(It should be noted that the addition of The Rock to the lineup of main characters certainly didn’t hurt it either.)
That trend only looks to be continuing in The Fate of the Furious, with F. Gary Gray taking over following the critical acclaim he received for his work on the N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton.
Few film franchises have had the same kind of arc in quality that the Fast and Furious franchise has.
So with that being said, whether or not its extra-long, rumored run time winds up being true, it’s clear that both Gary Gray and the studio have some big ideas in mind for The Fate of the Furious.