Summary

Vin Diesel shares in a social media post that he just had a pre-production meeting for
Fast & Furious 11
.
The actor teases that preparation for the movie’s driving sequences is underway, and that they’re going to be ”
intense
.”

Fast X
director Louis Leterrier will return to helm the upcoming sequel, suggesting it will be closer in tone to that movie than
F9
.

Fast & Furious 11 gets an update from franchise star Vin Diesel, who teases the “intense” driving sequences to come. After first getting its start back in 2001, the popular action franchise returned last year with Fast X, the first of a multi-part finale. Although there remains some question about whether there will be a twelfth installment (in addition to the planned Fast & Furious Hobbs spinoff), the eleventh movie is moving forward with returning director Louis Leterrier at the helm

In a recent Instagram post, Diesel shares a Fast & Furious 11 status update, revealing that preparation work for the movie’s driving sequences has already begun.

Diesel films himself having just emerged from a productive meeting for the film, and he teases some of what audiences can expect from the upcoming sequel. Check out his comment below:

“Today, long before we start filming principal photography, we’ve gotta work out so many logistics. And because the driving sequences are going to be so intense in this next chapter we have to start working out the stunt driving sequences early. I’ve got to practice to make sure that it’s as safe as possible while simultaneously being as intense as possible, as intense as you all want it to be.”

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Will Fast & Furious 11 Feature More Grounded Action Sequences?
What Fast X Teases About The Next Movie

Although Diesel is hyping up Fast & Furious 11’s driving sequences, recent installments in the franchise have featured less practical car action and more CGI as the sequences become increasingly outlandish. There’s certainly something to be said for this type of bombastic and ridiculous action (Fast X’s audience score on Rotten Tomatoes is a strong 84%), but there’s no denying that it’s a far cry from the grounded driving sequences featured in earlier movies. During the Fast X ending, for example, Diesel drives his muscle car down the side of a dam.

While Fast X still featured some over-the-top action sequences, it must be said that the film does tone things down somewhat compared to F9. In F9, the franchise leaned into sci-fi, with Roman (Tyrese Gibson) and Tej (Ludacris) actually getting launched into outer space in a Pontiac Fiero. With Leterrier returning as director for Fast & Furious 11, it’s possible that the upcoming movie will be closer in tone to Fast X than F9.

It’s unclear just how much the next movie will rely on CGI for its action sequences, but Diesel’s update does confirm that the film will feature real stunts and practical driving to some extent. Since Fast & Furious 11 could end up being the final film, it would be fitting to return to grounded action akin to some of the franchise’s earlier movies. Many questions remain about the next movie in Diesel’s hit franchise, but work is evidently now underway behind-the-scenes to bring it life.

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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

Summary

Fast Five’s success saved the franchise, but also set unrealistic expectations for future movies.
The Hobbs spinoff confirms Fast & Furious’ lasting power after nearly two decades.
Fast Five shifted the series from cars to explosive action, paving the way for continued success.

Fast & Furious’ $626 million hit helped save the movie series, but in the process, it also somewhat doomed the franchise. Over two decades after they started, Fast & Furious’ main movies are finally concluding, but the franchise remains a Hollywood juggernaut. The confirmation of a Hobbs spinoff proves Fast & Furious is just as strong as ever, with the series poised to continue long after Fast and Furious 11, which is set to be the final mainline movie. Hobbs & Shaw has already proven the universe’s spinoff potential, and there will likely be many more projects in the future.

There have also been plenty of rumors about an all-female Fast & Furious spinoff, indicating that the franchise has the sort of formula that will allow it to continue for years. All of this is possible thanks to one installment that proved to be a massive hit. Fast & Furious’ first major box office triumph helped rejuvenate the series and highlighted that the universe still had much more to offer. The film made some major alterations to the usual Fast & Furious recipe, and while this helped save the franchise, it also became one of its biggest problems.

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Fast Five Was Fast & Furious’ First Major Box Office Hit
Fast Five Was The First Entry In The Franchise To Make Over $500 Million

Fast Five
also had the biggest budget of any
Fast & Furious
movie when it was released, and this paid off by providing the franchise with its best box office performance at the time.

While the previous entries performed well at the box office, Fast Five was the franchise’s first major box office hit. Fast Five is often regarded as one of the best movies in the series, which makes its strong financial performance unsurprising. It became the first Fast & Furious movie to make over $500 million, totaling $626 million at the box office from a $125 million budget. Fast Five also had the biggest budget of any Fast & Furious movie when it was released, and this paid off by providing the franchise with its best box office performance at the time.

The action-heavy tone of the film went down well with audiences and, despite its slightly unrealistic nature, the cinematic feel was an all-time high for Fast & Furious. Fast Five’s original plan could have killed the franchise, as it would have been less slower-paced and may not have included The Rock, who was a huge part of the movie’s success. Choosing to go for a more explosive story made Fast Five a true box office draw, and with the plot still feeling clever and gripping, it proved to be a much bigger financial success than any of its predecessors.

Movie Budget Box Office (Worldwide) The Fast and the Furious $38 million $207 million 2 Fast 2 Furious $76 million $236 million The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift $85 million $159 million Fast & Furious $85 million $360 million Fast Five $125 million $626 million Fast & Furious 6 $160 million $788 million Furious 7 $190 million $1.5 billion Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw $200 million $760 million The Fate of the Furious $250 million $1.2 billion F9 $200 million $726 million Fast X $340 million $714 million

Fast Five
was Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s first Fast & Furious appearance.

Fast Five Made It Impossible For The Saga Not To Continue (Despite Its Perfect Ending)
The Box Office Success Proved The Franchise Still Had Plenty Of Life

Despite Fast Five’s brilliant ending, the movie proved the saga had to continue. After pulling off their most daring stunt yet, Fast Five ended with all the main characters and their allies rich and living their best lives, making it the perfect conclusion to the franchise. However, the movie’s unprecedented success also proved the series had to continue, as the large cast mixed with the action-heavy format indicated how much life Fast & Furious still had. The characters had become truly distinct personalities and the heist format showed how bold Fast & Furious could be while still excelling.

Although there have been strong entries since, no other Fast & Furious movie has managed to replicate Fast Five’s overall success. The movie is one of the most popular among critics and audiences while also achieving great box office figures. It earned over $250 million more than the franchise’s previous film, Fast and Furious 4, proving how much the series had progressed. Fast X even copied some aspects of Fast Five but couldn’t improve upon arguably the franchise’s best movie. Finding this level of success while completely reinventing Fast & Furious proved Fast Five was the start of something special.

Since
Fast Five
,
Fast & Furious
has had two movies make over $1 billion, proving that the saga had to continue.

Its ending may have been the best place to end the franchise from a story perspective, but there was far too much potential to definitively conclude the series. Since Fast Five, Fast & Furious has had two movies make over $1 billion, proving that the saga had to continue. Fast Five set up the winning formula for the movie series, and although the franchise has struggled to replicate the same critical success, it has undoubtedly thrived financially.

Fast Five Confirmed Fast & Furious Couldn’t Be About Cars Anymore
Fast Five’s Explosive Action Became More Popular Than Cars & Racing

Fast & Furious may have originally been about cars, but Fast Five proved the series had to change. Cars have still been a huge part of Fast & Furious’ identity over the years, but rather than being about racing and high-speed chases, the franchise has become a more traditional action series. Guns, fist fights, and high-tech weapons became much more prominent after Fast Five since the film highlighted how much bigger the movies could be. While cars still feature in Fast & Furious’ best stunts, the action has changed significantly to make each film feel larger than the next.

Changing Fast & Furious’ original concept was the only way the franchise could adapt and survive, which Fast Five perfectly achieved. The movie’s iconic heist scene still featured cars, as did much of the film’s action, yet it also included more traditional gun fights and brawls. This allowed the series to reach new heights and proved that while cars can still be part of Fast & Furious’ core identity, the movies don’t have to function solely around them. Fast Five managed to expertly find the right balance between car stunts and one-on-one action, which changed the franchise forever.

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Fast & Furious Became Too Big For Its Own Good (Because Of Fast Five)
The Stakes Had To Constantly Increase After Fast Five’s Action-Packed Plot

Despite all the good that came from Fast Five, the film also meant Fast & Furious became too big for its own good. After changing its box office trajectory and exciting action style, Fast Five also ensured that every sequel had to be bigger, which created its own problems. Naturally, this meant more and more crazy stunts, which involved driving out of cargo planes, racing across frozen lakes, and even piloting a rocket car into space. The weapons also became more advanced, ensuring the series became less realistic and more fun, even at the expense of logic sometimes.

With each movie, the stakes got higher, but so did the budgets. As the series constantly tried to outdo itself, every movie became more expensive than the last. Practical effects and props no doubt cost more as the franchise went on, but the cast also grew bigger, with huge names such as John Cena, Brie Larson, Jason Momoa, and Kurt Russell all joining the cast. The attempt to make every new entry better than the last ultimately became Fast & Furious’ undoing, as despite making $714 million, Fast X’s $340 budget meant the movie found limited financial success.

Fast Five was undoubtedly a huge part in helping the franchise grow, but it set new expectations that were hard to surpass. While the series has still produced some highlights since then like Furious 7, the Fast & Furious franchise has simply become too big for its own good, causing each movie to become more expensive and slightly less interesting.

Fast Five The fifth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise, Fast Five continues the Fast Saga in a high-octane thrill ride. When Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Brian O’Conner’s (Paul Walker) gang become international fugitives, they are hunted by Luke Hobbs, an agent of the DSS. They also fall foul of a Brazillian drug lord, deciding to perform a heigh-stakes heist in order to steal $100 million from him.Release Date April 29, 2011 Studio(s) Universal Pictures Distributor(s) Universal Pictures Runtime 130 Minutes Budget $125 Million

Summary

Dom will likely sacrifice himself for his family, mirroring Iron Man’s fate in Avengers: Endgame.
Brian and Mia will finally get a proper sendoff in Fast 11, bringing closure to their story.
Letty may assume leadership of Dom’s family if he dies, ensuring the saga ends on a fitting note.

The Fast Saga is set to conclude with Fast & Furious 11 – the second volume of Fast X – but how will Dominic Toretto and his family’s stories come to a definitive end? Throughout its entire run, the Fast & Furious franchise’s M.O. has been to keep going indefinitely. The mainline series is 10 movies deep and seems to still be going strong, but the plan is to conclude the saga with Fast 11. Fast X was intended to function as the first part of a two-part finale, Avengers-style, and Fast 11 will be the final chapter of Dom’s cinematic journey.

After the open-ended cliffhanger in the final scene of Fast X, the sky is the limit for Fast 11’s finale. From Dom to Brian to Letty to Hobbs and Shaw, there are a lot of characters whose stories need to be wrapped up in the final Fast & Furious movie. Dom could die, Hobbs could ride off into the sunset, and Roman and Tej could be set up for a spin-off series – there are plenty of theories for the Fast & Furious series’ long-awaited ending. Here are some predictions for how the characters’ endings will shake out in Fast 11.

10 Dominic Toretto Will Sacrifice Himself For His Family
Dom will be the Iron Man of Fast & Furious’ Endgame

If Fast 11 is being modeled after Avengers: Endgame as the big finale of an action-packed cinematic saga, then one of the heroes is likely to die in the final battle – and it’ll probably be Dom. If Fast 11 is Fast & Furious’ Endgame, then Dom is its Iron Man. Dom’s entire character has been defined by his undying love for his family and his willingness to do whatever it takes to keep them safe.

In that spirit, it would make sense for Dom to make the ultimate sacrifice for his family in Fast 11. The franchise’s penchant for keeping the story going for as long as possible has resulted in a lack of stakes and consequences. No characters in this series stay dead. Killing off Dom would be a heartbreaking way to end this saga with some bittersweet finality.

9 Brian O’Conner & Mia Toretto Will Properly Settle Down
Brian and Mia have been settled down for a while, but they need a proper ending

Ever since Paul Walker passed away, Brian O’Conner – and, by extension, his love interest Mia Toretto – have been kept off-screen. They’ve been mentioned in passing, usually to say that they’ve settled down with their family. Vin Diesel has already teased that Fast 11 will give Brian a proper goodbye. This is a good sign, because Brian deserves a true farewell, and the final movie has to acknowledge him.

This could mean that Walker’s brothers, Caleb and Cody Walker, who stood in for him in Furious 7, could return to give Brian one last Fast & Furious scene. It’s one thing to say that Brian and Mia have settled down, but it needs to be shown on-screen. For Fast 11 to feel like a conclusive ending to the saga, audiences need to see Brian and Mia at peace, enjoying their life together, even if it’s just for a second.

8 Letty Ortiz Will Assume Leadership Of Dom’s Found Family
If Dom dies, Letty will take his place as the head of the family

If Dom does make the ultimate sacrifice and die to save his family in Fast 11, then it’s likely that his wife Letty Ortiz will take up his mantle. With Dom out of the picture, someone else will have to become the head of his found family. Since Letty is Dom’s closest ally and his partner-in-life as well as his partner-in-crime, she would be the best candidate to lead the family in his absence.

This would mean that the franchise could continue with a new chapter – this time, led by Letty – and Michelle Rodriguez has the movie star chops to assume franchise leadership after Diesel’s departure. Even if the franchise doesn’t carry on after Fast 11, making Letty the new leader would leave the family in safe hands. It would be a fitting ending to this long-running story.

7 Roman Pearce & Tej Parker Will Go Off On Their Own Solo Adventures
Roman and Tej are primed for their own spin-off series

Just because the mainline Fast & Furious series is ending with Fast 11, it doesn’t mean that Universal is done making money from Fast & Furious movies. Fast 11 is likely to set up a couple of spin-offs to give the franchise a second life after the end of Dom’s journey. Two characters who are primed for the spin-off treatment are Roman Pearce and Tej Parker, who could headline a series of great “buddy cop” actioners.

Tyrese Gibson and Ludacris have shared terrific on-screen chemistry throughout their entire Fast & Furious tenure. It feels like their dynamic is being underutilized with supporting roles in these films. Their chemistry is strong enough to support an entire movie franchise of its own. After Fast 11, a series of Roman and Tej movies could be on the cards.

6 Han Lue & Gisele Yashar Will Be Reunited
After Gisele’s return, she has to be reunited with Han

Han Lue was killed off as far back as The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, then reappeared in the next three movies, which all took place before Tokyo Drift, before the series finally caught up with his death in Fast & Furious 6. In both the post-credits scene of Fast & Furious 6 and flashbacks in Furious 7, Han’s death was shown again to remind viewers of what happened to him. This was just after Han lost the love of his life, Gisele Yashar, who sacrificed herself to save him in Fast & Furious 6’s final battle.

In F9, it was revealed that Han wasn’t really dead after all. And in Fast X, it was revealed that Gisele wasn’t really dead after all. In Fast 11, these two lovebirds need to be reunited so they can resume their relationship.

5 Luke Hobbs Will Ride Off Into The Sunset After One Last Victory
Dwayne Johnson has already teased how Hobbs’ journey will end

The end of Luke Hobbs’ story isn’t just confined to Fast 11; he’s also taking center stage in a Hobbs-centric sequel to the Fast & Furious franchise’s first official spin-off, Hobbs & Shaw. Dwayne Johnson already teased how Hobbs’ story will end, promising that audiences will see him “walk off into the sunset.” This is the typical ending for notorious gunslingers in the western genre.

Hobbs was always an outlier in Dom’s family. He’s not as closely tied to the group as Letty or Brian; he’s a friend and ally who stops by to help them when they’re in a jam. Hobbs’ ending will likely see him as more of a lone wolf than a ride-or-die member of the family. After one last victory, he can finally hang up his hat and head off to lead a peaceful existence.

4 Deckard Shaw Will Continue His Mercenary Career For Good Causes
Shaw won’t change his ways too much, but he has become more heroic

By the end of the Fast & Furious saga, it’s unlikely that Deckard Shaw will change too much, because he’s very set in his ways. But he has gotten a lot more heroic since he saved Dom’s son and made peace with Dom’s family. Shaw will probably still be a mercenary for hire by the end of Fast 11, but he might be taking jobs that hurt bad people and save innocent people, sort of like a vigilante.

Since Hobbs’ spin-off series is continuing without Shaw, Shaw could similarly go off on his own solo adventures. He could become the guy who does bad things for good people. If he becomes the kind of mercenary that Joaquin Phoenix played in You Were Never Really Here, it would set up a really exciting, really gritty Shaw solo series.

3 Ramsey Will Get A Cushy Government Job
Ramsey can put her hacking skills to good use with a government job

Ramsey is a late addition to Dom’s family, but her skills as a hacker have been invaluable to the team’s exploits. The movies have demonstrated that Ramsey is so proficient at figuring out computer systems and cracking their security that she’s being underutilized as the I.T. technician of a mercenary squad. If Dom’s family disbands at the end of Fast 11, Ramsey could take a cushy government position in the field of surveillance.

While most of Dom’s comrades are ne’er-do-wells who couldn’t hack it in a normal job, Ramsey is a good person. At the end of Fast 11, following her final rubber-burning adventure with Dom and co., she might go legit. She’s always been a likable character, so it would be great to see her get a happy ending (with a steady government income).

2 Cipher Will Complete Her Transition From Villain To Hero
Cipher is in the midst of a redemption arc

When Cipher was first introduced in The Fate of the Furious, she was the ultimate Fast & Furious villain. She managed to blackmail Dom into turning against his family, which is something that no Fast villain before her or since has been able to do. Cipher is a great character, so she’s continued to pop up in the subsequent movies, and in Fast X, she started a redemption arc.

In Fast X, Letty was locked up in a black-site prison in Antarctica and was surprised to find Cipher locked up in the same prison. Since they both faced a common enemy, they reluctantly joined forces to break out of there. Based on Cipher’s arc so far, it seems as though, at the end of Fast 11, she’ll have completed her transition from villain to hero.

1 Dante Reyes Will Make Peace With Dom’s Family

Dante Reyes is one of the only Fast & Furious villains whose tenure has extended beyond a single movie. Reyes’ revenge plot is so extravagant that Dom and co. aren’t even close to thwarting it by the end of Fast X, ending the movie on a cliffhanger to be resolved in Fast 11. It might seem like Reyes is too far gone to be redeemed, but that’s the pattern followed by almost every past Fast & Furious villain.

From Shaw to Cipher, every villain who has sought vengeance against Dom’s family has eventually made peace with them and become an ally. If Reyes doesn’t do the same by the end of Fast 11, it’ll be tough to get a real sense of closure on the Fast & Furious saga. Fast 11 could even set up Reyes for a future team-up.