The Fast and Furious franchise is going to wrap up with two final films and there are two iconic Oscar winning actors that Vin Diesel would love to bring into the franchise for its finale. So, who is on Diesel’s list? Rita Moreno (West Side Story) and Michael Cain.
According to Variety, Justin Lin says “he and Diesel have been plotting future storylines for years, but admits that ‘We’ve been talking a lot about Mrs. Toretto, from the very beginning of [me] coming back for F9. So, I feel like there’s gonna be a time and place to be able to reveal that.’ Diesel confirmed the storyline discussion, saying that the plot point has ‘come up in so many story meetings for Fast 10. Diesel says ‘before we get to Mother Toretto, we will get to Abuela. And the person that I’m so excited to talk about that role is Rita Moreno.’”
And in case you’re wondering, Moreno is ready to join the family, saying, “I’m waiting for his call. I think it’s a fabulous idea. I hope he puts me in black leather.”
As for Michael Cain, that news came from Helen Mirren, during an interview with the The New York Times. She said that Diesel wants Caine to play her character’s husband, and father of Jason Statham‘s Deckard Shaw and Vanessa Kirby‘s Hattie Shaw. Mirren said:
“I don’t know if I’m allowed to say but apparently Vin had the idea of Michael Caine. I mean, wouldn’t that be fantastic? That would be just so cool and absolutely perfect. So we’ll see.”
That would be pretty great casting if it actually happened. We’ll just have to wait and see if Diesel and his team can pull it off! What do you think about the possibility of seeing Moreno and Cain join the Fast and Furious franchise?