Things are more complicated than expected for the rest of Fast X, Fast & Furious 11 alias Fast X : Partie 2but uncle Vin Diesel takes stock: release date, number of sequels, and Dwayne Johnson.
No matter how you take it, Fast X was quite a slip-up. The film: definitely one of the worst episodeswhich confirms that the best hours of the saga (between Fast & Furious 5 et Fast & Furious 7) are far away. Box office score: 715 million. It's huge, but it confirms the fall since Fast & Furious 7 (1.5 billion) et Fast & Furious 8 (1.2 billion), since it fell below Fast & Furious 6 (nearly 790 million).
And above all, budget: 340 million according to the rumor, which has never been denied by the team. It's obviously the biggest of the entire franchise, and it's perhaps even worse since Forbes has since spoken of a real budget of 453 millionor as much asAvatar 2.
Suffice to say that everyone had to swallow their Corona at Universal and Vin Diesel, superstar-superproducer-superhero of the saga F&F. Fast & Furious 11titled Fast X: Part 2is therefore expected around the corner, and behind the scenes there have inevitably been some changes. Will the film be actually the last ? Will this second part be cut into two parts ? Will everyone come back for the grand finale? Vin Diesel teased a few things.
THE FASTE ACCORDING TO VIN DIESEL
It was obviously on Instagram that Vin Diesel played the role of communicator, with a post on November 28, 2024. He shared a photo of him and Dwayne Johnson, with a message:
On the other hand I have Comcast which says we must have two films for the finale!
Then the screenwriter of Fast & Furious 5 who sends me this image, and tells me that we need to see Dom and Hobbs resolve their problems.
I just want to get back to real car racing, practical stunts… and a real reunion of this beautiful brotherhood. »
In four sentences, the interpreter of Dom Toretto sweeps away all important topics around the eleventh episode of the saga Fast & Furiousand it is obviously not innocent.
THE ULTIMATE TRILOGY OF DEATH THAT KILLS F&F
First subject: the release date. Fast & Furious 11 was initially expected to arrive in April 2025, two years later Fast X. In May 2024, director Louis Leterrier (landed on Fast X to replace Justin Lin) had announced that it would be in 2026, for coincide with the 25th anniversary of the franchise. Vin Diesel seems to confirm it, with a specific niche.
Second subject: the film cut into two other parts. In May 2023, at the time of the release of Fast XVin Diesel suddenly spoke of a trilogy to conclude the franchiseinstead of the two parts announced. Apparently at the request of the studio. In the process, director Louis Leterrier calmed things down, explaining that we first had to see the success of the tenth film.
Since then, nothing has been officially clarified, but Vin Diesel is putting a piece back in the machine. And everyone understands why: if Fast & Furious 11 is truly the last episode, you might as well pull the rope to the end with another part.
THE ROCK VS VIN DIESEL
Third subject: the return of Dwayne Johnson. The interpreter of Luke Hobbs arrived in Fast & Furious 5and the idea was so obvious that he came back in Fast & Furious 6, Fast & Furious 7 et Fast & Furious 8then in his own film, Fast and Furious : Hobbs and Shaw with Jason Statham.
But the rag burned between Vin Diesel and him. From 2016, a fucking contest has started in the media and on social networks, The Rock half-heartedly accusing his colleague of being a “wimp” and a “coward”, before Riddick responded by saying that he had simply been demanding of him for the help you be a better actor (insert laughs).
But business is stronger than egos, and Dwayne Johnson is finally reappeared in the post-credits scene of Fast X. Hobbs announced that he wanted to get his hands on Dante, the big bad puppet played by Jason Momoa, but obviously he will be entitled to some beautiful emotional moments with Dom.
Finally, fourth topic: Vin Diesel is giving fans a thumbs up by talking about going back to simple car racing and stunts “for real”, in opposition to the Cirque du Soleil of CGI sheets. A way to calm things down after the slippages of recent episodes, which seemed a far cry from the DVD player robbers of yesteryear.
All this to say that Fast & Furious 11alias Fast X: Part 2would therefore be released in March 2026. That is to say just before Avengers : Doomsday (end of April in France, beginning of May in the United States), The Mandalorian & Grogu (fine May), Toy Story 5 (mid-June), Supergirl : Woman of Tomorrow (end of June), and Shrek 5 and the live action remake of Vaiana with… Dwayne Johnson (early July). The Ecran Large team is already preparing to strike, in agreement with the company psychologist.
