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Universal Pictures will move its ninth “Fast and Furious” movie back a year to April 10, 2020.

The studio did not disclose the reason for the shift, which was announced on Wednesday. “Fast and Furious 9” had been set for April 19, 2019. Both dates fall on Easter weekend.

Universal is freeing up the 2020 slot for the upcoming “Fast and Furious” by moving the animated “Trolls 2” forward by two months from April 10, 2020, to Feb. 14, 2020.

The eighth movie in the franchise, “The Fate of the Furious,” stunned earlier this year, grossing $1.2 billion worldwide. It was directed by F. Gary Gray and starred Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Scott Eastwood, Nathalie Emmanuel, Elsa Pataky, Kurt Russell, and Charlize Theron.

The eight films in the franchise, launched in 2001, have collectively grossed more than $5 billion worldwide. “Furious 7,” which featured the late Paul Walker’s final appearance, is the top performer, having hauled $1.5 billion globally.

 

[Han Seoul-Oh]

Too much of a wait.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Too much of a wait.

lol, Tyrese is so salty about this too

 

[Blablurn]

Good decision! People will be ready for a new movie by then!

 

[Sir Doom]

2020 sounds like a good year for a space movie

 

[secretanchitman]

Totally fine with it. Give the series another year off to breathe and let other movies shine.

 

[J_Viper]

Getting a sequel done in less than two years from now seemed crazy. A three year gap makes more sense. I wonder if that Statham/Rocko spin-off is still going down.

F8 is still the most fun I've had in the theaters this year.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I guess they don't need it

these pockets aint empty cuzzz

 

[robotrock]

is this to make room for the rock/statham movie?

 

[broncobuster]

They’re losing the opportunity for the nines from Fast 9, April 19th, 2019 to flip upside down and reveal they’re racing Satan to save the souls of Han and Gisele.

 

[FairyD]

Hopefully it's as good as Fast Five.

 

[The Ummah]

We will probably find out the real reason why on Tyrese's Instagram in a few days.

 

[SatoAilDarko]

There's going to be a Trolls 2?

 

[hamchan]

Maybe in this one they'll kill Tyrese off and then Vin will be best buddies with Tyrese's killer by the end of the movie.

 

[BronsonLee]

WE GOIN' TO SPAAAAAAAAAAAAACE

 

[BlackDoomShadow]

This will clear the field a bit for the other Best Picture nominees that year.

 

[cdyhybrid]

They have to accommodate Tom Cruise's schedule

Spoiler

And Sung Kang's

 

[mdubs]

ONE LAST RIDEEEEEE

 

[HStallion]

They have to accommodate Tom Cruise's schedule

Spoiler

And Sung Kang's

Lol Tom Cruise can be Statham's uncle who is also an extreme bad ass.

 

[What did he mean by this?]

Probably more Rock beef

 

[J_Viper]

They have to accommodate Tom Cruise's schedule

F&F now part of the Dark Universe

 

[HStallion]

I'm fully expecting them to have cars that form a voltron type robot they all pilot together in the next movie.

 

[Ploid 3.0]

I remember being such a big fan of the first movie, my first DVD, and now it's getting ready for the 9th movie. I still need to maybe see the 8th, I don't remember seeing 7, 6, and 5. This is so crazy.

 

[kevin1025]

is this to make room for the rock/statham movie?

That would be my guess. That might take the 2019 spot now.

 

[BlackDoomShadow]

To everyone saying this is about the Rock/Statham spinoff, I'm not sure. I think this is because they're having trouble with a script or director. We're less than two years out from April 2019 and have heard nothing about a script or director for either F9 or the spinoff movie, which hadn't even been officially greenlit.

It's possible the spinoff comes out later in 2019 (although that year is fucking packed with major releases), but I highly doubt it's April.

 

[kevin1025]

To everyone saying this is about the Rock/Statham spinoff, I'm not sure. I think this is because they're having trouble with a script or director. We're less than two years out from April 2019 and have heard nothing about a script or director for either F9 or the spinoff movie, which hadn't even been officially greenlit.

It's possible the spinoff comes out later in 2019 (although that year is fucking packed with major releases), but I highly doubt it's April.

That's true. I can see them fast tracking it and the script being super lousy, though, just to make sure it hits the date. They won't want to leave that billion dollar every movie franchise lay dormant for two calendar years, I imagine.

 

[norm9]

This sounds like Rock being a baby and flexing his muscles making up something about a new Escape from Witch Mountain or wack Jumanji 2, thereby delaying the crew and Vin's production schedule.

 

[Flux]

This franchise is totally in the fuck it mode. Just wait for Young Fast and Furious and Rock spinoffs.

 

[broncobuster]

Maybe in this one they'll kill Tyrese off and then Vin will be best buddies with Tyrese's killer by the end of the movie.

But Tyrese is Krillin and Goku never became friendly with Frieza (I haven’t seen Super)

 

[cackhyena]

There's going to be a Trolls 2?

Trolls was alright.

 

[LycanXIII]

They going to pay the women this time?

 

[chrisPjelly]

That's a lot of time to write outer space into the script

 

[Grizzlyjin]

They going to pay the women this time?

Ladies should get the A plot this time. The Fast & The F9 (Fine)

 

[Cpt GargameL]

Looking forward to it. I hope that one day they bring back the movies back to it's roots. Cars and racing.

 

[jbug617]

 

[cdyhybrid]

No Shaw? :thinking:

 

[Maintenance]

 

[bobbychalkers]

Probably writing Tyrese out of the script.

 

[TAJ]

WE GOIN' TO SPAAAAAAAAAAAAACE

That's the only way that I'm watching another one of these turkeys.
Ok, maybe if they revealed that the crew are Terminators.

 

[Fevaweva]

Maybe Michael Keaton's schedule is a bit too busy and they need to push it back.

 

[Farsi]

#TeamDewayne

 

[Han Seoul-Oh]

While I hope they can keep the family together for F9, it'll be weird if they can't.

 

[Da-Kid]

Bring back Han as a cyborg please.

But seriously, they ever going to go back to Tokyo, or include characters from Tokyo Drift in any actual way?

 

[cdyhybrid]

Bring back Han as a cyborg please.

But seriously, they ever going to go back to Tokyo, or include characters from Tokyo Drift in any actual way?

If it turns into Generic Action Movie Franchise and loses the chemistry between the cast then it's done.

 

[TAJ]

The script leaked.

It's just the word 'family' repeated for 100 pages.

 

[Magnetic_North]

What’s everyone’s beef with The Rock? (As in the actors on the set not us)

Dude saved the franchise no one really gave a shit about F&F till 5 with The Rock and he’s been killing it as Hobbs ever since

 

[Slayer-33]

The script leaked.

It's just the word 'family' repeated for 100 pages.

*pours corona on pavement*

 

[BlackDoomShadow]

Jesus, Tyrese has a real big ego if he thinks anybody gives a shit about a one year delay or whether or not he's in the next movie. His character is the worst of the family anyway. Creepy asshole in a movie with otherwise surprisingly progressive characters.

 

[BigDug13]

Still haven't gotten through six. Five was so good and I'm struggling.

 

[Dabanton]

What’s everyone’s beef with The Rock? (As in the actors on the set not us)

Dude saved the franchise no one really gave a shit about F&F till 5 with The Rock and he’s been killing it as Hobbs ever since

His popular. So Vin is jealous and Tyrese has no movie between each F&F so his desperate.