We have already ranked the 5 most ridiculous moments within the new “Quick X” trailer, and certainly, the ball bomb’s rampage by the streets of Rome was a type of moments. In its quest to destroy public property, the ball bomb bowls by a metropolis bus — chopping it in half — and simply typically acts just like the out-of-control, Twenty first-century son of the boulder that chased Indiana Jones in “Raiders of Misplaced Ark.”

The Roman Colosseum couldn’t be reached for touch upon whether or not it is nonetheless standing. Nonetheless, Louis Letterier indicated that film magic might need helped mitigate the risks of the ball bomb in Italy’s capital:

“Clearly we had visible results assist, however we simply wanted to maintain all the things grounded within the sensible. The visible results have been primarily for security and scope, however we would have liked the idea to remain in our actuality. With out that, it could change into an excessive amount of. I wished it to really feel like Quick 1, Quick 3, and Quick 5 — motion pictures that really feel grounded. That’s my model, and everybody accepted that, so everybody was actually on board. Everybody was excited to re-explore bodily stunts.”

Technically, Letterier is giving a really correct description of “Quick X” as “grounded,” in that it is not floating automobiles by area. There’s one other second within the trailer the place two helicopters attempt to airlift the pinnacle of the fambly, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), away in his signature Dodge Charger. Dom promptly places his wheels again down on the street, as if to say, “No! You’ll not carry this automotive off the bottom. You’ll by no means be capable of break my household.” And naturally, each helicopters come crashing down, sending up fireballs and driving up ticket gross sales.

“Quick X” races into earthbound theaters on Might 19, 2023.