Los Angeles: Hollywood star Vin Diesel has teased that footballer Cristiano Ronaldo could be seen in the upcoming ‘Fast and Furious’ film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Diesel, who also produces the franchise, shared an Instagram photo with Ronaldo, revealing that a role was written specifically for the soccer star.
Diesel captioned the post, “Everyone asked, would he be in the Fast mythology… I have to tell you he’s real.” “We wrote a role for him…”
Although Ronaldo’s presence has not been officially confirmed, the news has created excitement among fans of both the franchise and the footballer. Diesel previously provided details about the final film being released in April 2027. He said the film would reunite his character, Dominic Toretto, with Paul Walker’s Brian O’Connor.
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“Just yesterday I was with Universal Studios. …The studio said to me, ‘Vin, can we wrap up Fast & Furious in April 2027?’ I said, ‘Under three conditions because I’m listening to my fan base,'” he explained, according to The Hollywood Reporter, noting that he wanted the franchise to return to Los Angeles, “return to car culture, return to street racing” and see his and Walker’s characters reunite on screen.
Diesel said, “The third thing was the reunion of Dom and Brian O’Conner.” “That’s what you’re going to get in the finals.”
Walker, who died in a car accident in November 2013, had not completed all of his scenes for Fast & Furious 7. Using CGI, VFX, and his brothers Cody and Caleb Walker, the filmmakers completed 350 shots to ensure that Brian appeared in the final sequence. The scene showed Dominic and Brian sharing a final moment before driving off in separate directions.
The final scene of Fast & Furious 7 saw Diesel’s Dominic Toretto and Walker’s Brian spend their final moments together in their cars before driving off in separate directions. VFX supervisor Joe Letteri described how he executed the scene using CGI, VFX, and the Walker brothers.
He said, “There really wasn’t anything to be left out. It was very important to get the story done out of respect for Paul’s memory – to make sure that when you saw it, you didn’t think about anything we had done.” “If you were a fan, you were watching Paul’s performance and saying goodbye,” the outlet quoted him as saying.
VFX supervisor Joe Letteri said the work was important to honor Walker’s memory and provide a proper farewell for fans while preserving his performance.