Hollywood Star Vin Diesel reveals during an interview that Universal Pictures wants to close out the saga in two parts. The actor said the final two films of the franchise could potentially release in 2023 and 2024.
“Every story deserves its own ending,” said Vin during a press junket for F9 when asked about the franchise’s future. Despite the end of the saga, he said the Fast and Furious cinematic universe will continue.
Fast and Furious Director Justin Lin mentioned the idea of ending the saga came during a conversation with the lead star Vin Diesel who has played the leading role in eight “Fast ang Furious” films
“We got together and Vin says ’I think we should think about closing up the saga now,'” said Lin, who has directed five of the franchise’s films. He will direct the final two installments.
Diesel has started as Dominic Toretto since the beginning of franchise’s inaugural film The Fast and Furious in 2001. The franchise’s has become both domestic and international box office,. with the past two films each making more than USD 1 billion.
Along with Vin, the action films have featured several others including Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Tyrese Gibson, rapper Ludacris, Jordana Brewster, Jason Statham, and the late Paul Walker. In 2019, Dwayne and Jason starred in the franchise’s first spin-off film Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw, which claimed the no. 1 spot and earned USD 180.8 million in its worldwide debut.
Vin Diesel said the franchise has come a long way, but he finally sees a finish line. “This franchise was born from the pavement, from the concrete,” he said. “The world just championed this underdog to a place where it has already surpassed all of these other franchises. But the franchise has a soul, and that soul has to rest.”
The next film’s yet to start shooting, so there’s no footage available from Fast 10 yet, the soonest we’d get a peak of any teasers would be 2022.
with additional reports: Fox News
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