Vin Diesel Wants Robert Downey Jr. in the Next ‘Fast and Furious Movie as the ‘Antithesis of Dom’. Vin Diesel, The Hollywood star, has expressed his desire to add Robert Downey Jr. to the cast of the Fast and Furious franchise. The Fast and Furious series is one of the most popular franchises in Hollywood and has a huge following both domestically and internationally.
The franchise is known for its fast vehicles, explosive action, and star-studded cast. Vin Diesel has previously added actors like Charlize Theron, Helen Mirren, Rita Murray, and Jason Momoa to the Fast and Furious family.
However, he now wishes to add an actor with a worldwide fan following, Robert Downey Jr., who is widely known for his role as Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Vin Diesel expressed the news of this desire at the trailer premiere of the upcoming film in the franchise Fast X.
What character would Robert Downey Jr play in Fast and Furious Franchise?
During an interview at the trailer premiere of Fast X, Vin Diesel was asked about his dream casting for the film. Without hesitation, he took Robert Downey Jr.’s name and mentioned that there is a character in the film who is Dom Toretto’s adversary. This character promotes AI and driverless cars, which is completely beyond Toretto’s thinking.
Without telling you too much about what happens in the future, there’s a character who is the antithesis of Dom who is promoting AI and driverless cars and a philosophy that with that goes your freedom, There is somebody that believes that’s the future, and that’s at direct odds with the Toretto mentality.
However, when asked by the media if he had approached Robert Downey Jr. for the role, Vin Diesel became frustrated and declined to answer the question by saying, “How dare you ask me this question in front of all these people? I have pride and I have dignity.”
Fast X Cast
Apart from Vin Diesel, Fast X will also star Jason Momoa, Jason Statham, Tyrese Gibson, Chris Ludacris Bridge, John Cena, Jordan Brewster, Brie Larson, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Scott Eastwood, Michael Rooker, Daniela Melchior, and musicians such as Cardi B.
