MoreFast and Furious 9casting news continues to break as the possibly penultimate film in the franchise enters its third week of filming. Universal Pictures has kept the production ofFast 9under wraps, to the point that the only major casting news we’ve heard has been from franchise star/producerVin Dieselhimself. That’s the case today, as Diesel took to Instagram to reveal thatCharlize TheronandHelen Mirrenare reprising their roles fromThe Fate of the Furious, the eighth entry in the franchise.
Theron played the villain ofFate, a cyberterrorist named Cipher who kidnapped Dom Toretto’s baby son and forced him to work against his friends (or should I say family?). The last time we saw Theron’s character, she was jumping out of a plane with a parachute.
Mirren, meanwhile, appeared inFateas the mother of Owen Shaw (Luke Evans) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham). She’s also set to reprise that role in this summer’sFast & FuriousspinoffHobbs & Shaw, although one assumes Diesel would prefer the less said about that movie the better.
In the Instagram video, Diesel says they’re still shootingFast 9in London three weeks in, but there will no doubt be other exotic locations throughout the shoot. He also once again confirms thatJohn Cenais a new addition to the cast, though it’ll be interesting to see who he’s playing. The villain perhaps? Or will he literally be filling the hole left byDwayne Johnson’s Luke Hobbs?
Justin Linis back in the director’s chair this time around, having helmedTokyo Drift,Fast & Furious,Fast Five, andFast & Furious 6. Rumor has it that he plans on closing out the franchise withFast 9andFast 10, but so far that hasn’t been confirmed.
Check out Diesel’s Instagram video below.Fast & Furious 9is due to hit theaters on August 14, 2025.
