Fast and the Furious films are rich with action flips and the franchise, no doubt, has transitioned itself from being a street-racing film to the grand heist in its successive installments. The first movie of the franchise hit theaters in summers in 2001 and the hullabaloo in it gave one hell of a roller coaster ride. In the last decade, the franchise has brought powerful cast which includes superstars like Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. With all of that, the sudden demise of Paul Walker was a big shock to the franchise. Walker’s character Brian O Connor is one of the most liked characters in the franchise along with Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto. The duo was portrayed as a perfect epitome of friendship. Well, there are several things that you might not be aware of. We bring you ten of the little-known Fast and the Furious facts that you had no idea about.
1. Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster had no driving licenses before they entered Fast And The Furious franchise
Driving in New York city was quite a big challenge for Jordana Brewster. Well, she would have lost the role in the franchise if she had not cleared the driving test in one go and also due to insurance requirements.
2. Michelle Rodriguez did not like the Fast and the Furious cast
When she got the role in the franchise, in an interview with MTV, the actress said that Paul Walke looked like Kenny Barbie doll. She said: “I was like, ‘Who’s the Kenny Barbie doll,’ when I looked at Paul … I thought Jordana was a prissy ninny. I thought Vin was a dick … And I was wrong about each and every one of them.”
3. There is another ‘Fast and the Furious’ movie of 1954
Well, this old movie had one similarity that it also included hotrods and cars. The movie revolved around the actor and director John Ireland’s, whose character tries to escape to Mexico after breaking out of jail.
4. Paul Walker handpicked all the cars for his character Brian O’ Connor
Before entering in the franchise, Paul Walker was a street-racing enthusiast and handpicked all the cars used by his character in the franchise. Moreover, he used his own Nissan Skyline GT-R in 2 Fast 2 Furious.
5. Eminem was almost cast as Brian O’ Connor
The real slim shady and the best rapper in the world, Eminem almost put his toes in Brian O’ Connor’s shoes. Moreover, The Darl Night actor Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg were also considered for the role. But nobody could have played Brian O’ Connor better than late Paul Walker.
6. Dominic Torreto and Letty were real-life lovers
As far as we know Dominic Torreto and Letty love each other, but on screen. No way, they had dated each other off-screen as well. Later they separated and are now leading different lives.
7. The real ‘Drift Master’, Keiichi Tsuchiya appeared in a cameo in Tokyo Drift
Remember the scene where Sean learns drifting in a garage area and then an unimpressed fisherman says,” You call that drifting?”. Well, that fisherman is Keiichi Tsuchiya who was also a stuntman for the movie and a real drifting maestro.
8. Dwyane ‘The Rock’ Johnson was cast after a Facebook comment
We would like to thank Facebook for giving us a badass opponent, The Rock, to Vin Diesel. Diesel was scrolling down through comments by fans and that’s when he saw a fan’s comment suggesting Dwyane Johnson’s appearance opposite to Vin Diesel. Impressed by this idea director Justin Lin recast the role.
9. Vin Diesel’s passion
Vin Diesel was sp passionate about his role and franchise that he broke the nose of a stuntman on the set and also hurt himself bad.
10. Unofficial remake
The franchise is considered as the remake of a famous film starring Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves, Pointe Break.
