Not Vin Diesel But Timothy Olyphant Was Original Choice To Play Dominic Toretto In ‘Fast & Furious’

It goes without saying that Vin Diesel’s character Dominic Toretto is the heart of the ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise. However, the actor wasn’t the first choice to play the part. According to recent reports, it was actor Timothy Olyphant who was initially being considered to play the role of the elite street racer and auto mechanic.

As reported by dailymail.co.uk., the film’s producer Neal H. Moritz has revealed on Speaking about the ‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’, “I had been working with Paul Walker on another movie, 'Skulls', and I gave him the script (for 'The Fast and the Furious'). Rob Cohen, who I had made 'The Rat Pack' with, we gave him the script. The two of them liked the idea. And then we had to look for Dom Toretto”.

Moritz continued, “The studio said if you can get Timothy Olyphant to play that role we will greenlight the movie... The luckiest thing that ever happened to us is Tim Olyphant turned us down. He's a great actor”. Well, it seems quite hard to imagine anyone but Diesel playing Dominic Toretto.

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