With director Justin Lin’s F9 now playing around the world and opening in North America this weekend, I recently spoke to John Cena about joining the franchise as Dominic Toretto’s (Vin Diesel) brother Jakob. During the fun interview, Cena revealed what fans would be surprised to learn about the making of F9, what Lin and Diesel have told him about Fast 10 and beyond, how the Fast family really exists on set, and more. In addition, Cena also answers a “fan” question from director James Gunn which led to a great answer.
As you’ve seen in the trailers, F9 sees Dom (Diesel) enjoying his quiet life off the grid with his wife (Michelle Rodriguez) and son but is pulled back to the action when his estranged brother (Cena) comes back into his life. As you can easily surmise, this causes Dom and his “family” to have to come together to stop Cena from carrying out his master plan. F9 (Fast and Furious 9) also stars Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson), Tej Parker (Chris “Ludacris” Bridges), Han Lue (Sung Kang), Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster), Sean Boswell (Lucas Black), Twinkie (Bow Wow), Earl Hu (Jason Tobin), Megan Ramsey (Nathalie Emmanuel), Magdalene Shaw (Helen Mirren), and The Fate of the Furious villain Cipher (Charlize Theron). Also joining the cast are Cardi B, J. D. Pardo, Shea Whigham, Anna Sawai, Michael Rooker, Finn Cole, Vinnie Bennett, Ozuna, and Francis Ngannou.
Check out what John Cena had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about. Check back everyday this week for a new F9 interview.
John Cena:
What makes James Gunn better than any other director he’s worked with?
What does he think people would be surprised to learn about the making of F9?
What has Justin Lin told him about Fast 10 and future installments in the franchise?
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