https://variety.com/2021/film/news/fast-and-furious-vin-diesel-toretto-family-rita-moreno-1235004632/
in says he and Diesel have been plotting future storylines for years, but admits that “We’ve been talking a lot about Mrs. Toretto, from the very beginning of [me] coming back for ‘F9’. So, I feel like there’s gonna be a time and place to be able to reveal that.”
Diesel confirmed the storyline discussion, saying that the plot point has “come up in so many story meetings for ‘Fast 10.'”
But — after a long hesitation and a little bit of laughter — Diesel says “before we get to Mother Toretto, we will get to Abuela. And the person that I’m so excited to talk about that role is Rita Moreno.”