Fast & Furious Dropping The Real Dominic Toretto After 1 Movie Is Why Vin Diesel's Franchise Has Lasted 24 Years

When the first Fast and Furious movie came out in 2001, no one could have imagined it would become the long-running franchise that it did. That's because the franchise now is not what the first movie presented, and much of that comes thanks to the changes made to the lead character, Dominic Toretto. The first movie had Vin Diesel portray Dom as a criminal, a street-racing thief who used his driving skills to steal from truck drivers delivering goods. Paul Walker starred as Brian O'Conner, the LAPD officer sent undercover to stop him.