<P> Professor of international political economy Richard E Feinberg has commented on the political significance of the film's opening setting of Havana in the context of shifting US - Cuban relations, calling the eighth installment, "Hollywood's love letter to Havana". He writes, "In the Cuban sequence's dramatic climax, Dom wins his hard - fought one - mile race (" a Cuban mile ") against a tough local competitor, by a nose . The loser is gracious:' You won my car and you earned my respect,' he admits to the FF hero . Dom's response is equally magnanimous:' Keep your car, your respect is good enough for me .' In this instance, FF8 captures the essence of the relations between the United States and Cuba: it's all about mutual respect ." </P> <P> On February 3, 2016, Universal Pictures set initial release dates for the two remaining films in the franchise . The first, tentatively titled Fast & Furious 9, is scheduled to be released on April 19, 2019 . </P>

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