Vin Diesel Is “Dying” To Do A ‘Fast And Furious’ Musical
Celebrities: they’re just like us!The recently-releasedF9deliverson just about everything fans could possibly hope for: mass vehicular mayhem, some long-overduejustice for Han, and the simply incredible visual ofVin DieselandJohn Cenapretending to be brothers. But now the enigmatic man behind Dominic Toretto himself is speaking out and throwing his support behind one last bit of uncharted territory this franchise has yet to cover — one that any of us on the same wavelength as these movies would surely appreciate. The lovable family of Corona-guzzling misfits and criminals has been everywhere from the streets of LA and Miami to the frozen tundra of the Russian Arctic, but perhaps the time has finally come to consider a different genre-bending locale altogether. That’s right, a musical.
During an appearance onThe Kelly Clarkson Show(via Vulture), the star was jokingly asked about his interest level in an actualFast and Furiousmusical. His somewhat surprising — and endearingly earnest — response is as follows:
“I’m dying to do a musical. I’ve been dying to do a musical my whole life! I was this close to doingGuys & DollswithSteven Spielberg, and we ended up not doing that. But I’m dying to do a musical.”
Wow. I, for one, trust Diesel’s creative ambitions. If any of the bigwigs at Universal Studios are listening, there’s some serious money being left on the table with every second they don’t take this suggestion into serious consideration.
What Could Have Been
In addition to cruelly teasing us with potential of the (undoubtedly superior) alternate universe whereFast & Furious: The Musicalcould actually be a feasible proposal, Diesel sheds some light on the fact that — let’s repeat this altogether now for emphasis — Spielberg’s first foray into a full-blown musical could have beenGuys & Dollsfeaturing none other than Vin freaking Diesel. Though he doesn’t reveal any specifics regarding this since-abandoned and utterly tantalizing Spielberg project, we actually previously reported bothDiesel’s brief involvementand the more recent news that TriStar Pictures hadpurchased the rightsto theGuys & Dollsfilm as well as the Broadway show.
Obviously, Diesel and Spielberg have since moved on to bigger and better things. Diesel has an entire franchise to manage that will almost certainly conclude in nothing less than anAvengers: Endgame-sized finale, and Spielberg is busy with the highly anticipated release of his long-delayedWest Side Storyadaptation. Things probably worked out for the best, all things considered, but sometimes it’s nice to pause and consider the road that wasn’t traveled.
