Vin Diesel Confirms Fast & Furious Spinoffs with Female-Led Film
Written by on May 29, 2023
The Fast & the Furious franchise star Vin Diesel confirms further spinoffs and a female-led feature film in the works.
Speaking to Variety, Diesel confirmed the news of further projects in the Fast & Furious universe on May 21. “I started developing the female spinoff… in 2017 with other spinoffs,” Diesel stated. “The sooner I deliver the finale, the sooner I can launch all the projects.” Diesel expanded upon the impetus for the ongoing projects, specifically pointing toward the main series’ planned two-part finale being turned into a trilogy ending with a twelfth entry. “Look how many characters and great talent there is in the movie… These characters are appealing and we need to see more of them.”
A Female-Led Fast & Furious
Talks of a female-led Fast & Furious spinoff have been floating around Hollywood for years, with multiple potential leads introduced throughout the franchise’s run. Chief among these is Michelle Rodriguez, whose name has been attached to such a possible production since as early as 2019 as Letty Ortiz. Rodriguez initially portrayed Ortiz in 2001’s The Fast & the Furious and in the second and third entries into the franchise before leaving until 2009’s Fast & Furious, where she was supposedly killed off early on. Her character’s death would be rewritten in 2011’s Fast Five, with 2013’s Fast & Furious 6 marking her official return to the series. In February, Rodriguez offered a heartfelt note to fans, saying, “Thanks for bringing me back. If it wasn’t for the fans I wouldn’t be here.”
The latest film in the franchise, Fast X, marks the beginning of the main series’ finale to a sprawling story that began with 2001’s The Fast and the Furious, which introduced Diesel’s Dom Toretto to the world alongside his crew of adrenaline-chasing antiheroes. Apart from bringing Diesel’s Toretto back to the silver screen, Fast X stands as the franchise debut of both Brie Larson and Jason Mamoa as former agent turned rogue hero Tess and the menacing Dante Reyes, respectively.
Diesel has previously discussed the impact his daughter Pauline had on Larson on set. In March, Diesel explained how Larson based a prominent piece of her character’s wardrobe on his daughter’s “Good Vibes Only” jacket, which the star had the film’s costume department recreate for her. “She wore it throughout the movie,” Diesel said. Fast X finds Larson’s Tess turn on the agency run by Kurt Russell’s Mr. Nobody to join forces with Toretto and his crew, ultimately putting her in a position to continue with the rest of the story as it unfolds in subsequent chapters.
Fast X is in theaters now. Fast & Furious 11 is tentatively planned to release in 2025. There are currently no scheduled release dates for further spinoffs or sequel projects.
Source: Variety
watch avatar the way of water full movie
watch avatar the way of water full movie
watch avatar the way of water full movie
