9 Things We Want to See in The Fate of the Furious
- 7 years ago
If you’re not on the Furious bandwagon by now, you’re missing out. And if you’re one of the millions of people who are psyched to see the whole crew get behind the wheel one more time, then here’s a wish list of stuff we’re hoping to see in the next entry of The Fast and the Furious saga.
1. Vin Diesel Needs a New Brian
With Paul Walker’s untimely death, there’s no one who can truly go toe-to-toe with Dom. Hobbs comes close, but behind they’re ideological opposites (and Hobbs can’t drive for crap). Dom is at his best when he’s got a like-minded foil who can push him to crazier and crazier stuff. Without Paul Walker, that role is empty.
2. More Michelle Rodriguez Please
Throughout the entire series the single standout has been the scrappy driver, Letty Ortiz, played by Michelle Rodriguez, perhaps the most believable butt-kicking chick in Hollywood. Of course, in addition to delivering on the action front, Rodriguez is also a good actor. So, with Dom going rogue, it’d be nice to see some of the dramatic pressure land on Rodriguez a little more common than is usual.
3. The Rock vs Vin Diesel, Round Two
Dwayne Johnson’s upright Hobbs hunting Dominic Toretto for his past crimes in Brazil led to an impressive knock-down drag-out, wall-destroying round of fisticuffs. It was awesome! Since then, the two men have been on relatively good terms. But...with Dom having hopped the fence, it’d be nice to see these two action heroes mix it up once more.
4. Helen Mirren With a Machine Gun! Pretty Please?
There’s still no telling what part Helen Mirren has in the Fate of the Furious, so it’s possible that she’ll never get her hands on a weapon. That would be a shame, the lady might be graying, but she still kicks butt, so let’s hope that aspect of her talent is used more than her ability to convincingly portray Queen Elizabeth.
5. Keep the Action in the Real World
Please stay away from the CGI-action sequences. Computer-generated action is fine for Marvel, but a good Furious movie is made of real explosions and the light hint of real danger. Knowing that they took the time to actually run that tank over random passenger cars really means something, you know?
6. Let Tyrese Win One For Once … No, Just Kidding
He never really wins, he ekes by and those moments are always a series highlight. Let’s hope it stays that way.
7. Embrace the Evil, Charlize Theron
After owning the role as the enigmatic Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road. It’d be great to see her do something different and go full-on Bond villain evil. Bring the cartoon evil, Ms. Theron. You deserve it, and so do we.
8. More Kurt Russell
On screen, he looked like the only one who wasn’t deadly serious about the dramatic stakes at play, and the movie was all the better for it. So let Kurt Russell have a little more screen time in the series’ latest installment. There’s really nothing to lose.
9. Give Jason Statham Something Real to Do
In Furious 7 his whole part in the movie essentially amounted to showing up in the middle of set pieces to try and screw with the plan. That was literally it. And while he was delightful as a mostly mute action person, it’d be great to give the lovable Brit a real character and some actual dialogue this time around.
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1. Vin Diesel Needs a New Brian
With Paul Walker’s untimely death, there’s no one who can truly go toe-to-toe with Dom. Hobbs comes close, but behind they’re ideological opposites (and Hobbs can’t drive for crap). Dom is at his best when he’s got a like-minded foil who can push him to crazier and crazier stuff. Without Paul Walker, that role is empty.
2. More Michelle Rodriguez Please
Throughout the entire series the single standout has been the scrappy driver, Letty Ortiz, played by Michelle Rodriguez, perhaps the most believable butt-kicking chick in Hollywood. Of course, in addition to delivering on the action front, Rodriguez is also a good actor. So, with Dom going rogue, it’d be nice to see some of the dramatic pressure land on Rodriguez a little more common than is usual.
3. The Rock vs Vin Diesel, Round Two
Dwayne Johnson’s upright Hobbs hunting Dominic Toretto for his past crimes in Brazil led to an impressive knock-down drag-out, wall-destroying round of fisticuffs. It was awesome! Since then, the two men have been on relatively good terms. But...with Dom having hopped the fence, it’d be nice to see these two action heroes mix it up once more.
4. Helen Mirren With a Machine Gun! Pretty Please?
There’s still no telling what part Helen Mirren has in the Fate of the Furious, so it’s possible that she’ll never get her hands on a weapon. That would be a shame, the lady might be graying, but she still kicks butt, so let’s hope that aspect of her talent is used more than her ability to convincingly portray Queen Elizabeth.
5. Keep the Action in the Real World
Please stay away from the CGI-action sequences. Computer-generated action is fine for Marvel, but a good Furious movie is made of real explosions and the light hint of real danger. Knowing that they took the time to actually run that tank over random passenger cars really means something, you know?
6. Let Tyrese Win One For Once … No, Just Kidding
He never really wins, he ekes by and those moments are always a series highlight. Let’s hope it stays that way.
7. Embrace the Evil, Charlize Theron
After owning the role as the enigmatic Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road. It’d be great to see her do something different and go full-on Bond villain evil. Bring the cartoon evil, Ms. Theron. You deserve it, and so do we.
8. More Kurt Russell
On screen, he looked like the only one who wasn’t deadly serious about the dramatic stakes at play, and the movie was all the better for it. So let Kurt Russell have a little more screen time in the series’ latest installment. There’s really nothing to lose.
9. Give Jason Statham Something Real to Do
In Furious 7 his whole part in the movie essentially amounted to showing up in the middle of set pieces to try and screw with the plan. That was literally it. And while he was delightful as a mostly mute action person, it’d be great to give the lovable Brit a real character and some actual dialogue this time around.
Is there anything you're wanting to see in The Fate of the Furious? Comment below.