Here are 5 interesting facts about the movie Fast X, which of course you should know first before watching it in theaters.
This week, the movie Fast X has started to hit theaters, especially in Indonesia. Fast and Furious saga will once again tell the story of Dom Toretto and his family members as they take down their enemies.
But before you watch Fast X in the nearest theater. It’s good that you need to know some of the following facts first. And without further ado, let’s just peel one by one right now.
5 Fast X Movie Fun Facts
1. Unscheduled Releases
In an interview conducted by Vin Diesel in 2016. He mentioned the timeline of the upcoming Fast and Furious saga project. At that time, Vin said that the tenth film would be released on April 2, 2021.
However, the COVID-19 pandemic that occurred in late 2019 forced the crew to postpone filming Fast 9 at that time. Which makes the Fast X project they can only work on after the ninth film airs in 2021.
2. The director was changed
The next fact is that in the original plan, Justin Lin was supposed to be the returning director for this tenth movie. Before the release of Fast 9, Justin Lin, who was also the directorof the movie, was announced to leave the Fast X project and was replaced by Louis Leterrier.
3. High Manufacturing Cost
Screen Rant notes that Fast X is now the most expensive movie to make, especially in the franchise. At least, Universal Pictures poured funds of up to 340 million US dollars for cast contracts, as well as property and filming locations.
4. Has a Wide Range of Stories
Usually, the latest installment of Fast and Furious will only continue what happened in the previous movie. Like when Furious 7 (2015) continued the story from Fast & Furious 6 (2013) and touched on Tokyo Drift. And also Fate of the Furious (2017) which continued the ending of Furious 7.
But for Fast X, the story will not only continue what happened in Fast 9 (2021), but 5 movies at once. Starting from Fast Five (2011) to Fast 9. Therefore, before you watch this movie in theaters. It’s good to remember some of the things that happened in the previous movies, especially Fast Five.
5. Main Villain
The movie introduces a new character, Dante Reyes. The Reyes name makes us understand that Dante is the son of Hernan Reyes, Dom, Brian, and Hobbs’ nemesis in Fast Five. Dante has a mission of revenge against Dom’s family in this movie.
Those are some of the facts that you should know before watching the movie Fast X in theaters. What do you think about this article?
