Fast & Furious 8: 10 Huge Rumours You Need To Know

10. The Villain Will Be As Big As Denzel Washington

Presumably before Djimon Hounsou signed on to the seventh film to play the other big bad alongside Jason Statham, it turns out that someone at the top wanted Denzel Washington to play the villain.

According to Deadline, Washington was offered the key role for the 8th film, which would have been set up at the end of Fast 7. Clearly, things changed when he turned it down and that villain tease was written out. But, apparently the desire for someone of his clout and profile is still in line to be brought in.

Universal want somebody massive to help kick on the franchise in the post-Brian period as it builds to a final climax. And that sort of crescendo requires a move that would be deemed bigger and badder and bolder than what has come before. Not your Luke Evans calibre actors: real Oscar level stars.

Like The Rock.