Buckle up! The final “Fast and Furious” film has an official release date and title.
Universal has confirmed that “Fast Forever,” the follow-up to Louis Leterrier’s 2023 flick “Fast X,” will hit theaters on March 17, 2028.
Vin Diesel (Dominic Toretto) marked the announcement with an emotional Instagram post, sharing an old photo of himself with his late friend and co-star Paul Walker, who portrayed Brian O’Conner throughout the franchise.
Walker passed away in November 2013 during the making of “Furious 7,” prompting the production team to finish his remaining scenes using a blend of digital effects, previously filmed material, and stand-in performances from his brothers, Caleb and Cody Walker.
Diesel captioned his latest IG post, “No one said the road would be easy but it’s ours. One that has defined us and become our legacy And a legacy lasts Forever. March 17th 2028! FAST FOREVER.”
The “Guardians of the Galaxy” actor previously posted, “Just finished our end of the week Fast meeting with the writers and the whole team to say the excitement for our finale was incredibly powerful is an understatement.”
He added, “This grand finale is not just an ending; it’s a celebration of the incredible family we’ve built together. Hope to make you proud!”
Alan Ritchson, who joined the franchise as Agent Aimes in “Fast X,” previously said production on the final installment was delayed because it’s tricky coordinating the cast’s packed schedules.
He told Screen Rant, “We talk about it quite often. That is one of the biggest challenges that the franchise faces is that you’ve got a lot of guys like Dwayne [Johnson] and Vin [Diesel] and [Jason] Momoa and myself and everybody’s super busy. So trying to get the stars to align so we can make that happen is a feat of nature.”
Ritchson continued, “So we’ll see how it goes, but this is a passion project for Universal and it’s one that I had a blast doing, so I’d love to get in there, and I’ll bring it to life again.”
The “Reacher” star also shared that cold weather almost ruined his chances of appearing in the movie.
He explained, “Basically the deal was if there’s no problems, we don’t shut down for Covid or weather, this should work, and about two weeks later, we got news that we were going to get hit with the biggest blizzard in Winnipeg’s history. All production shut down. It was disheartening. I thought it was over before it began, but luckily we worked it out and they were able to push the dates a little more.”
We’ll see how the saga concludes when “Fast Forever” races to the finish line in 2028. Until we leave you with these poignant words from Dominic Toretto:
I live my life a quarter mile at a time.
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