Fast & Furious 9's Singapore release has been pushed back to 24 June

For those who have been revving up their engines for the ninth instalment of the Fast franchise, you might want to ease off on the accelerator for a bit. In view of the updated community restrictions imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19, it seems the Singapore release of the movie has also been delayed.

Don't worry, it's not shifting to 2022 or anything like that - nothing quite so drastic. Rather, instead of premiering later this month as initially scheduled, F9 will start showing a month from now on 24 June, which is just a day ahead of its US release. Yeah, we understand that this year has had more than enough delays already - from films to TV shows and especially games, the medley of issues stemming from COVID-19 has been an annoyance to deal with, in every sense of the word. 

Still, I guess the silver lining is that we won't have to wait that long for F9 to arrive - a month should be pretty manageable. However, it is easy to see why fans would be really amped up for this particular movie. You see, unlike previous instalments where Dom and the crew are always pitted against cops, power-hungry warlords and straight-up threats to national security, their fight in F9 is a LOT more personal. Accordingly, it's going to be interesting to see how the team will fare when their adversary isn't just a friend, but family.

Speaking of which, while you're tapping your fingers on your metaphorical steering wheel waiting for the movie, why not check out what the cast members have to say about their time putting F9 together? We recently sat down with the likes of John Cena, Sung Kang, Vin Diesel and even director Justin Lin himself - check that piece out here!

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