Jamie Foxx is no stranger to action-oriented roles, from his time playing Spider-Man villain Electro to more straightforward action flicks like Collateral, Miami Vice and Baby Driver. As it turns out, there was also a period where he also could have put the pedal to the metal in the Fast & Furious franchise. Foxx was being courted for what was going to be a major role, though I’m honestly glad nothing ever came of this.
Before I explain why I feel this way, here’s what you need to know. In the new book Welcome to the Family, where author Barry Hertz explores the history of the Fast & Furious movies, it’s mentioned that an alternate F9 post-credits scene was written “with the hope of featuring Jamie Foxx as a new villain.” This scene never progressed past the ideating stage, and it was just one of several other post-credits scenes that were thought of for the 2021 Fast & Furious movie. As screenwriter Daniel Casey, who wrote the screenplay with director Justin Lin, said (via ScreenRant):
