Screenwriter Chris Morgan revealed that the audience will continue to explore Deckard Shaw in the remaining two parts of “Fast & Furious” and understand more about this contradictory character.
At the end of Fast & Furious 6 (2013), the audience learned that Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) – brother of criminal Owen Shaw (Luke Evans) – was the one who caused the death of Han (Sung Kang) on the road. Tokyo city, Japan.
Next, the former British special forces officer continued to pursue the heroes, even bombing Toretto’s family, only to be defeated and sent to prison in Fast & Furious 7 (2015).
Entering part 8, when Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) betrayed his family and served the technology criminal Cipher (Charlize Theron), Mr. Nobody (Kurt Russell) decides to recruit Deckard Shaw for a new mission, despite initial opposition from family members Dom and Luke Hobbs (The Rock).
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| The character Deckard Shaw suddenly turns from villain to protagonist in Fast & Furious 8 because he also has his own enemy with Cipher. Photo: Universal . |
In the end, the Shaw brothers were the ones who rescued Dom and Elena’s son on Cipher’s “flying fortress”, partly because they also had their own feud with her. And Deckard Shaw himself is invited to the Toretto family party at the end of the film.
After the film’s release, the American press reported that Fast & Furious 8 should have had an after-credits scene with the participation of Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw. However, it did not please Vin Diesel and Universal was forced to omit the film to please the soul of the brand.
After watching the movie, many international audiences and critics thought that letting Deckard Shaw “reform” was an inappropriate move, and that Toretto’s family quickly accepted him was something that remained. unconvincing.
Jason Statham personally revealed that this is a new direction, not planned before Fast & Furious 7 was filmed more than two years ago.
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| Deckard Shaw’s past will continue to be revealed in the remaining two parts of Fast & Furious . Photo: Universal . |
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , screenwriter Chris Morgan reassured fans by saying: “We don’t know Shaw’s whole story yet. I think there is still a lot to discover about the character and everything will be very interesting when it becomes clear.”
“In a way, I think Deckard Shaw is no different from Dominic Toretto. The reason he chases Dom’s family is because Deckard is also a family person. He did this to avenge his brother. The audience was actually able to understand the character’s motivations better right from part 8,” he added.
To understand more about Deckard Shaw, audiences will have to wait for Fast & Furious 9 , scheduled to be released on April 19, 2019.
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