The new 'Fast 9' trailer teases the return of Bow Wow's character and fans are stunned he's back
- Bow Wow is back in the next "Fast and the Furious" film.
- He can be seen briefly in the latest trailer for "Fast 9" ("F9"), out this summer.
- Bow Wow appeared as the character Twinkie in "Tokyo Drift," the third film in the "Fast" saga.
The "Fast and the Furious" franchise is pulling out all of the stops with its next film, "F9."
Not only is Han (Sung Kang) back from the dead (apparently), but the latest trailer for the movie teases the return of Bow Wow as his "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" character, Twinkie.
We already knew from the first "F9" trailer that we'd have a bit of a "Tokyo Drift" reunion with Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) and Earl (Jason Tobin).
But fans weren't expecting to see Twinkie back as well in the latest trailer.
Twinkie was one of the main characters in the third film who helped Sean learn how to drift as he navigated the racing world in Tokyo alongside Han.
"I remember Lucas and Jason and Bow talking to Sung about a conversation they had when we were shooting 'Tokyo Drift' and it was just a continuation of it, and that kind of connection was great," "Fast 9" director Justin Lin told Entertainment Weekly of Bow Wow's return.
"Because a lot of times you might not see the characters for 10, 15 years, but they're living in this universe, so to be able to catch up with them was very meaningful - much more than I even thought when we were writing it," he added.
Why is Twinkie back? It likely has to do with Han's return
Han was seemingly killed in a massive explosion back in "Tokyo Drift."
How did he survive?
That's still unclear for the moment, but we wouldn't be surprised to learn if Han has been recuperating for the past few years with Twinkie and Sean. It would be a simple way to explain how and why he had to lay low if he was massively injured earlier in the franchise.
"F9" will be in theaters June 25, 2021. You can watch the newest trailer here.