The extra long first trailer for “F9” has finally dropped and it is completely bonkers, and certainly attention grabbing.
Some of the action looks so implausible and over the top that it’s almost unmissable, but it’s the narrative decisions that really interest me.
Dom’s brother is introduced as the villain of the film, played by non other than John Cena, and he seems to be teaming up with Charlize Theron’s villain Cipher.
We also see the return of Jordana Brewster as Mia, but no mention of how they will explain where ‘Brian’ is.
Additionally, we finally get the return of Lucas Black as Sean (the lead of Tokyo Drift, who is surely going to have a hell of a reunion with a certain someone in this film).
There is also no Dwayne Johnson or Jason Statham, although Helen Mirren does show up briefly.
However, all of this isn’t even the craziest part of the trailer, as right at the end it is revealed Han is alive. It is a great moment but feels slightly like a cop out for all those asking for ‘Justice for Han’ to just miraculous bring him back, but I will withhold judgment until I see the film.
While this all seems totally ridiculous, I will absolutely be there opening weekend.
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