Summary
- Fast & Furious may not actually have a three-part finale, as director Louis Leterrier doubts Vin Diesel's comments.
- The franchise has been incredibly successful despite criticism and questionable action scenes.
- The future of Fast & Furious is uncertain, with decisions about the story and the number of movies still being made.
Fast & Furious is definitely coming to an end soon. But will it be with a three-part finale as Vin Diesel said? Director Louis Leterrier is not so sure about it.
The first movie in the franchise came out in 2001 and no one, including stars Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, would have imagined how things would turn out. Ten movies later, Fast & Furious is still one of the most profitable franchises in cinema history, even with so many questionable action scenes and the heavy criticism the last couple of films have received, including Fast X, which was not the best performer at the box office.
Universal Pictures and the team behind the franchise are ready to end the story in the epic way fans are used to, and Fast X paved the way to that, introducing Jason Momoa's villain Dante. But just when everyone thought the next installment in the main saga would be the final chapter for Toretto's adventures, Diesel revealed that they were thinking of a three-part finale which started with the last one. That means that there are still two movies to go until the end. Or maybe not.
Louis Leterrier Says "One Movie at a Time" for Fast & Furious Future
In a recent interview with GameRadar, Leterrier addressed Diesel's comments, confirming that no decision has been made about how and when the story will wrap up:
"The one thing about Vin is like when he’s on a press line, he will say anything to get out of that press line. And I’m kind of like him and go, 'Yeah, sure, we will go to the moon in the next one. Bye.' And then you never forget! Obviously the next one is coming, and then yeah, one movie at a time. I think the one thing that Hollywood keeps reminding us is that it's one step at a time, put one foot forward at a time. Let's count our blessings. We're very lucky this movie was well-received and well-loved, people went to see it in a movie theater and now they’re going to see it at home. It's one at a time. I mean maybe what he was saying is that there’s 25 years of filmmaking and storytelling, three acts, two hours and two movies, between the last one and this one, might not be enough to tell the story that is needed, and that’s what we’re figuring out these days."
Beyond Leterrier and Diesel's comments, Fast & Furious has two more projects confirmed. One being the 11th movie from the main saga, which will be a direct sequel to Fast X. But earlier this year, right after the release of the latest film, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson confirmed that he would not only return for the next chapter, he would be also starring in a new solo film center on Luke Hobbs, which will work as a bridge between the events of Fast Five and Fast X, which are extremely connected.