Parker, and Nathalie Emmanuel as Ramsey. John Cena, Finn Cole, Anna Sawai, and Vinnie Bennett are also tossed in there somewhere.
Fast & Furious 9will seeThe Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,Fast & Furious,Fast Five, andFast & Furious 6director Justin Lin returning to the driver’s seat. He will be helming this new movie from a screenplay written by Daniel Casey (Kin,The Death of Michael Smith) based on characters created by Gary Scott Thompson. Diesel produces this new adventure along with Michael Fottrell and long-timeFast & Furiousscreenwriter Chris Morgan.Star Trek BeyondandSonic the Hedgehogdirector of photography, Stephen F. Windon will be handling this movie’s cinematography while Dylan Highsmith and Kelly Matsumoto will edit it all together. One Race Films and Chris Morgan Productions are the production companies behind this latest movie. This casting confirmation comes to us viaVin Diesel over on Instagram.
