They are going to have to pay the heaviest price, you know, just the heftiest price.

Tears are going to be shed."

The heroic Hail Mary sees Jakob go out in a literal blaze of glory.

(from left) Little Brian (Leo Abelo Perry, back to camera) and Jakob (John Cena) in Fast X, directed Louis Leterrier.

Leo Abelo Perry and John Cena in ‘Fast X’.Peter Mountain/Universal

Jakob’s deathhelps complete the character’s arc for Leterrier.

And that’s it.

And his idea was the best.

Fast & Furious 6 (2013) GAL GADOT as Gisele

Gal Gadot in 2013’s ‘Fast & Furious 6’.Giles Keyte/Universal

And I’m a big believer in best idea wins."

“What are those quiet moments when two people are missing each other?

How do they change?

Fast Five

Vin Diesel and The Rock in ‘Fast Five’.Jaimie Trueblood/Universal Pictures

How do you engage in conversation, and where do you find that shorthand again in a relationship?

Is it intimate right away?

Is it like becoming friends again, earning that friendship?

So, there’s so much.”

It was important to Leterrier, though, to check that Gisele was returning for a purpose.

So obviously we had to think hard, but luckily we had."

“Like, oh, they squashed that.

What was that about?

Like, I don’t even remember that.

Like, what was the problem?”

“At one point, this model is not going to be able to continue,” says Leterrier.

“And that point is very soon.”