To compensate for Diesel’s departure, the sequel to The Fast and the Furious shifted gears from Los Angeles to Miami and teamed Paul Walker’s Brian O’Conner up with Tyrese Gibson’s Roman Pearce.
Going into its second installment, the Fast and Furious franchise went through a notable identity crisis as it tried to figure itself out.
With 2 Fast 2 Furious, the franchise dropped its biggest star as Vin Diesel opted to focus on the xXx and Riddick franchises — which seems genuinely bizarre in hindsight.
Aside from the title, most people tend to forget about 2 Fast 2 Furious, and the addition of Roman and Tej (Ludacris) to the series mythology is the only other significant development.