'Helen Mirren is a BAD A*S!' Oscar-winner, 75, drives fans WILD with appearance in Fast & Furious 9 trailer... after 'BEGGING' for the role of villainous Queenie in the franchise

  • The film is set for US release on June 25 and UK on July 8

By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline

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She won the Best Actress gong for her role as Elizabeth II at the Oscars in 2006. 

Yet Dame Helen Mirren swapped carriages for a wholly different method of transport as she made an appearance in the new Fast & Furious 9 trailer as Magdalene "Queenie" Shaw, where she was seen 'drifting' during the 'bad a*s' teaser. 

Fans of the franchise were stunned to see her appear, despite her appearance as the villainous Queenie in 2017's Fast & Furious 8, which she revealed she had 'begged' main man Vin Diesel for as she was such a lover of the franchise.

Woah! Dame Helen Mirren swapped carriages for a wholly different method of transport as she made an appearance in the new Fast & Furious 9 trailer as Magdalene "Queenie" Shaw, where she was seen 'drifting' during the 'bad a*s' teaser

Woah! Dame Helen Mirren swapped carriages for a wholly different method of transport as she made an appearance in the new Fast & Furious 9 trailer as Magdalene "Queenie" Shaw, where she was seen 'drifting' during the 'bad a*s' teaser

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed back the release of F9 - the final Fast & Furious film - by more than one year, but the latest explosive trailer was released on Wednesday.  

Vin Diesel is back to battle for his family in the long-running franchise's ninth film, while John Cena makes his debut as Dominic Toretto's long-lost brother Jakob. 

Fans are also treated to Oscar winning royalty courtesy of British star Helen Mirren, who makes her Fast & Furious debut as Magdalene "Queenie" Shaw. 

Twitter users took to the microblogging site to pen: 'Me after Fast 8: I'm done with this franchise. This movie was so bad that it ruined basically all the post-Tokyo Drift movies. Me after watching Helen Mirren drift: [They pull me back in]... 

Zipping along: Fans of the franchise were stunned to see her appear, despite her appearance as the villainous Queenie in 2017's Fast & Furious 8

Zipping along: Fans of the franchise were stunned to see her appear, despite her appearance as the villainous Queenie in 2017's Fast & Furious 8

Woah! Fans are also treated to Oscar winning royalty courtesy of British star Helen Mirren, who makes her Fast & Furious debut as Magdalene "Queenie" Shaw

Woah! Fans are also treated to Oscar winning royalty courtesy of British star Helen Mirren, who makes her Fast & Furious debut as Magdalene "Queenie" Shaw

'Helen Mirren drifting might be enough to get to me to watch this... Helen Mirren is a badass. No, I will not accept contradictory comments. That is all... 

'Helen Mirren saying "Would you grab that e-brake for me, darling?" to Vin Diesel while she drifts a corner in the Furious 9 trailer is the exact energy I will be bringing into everything from now on... Was that Dame Helen Mirren?... 

'But i’ll watch for Dame Helen Mirren and Dame Helen Mirren only... Helen mirren is 1000%... Helen Mirren drifting and Charlize?... OK well, guess I might have to watch a Fast & Furious movie for the first time since Tokyo Drift'.  

Begging: She previously revealed she had 'begged' main man Vin Diesel for as she was such a lover of the franchise

Begging: She previously revealed she had 'begged' main man Vin Diesel for as she was such a lover of the franchise

Not so speedy: The film was originally set to be released in May last year but had been pushed back by eleven months to April 2, 2021 before being delayed again to May 28, and the release date has once again been changed to June 25

Not so speedy: The film was originally set to be released in May last year but had been pushed back by eleven months to April 2, 2021 before being delayed again to May 28, and the release date has once again been changed to June 25

Back in 2017, Helen debuted as Queenie in the films. 

She spoke about her debut at the time as she revealed: 'My role in F and F 8 came about because I begged for it. I almost went down on my knees. Not quite...

'But I went down on my metaphorical knees to Vin [Diesel] and to everyone. I always... I just wanted to be in one of those movies. So word went out that I wanted to be in it and they very kindly gave me a role in it. So I was very excited.'

Too fast: Vin Diesel is back to battle for — and against — his family as John Cena makes his debut as Dominic Toretto's long-lost brother in an explosive new trailer

Too fast: Vin Diesel is back to battle for — and against — his family as John Cena makes his debut as Dominic Toretto's long-lost brother in an explosive new trailer

Helen went on: 'Actually it was particularly because I wanted to work with Vin, because I just think he’s just so spectacular on the screen. He’s just got something… He’s a real movie star. He’s got something magical on the screen.'

In further adoration of the franchise, she then cropped up in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, a 2019 spin-off, starring Jason Statham and Dwayne Johnson. 

The film was originally set to be released in May last year but had been pushed back by eleven months to April 2, 2021 before being delayed again to May 28, and the release date has once again been changed to June 25. 

The movie is due for release in the UK on July 8. 

Happy days! Helen is pictured with Idris at the premiere of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw in 2019

Happy days! Helen is pictured with Idris at the premiere of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw in 2019

The Queenie has arrived! She is pictured in Hobbs & Shaw

The Queenie has arrived! She is pictured in Hobbs & Shaw 

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