Buckle Up and Hold on " Fast & The Furious X" debuts May 19, 2023

 

The Fast and Furious multi-billion-dollar franchise, yes I said multi-billion-dollar franchise that has crushed the film industry for the last 22 years since 2001 the first film came out and this film rocked the movie box office. I am a huge lover of this dynamic, energetic, creative, and thrilling franchise. June 22, 2001 is the first time the “The Fast and the Furious” franchise made its debut worldwide in all movie theaters globally coming in at 207.5 million in totally globally and debuted in the United States at $40 million its first week. Fast and the Furious is a story about a young mechanic who is the head leader of a group of young fast car drivers who can race in pretty much anything with wheels. The head leader, patriarch of street car racers is Dominic Toretto along with his sister, Mia and his entire crew Letty Ortiz, Jesse, Leon, and others meet a young promising driver new in California and undercover officer named Brian O’Connor played by the incredibly talented, handsome, late, Paul William Walker ( September 12, 1973- November 30,2013). (Side note: I had the biggest crush on him and still do taped a poster of him on my wall as a teenager from People magazine as one of the most beautiful people). 

He certainly was and every one of his cast mates and crew can attest to that fact too. Now back to the Fast and Furious film franchise I think an entire generation of actors, actresses, and entertainers were discovered within the 22 years and counting of this film series. It should be commended and celebrated now and for years to come. The film franchise has affected the car business industry, driving, entertainment, travel industries, along with the stunts of the dynamic, fearless stunt doubles who sacrifice their lives for every single actor, actress, and crew on set for all eleven films. All of these films pop off screen because of them and come to life with everyone involved. 

   As all of you continue to step back into movie theaters, you go buy your popcorn, your favorite snacks, and beverage I want you to take into account the whole experience of the movie. The quality, the actors, actresses, their performance because Fast and Furious gives you an entire experience. Yes, it’s an action film jam packed, it’s about cars, but the whole story line is more than that. It is about love, life, family, sacrifice, tragedy, hope, risk, fight, and determination too. As time progressed, the more films that were produced and made over the years. Many of the street car race drivers tried to compete and race against Dominic and his entire crew. Especially discovering that “Brian” has impeccable skills behind the steering wheel. He expands the whole street car family with tons of new talent and people who have skills for every aspect not only of racing but driving a car too. 

You see the growth for all of the characters in the film whether they are the main protagonists, antagonists, or sidekicks in the film. You see how the writers, directors, and team transfer you to a whole different world and take you on a ride somewhere else. More explosions, more twists, more unexpected turns, additional story lines. It becomes part soap opera saga, action, and then entices you again with these incredible stunts that we never would have imagined. Everything on wheels from scooters, motorcycles, trucks, buses from domestic cities in the United States to international cities like London, South America, and others. I remember seeing the buses, trucks going overboard on cliffs of mountains now some scenes could have been made with high tech images, greenscreens, and others also could have used stunts. I am sure one day all of the cast will go in depth behind the scenes on the entire franchise and the stories behind their impactful scenes. I love watching because it sparks my inner risk taker, that daredevil like take a little action, try something new, and the adventurous spirit is like go ahead go for it. That’s the vibe, energy you get from all of these films. So now that we are winding down to one of the final chapters what is next for this franchise. Will this be the last film, will there be more spin offs possibly, and what will happen next in the future for the entire cast with this amazing brand and business. “X” will feature and will star the following along with some surprises: 

 1. Vin Diesel-Dominic Toretto

 2. Jason Momoa- Villain character 

 3. Alan Ritchson- Agent Aimes 

4.Rita Moreno-Abuela Toretto 

5. Michelle Rodriguez-Letty Ortiz 

6. Brie Larson-Tess 

7. Sung Kang-Han Lue
 8. Jason Statham-Deckard Shaw 

9. Tyrese Gibson-Roman Pearce 

10. Charlize Theron-Cipher 

11. Jordana Brewster-Mia Toretto 

12. John Cena-Jakob 

13. Scott Eastwood-Little Nobody 

14. Daniella Melchior-Dom 

15. Nathalie Emmanuel-Ramsey 

16. Michael Rooker-Buddy 

17. Ludacris- Tej Parker 

18. Belcalis Alamanzar-Cephus aka “Cardi B”-Leysa 

19. Helen Mirren-Queenie 

20. Meadow Rain Walker-appears as herself

 21. John West Jr. 

22. Leo Abelo Perry-Brian Marcos 

 In the past 22 years the Fast and the Furious have killed it at the box office here are some numbers for all of the movie lovers and movie goers who may want some more backstory and history according to Business Insider.com and Box Office Mojo:

 1. “The Fast & the Furious 1” (debuted June 22, 2001) 207.5 million globally. 

2. “2 Fast 2 Furious” (debuted June 6, 2003) 127 million globally 

3. “The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift” (debuted June 16, 2006) 62 million globally
 4. “Fast & Furious” (debuted April 03, 2009) 360 million globally 

5. “Fast Five” (debuted April 29, 2011) 209 million globally 

 6. “Fast & the Furious 6” (debuted May 24, 2013) 238 million globally 

 7. “Furious 7” (debuted April 3, 2015) 353 million globally 

 8. “The Fate of the Furious” (debuted April 14, 2017) 1.2 billion globally 

9. “Fast & Furious presents: Hobbs & Shaw” (debuted August 2, 2019) 759 million globally.

 10. “Furious 9” (debuted June 25th, 2021) 726 million globally 

I will update and include “X” the film’s numbers a month after it debuts for global totals in June 2023. So Buckle Up Buttercups! and on tight to “X” the tenth film of Fast and Furious, the 11th in the franchise debuts on May 19, 2023 Friday for more information please visit https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/fast-x and be sure to follow everyone on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, for more information. I want to give a special shout out to the entire cast, crew, and all of the celebrities who made appearances over the years bringing to life