'Fast X' Director Louis Leterrier On Why [SPOILER] Had to Die

FastX director, Louis Leterrier, explains why he chose to kill off [SPOILER].

Editor's note: The article below contains spoilers for 'Fast X'.If you had the chance of checking out Fast X in theaters, you already know that the new installment of a Fast & Furious franchise bids farewell to one of the franchise's greatest characters by the end of its run. After Dom Toretto’s child gets snatched from Jakob’s car by new villain Dante , the younger brother decides to pull the ultimate selfless act and sacrifice himself so that Dom can escape with the boy.

COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT As you might know, Leterrier wasn’t originally attached to direct Fast X, but was approached after long-time franchise director, writer and producer Justin Lin abruptly exited the project after filming had already started. So, Leterrier came in with the script fully written, but he states that after he met John Cena he had an idea for his character’s arc that would play up his likability.

"I said to John, 'You will have to sacrifice yourself, to give the ultimate gift to your brother to save his son.' I pitched him between two takes as I'm over there resetting the camera. I pitched him this thing and then he loved it. And that literally changed his performance because he understood where he was going. 'I'm going to give so much love so then the sacrifice really hurts.' And it really does hurt.

Of course, the Fast & Furious saga has brought back several characters from the dead, most notably Letty and fan-favorite Han . However, as the franchise gears up to do its final lap , chances are that Cena’s character will stay dead in order to keep stakes high. Fast X is in theaters everywhere now.

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