Long Time Fast & Furious Writer Explains What Makes the Special Series

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I would continue to do so as long as the public would be present and enjoy it. [19659008] Chris Morgan: I imagine that's the case! It's strange; you look back and are surprised by the number of opportunities you have had to work in the universe and continue the stories of those characters you love. This is natural for me and the studio because we are always very excited every time we shoot one of these films and we think about the type of personal essay to which we should submit the characters. With Dwayne on the set, we'll always talk about "How to learn more about Hobbs? What should Hobbs be fighting for? 'It's really, really fun. I feel very lucky to be part of it as long as I do it. I love the characters, love the family, love the studio;

Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs

IGN: One of the most admirable aspects of the Fast & Furious franchise is the continuity, and the respect that the series has always witnessed for previous characters, regardless of their popularity as an actor / actress, and even their roles in the films they came from – many minor characters have popped up again for various reasons. He feels respectful towards the viewers. How much of that is motivated by having someone like you as a guardian for so many of these movies, and how much of it is due to the culture that was built around the Fast & Free franchise Furious by the teams that badembled them?

CM: It's hard to say. I was a big fan of the first movie and I liked a lot what was in the second movie. When I was shooting a third movie, it was the origin of a film shot directly on DVD, with a budget of $ 10 million. in Los Angeles, they were going to do. And when I arrived, my argument was: "Okay, you're bringing Dominic Toretto back …" and that sort of thing. At the time, because of money and finances, it would not work – but we were really lucky to bring Vin back for a label at the end of the film. When [Tokyo Drift] came out, everything went well – and now, it's a little different from what it was at the time – but everyone's sure of it. is excited about the tag at the end that suggested, "Oh my God, maybe they could bring Vin and Paul back!

So when we had another chance, we were able to get back to the idea we were talking about originally, namely, "Let's bring Vin and Paul back, bring back Michelle, bring back Jordana." Let's embrace the characters of the second movie. 'I'm a fan of movies, above all … [E] everyone likes different things about them. For some people, it's a particular character, and for others, it's another character. I like to tell them that we love them too; all of them. In fact, we have somehow changed our chronology to preserve Sung Kang [as Han] as long as possible in our world. You know, he dies in the third movie and he's just a great friend and a great character, and an excellent actor, and we thought, "We can not lose this guy!" So we reset the timeline to four, five, six, and seven to accommodate it.

But I keep away from the subject. I think it's a collaborative effort, from the studio and our creative partners, and our collective confidence in brains; We are all in the same state of mind to embrace what is special about Fast.

I remember being seated in the audience for the first time and I like the dynamics between the characters. All. How they interacted; they were cool but they respected each other. They all had a code. I just wanted to make sure that when I was sitting in the audience, if I met these people in real life – these characters – I feel that they would accept me. . As a member of the public, I mean that they would accept everyone. And I think it's the hallmark of the Fast & Furious franchise; this world is embracing, it is global, it is growing, it is largely positive. I just think the Fast universe is something special.

That's why I love him so much. Even though they say all the time "family", and that has become a bit of a joke: "Hey, every time someone says: you drink," that sort of thing – I've always said that – because I'm the one who writes these things out there – every time the characters say it, they believe it. They think so. And I think the audience feels it. Even though it is very serious, it is true. Honestly, we do not have enough in movies nowadays.

IGN: On this note Han, let's talk about our old Deckard Shaw. Now, I'm a big fan of Jason Statham and I've been from Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, but how can you continue to manage that heel bend with Shaw? He was very well painted from the beginning, especially after having slaughtered all those people in the hospital at the beginning of Furious 7, and that's the guy who killed Han! Even if Jason Statham is a real character and people love to watch his films, are not you afraid that Shaw may be a little too bad too ?

CM: I will tell you this: I like you to ask and I really like the dilemma. I like having characters with whom you can make big swings and discover new things about them that we may not know, and watch them grow in a way that we did not know that. They could. He has – I agree with you, there is a calculation to come. I do not want to give anything prematurely but we discussed it, there is a plan and I think that later, people will be happy with the trip.

Jason Statham as Deckard Shaw.

IGN: So, Shaw badociates with Luke Hobbs, a regular in the series, and, in the trailer at least, everything seems very well cut from the clbadic Buddy movie. On the back of the long series of ensemble films, what are the differences between a buddy film and a larger ensemble film, from your point of view?

CM: Two things. With the Mainline Fast franchise, it's such a big set that each time we can really only understand one or two characters to really understand what's going on; really give them a challenge. Everyone takes a challenge, but there is only a short time in front of the screen when you have such a big set. You end up having to separate them; everyone must have a crucial role in solving the drama. It tends to be a little more plot to justify all the big players and action. Which is great and good and satisfying; I think we did a really good job with that.

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Now that we have a spin-off, we have the time and the luxury … to focus on two characters we know very well. [19659016] Have a spin-off now we have the time and the luxury … to focus on two characters we know very well – and we are going to present a band that we must know in this film – but two in particular, we know very well and we learn a lot of new things about them, we learn from where they come from, we learn about their families, we learn about their history.It's actually a great opportunity for us, especially with regard to expanding the world Fast , to learn more about these individual characters, I would love to see that happen, and we've talked a lot about it, with different characters, to give them their true big moment in the sun.I think it's good that this will the franchise …

We were very lucky to have David Leitch on it – he did Deadpool 2, and Atomic Blonde and John Wick – and he wanted to stay true to the Fast tone, but he also wanted to bring something a little more unique. A slightly different sense of humor. It's not a comedy, it's an action movie, but this duo is racing a bit more, simply because they are so opposite. I think it's an original, slightly different and unexpected flavor in the universe of Fast, then you can go back to the main franchise and learn about the main characters and wait to see where it's going to go.

IGN: So, speaking of some glitzy breaks, a particular moment in the trailer is a bit reminiscent of Tango & Cash, which of course is a clbadic film where the two main ones have a real grudge for a good part of the film. . What are the kinds of dubbing of films that have particularly marked you over the years, especially those where the main duo has not been agreed? There must be a big group.

CM: Certainly, there are some. Deadly weapon, definitely 48 hours. A little, to a lesser extent – because they do not hate each other but at times they are – a a little Butch and Sundance.

[Hobbs and Shaw are] just two guys who, they do not hate each other, they just worked together successfully in the last movie. Making their own parties, all the big dilemma, they respect each other – they took a beer at the end. So we really wanted to distort that.

The fact is that these characters are both big alpha numbers. Hero. Men of action. We had to do a few things. The first is that we bring in a villain who is the toughest guy they've faced so far. That's why we have Idris [Elba] hitting Hobbs in the caravan and Hobbs is shaken. Hobbs is crushed in a car; you have never seen this before. This guy is a real threat that they could not defeat by themselves, but maybe maybe if they manage to gather their forces, they might be able to tear down. 19659003] It is a kind of energy there; Both would like to separate and separate and try to solve this problem in their own way, but there is one variable that keeps them together: the very talented Vanessa Kirby, who plays Hattie Shaw, Shaw's sister. She is an MI6 agent. She's strong and smart – you see her in the caravan, she kicks bad – and she's a very good foil for both. And she's the only thing she's sort of like leash. It will not allow them to avoid staying together and working together on this thing. It's actually a really fun scene, in the genre of a clbadic movie.

The first meeting of Hobbs and Shaw was not really friendly.

IGN: What interests you most in the people who saw Hobbs & Shaw after its release?

There are three things. One is that there is a definite element in the action I expect from the public and I would like to hear that they think it's crazy and fun. You know: the typical type of fast-acting, side-thinking, high-action goggle. It's always very satisfying.

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I am curious to see how people react to learn more about the families of Hobbs and Shaw. Very curious.

I would like to know that they laughed and had a good time and that it was a good experience for them; it is something of which I am very conscious. I worked in a video store for 10 years and my dad was a teacher and my mother ran a daycare at home, and growing up we were a middle clbad income but did not have a lot of money. My father took us out to watch movies, and the one that impressed me the most was the Adventurers of the Lost Ark. We went to the Grauman Chinese Theater in Hollywood and we saw it. row. I think about that; my father, he comes home from school – and he actually had two jobs – he has three children and his wife and he pulls them out on a Friday night and he has to buy the tickets, pay for gasoline, surrender In Hollywood, get everyone dinner, pay for parking. It's a serious commitment to go in a movie for a family and I hope that when they leave this movie, they will all talk about it, they will make fun of different things. That they are happy to have spent this money, to have lived this experience, and maybe they take home a little something of the codes of our characters or the way they interact with their family, that they may be able to use in their own lives. That's what I love.

And, frankly, the last thing that concerns me is that I'm curious to see how people react to learn more about the Hobbs and Shaw families. Very curious.

IGN: One last time we turn around these shooting scenes: was there a highlight among the movies for you as a writer of most of the time? between them? A moment that you saw and thought, "Yes, it's great; It's certainly a pleasure to put things on a page and have a bunch of people who make it real on the big screen, for sure?

CM: The one who impressed me most – by the way, there are many – but the one that struck me the most … is the slip safe in the streets of Rio in Fast Five …, for me, has a special place.

What is funny is that there is a fairly rigorous line that we use on these board pieces. Again, I've been high in these movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark and things like that. I I like big pieces; it's just something that comes naturally to me. But not all big pieces are necessarily something for Fast. So I will propose a huge and crazy piece, then I have to ask, first of all, okay: physics . Does it break the trust with the public that it could never really happen? And yes, we push it; In Fast 6, our track was a little longer than a track needed to shoot down the Antonov jet, of course! But did that prevent people from enjoying the moment in the movie by watching it? And if the answer is no, then everything is perfect!

We have suggested others that have somewhat pushed these limits. There is one of [Hobbs & Shaw] in fact, from the middle of the film, we had . I was so close; so close! Maybe we will use it later. May be. But they are either a) too big or too expensive; can not do it, or b) will push physics a bit too much .

But that's fine. I have a list.

Luke is the editor-in-chief of the games at IGN's Sydney office, and his release from the arm for "going to work" is spectacular. You can find it on Twitter every two or three days @MrLukeReilly .