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This post contains spoilers forFast X.
Fast Xis here — andVin Diesel’s box-office topping action franchise is upping the ante for the 10th time.
On top of returning performances from series regularsMichelle Rodriguez,Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Tyrese Gibson and Ludacris, the movie contains a significant number of cameos from other stars.
Read on to find out everything to know about each of the cameos included in the tenthFast and Furiousinstallment.
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Pete Davidson
Fresh off hishidden cameo inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, comedianPete Davidsonappears inFast Xduring a scene at an internet café in London, where Ramses (Nathalie Emmanuel) makes a deal with a computer expert with bleach-blond hair.
British newspaperThe Sunoriginally reported 29-year-old Davidson’s casting back in June 2022.
Dwayne Johnson
Fast Xdirector Louis Leterrier toldThe Hollywood Reporterin an interview regarding the film’s cameos that he was able to get Johnson to return after showing the actor the film.
“We sort of looked at each other from across the room and winked a few months back, saying, ‘We should work together,’ " he told the outlet. “And then I had this idea and I presented it to the producers and the studio.”
“And then we reached out to Dwayne and his team and said, ‘Just come and watch the movie. You have to love the movie first,’ " he added. “So he came to see the movie and really loved it, and then we started talking.”
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jason Statham inFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.Frank Masi/Universal/Kobal/Shutterstock
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Gal Gadot
Gal Gadot’s character Gisele Yashar previously appeared in 2009’sFast & Furiousand 2013’sFast & Furious 6. Though she hasn’t been seen since then, Gisele — who appeared in deleted scenes for the seventh installment — reappears to save Letty (Rodriguez) and Cipher (Theron) at the end of the film.
The director went on to say that he is “the happiest fan in the world” after bringing Gadot’s character back to the franchise.
“I was lucky enough to see Gal Gadot and give her a big hug and a thank you at the end of the shoot. That was a highlight for me,” he told the outlet. “I was lucky enough to direct one commercial with her, and I saw the power of Gal Gadot for 30 seconds. So, now that I get to not only work with her but also bring back Gisele into the franchise, I’m the happiest fan in the world.”
Meadow Walker
Paul Walker’s daughterMeadow Walkerannounced in a May 11 Instagram post that she would make a cameo inFast X, writing in a caption to the post that she “was born into the fast family” due to her late father’s starring role in its first seven films.
“The first fast was released when I was one year old! I grew up on set watching my father, Vin, Jordana, Michelle, Chris and more on the monitors,” she wrote in a caption to the photo, which shows an image of herself on a monitor used on set.
“Thanks to my dad, I was born into the fast family. I can’t believe now I get to be up there too,” Meadow added in her caption. “With those who have been around to see me grow up.”
Rita Moreno
Rita Morenohas been teasing her appearance inFast Xfor months now, and the Hollywood legend appears in the film as Abuelita Toretto, Dominic, Jakob and Mia Toretto’s grandmother.
“It pays to sleep with the right people,” Moreno, 91, recently toldHoda KotbonTodayas she spoke about how she landed the part via her grandson Justin Fisher, 24, who met Diesel at theWest Side Storypremiere in 2021 and pitched his grandma for the film.
“Vin had already decided he wanted me in it,” Moreno said on the show. “But Justin is convinced he got me the gig … he goes around bragging to everybody.”
Helen Mirren
Mirren has said multiple times in the past that she “shamelessly begged” Diesel to cast her in one of his films, telling PEOPLE in 2022 that she “thought it would be so cool to be in a film that was just about fast driving.”
“I saw Vin and introduced myself and shamelessly begged him to put me in one of his movies,” she said of her original casting in the franchise. “He very sweetly did and I am eternally grateful to him.”
Ludmilla
Brazillian singer-songwriterLudmillaappears inFast Xduring a street race between Dom and Dante set in Rio de Janeiro. The musician teased her appearance in a recentInstagrampost showing the scene, set to Daddy Yankee’s song “Gasolina.”
Luis Da Silva Jr.
Actor and basketball playerLuis Da Silva Jr.reprises his role as Diogo, a character originally introduced inFast Five, who also races alongside Dom in Rio.
“The second time you see me in this franchise probably not the last,” Da Silva Jr. wrote in a caption to anInstagrampost from theFast Xpremiere in Rome, Italy, last week.
In a separate post Friday, the actor shared a number of photos and videos from behind the scenes of the new film toInstagram, writing to fans: “Hope you enjoy this half as much as I did filming this for you guys!! Its all about family!”
Fast Xis in theaters now.
source: people.com
