Not so fast, Fast Forever — Vin Diesel just stoked Fast & Furious 12 hope

Well, here we go again – Fast & Furious refuses to stay down for the count, and for fans who’ve somehow stuck it out through NOS-fuelled heists and gravity-defying stunts, the latest word from Vin Diesel himself will definitely stir the pot. The man was front and centre at a special screening for the original film’s 25th birthday (yes, that makes you feel ancient) and gave the clearest answer yet about the next – and supposedly final – chapter, Fast Forever. Except, in true franchise fashion, he ended up wheeling a few more question marks into the garage at the same time.

Vin Gets Sentimental

First off, Diesel confirmed (once again) that Fast Forever is meant to wrap up the main series. Apparently, getting there wasn’t quick or easy. According to the actor, the script spent more time in the chop shop than some of Dom’s cars, with a soul-sapping four-year, four-writer relay to cross the finish line. This wasn’t just a technical rewrite either – Diesel claims the latest draft actually left him in tears. If you think he’s being a bit dramatic, he even shared a story about his own sister telling him to get a grip after the emotional read-through.

Here’s how Diesel put it in his Variety interview, letting us peek behind the curtain a bit:

I’ve had to go through four sets of writers, four years of development, to get to something that I felt would be worthy of a finale.

Inside the screening itself, Diesel told the audience he was genuinely choked up by the script they’d cooked up, after all the rewrites and hard graft. If you’re sceptical, that bit about his sister rolling her eyes at his tears does sound pretty on-brand for Dom’s world.

Is It Really the End?

Of course, no Fast saga event is complete without the “is this really the final ride?” grilling. One reporter reminded Diesel of his extremely confident, “no sequels” line from the first film’s press rounds (which, frankly, is now hilarious in hindsight). Diesel responded with a laugh – and a little self-effacing honesty about how "vulnerable" he was back then – but he didn’t actually put the question to bed. It’s less a definite no, more a sly smirk of “never say never”. So, Fast 12? Apparently, the garage doors aren’t locked just yet.

Some Messy Bits Under the Hood

The new director for Fast Forever, Louis Leterrier, piped up in Polygon to say he’s not laid eyes on the actual screenplay. No, genuinely: he hasn’t read it yet. Doesn’t seem fazed though. Quite the opposite, actually – he’s promising a "great" ending, citing smooth relations with Diesel and Universal Pictures. A bit odd to see the captain steering the ship without a map, but that’s Furious logic for you.

Universal have slated Fast Forever to shoot in December, with a cinema release set for 17 March 2028. The stakes? A frankly ridiculous $7.3 billion grossed worldwide across the franchise, so you can sort of see why everyone’s dancing round the topic of “the final film”.

Fast Forever is due in cinemas March 2028, rounding off nearly three decades of Fast & Furious box office chaos.