Director F. Gary Gray’s The Fate of the Furious delivered on the high-speed thrills and action audiences have come to expect from the film series, but a number of fans took issue with the handling of Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw. Despite having killed fan-favorite character Han Seoul-Oh in the previous film, The Fate of the Furious had Shaw joining forces with Dominic and his crew to take down Cipher, later joining the group as they celebrated their victory. This prompted fans to launch a “Justice For Han” campaign as means to express their discontent with how Dom and the team became civil, if not friendly, with their friends killer.
In an interview with ScreenRant, Gray commented on the fan reactions to the handling of Shaw and agreed with their criticisms to an extent. Gray explained:
“I will say this. You know what, I think that while I love Jason’s character in Fate of the Furious I think that there could have been a little room for adjustment to his character in Fate of the Furious. I think there was a little room for that. I won’t go as far as saying he shouldn’t have helped take down Cipher as a character, but in hindsight, I think that there was a little room for adjustment there for sure.
Directed by F. Gary Gray, The film stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Johnson, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Lucas Black, Kurt Russell, Jason Statham, Charlize Theron, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Scott Eastwood, Kristofer Hivju and Helen Mirren.
The Fate of the Furious Fast is now available on Digital HD and will be released on UHD, Blu-Ray and DVD on July 11.
Source: ScreenRant
