Overview
- Vin Diesel told Variety on Monday that principal photography for Fast Forever is planned to start in December if he can meet a request from Universal, making the date conditional rather than final.
- Diesel praised the current script by Michael Lesslie and said the draft—arrived at after four years and four sets of writers—moved him to tears when he read it.
- Louis Leterrier is reported to be attached to direct the film but has said he has not yet read the latest script, so a formal director sign-off remains outstanding.
- Universal lists Fast Forever as the 11th and final mainline entry with a March 17, 2028 release date, and the studio is also developing Peacock TV projects to extend the franchise beyond the finale.
- Because Universal has flagged remaining studio conditions that reporters and outlets interpret as cost or scope controls, the key near-term items to watch are the studio’s greenlight, a budget agreement, and Leterrier’s acceptance of the final draft.