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‘Sounds like a laxative’: 14 hilarious Fast X fan reactions

Published on Apr 21, 2022 at 1:15 PM (UTC+4)
by Louise Cheer

Last updated on Jan 02, 2023 at 12:06 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Kate Bain

The family is back, living their lives a quarter of a mile at a time.

Fast and Furious megastar Vin Diesel, who plays Dominic Toretto, has announced the title of the 10th movie installment in the multibillion-dollar franchise, confirming it’ll be named Fast X.

Production is already underway and fans have had a field day guessing what the plot will be – and the memes are *chef’s kiss*.

Here are some of the most hilarious reactions to the Fast X news.

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Is Professor X joining the Fast and Furious universe?

Drawing conclusions from the inclusion of the X in the title, people have joked it might be a Marvel crossover.

“This is how they introduce the X-Men into the MCU,” one user said on the subreddit /r/movies.

Some also agreed about mutants entering the FFCU (Fast and Furious Cinematic Universe, obvi).

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A tweet reacting to the Fast X movie announcement
A tweet reacting to the Fast X movie announcement
A tweet reacting to the Fast X movie announcement
A tweet reacting to the Fast X movie announcement

Keeping on the theme of the Marvel universe, one fan quipped: “Dom is now a demi-god. With his now-godlike powers, being the son of Zeus. He has to go to Mount Olympus and open Pandora’s box to revive Paul Walker.”

But a Redditor saw another franchise opportunity:

A Reddit post from ThePreciseClimber speaking about Fast X: "The whole franchise is just another elaborate prequel to Pixar's Cars."
Image: Reddit

XXX-Fast X crossover?

Fast fans were also rooting to see Xander Cage of XXX fame, also portrayed by Diesel, appear.

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One person suggested the car movie series hit 30 installments to get this to happen:
A comment from an Instagram user reading: "Get to 30 and you can combine your franchises Fast xXx"
Image: Instagram

And another poking fun at how long-running the franchise has been.

A tweet reacting to the Fast X movie announcement

And just throwing in a couple of more for the LOLs:

Someone noticed the similarities between the new movie name and a certain gas treatment.

This social media user’s proposal is an elaborate tall order:

And to be fair, this did spring to my mind for a brief moment (it’s definitely the X thing):

Another Instagram user's comment about Fast X, saying: "The X stand (sic) for SpaceX because they're going to space this time"
Image: Instagram

We’d love for Elon Musk to make a cameo…

And for some quality word-play:

A tweet reacting to the Fast X movie announcement

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Louise Cheer oversees and writes stories about the latest headlines on topics such as automotive, technology, gaming, watches, movies and lifestyle. Louise has been a news editor at Yahoo and Daily Mail in Australia, with more than 10 years of experience in the media industry.