Overview

• Universal executives, per the Wall Street Journal, say they may not proceed unless the film can be produced far more economically than Fast X, targeting about $200 million.
• Fast X cost roughly $340 million and earned about $705 million worldwide, with insiders saying it barely turned a profit; filings cited by Forbes show net spending near $364.8 million and about $1.1 billion across the last three films.
• The project has no approved script, no official release date, and many cast deals are not in place, so the film has not been greenlit.
• The current draft is estimated at around $250 million, and producers are working to cut about $50 million to meet the studio’s threshold.
• Cost-saving measures under discussion include fewer overseas shoots and smaller or absent roles for some characters, while Vin Diesel’s 2027 timing and proposed Dom–Brian reunion remain unconfirmed and potentially costly.