Vin Diesel has revealed that Cardi B is set to reprise her F9 role in the tenth film of the Fast & Furious franchise.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the franchise’s star and producer explained that he is “very excited” to evolve Cardi B’s character of Leysa and to “expand it to the finale.”
“She made it just in time. She came in Fast 9 just in time,” he said.
Meanwhile, F9 director Justin Lim also spoke to the publication about how well Cardi B fit in on the set of the film, which opened in Australia last week.
“She showed up, and within a minute, she’s part of the family, right?” he said.
“And I love how when I got together with her, her and Vin were talking about the character because she’s actually really embedded into the overall universe. She’s been around for a long time and this is just the first time we are seeing her, so I’m really excited to explore that character of her.”
Cardi B herself also opened up about the role and how it came to be in a video shared by the film franchise.
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“Vin Diesel reached out and he was talking about a role, and I’m like, ‘It’s freakin’ Fast & Furious. Get me there! Put me on a plane!'” she said.
“I like the fact that it’s like I’m representing such a powerful, strong woman. She’s just that bitch!”
She also went on to praise Diesel, describing him as “so nice, so dope.”
“He makes me feel so comfortable,” she said.
F9 marks Cardi B’s first major acting role, after she played small parts in the 2019 film Hustlers and the TV show Being Mary Jane.
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Check out Cardi B discussing her role alongside Vin Diesel in F9:
