Share this article Just weeks ahead of the film’s global premiere, lead actor Vin Diesel has now shed more light on the upcoming ninth installment of the Fast and Furious franchise, teasing a return to the saga’s origins. Appearing on a recent episode of Binge with Entertainment Weekly, Diesel said that the new film will revisit the first movie of the franchise, taking fans back to 2001. “The whole world has this excitement about this movie coming out, but for those who have been with the franchise, it’s even more special,” he explains. “Because if you can remember the first movie, you are now going to go before the first movie and understand the first movie even more.”