F9: THE FAST SAGA Director Justin Lin Enlisted Real Scientists To Help Take The Franchise Into Outer Space

F9: THE FAST SAGA Director Justin Lin Enlisted Real Scientists To Help Take The Franchise Into Outer Space

Yes, the next Fast & Furious movie really is going to take Dominic Toretto and his crew into outer space, and director Justin Lin has now confirmed that he spoke to real scientists to make sure it'd work.

By JoshWilding - Apr 15, 2021 01:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Fast & Furious
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

The Fast & Furious movies have become steadily more ridiculous in recent years, with street racing put to one side in favor of resurrections, sci-fi tech, and cars leaping between skyscrapers. 

That's part of the franchise's charm, of course, and there have been jokes online for a while now that the logical next step is to head into outer space. Well, as yesterday's trailer for F9: The Fast Saga confirmed, at least a couple of Dom's crew members will be travelling into the upper atmosphere.

Talking to The Hollywood Reporter, F9 director Justin Lin explained where the idea came from. 

"I went and visited Vin, and we looked at each other and we said, 'Alright, this is it – this is the one, because we finally have earned it,'" the filmmaker explained. "Once we made that commitment, I was on the phone with a lot of confused rocket scientists trying to learn the physics of things, and it definitely created some really fun conversations."

Lin went on to say that as silly as the whole thing might seem, he definitely did his research. "I'm on the phone with scientists, learning about fuel and physics," he continued. "It was great, having the scientists on the other line going, 'Wait, what? What are you trying to do?' I love it."

If you were concerned that the final few moments of the trailer spoiled F9's biggest surprise, you needn't worry. 

"A lot of the time as a filmmaker, you’re so scared because you’re like, 'Oh my god, are they giving away the whole movie?' And I can promise you, even with these two long trailers, there’s still a lot that we have not shared with the world."

So, it looks like the science is going to make sense...to some extent, at least. It's hard to imagine what plays out actually being possible, but at least Lin has made an effort to ground it in something resembling reality!

What do you think about the Fast & Furious franchise heading into outer space?

THE STOIC Interview: Filmmaker Jonathan Eckersley On Being Inspired By DARK KNIGHT RETURNS (Exclusive)
Related:

THE STOIC Interview: Filmmaker Jonathan Eckersley On Being Inspired By DARK KNIGHT RETURNS (Exclusive)

DIE ALONE Interview: Filmmaker Lowell Dean On Putting A New Spin On Zombies And Carrie-Anne Moss (Exclusive)
Recommended For You:

DIE ALONE Interview: Filmmaker Lowell Dean On Putting A New Spin On Zombies And Carrie-Anne Moss (Exclusive)

DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions.

This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. ComicBookMovie.com will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please CONTACT US for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. CLICK HERE to learn more about our copyright and trademark policies.

Note that ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

dracula
dracula - 4/15/2021, 1:32 AM
Real science?

Thought that went out the window in the 5th film
DeaconFrostBite
DeaconFrostBite - 4/15/2021, 1:39 AM
What’s everyone’s opinion on them continuing this franchise? How many more films would you want them to do? Personally, I think they should make the beautifully fan-named “Fast10 Your Seatbelts” and finish it.
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 4/15/2021, 1:45 AM
Why? What's the point?
JohnnyTBP
JohnnyTBP - 4/15/2021, 2:13 AM
Dom has super strength so anything goes now
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 4/15/2021, 2:31 AM
Out of all things, thats where they worry about the science? Since the fourth one this franchise has been one giant [frick] you to physics
GhostDog
GhostDog - 4/15/2021, 2:54 AM
2003


2021
IcePyke
IcePyke - 4/15/2021, 3:01 AM
@BlackBeltJones -
Gandalf to F Saga:
globaltravels
globaltravels - 4/15/2021, 3:17 AM
After they jumped the cars out the buildings in Dubai I switched it off and I’ve never touched another piece of shit F&F movie since. Not even a rewatch of the older classics.
bman263
bman263 - 4/15/2021, 3:18 AM
IcePyke
IcePyke - 4/15/2021, 3:21 AM
Fast Franchise & Real Science...

SpaceAgent
SpaceAgent - 4/15/2021, 4:34 AM



dragon316
dragon316 - 4/15/2021, 4:38 AM
I’m still excited to see this I like series it’s fun to watch and some funny moments
Moriakum
Moriakum - 4/15/2021, 6:16 AM
Real science in a Fast movie? Yeah, right.
Matador
Matador - 4/15/2021, 7:03 AM
Wonder which of these two [frick]tards they were chatting with?



BoW
BoW - 4/15/2021, 1:50 PM
@Matador - Show some respect.
Matador
Matador - 4/15/2021, 5:56 PM
@BobbyW - No and I'll throw this clown in the mix too

BoW
BoW - 4/15/2021, 7:17 PM
@Matador - Ah, a Trump lover I see.
Matador
Matador - 4/15/2021, 8:22 PM
@BobbyW - Ah, a Biden lover I see how's that going for ya?
BoW
BoW - 4/16/2021, 12:03 AM
@Matador - Foolish of you to think I’m from the US. Then again you’d need a brain in the first place.
Matador
Matador - 4/16/2021, 5:20 AM
@BobbyW - Oh so you come to talk shit about the U.S but your worst off good luck with your communism; troll.
BoW
BoW - 4/16/2021, 2:18 PM
@Matador - No, just you. Also, learn how to spell.
Matador
Matador - 4/16/2021, 7:00 PM
@BobbyW - Oh where did I misspell? And let me guess your British?
View Recorder