- Fast Forever will be released almost five full years after Fast X.
- The new film is expected to revive Brian O’Connor’s character.
- Fast & Furious is also expected to return to its street racing roots.
The Fast & Furious saga is finally pulling into its last stop, but not without one more delay. The eleventh and final film in the franchise will be titled Fast Forever, and according to lead actor Vin Diesel, it’s now scheduled to arrive on March 17, 2028. That’s a longer wait than fans expected, especially after being told the series would wrap up by April next year.
It appears the delay is intended to give director Louis Leterrier more time to bring the finale together. Originally, the follow-up to Fast X was going to be called Fast X: Part II, continuing directly from where the tenth installment left off in May 2023.
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Last year, Vin Diesel made the surprise announcement that the final film would return to the franchise’s street racing roots, also revealing that it would be set in Los Angeles. Not only that, but he said the film would reunite his character, Dominic Torretto, with Brian O’Connor, played by the late Paul Walker.
Walker’s final appearance was in Furious 7, released in April 2015, nearly two years after his unfortunate death in a 2013 car crash. Although much of his performance had been filmed before the accident, his remaining scenes were completed using his brothers, Cody and Caleb, along with CGI.
So far, Diesel hasn’t clarified how prominently Walker’s character will appear in Fast Forever, or whether the role will amount to more than a brief cameo. Regardless, it’s safe to assume that the film will have an especially strong focus on the strong friendships and family ties among the most characters of the franchise.
While there’s no denying that many car enthusiasts have grown tired of the series, particularly after its controversial shift away from car culture for the fifth installment in 2011, the team behind the 11th film will be under pressure to deliver a fitting finale.
Longest Pit Stop Yet
This will also be the longest time between Fast & Furious films. With the exception of a three-year gap between the second film, 2 Fast 2 Furious, and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, each new film has been consistently released two years after the last. By the time Fast Forever lands in March 2028, it will be almost five full years since Fast X hit theaters.
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