The information you provided is from an article discussing Vin Diesel and the eighth installment of the “Fast and Furious” franchise, titled “The Fate of the Furious.” The article describes how Vin Diesel debuted the film at CinemaCon in 2017 and made bold claims about it being the best movie ever. The movie features fast cars, global locations, and the theme of family, which is a recurring element in the franchise.

In “The Fate of the Furious,” the crew travels to various places like Havana, Berlin, New York City, and Russia. Vin Diesel’s character, Dominic Toretto, is confronted by a new villain named Cipher, portrayed by Charlize Theron. Dom’s loyalty is questioned as Cipher tries to manipulate him into turning against his crew and his new wife, Letty, played by Michelle Rodriguez.

The article also mentions other newcomers to the franchise, such as Helen Mirren and Scott Eastwood. It highlights Dwayne Johnson’s humorous scene as he coaches his daughter’s soccer team at the beginning of the movie. The absence of Johnson and Rodriguez from the “Furious” panel at CinemaCon is noted.

Furthermore, the article acknowledges the significance of the film being the first in the franchise without Paul Walker, who passed away before the completion of the seventh movie. Walker’s character, Brian O’Conner, is honored with a reference at the end of the film. Vin Diesel expresses emotional sentiments about Walker’s influence on the franchise and how he never wants to let him down.

It’s important to note that this information is from 2017 and may not reflect the latest developments in the “Fast and Furious” film series.

Director F. Gary Gray, actors Charlize Theron, Kurt Russell, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson and Vin Diesel at Universal Pictures’ presentation for “The Fate of the Furious” at CinemaCon 2017 on Wednesday.

Diesel was particularly amped on Theron’s performance, telling the audience before the screening that his “whole career was leading up to working with this incredibly brilliant talent.” Their scenes together in Cuba were so electric, he said, that “it changed weather,” apparently causing storms, lightning and thunder.

Theron’s character is out to steal some Russian nukes, but she needs Dom’s help to get them. In order to persuade him to turn on his old crew — and his new wife — Theron tells Dom that she’s got something on him. We won’t reveal what — or who — forces Dom to turn to the dark side, but let’s just say family has something to do with it.

Theron isn’t the only newcomer to the franchise. There’s Helen Mirren, playing the British mum of Jason Statham’s baddie; she’s enlisted by Dom to help with his mission. There’s also Scott Eastwood, who serves as a government agent but ends up as the “Fast” gang’s punching bag as he tries to keep them on-task.

As for Dwayne Johnson, who over the summer had a beef with Diesel in the last days of filming “Fate of the Furious,” he has a hilarious scene in the beginning of the movie coaching his daughter’s soccer team. A shadow operative turns up at the game to try to pull Johnson back into the‎ fray, but he’s more focused on coaching the team. If they lose, he says, he’s going to have to take the team to a “TayTay concert” — a.k.a Taylor Swift. It got the biggest laugh of the film.

But Johnson didn’t hear the reaction; after being at CinemaCon Monday and Tuesday for the Sony and Paramount presentations, he was conspicuously absent from the “Furious” panel; Rodriguez wasn’t onstage either.

Most significant, this is the first “Fast” film without Paul Walker, who died in a car accident shortly before production on the seventh movie was complete. As you might expect, though, Walker’s legacy lives on within the franchise — and there’s a nice reference to his character, Brian O’Conner, at the end of the movie.

Diesel got emotional when talking about his late friend’s influence on the film, saying he was constantly “reminded of this angel that was so integral to this concept of brotherhood” while filming.

“The irony is when I thought about going into this eighth chapter, it was Paul Walker who promised eight,” said the actor. “I just play it over and over in my brain, him saying, ‘Eight is guaranteed.’ I always feel like he’s looking down on us, so never want to let him down.”