Vin Diesel and the ficial Fast and the Furious pages took to socials to announce that  would be postponing the worldwide release their movie due to the complications the coronavirus outbreak. The movie was originally set to release May 22nd this year but has retracted that date in order to give fans the most comfortable watching experience. In an interesting play that we have yet to see or , the team also took the opportunity to announce the new release date April 2, 2021.

The Fast and the Furious series has gained a cult-like following since the first movie was released in 2001, with fans heavily anticipating each and every release after that. The upcoming, Fast 9, has had fans especially excited for the return the fan-favorite character, Han, who was “buried” just two films ago. Han’s character was originally killed f in the 3rd film the series, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, however, the timeline the movies had been adjusted and written well-enough to bring him back for plenty installments since then. That said, as the most recent movie, Han’s character was dead. Han returns in the trailer in, as only Han would. 

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