Overview

• Vin Diesel confirmed at FuelFest in Pomona that Fast XI will be released in April 2027.
• Universal Pictures has agreed to his conditions, restarting production in Los Angeles and recentering the narrative on street racing and car culture.
• Diesel also revealed that Dominic Toretto will reunite on-screen with Brian O’Conner, the character played by the late Paul Walker, though the method of digital resurrection remains undisclosed.
• Paul Walker’s Brian O’Conner has been absent since Furious 7’s 2015 farewell, making his planned return via CGI or other visual effects both technically ambitious and potentially controversial among fans.
• Fast XI aims to close the 25-year franchise by balancing nostalgic callbacks to its roots with modern filmmaking techniques and a definitive narrative conclusion.