Fast and Furious 8 is the most anticipated movie of the franchise, after the enormous success of its prequel. In a recent report, Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson said the sequel will have two main villains.
In Fast & Furious 8, Vin Diesel's Dominic Toretto will be caught in the middle of a love triangle, with the rumors floating of Eva Mendez' return to the franchise.Recent reports claim that Eva Mendez will reprise her role as undercover customs agent Monica Fuentes. The character was first seen in "Too Fast, Too Furious" in 2003, where the agent fell in love with Dom's partner Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker).
Reports announce that Helen Mirren the Oscar-winning actress will be one of the villains in the eighth installment, siding with Jason Statham in the film. This is not confirmed yet by the camp of the Academy Award Best Actress. In the record breaking blockbuster hit Furious 7, Statham played the role of Deckard Shaw, the Special Forces assassin, who aimed to avenge his brother Owen Shaw played by Luke Evans.
When Owen tried to kill Vin Diesel's Dominic, Brian shot him and ended up in a coma in 2013's Fast & Furious 6. In a recent interview with Jason Statham, the British actor was excited to reprise his role in the film franchise. Statham said: "I'm a newcomer to the series; I just got invited to the party in this last movie. So it's nice to know that I'm going to be another."
The second actor to confirm his return to the series is protagonist Vin Diesel.Ruby Rose the "Orange Is the New Black" season 3 breakout star, revealed that she auditioned for the previous Furious 7 film but got turned down. However, Universal Studios tried to contact the Australian actress for a role in a "Fast & Furious" spin-off focusing on Dwayne Johnson's character, Agent Luke Hobbs.Fast & Furious 8 is slated for release on April 14, 2017.
