Vin Diesel: Fast Forever Shoots in December
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- Vin Diesel said filming for "Fast Forever" begins in December, contingent on making good on the studio's request, speaking at the 25th anniversary screening of "The Fast and the Furious."
- Diesel revealed the script took four sets of writers and four years of development to produce, and that he cried while reading it — prompting his sister to tell him, "No more crying, bro."
- "Fast Forever" is the 11th and final mainline entry in the franchise and is slated for a March 17, 2028 theatrical release.
- The Fast & Furious franchise is Universal's longest-running and most profitable series, with a combined worldwide gross of $7.3 billion.
- Director Louis Leterrier told Polygon he has yet to read the "Fast Forever" script, saying only, "There will be an ending, and it's great."
Why it matters: Diesel's emotional endorsement signals the franchise is committing to a single definitive finale rather than another sequel extension, with March 2028 set as a hard endpoint for Universal's $7.3 billion-grossing series. The gap between Diesel's tearful script reaction and Leterrier's admitted unread status, however, suggests the director still has creative runway to shape the actual ending.
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