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10 Best Action Movies Starring The Cast Of The Fast Saga (Besides Fast & Furious)

The upcoming Fast X will add such stars as Rita Moreno and Brie Larson to the growing roster of The Fast Saga. From Vin Diesel to Michelle Rodriguez to Dwayne Johnson to Jason Statham, the cast of the Fast & Furious franchise contains some of the most beloved action movie stars in the world.

The Fast & Furious movies aren’t the only high-octane action thrillers that these actors have starred in. Diesel alone has headlined two other big action movie franchises, The Rock is a franchise unto himself, and John Cena went toe-to-toe with an Autobot.

Pitch Black (2000) – Starring Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel wearing glasses as Riddick in Pitch Black

Before he was Dominic Toretto, Vin Diesel was Richard B. Riddick, a notorious mercenary stranded on a desert planet while being transported to a space prison in Pitch Black. As if being marooned isn’t bad enough, Riddick and the other survivors of the crash landing are promptly attacked by the predatory creatures that inhabit the planet.

The perfect intersection of action, sci-fi, and horror, Pitch Black has garnered a cult following in the years since it was dismissed by contemporary critics.

Bumblebee (2018) – Starring John Cena

John Cena with a military convoy in Bumblebee

Just when critics didn’t think they could possibly love a Transformers movie, Bumblebee came along. A throwback to Amblin’s ‘80s classics, Bumblebee is an E.T.-style coming-of-age tale in which a social outcast – played brilliantly by Hailee Steinfeld – develops a heartfelt friendship with an alien who lands on Earth.

A few years before he played Dom and Mia Toretto’s estranged brother, John Cena played one of the government guns on Bumblebee’s tail.

The Transporter (2002) – Starring Jason Statham

Jason Statham driving a car in The Transporter

Jason Statham was one of the biggest action movie stars in the world long before taking the role of Deckard Shaw in the Fast & Furious franchise. He’s fought everyone from Jet Li to a 75-foot prehistoric shark on the big screen. His first starring role in a franchise was special operations soldier-turned-outlaw driver Frank Martin in The Transporter series.

The movie is short on plot and character development, but its high-octane action set-pieces make up for it. The Transporter and its sequels are pure popcorn entertainment.

San Andreas (2015) – Starring Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson flying a helicopter in San Andreas

In the years since taking on the role of Luke Hobbs in The Fast Saga, Dwayne Johnson has become a franchise unto himself. There aren’t a lot of stars left who can draw huge crowds to their movies based on their involvement alone, but The Rock is one of them. In 2015, he starred in a dazzling throwback to classic disaster movies.

San Andreas stars Johnson as a helicopter rescue pilot who desperately tries to save his ex-wife and his daughter when a devastating earthquake hits the West Coast. The visual effects are mind-blowing and the story is surprisingly emotional.

Wonder Woman (2017) – Starring Gal Gadot

Wonder Woman reaching for her sword in Wonder Woman

After being killed off in tragic fashion in the Fast & Furious franchise, Gal Gadot was given a flagship role as Diana Prince in the DC Extended Universe. A year after critics praised her debut as one of the few highlights in Batman v Superman, Gadot headlined her own movie to much more critical acclaim.

By favoring sincerity over cynicism, Patty Jenkins revitalized the superhero genre and proved that female-led comic book movies can be huge hits with 2017’s Wonder Woman.

Machete (2010) – Starring Michelle Rodriguez

Michelle Rodriguez with a gun in Machete

Starring Danny Trejo as the titular federale-turned-bounty hunter, Machete is a feature-length expansion of a fake trailer from the double feature Grindhouse. Michelle Rodriguez, better known to Fast & Furious fans as Letty, co-stars as his revolutionary sidekick alongside such actors as Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, and Cheech Marin.

From the mind of one-man film crew Robert Rodriguez, Machete is a spot-on homage to exploitation B-movies. The violence is gruesome, but it’s a lot of fun.

Training Day (2001) – Starring Eva Mendes

Denzel Washington talks to Eva Mendes in Training Day

A couple of years before she was cast in 2 Fast 2 Furious, Eva Mendes got her breakout role in the gritty crime thriller Training Day. An Oscar-winning Denzel Washington stars as the crooked veteran detective tasked with taking Ethan Hawke’s naive rookie out on his first day. Mendes plays a crucial role as the mistress of Washington’s character.

Director Antoine Fuqua keeps the tension simmering throughout the whole runtime, while David Ayer’s script focuses on the characters and their dynamic amidst the violent cops-‘n’-robbers action.

Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014) – Starring Vin Diesel

Groot roars in Guardians of the Galaxy

Who knew a talking tree could become such a beloved character? Vin Diesel created a globally adored icon with just three words in Guardians of the Galaxy. With nothing more than the phrase “I am Groot” – and, in his heartbreaking final moments, the phrase “We are Groot” – Diesel captured the hearts of audiences across the world.

James Gunn and Nicole Perlman’s airtight script strikes the perfect balance between lighthearted banter, emotionally engaging character work, and action-packed comic book spectacle.

Escape From New York (1981) – Starring Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell wearing an eyepatch in Escape from New York

Kurt Russell has one of the longest and most prolific careers of anyone in the Fast & Furious cast. He got his start as a teen actor working for Disney before John Carpenter made him a badass action hero in the 1980s with the role of eyepatch-wearing antihero Snake Plissken in Escape from New York.

This cult classic dystopian thriller takes place in a future where Manhattan Island has been converted into a giant maximum-security prison. When the President’s plane goes down over New York, Plissken is given just 24 hours to save him in exchange for a pardon.

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – Starring Charlize Theron

Furiosa in the rig in Mad Max Fury Road

Before playing a villainous cyberterrorist in The Fast Saga, Charlize Theron stole the spotlight in George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road from Max himself with her ferocious turn as Furiosa. Fury Road is basically a feature-length car chase with even more vehicular carnage than a Fast & Furious movie.

The breathtaking action sequences in Fury Road were achieved with minimal CGI and maximal practical stunt work. Miller told the story entirely through visuals; Fury Road could be watched anywhere in the world without subtitles and still be understood.
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Fast & Furious 11 Release Delay & Filming Start Date Confirmed By Director

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Fast and Furious 11
is facing a release date delay to Summer 2026 due to strikes, with director Louis Leterrier confirming the sequel will not be hitting its April 4, 2025 date.
Leterrier also confirms that filming starts in Fall 2025 after finishing a horror movie in September.
The final installment in the
Fast Saga
reunites Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto for one last ride, while also leaving the door open for other spinoffs.

After facing multiple delays due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America strikes, Fast and Furious 11 is seeing its release date delayed. The next installment in the Vin Diesel-fronted franchise is expected to be the last mainline sequel, while development continues on the Dwayne Johnson-led spinoff Hobbs & Reyes, a mysterious standalone movie penned by Fast X’s Zach Dean and a potential female-led spinoff. While a filming start date was never confirmed, Universal had previously set the movie for an April 2025 release date.

During a recent interview with Collider at a CCXP MX panel, Louis Leterrier was asked for an update on Fast and Furious 11. The director went on to confirm that the final mainline installment in the action franchise will no longer be making its April 4, 2025 release date, instead now aiming for a Summer 2026 release window with the filming start date being set for this fall. Check out what Leterrier said below:

It’s happening. It’s happening very, very soon. I’m able to shoot a little horror movie this summer. I’m finishing my horror movie on September 15th, and I start Fast on September 16th.

Will Fast 11’s Multiple Delays Help Or Hurt The Sequel?

Much like the tenth film before it, Fast and Furious 11 has faced a few behind-the-scenes hardships in its road to getting off the ground, namely the delays stemming from the 2023 strikes. While the latest movie seems to have retained its core creative team in comparison to the shift in directors from franchise vet Justin Lin to Leterrier on Fast X after reported creative differences between the former and Diesel, this change didn’t seem to help much with the continued downward trend recent sequels have seen from critics. Check out how the franchise’s Rotten Tomatoes scores compare below:

Title RT Critical Score RT Audience Score The Fast and the Furious 54% 74% 2 Fast 2 Furious 37% 50% The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 37% 69% Fast & Furious 28% 67% Fast Five 78% 83% Fast & Furious 6 71% 84% Furious 7 81% 82% The Fate of the Furious 67% 72% Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 67% 88% F9: The Fast Saga 59% 82% Fast X 56% 84%

Even looking outside the Fast and Furious franchise, many movie sequels have found themselves hurt by various delays, be they from creative changes, general release shifts or other factors. The action genre in particular is one in which lengthier development periods can lead to diminishing returns, be it A Good Day to Die Hard, Rambo: Last Blood or Diesel’s own xXx: The Return of Xander Cage. While Fast and Furious 11 may only be getting pushed back by a year, the delay is nonetheless a concern that the final installment could find itself in trouble.

Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) looking angry with Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) looking unimpressed in Fast & Furious

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On the other hand, the longer wait for Fast and Furious 11 to close out the mainline series of movies could actually prove beneficial for the sequel. Though Leterrier may be busy with another project in the lead-up to filming the next installment, writers Oren Uziel and Christina Hodson should now have more than enough time to really look back at the script and ensure it learns from the critical missteps of recent installments to deliver a satisfying conclusion to the Dominic Toretto saga.

Source: Collider

Fast and Furious 11 temp poster Fast and Furious 11 Fast and Furious 11 is the final movie in the Fast Saga. It reunites Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto with the rest of the cast for one last ride. However, the franchise is open for spinoff films like Hobbs & Shaw afterward.Director Louis Leterrier Release Date April 4, 2025 Distributor(s) Universal Pictures Writers Christina Hodson , Oren Uziel

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Vin Diesel Already Has His Perfect Fast & Furious Replacement Franchise With 51-Year-Old Remake

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Vin Diesel’s dominance in Fast & Furious is ending, but Kojak could kick off a new action franchise for him.
Kojak’s reboot faces an uncertain future, but its similarity to Fast & Furious makes it a worthy project for Diesel.
Diesel’s potential shift from criminal racer to cop signifies a fresh start in a possible Fast & Furious-like series.

Vin Diesel’s days of playing Dominic Toretto are numbered, but the actor has already found his perfect Fast & Furious replacement. Diesel found a major breakout role in the early 2000s thanks to participating in The Fast and the Furious. The original 2001 street racing crime movie became the springboard for a sprawling franchise that has lasted for over two decades. The success of the Fast & Furious movies transformed Vin Diesel’s career, turning him into an even bigger star, especially in the action movie genre. But, Fast & Furious 11 is planned as the final chapter for him and the franchise.

The Fast & Furious franchise’s end will put Vin Diesel in an unfamiliar position of not having a major franchise to lean back on. This presents the actor with various options, such as changing the course of his career to pursue non-franchise roles. However, the more likely outcome is that Diesel will attempt to find a new IP that can replace Fast & Furious. He has had trouble in that regard recently, with franchises like xXx or Riddick running cold and Bloodshot and The Last Witch Hunter failing to launch franchises. There is another option for Diesel, though.

2:03 Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto from The Fast & Furious Franchise

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Kojak Can Be Vin Diesel’s New Action Crime Franchise After Fast & Furious
Diesel Has Been Developing The Reboot Since 2015

The impending conclusion of the Fast & Furious franchise means it is finally time for Vin Diesel’s Kojak reboot to get off the ground. The project was announced back in 2015 with Diesel re-teaming with Universal Pictures, the studio behind Fast & Furious, to develop a movie based on Kojak. The original TV series starred Telly Savalas as Theo Kokaj and ran for three seasons after debuting in 1973. The series revolves around Kojak, a New York detective known for being willing to go beyond the law and a love for cars and lollipops, and follows him as he investigates different cases.

Kojak was rebooted in 2005 as a TV show starring Ving Rhames, but it only ran for six episodes

Development on Vin Diesel’s Kojak movie has not been very active in the nine years since it was announced. However, it still maintains the base similarities to Fast & Furious, which makes the project a worthwhile endeavor for Diesel in terms of finding a new action franchise. He would now have another big action series about cars and crime, essentially making Kojak into a newer version of Fast & Furious. The irony here is that Diesel takes on the role of a cop after playing criminal racer Dominic Toretto.

Vin Diesel’s Involvement Can Morph Kojak Into A Major Action Franchise
Kojak Could Be A Fast & Furious Clone
Telly Savalas talking on the phone in Kojak

Looking at the original TV show, Kojak might not necessarily project to be a major blockbuster action franchise akin to Fast & Furious. The TV series was relatively grounded and small due to the nature of its production. However, the fact that Diesel and Universal pinpointed this property as something they wanted to revive together is telling. The announcement of Kojak’s reboot came months after Furious 7 debuted in theaters and took the franchise to new heights at the box office and in terms of how ridiculously big the action and story could get.

It’s sometimes difficult to remember that Fast & Furious started off with a story about DVD thieves who were also street racers before Diesel helped turn it into something much bigger. With that experience and success already behind him, it would be understandable if a similar path was envisioned for Kojak. The series could then morph into a Fast & Furious clone, one that gives Vin Diesel a new franchise to headline and Universal a “fresh” action franchise to grow.

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The Rock’s WWE Run Means Fast & Furious 11 Must Make 1 Major Hobbs Change

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Hobbs from Fast & Furious 11 needs a gritty edge like The Rock’s WWE character to keep the franchise fresh and exciting.
The Rock’s time away from the Fast & Furious universe provides the perfect reason for Hobbs to return with a personal vendetta and a more savage attitude.
While Hobbs shouldn’t become a full-fledged villain in Fast & Furious 11, adding some edginess and dirty tricks could make his character more intriguing and dynamic.

Fast & Furious 11 must make one major Hobbs change after The Rock’s incredible WWE run. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s WWE return surpassed his recent movies, with the actor creating some of the best work of his career. Having returned to a thunderous reception, The Rock was able to flip the crowd’s reception by becoming a heel and playing a major part in WrestleMania’s main events. The Rock hasn’t played a villain on screen for years, as even his depiction of Black Adam lent more into the character’s anti-hero side, which made his wrestling run all the more refreshing.

While his wrestling character may not perfectly translate into the Fast & Furious universe, there is one aspect of The Rock’s WWE run that the franchise should attempt to implement. After debuting in Fast Five, The Rock’s best Fast & Furious scenes helped contribute to the movie series becoming so popular, with Luke Hobbs becoming an instrumental part of the story. He was even given his own spinoff alongside Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) and is set to get a solo movie in the future. Despite this, Hobbs would still benefit from adding one key aspect of The Rock’s WWE run.

The Rock’s WWE Run Proves Fast & Furious 11 Needs To Give Hobbs More Of An Edge
Fast & Furious Would Benefit From Hobbs Adopting Some Of The Rock’s WWE Tendancies
Dwayne The Rock Johnson in Black Adam, WWE, and Hobbs and Shaw

Given how electrifying The Rock’s recent WWE run was, there is no doubt Fast & Furious 11 needs to give Hobbs more of an edge. Although the character has had his more serious moments, like most of the Fast & Furious cast, Hobbs tends to mix action with comedy. Hobbs and Shaw are supposed to be two of the more stoic heroes, yet they are constantly at each other’s throats and cracking jokes to help maintain the franchise’s lighthearted core. However, giving Hobbs a grittier side would help the character thrive upon his return.

The Rock’s Fast & Furious return may redeem Fast X’s box office, but the character needs to come back stronger than ever. By allowing him to be more ruthless, he can still maintain some elements of comedy but also become more interesting in the process. Johnson proved that despite being a detestable heel, he was still as hilarious as ever during his recent WWE tenure. This proves that he can maintain Fast & Furious’ tone and humorous style while being more layered; therefore, Hobbs adopting some of The Rock’s WWE characteristics could make him even more entertaining.

Fast & Furious Already Has A Reason For Hobbs To Be More Savage
Hobbs Has Been Away From The Franchise For Several Years

Making a major change to Hobbs’ character could be tough to explain, but Fast & Furious 11 already has a great reason to make him more savage. His four-year absence from the franchise gives him a perfect excuse to come back with a vengeance and potentially have a personal attachment to Fast & Furious 11’s villains. Hobbs’ time away from the main story could be explained through a connection to Fast X’s secondary villain, Aimes. Aimes’ villain twist in Fast X was well executed and suggests he’ll be around for the sequel, which is the perfect reason to bring back Hobbs.

Having a more personal story with one of the villains could allow Hobbs to continue his great quips and one-liners, but it would also give him more of an edge.

Fast X never explained why he’s back, but having a personal vendetta against Aimes could be an intriguing reason. Given Dom and Dante are the focal point of the franchise’s conclusion, Hobbs returning to take down Aimes would avoid overshadowing the main story while still giving him an interesting role. Having a personal story with one of the villains could allow Hobbs to continue his great quips and one-liners, while also giving him more of an edge. This provides The Rock with the perfect reason to implement some of his heel traits while still portraying a morally good hero.

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Why Fast & Furious Can’t Bring The Rock Back As A Villain
Hobbs Already Appeared As An Antagonist In Fast Five
A custom image featuring Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs in the Fast and Furious movies Custom image by Debanjana Chowdhury

Although The Rock’s villainous tendencies worked well in the WWE, Fast & Furious can’t bring him back as an antagonist. Johnson already played the main villain of Fast Five, as Hobbs was originally an enemy of Dom and his crew before becoming an ally. Hobbs’ role in Fast Five was one of his best, but despite being the main antagonist, he always had a level of integrity. Dropping all of this to make him a villain in the final movie would be completely unnecessary, especially as the franchise needs him to remain a hero for his spinoff.

Fast & Furious 11 may end the main story, but The Rock will be part of the franchise beyond this, and altering his character so drastically wouldn’t make any sense. Instead, adding some extra edge to his character would have the same effect and would avoid stealing the thunder from Dante and Aimes. Although Fast & Furious 11 shouldn’t make him a villain, the film can still allow Hobbs to play dirty and pull some cheap tricks in order to show a grittier side, while letting him taunt his enemies when he inevitably helps save the day.

Fast & Furious 11
is scheduled to be released in theaters on April 4, 2025.

Fast and Furious 11 temp poster Fast and Furious 11 Fast and Furious 11 is the final movie in the Fast Saga. It reunites Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto with the rest of the cast for one last ride. However, the franchise is open for spinoff films like Hobbs & Shaw afterward.Director Louis Leterrier Release Date April 4, 2025 Distributor(s) Universal Pictures Writers Christina Hodson , Oren Uziel

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