Fast and Furious 11is set to be the biggest movie in theFastfranchise to date, with a potential returning character putting the focus back on a forgotten movie in the franchise. TheFastseries of films first started way back in 2001, and since then, the films have undergone a transformation that has led them to becoming completely unrecognizable from the first movies, aside from the characters that appear.
While this has led to theFastfranchise becoming a multi-billion dollar behemoth, it’s also made some of the original movies so far removed that they can be forgotten. Thankfully, bybringing back legacy characters, the latest entries pay tribute to these early films, and Vin Diesel’s tease on Instagram hinted at yet another iconic character from2 Fast 2 Furiousmaking a return.
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With more than 20 years between2 Fast 2 Furious, and the franchise’s evolution, the movie does seem to have very little relevance to the current events. However, Suki, played by Devon Aoki, returning could be set to change that. The movie largely followed Brian O’Connor, played by the late Paul Walker, and Roman Pearce as they go undercover to help bust a street-racing gang in Miami. The movie is also the only mainline film in the franchise which does not include Vin Diesel.
However, despite some of the major new cast members of the film returning toFastsequels, including Tej and Roman,Suki has not returned to the series after2 Fast 2 Furious. The actress,Devon Aoki, retired from acting in 2009and has since then been focused on other projects and raising her four children, but it appears as though she may be back forFast and Furious 11. This could be exactly what the franchise needs to really dig back deep into its roots, and ensure the movies don’t appear too disjointed over the course of the series.
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This idea is backed up by two of the other returning characters who also appeared in2 Fast 2 Furiousbeing mainline stars in the latest movies. While Vin Diesel appears in most of the films, hisabsence in2 Fastdoes create a kind of disconnect from the rest of the franchise. Fortunately, Tej, who played Suki’s boyfriend in the sequel, has been back in the franchise sinceFast Five. He has become a staple part of the crew, and despite his history and breakup with Suki never being explored more fully, he remains a big part of the series that is due to reconnect with Suki.
Likewise, Roman has been back in theseries sinceFast Five, and considering his history with Brian, he slotted perfectly into the franchise as it leaned into the family first motif. Vin Diesel’s deep brotherly love for his late co-star appears to be a driving force in his continuing the franchise, and by bringing back characters who had other connections beyond his own within the movies, it helps tocreate those links even more powerfully.
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While not every movie in the series has been a smash hit, they have all added to the larger picture of the franchise. Up to this point,2 Fast 2 Furiouswas a contender for the least connected story, but it’s also because of more than just the lack of characters brought back from the film. It was alsoone of the last movies that was truly focused on the street racingand fast car aspects of the films. This was a pivotal element in the start of the series that has gradually faded as they transformed into superhero epics with heist plots.
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2 Fast 2 Furioushad a clear focus on the street racing side of things that, looking back, is now even more fun and engaging because of how far the films have come from that point. Seeing how the movies have changed, the actors who appear, and the stories that they involve,2 Fast 2 Furiousstands out as something that was special, and deeply underappreciated when it first came out. But, ifFast and Furious 11can bring back Suki, maybe it can bring back street racing, and other core parts of the series that make it what it is.
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Fast X: Part 2 is the final movie in the Fast Saga. It reunites Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto with the rest of the cast for one last ride. However, the franchise is open for spinoff films like Hobbs & Shaw afterward.
