We do not know how it has returned, but it has returned. Yes, Han Lue returns to the franchise in Fast and Furious 9 and this is likely to make you raise an eyebrow and wonder many questions. if you have followed the movies to the letter so far. Han has managed to become one of the most endearing and enduring characters in the saga, which is significant considering that we all saw him die in the third film, Full Gas: Tokyo Drift, in 2006. Why this character is he alive in the next installment?
How did Han die?
After Vin Diesel didn’t appear in 2 Fast 2 Furious and Paul Walker also declined to make a third installment, the franchise took us to Japan in the next film to track down Sean (played by Lucas Black) with a leading role in racing. of skidding. Sean met Han (who, by the way, could be the same Han that Sung Kang played in Justin Lin’s film Better Luck Tomorrow), who ends up destroying his 1997 Mazda RX-7 in a freak accident and dies after an explosion.
However, to connect Tokyo Drift with the two previous films, Universal brought in Vin Diesel to make a cameo right at the end of the story (the actor did so in exchange for obtaining the rights to make another Riddick film) and in that scene we knew what Dom Toretto had been good friends with Han before his death..
Later It was decided that the fourth, fifth and sixth installments of Fast & Furious would take place chronologically speaking before Tokyo Drift. With this move, Han could be a part of Dom’s team because, well, he wasn’t dead yet. This made Han a full member of the franchise until we get to the end of the sixth installment and that accident takes place.
Han returned to Japan after Gisele, played by Gal Gadot, died in Fast & Furious 6 (or maybe she’s still alive too because she only fell a huge distance and, well, who knows). The two had a close relationship and this affected Han, who returned to his home country, met Sean and … died.
In a huge turn of events we also learned at the end of Fast & Furious 6 that It was Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) who killed Han. Yes, Deckard was driving a car that crashed into Han’s Mazda, as revenge against Dom for capturing and injuring Owen, his brother.
With this move, which established Deckard Shaw as the main villain of Fast & Furious 7, the franchise’s timeline reached Tokyo Drift (which, again, had served as the farthest future point in the saga’s history) and I was already advancing in the true “present.”
Justice for Han and Shaw’s Redemption
It didn’t take long for us to see a movement by fans demanding justice for Han. In short, in Fast & Furious 7 and Fast & Furious 8, Jason Statham’s character not only gets away with it, but Toretto even ends up forgiving the murderer of his great friend Han. In general, all the subsequent moves of the saga (including the Hobbs & Shaw spinoff) tried to redeem Deckard from looking so bad. But what couldn’t be changed is that he killed Han.
Justin Lin, who returns to the franchise after he directed four films in a row (from Tokyo Drift to Fast & Furious 6), has officially brought Han back in Fast & Furious 9. Talking with THAT ONE, Lin said: “When I left after Fast 6, I thought that was it, that there are no more Fast stories I can tell. From that moment on, I would travel and only meet people and fans of the franchise who told me why they love the series so much. Then two years ago, I woke up with an idea for a new chapter.“.
“By the way“Lin added,”I hadn’t seen the other two movies, and I was in a Q&A for Better Luck Tomorrow and someone mentioned ‘Justice for Han’ so it all started to work.“
“Obviously, I have a very personal connection to Han’s character.“, explica Lin. “When I left, I felt it was appropriate and that some of the things that happened didn’t make any sense to me at all, so if I was going to get him to come back I wanted to explore the reasons. I think it’s up to us to bring it back and explore it through the themes that we are all used to.“
How can Han be alive?
How can you stay alive? How is it possible?
Han’s return may be an easy explanation at this point in the franchise, although for now we do not know the reasons until the new film is released. It would be one of the least crazy things the saga has done, in fact, if we consider that even Letty (Michelle Rodríguez) was murdered but managed to return with amnesia as the only side effect of her resurrection. All they have to do with Han is something similar, finding a reason to keep him alive in that accident with an explosion included that we all thought had left him burned.
It could be as simple as showing us Han getting out of the overturned Mazda before the explosion occurred. or that one of the new characters rescued him. Maybe it was Jakob Toretto, Dom’s younger brother, played by John Cena?
O… What if Han is now a robot? Do not look at us strange, because this theory emerged from the fans themselves after the premiere of Hobbs & Shaw.
Yes, there was a strong #CyborgHan movement after the existence of the Eteon organization was revealed in that movie. Eteon, led by a mysterious character who has some connection to Luke Hobbs (his father?), Is a terrorist group that specializes in transhumanism. Your soldiers are enhanced with cybernetic and mechanical implants. Could Han’s return be related to Eteon? Have they come back as a result of the robotic design?
What are your theories? The truth is Han is alive in Fast & Furious 9 and that’s what’s important… we will discover the reasons at the premiere of the film on July 2. Remember that we have been able to show you an exclusive scene that will be part of the film, and that shows us a spectacular action sequence (without story spoilers) starring Dom and Letty.
