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'F9' delayed: Here's when upcoming 'Fast and Furious' film starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez will release

'F9' which stars Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez, had originally been scheduled for release in April 2019 but has been postponed several times.

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Universal Pictures has delayed the global debut of the "Fast & Furious" movie "F9" by one month until June 25, the company said on Thursday, the latest shift by Hollywood studios trying to gauge when moviegoers will return to theaters in large numbers.

The lead star of the film franchise since the beginning, Vin Diesel, took to his Instagram account on Friday and shared a video announcing the release date of the film. Vin wrote, "Finally!!! Blessed and grateful. #F9 #Fastsaga #Fatherhood."

Check it out here.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Vin Diesel (@vindiesel)

The push in the release date of "F9" signaled that Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp, is confident of a summer rebound as coronavirus vaccines become more widely available in the United States and Canada, which combined make up the world's largest film market. Cinemas in New York City, the second-largest moviegoing region in the United States, are scheduled to start reopening on Friday.

Theater operators including AMC Entertainment, Cineworld Plc, and Cinemark Holdings Inc are hoping they will have blockbusters movies to show this summer, typically their most lucrative season.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Vin Diesel (@vindiesel)

Movie studios do not want to release their most expensive action flicks until they can draw large crowds to recoup production and marketing costs. The next big-budget action movie on the Hollywood schedule, Walt Disney Co's Marvel movie "Black Widow," is currently set to hit theaters on May 7.

The "Fast & Furious" franchise about a group of street racers has rung up more than $5 billion in global ticket sales since the first movie was released in 2001. "F9," which stars Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez, had originally been scheduled for release in April 2019 but has been postponed several times.

Other films currently planned for summer include "Top Gun: Maverick" starring Tom Cruise, and Marvel`s "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," both in July.

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