Jason Statham is hoping that the return of Sung Kang as Han Lue inFast & Furious 9means that Deckard Shaw won’t be far behind. After Han was killed by a motorist inThe Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, it was later revealed inFast & Furious 6that Statham’s Deckard Shaw was the driver of the car, taking revenge for the death of his brother Owen (Luke Evans). Ever since,Fast & Furiousfans have been calling for “justice for Han,” ultimately resulting in Kang’s return inF9.
After he was featured as the primary villain inFurious 7, Statham reprised the role to co-star with Dwayne Johnson in the spinoff movieHobbs & Shaw. There has been talk of a sequel with Chris Morgan writing the script, so there’s a good chance we’ll seeDeckard Shawback with Luke Hobbs inHobbs & Shaw 2. That doesn’t mean Statham doesn’t want to return to the originalFast & Furiousfranchise, as he feels there’s still a score to settle between Shaw and Han.
In a recent interview withEntertainment Weekly, here’s whatJason Stathamhad to say about Han’s return inF6:
“They better bring me back, because I need to put out that fire. If he’s got any score to settle, it’s with me.”
The Shaw actor goes on to add that if it wasn’t for his character’s journey, the “justice for Han” campaign never would have happened. As Statham explains:
“Honestly, if none of that happened, Han wouldn’t come back. And so when I left [afterFast 6], I came in with Han, I’m leaving with Han. So if there was no justice for Han and I came back, I probably wouldn’t have brought him back. Again, it feels like everything happened for a reason. And I’m not here to judge anything, but I’m glad we’re able to put the right touches on it, and, like I said in January, ‘justice for Han’ isn’t just this movie. I think how we treat this character as we move forward, that’s going to be the ‘justice for Han.'”
Statham isnot expected to appear in F9in any capacity, but with two moreFastmovies in the works, the actor is still hoping to get the chance to return as Shaw before the end. Specifically, he wants to work withF9director Justin Lin, as he never really got the chance to spend a lot of time working with the filmmaker. Here’s what Statham said when asked if he would return inF10orF11.
“I’m game. I love Justin Lin, he’s a great director. It’s a shame because when I joined the franchise all those years back, he went on to do something else and all I did with Justin was a little tag at the end. I need to do a movie with him. And I’d love to see all theFastcrew, Vin [Diesel] and everybody, they’re all great people. I have a lot of affection for them.”
F9is scheduled to be released in theaters on June 25. Meanwhile, Statham can next be seen in Guy Ritchie’s next movieWrath of Man, which will be released on May 7. According to Randy Couture,The Expendables 4will start production later this year, so we could be seeing Statham returning to another major franchise as well. This news comes to us fromEntertainment Weekly.
