Sung Kang is more than ready to talk.
It was way back in January 2020 when the action-packed first trailer for F9 ended with a bang – and a crunch.
For a spoiler-filled F9 chat, which can be seen in full above, EW’s BINGE: The Fast Saga was joined by Kang, fellow stars Jordana Brewster and Helen Mirren, and director Justin Lin.
Shaw, let’s ride! Going in, we knew that Han was returning and “justice for Han” had been teased – but Jason Statham wasn’t expected to appear in F9, even recently telling EW of his Fast future, “They better bring me back, because I need to put out that fire.
“I feel like it’s making a big promise,” Lin adds.
Shaw’s presence is key to Lin and Fast following through on “justice for Han,” a campaign that began when fans became frustrated with how the aftermath of Han’s death was handled, as Shaw went from family-killing villain to hero of his own spin-off, 2019’s Hobbs & Shaw.
I want him to be part of the family, I want to have scenes with him – who doesn’t want Jason in their movie? So we got to figure it out, and I know he wants to be a part of it.
Now let’s go back a few steps to how Han is even alive to begin with.
“I feel there is a lot of pressure, but I would also say that the pressure shouldn’t be on this film,” Lin says of paying off “justice for Han” and the character’s latest revival.
And let me quench my thirst to tell other stories within this world, and let me use the characters that already exist because we have a shorthand, there’s a trust, there’s a support from the studio, there’s a fan base.’ That’s a level of enlightenment and kind of comfort in yourself and your place that I think opens the door to so many possibilities.
“I’ve been working on something, and, oh boy, I shouldn’t say more than that, but Han is obviously such a special character… There was a big chunk of time where I’m like, we’re going to do ‘justice for Han,’ but he’s not coming back.