Overview
- Over the weekend, Vin Diesel posted that he read Michael Lesslie’s Fast Forever script and called it the best he has read in decades, saying the story left him “still crying.”
- Universal has a confirmed theatrical release date of March 17, 2028 for the billed final mainline Fast & Furious film, but principal photography has not started.
- Director Louis Leterrier is still attached to the project but has said he has not read the particular draft Diesel praised and is finishing other work before moving onto the sequel.
- Cast and industry sources have flagged significant budget obstacles after Fast X’s high costs, with actor Alan Ritchson calling the current plan “too expensive” and Universal exploring ways to reduce spending.
- Diesel is promoting a 25th‑anniversary re‑release of the 2001 original and has teased that the finale will tie back to the franchise’s origins and past characters, even as NBCUniversal develops related TV projects for Peacock.