Paul Walker Reportedly Returning For Fast & Furious 10 As Well

Paul Walker’s tragic death in 2013 looked like it was going to bring the Fast & Furious franchise to an early end, especially since the conclusion of the seventh film in the series gave his character a beautiful sendoff, reducing audiences around the world to tears in the process. By using existing footage, visual effects and even Walker’s brothers as body doubles, the movie was able to be completed while also paying tribute to the beloved actor.

Since then, the Fast & Furious franchise has continued to prosper, going from strength to strength and also establishing a promising spinoff series last year, as Hobbs & Shaw earned over $750 million at the box office and will soon see a sequel. But as far as mainline installments go, Fast & Furious 9 is up next and much to the surprise of no one, speculation has already begun run rampant on if Walker’s Brian O’Conner will be back for more.

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Of course, the studio has yet to announce anything regarding the character’s involvement, but there’ve been numerous reports that say Brian will indeed show up, likely only via a small cameo. But it seems his presence in the franchise won’t end there, as sources close to WGTC – the same ones who told us Han would return in Fast & Furious 9 and that Ryan Reynolds had a cameo in Hobbs & Shaw, both of which were correct – say that Brian will be back in Fast & Furious 10, too. And while his exact role in the film is unknown, we’re told it’ll be something more substantial than just a cameo.

Details beyond that remain unclear, but hopefully we’ll learn a bit more about the character’s future in the franchise when Fast & Furious 9 speeds into theaters in April 2021 – 12 months after it was initially expected. You can thank the coronavirus pandemic for that. Afterwards, the series will then come to a close with the tenth installment, which is due to be with us the year after, in April 2022.

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Jonathan Frakes Says He Would’ve Directed Star Trek: Nemesis If He’d Been Asked

For 18 long years, Star Trek: Nemesis was the last we saw of the beloved The Next Generation crew. And, to put it bluntly, it sucks. The movie totally wastes a young Tom Hardy, has a nonsensical plot and there’s a ridiculous dune buggy chase sequence. Thank god Star Trek: Picard came along to give the TNG crew a proper swansong.

Nemesis’ director Stuart Baird has come under specific criticism for his behavior on set. At one point he proudly told the cast that he’d never watched an episode of The Next Generation, acting as if this job was beneath him. To rub salt into the wound, Baird made no effort to pretend he know who the cast were, repeatedly called LeVar Burton, Laverne Burton.

But it could have all been so different. Star Trek: First Contact and Insurrection were directed by Commander Riker himself, Jonathan Frakes. Those films are regarded as some of the finest Trek movies to date and were big hits, so why didn’t he take on Nemesis? Frakes has touched on the subject before in interviews, explaining that at the time he didn’t want to get known for just Star Trek.

But now, in a Watch From Home live commentary for First Contact hosted by IGN, Frakes has revealed that he wasn’t even offered the Nemesis directing job:

“I wish I had been. I probably would have [done the film]. I know that my representation, they thought that it would not be a great idea just doing Star Trek after Star Trek.”

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Unfortunately things didn’t go particularly well for Frakes’ directorial career in the early 2000s. He went on to directed little known little-known film called Clockstoppers, about teenagers with the power to slow down and stop time. He followed that with 2004’s Thunderbirds, which was a huge flop, lost a tonne of money and put him in what he refers to as “movie jail”.

But while he might be still incarcerated as far as Hollywood goes, Frakes still has a busy career directing TV. He’s brought his expert touch to Star Trek: Discovery and Picard and his episodes are usually singled out as some of the best of the series. Let’s hope his involvement with the franchise continues for years to come.

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