F9 Ending Explained & Fast & Furious Future Set-Up

Here’s what happens in F9’s action-packed ending and how it sets up storylines and characters for future Fast & Furious movies.

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The Fast & Furious franchise is back with a new installment, and here’s what happens in F9’s ending and how it sets up future movies. Originally set to release in 2020, Fast & Furious 9 is finally out in theaters after a year-long delay caused by COVID-19. The movie is highly anticipated by fans of the franchise for a variety of reasons, such as the return of Sung Kang’s Han and discovering the truth behind the reveal that Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) has a secret brother.

Directed by Justin Lin, F9 continues the story of Dom and his crew a few years after the events of The Fate of the Furious. The movie begins with Dom and Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) trying to live a peaceful life in the country to raise Dom’s son Brian. This plan changes when Roman (Tyrese Gibson), Tej (Ludacris), and Ramsey (Nathalie Emmanuel) arrive with a mission sent to them by Mr. Nobody (Kurt Russell). Dom’s brother Jakob (John Cena) turned on Mr. Nobody to kidnap Cipher (Charlize Theron) and obtain pieces of Project Ares, a device that can control every piece of electronics on the planet. This mission results in the return of Han, incredibly powerful car magnets, and the Fast & Furious franchise finally going to space.

The end of F9 sees the team stop Project Ares from launching and sets up where the franchise will go next. Universal has already announced Fast & Furious 10 and Fast & Furious 11, which will serve as a two-part finale to the main series. Based on Fast & Furious 9’s ending, there are plenty of clues about where the franchise is going next as it speeds towards its conclusion.

Jakob Torretto Is On The Run – And Can Return

Jakob Toretto spends most of F9 as the main villain, but he switches sides in the end to set up his future as an ally. After Dom exiled him from the family for his role in their father’s death, Jakob spent his entire life training to be an exceptional spy, fighter, and driver. This led him to work with Mr. Nobody before making a more villainous turn in an effort to gain the power he always wanted and finally step out of Dom’s shadow. However, Jakob’s business partners turn on him to team up with Cipher instead. This leads him to decide to work with Dom and his crew to take down the very global threat he helped create. Jakob and Dom use the powerful magnets to flip a giant truck and eventually disable Project Ares.

Once the mission is complete, Dom seemingly forgives Jakob and gives his brother a new lease on life. Dom gives Jakob the keys to a 10-second car so he can have a second chance, which is a callback to Brian O’Connor doing the same for Dom at the end of The Fast and the Furious. After getting a hug from Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster), Jakob drives away and is on the run due to his role in what recently transpired. Although Jakob doesn’t make a pitstop at the Toretto family dinner at the end of F9, it is clear that he’s on a redemptive path. He should return in Fast & Furious 10 and Fast & Furious 11, with Cena hoping for a crossover with Dwayne Johnson’s Luke Hobbs too.

Cipher Is Set Up As The Villain For Fast & Furious 10

F9’s ending sets up Cipher to be the main villain of Fast & Furious 10, and possibly beyond. The manipulative and genius hacker was the main villain in The Fate of the Furious, but she managed to escape and survive. Cipher returns in F9 as a lurking threat to Jakob. She is locked in a containment cell for most of the movie but eventually convinces his business partners to work with her and turn on him. Once Cipher is in control of the operation, she does everything in her power to prevent Dom, his crew, and Jakob from stopping the Project Ares upload. Even after they successfully thwarted her global takeover scheme, she pilots a drone to try and kill them. However, Dom manages to destroy the drone and keep himself and his family safe.

The frustrated Cipher is last seen in F9 walking away from the drone piloting machine, and her exit reads as though it is time for her to regroup once again. Now that Dom and his team have stopped her plans twice, Cipher should be even more determined to defeat them by any means necessary. A rematch as part of Fast & Furious 10 ‘s story looks to be where Justin Lin is building things. What will be fun to see is who else Cipher works with and what her plan will be. Connecting her story to Eteon, the technologically advanced terrorist group from Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, could be one way to go and give Cipher a new level of resources.

Brian O’Connor Still Hangs Out With The Family

The Fast & Furious franchise has had to figure out what to do with Brian O’Connor following Paul Walker’s death during the production of Furious 7. The movie kept him alive and gave Walker a moving final appearance on the big screen. F9 confirms that Brian is still alive in the universe and has settled down to be a father, but it also goes a step further. The movie explains that he is the one watching his and Mia’s kids while she gets involved in the search for Jakob. At the very end of F9, the movie teases Brian still hangs out with Dom and the crew. His blue Skyline pulls into the driveway of the Toretto’s original home. The movie cuts to the credits before Brian is shown on screen and taking his place at the table next to Mia, but the implication is significant.

Instead of continuing to mention Brian and allude to what he is up to, F9’s ending could be setting up how Brian will return in Fast & Furious 10 and Fast & Furious 11. Those involved with the franchise have teased that there is a chance Brian will return using similar techniques that Furious 7 did to complete his role after Walker’s passing. Walker’s brothers are hoping to play O’Connor again, so F9 confirming that Brian is still hanging out with the family could plant the seeds for an actual appearance in future films.

F9 Post-Credits Scene: Han Gets Justice On Deckard Shaw

The post-credits scene for F9 gives fans an exciting tease as it pertains to the #JusticeForHan movement. The scene brings Jason Statham back as Deckard Shaw for a quick cameo, as he practices his fighting using a literal human punching bag. He has to stop momentarily when someone knocks on his door, and Deckard is shocked to see Han alive and standing there when he opens it. F9’s post-credits scene is setting up a future story where Han could get justice on Deckard for attempting to kill him.

Han’s death originally happened in Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift, but the franchise changed the timeline to bring him back for prequels. His death happened again at the end of Fast & Furious 6, where it was revealed that Deckard Shaw killed him in an act of revenge for what Dom and his crew did to Owen Shaw. This was supposed to be the end of Han’s story, but the redemption story given to Deckard in The Fate of the Furious left fans calling for the franchise to deliver #JusticeForHan. Director Justin Lin has said this is one reason why he wanted to return to the franchise, and F9’s post-credits scene sets up how he will tell that story.

It is not yet clear if F9’s post-credits scene will be paid off in Fast & Furious 10 or some other movie, but the next installment of the main franchise is most likely. Since F9 revealed Mr. Nobody helped fake Han’s death, it should be interesting to see what Lin does with Deckard Shaw’s character. The characters could reconcile the events of the past and help fans feel at ease with Deckard’s more heroic turn in the Fast & Furious franchise.

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