Ludacris on ‘Fast X’, Tej, new music and future

Again in 2 fast, the money making scenario was Brian jumping his car into a boat. As cool as that was in 2003? Child’s play compared to what the franchise achieves now. Flying cars! Submarine racing! Weave flying into space! That’s why Ludacris approaches each Fast script wondering how they could top what they did last time. when it came to Directed by Louis Leterrier x fastLudacris was surprised that the film lived in 2011. five fast through a new lens. Co-written by five fast filmmaker justinlin x fast features Jason Momoa as the hilarious psychotic Dante Reyes, a never-before-seen character seeking revenge for Dom (Diesel) and the family that killed Reyes’ father in five fast. “It opens up so many possibilities of what could be done with things we thought we had already seen,” explains Ludacris. “We keep saying, ‘What else could we do?’ Well, we could literally go back and show you a different perspective on some shit you’ve already seen.”

Many fans not only argue that five fast It’s the greatest Fast, but some (including me) consider it in the conversation of the best action movies of all time. As much as I love it, in my opinion the jury is still out on Five being the greatest action movie of all time,” admits Ludacris, before making his own bold claim regarding FastThe next grand finale. “I would say Five is definitely the best, until we get the second part of 10. Because 10 and eleven they may need to join, so I can’t judge based on the first part. There is a possibility that x fastUpon completion, it could be the greatest action movie of all time.”

That’s one hell of a tease. Until x fast ok, Ludacris just wants to add one last comment, about the brother x fast fight scene he shares with his old friend and co-star Tyrese Gibson. “There were some scenes where I was kicking his ass a little bit more,” he says of the bromance of Tej and Roman getting physical. “I think Tyrese went behind the curtain and told them to take a couple of bumps off. And you can tell him that I said that shit too!

In the past 12 years, Ludacris has starred in six Fast and Furious films, leaving little time for other projects. And with a combined box office gross of over $5 billion, Ludacris is Tej to an immeasurably large audience, and that’s exactly why she takes on roles that are the complete opposite of Tej. There’s his supporting turn in the Best Picture winner. Crash and his bow as a manipulative killer in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Those darker performances came early in his acting career. But the current era of Ludacris the actor is like Ludacris the real guy: a family man.

“It wasn’t even strategic,” he says of creating and starring in Netflix’s coming-of-age animated series. the world of karmaas well as leading the upcoming Disney+ holiday comedy running through the snow. “When you have four daughters, you have to tell the world, ‘What are you trying to teach me?’ [Laughs.] So I said, ‘Let me do something for young girls all over the world,’ and that’s how the world of karma Occurred. Then the next thing you know, I’m playing the father of a beautiful daughter in this Christmas movie for Disney.”

“There were some scenes taken out where I was kicking his butt a little more,” Ludacris quips of Tej and Roman’s (Tyrese Gibson) bromance turning physical.

In the future, Ludacris wants two things to happen, either sooner or later. The rapper hasn’t released an album since 2015. ludaversal, so he promises me that he is working on new music. “Let’s just say, in the future—because I said coming soon before and I got in trouble,” he says. With three Grammy Awards already in his trophy case, Ludacris has his sights set on getting halfway to an EGOT. “I probably have another 40 years to do this, but at some point, I want to be an Oscar-winning actor,” he shares. “Even if it happens when I’m 75, I’ll take it.”

Before Ludacris goes for the gold, he prepares to say goodbye to the Fast franchise, with 2025 Quick X Part II currently slated to serve as the eleventh and final film in the main series. While he’s open to keeping Tej for possible spin-offs, is Ludacris ready for the end of the road?

“Brother, I realized after 2 Fast 2 Furious”, he admits that he thought he was done with Fast. “So I’m perfectly fine any time they choose to say, ‘Okay guys, we’ve done enough.’ To be in a franchise like this, I feel like one of the luckiest people. I have gained another whole family, you have no idea of ​​the love and education I have received from my peers. Personally and professionally, it is the best thing that has happened to me”.

For the sake of audiences and actors with laundry needs, let’s hope the journey isn’t over yet.