Hold on tight fam, Leigh and Tim are racing their Fast and Furious 9 review straight to you. The out-of-this-world instalment in the Fast Saga reunites old friends and introduces new foes, all in one action-packed thrill-ride. But does it take the franchise's pole position? Plus, the changes to Peter Jackson's Beatles documentary; sequel news for Greenland and Sonic The Hedgehog; and Russell Crowe's ambitious plans for a fully integrated movie studio on the NSW coast.

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Tim: Can I just say one thing about the flashbacks? Thank God they didn't de-age Vin Diesel and John Cena. They actually cast younger actors.

Leigh: I found it hard to gel with the younger actors, though. I wondered whether Vin Diesel and John Cena are really old enough to not be playing younger versions of themselves? But they're so bulked out it would not have worked, would it?

Tim: Okay, look, obviously this isn't a movie where you pull it apart. I'm going to really refrain from that, Leigh, I promise, because this film is a fucking ride and you just go with it. We'll get into that. But John Cena’s character, Jacob, as his younger self…

Leigh: Played by Finn Cole. 

Tim: He was quite short. Did he have a growth spurt at, like, 20? That is just not normal in how we grow as human beings. They didn't quite look like their older selves.

Leigh: Well, no, I was going to say I found it hard to gel with the young Dom, who's played by Vinnie Bennett, in particular. But I actually thought that young Jacob, who's played by Finn Cole, did a pretty good job in terms of acting and facial features. I think it was a good casting choice.

Tim: Yeah, I do agree. Just a little on the short side.

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— The Rose remake
— Pussy Island and Sonic The Hedgehog 2 casting news