Actor/producer Vin Diesel has confirmed that Michael Lesslie (“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t”) has been hired to pen the script for “Fast Forever,” the eleventh and final film in the “Fast and Furious” franchise.
Leslie, who is also penning Marvel’s upcoming live-action “X-Men” reboot, is reportedly rewriting a script previously written by Aaron Rabin and Zach Dean. Diesel shared a black-and-white photo of himself and Leslie chating, posting the caption:
“25 years. Eight directors. Countless writers, crew members, performers, each one giving something real to a saga that has outlasted trends, cynics, and time itself. That doesn’t happen by accident.
It happens because people show up and pour themselves into something bigger than any one individual. Sitting across from Mike Leslie [sic], hearing what he plans to contribute to the polish of the next chapter, that same feeling returned. A story with something real beating inside it.”
Set to open in cinemas on March 17th 2028, the new film will see “Fast X” helmer Louis Leterrier return and should pick up in the aftermath of Fast X, which ended with Dom (Diesel) and his son (Leo Abelo Perry) trying to escape from a trap created by Dante (Jason Momoa).
How many of the cast will return is not clear. “Fast X” also included Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, John Cena, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Scott Eastwood, Daniela Melchior, Alan Ritchson, Helen Mirren, Brie Larson, Rita Moreno, Jason Statham, Charlize Theron, Gal Gadot and Dwayne Johnson.
The franchise features 10 movies on the main timeline and one spin-off, “Hobbs & Shaw”. The 11 movies have grossed over $7.4 billion at the worldwide box office.
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