‘Fast And Furious 9’ Started Shooting Yesterday, And The Cast Is Already Posting Set Photos
Production onFast and Furious 9is now underway. Filming on the sequel started yesterday in London, complete with confirmation from several cast members who have already started posting videos and photos from the set.
Vin Diesel, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, andMichelle Rodriguezall confirmed the start of production across the pond yesterday, and it seemsJordana Brewsteris over there with everyone too. Check out theFast and Furious 9set photos below.
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Vin Diesel posted this video to Instagram with co-star Michelle Rodriguez, who plays his wife Letty in theFast and Furiousfranchise. The video came at the end of the first day of production, which Diesel said “feels like a miracle.” And considering where this franchise started all the way back in 2001, it really is kind of amazing to see how big this film series has become.
When the first film debuted 18 years ago, itearned a respectable $144.5 million. That was enough to start a franchise, but2 Fast 2 FuriousandFast and Furious: Tokyo Driftsaw diminishing returns. The franchise made a comeback withFast and Furious, by bringing back both Paul Walker and Vin Diesel in the lead roles, and somehow the sequels kept getting more and more successful withFurious 7raking in the highest gross in the franchise with $353 million in the US and $1.51 billion worldwide.
As for the last sequel,The Fate of the Furiouswasn’t quite as big, but it still raked in $226 million in the US and $1.23 billion worldwide. Will we see an uptick in the box office withFast and Furious 9since franchise favorite directorJustin Linis getting back behind the camera? We’ll have to wait and see. In the meantime, here’s the other teases from the cast on Instagram, and a photo from Justin Lin signaling the start of production:
Feels like home.#Fast9pic.twitter.com/9z4GKgFoYf
— Justin Lin (@justinlin)June 24, 2025
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As for Jordana Brewster, she hasn’t posted any images from the set, but Vin Dieselteased her returnto the franchise back in October of 2017. Plus, she recently posted a photoenjoying herself in Hyde Park, London, so she seems to be waiting to join the rest of the gang on set. Perhaps her return is part of theimprovement in female rolesin the franchise, as demanded by Michelle Rodriguez. Either way, it’ll be interesting to hear how they explain her presence after she was essentially retired along with the late Paul Walker at the end ofFurious 7. But her character is Dom’s sister after all, so she’ll always have some concern for the danger that her family gets into.
One person whowon’t be returningto the franchise this time isDwayne Johnson. Though his beef with Vin Diesel was squashed, there’s likely still some tension that exists afterFast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shawwas pushed into production. That meansJason Statham’s character Deckard Shaw won’t be back this time either. But there’s still hope for them to return in the future forFast and Furious 10, which is intended tobring the main franchise to a close.
Fast and Furious 9speeds into theaters onMay 22, 2020.
