Everything the ‘Fast and the Furious’ Cast Has Said About the Franchise Ending

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Everything the 'Fast and the Furious' Cast Has Said About the Franchise Ending

One last ride. The Fast Saga is supposed to end after the 11th and final movie debuts in 2025 — or is it? Vin Diesel, who has played Dominic Toretto since the franchise debuted in 2001, has said that 2023's Fast X is the first of a two-part finale, but he later hinted that two installments could become three. “Going into making this movie, the studio asked if this could be a two-parter,” the XXX actor told reporters at the Fast X premiere in May 2023, per Variety. “And after the studio saw this one, they said, ‘Could you make Fast X, the finale, a trilogy?'” Michelle Rodriguez — who plays Dom's wife, Letty — chimed in to add, "It’s three acts in any story. When red carpet host Naz Perez asked whether the duo's comments meant that Fast 12 could become a reality, Diesel replied, "You’re gonna get me in trouble here.” Whether The Fast Saga concludes with an 11th or 12th movie remains to be seen, but it seems likely that the end is much nearer than it once was. While audiences have stuck with the franchise since The Fast and the Furious hit theaters over two decades ago, Dom and his crew of daredevils are quite literally running out of places on Earth to drive. [sendtonews type="float" key="HslnspgBre-2834752-14453"] After visiting Rio de Janeiro, Cuba, Tokyo, London, New York City, Abu Dhabi and Russia over the course of more than 20 years, F9 went where no Fast and Furious car has gone before: space. In the 2021 installment, Tej (Ludacris) and Roman (Tyrese Gibson) drove a rocket-propelled Pontiac Fiero into orbit. The scene left many viewers wondering whether driving a car in space was even possible, but director Justin Lin consulted actual NASA scientists to make sure the mile-high moment was as accurate as could be. “Going to space was not something I took for granted or I was very flippant about,” Lin explained to Vulture in June 2021. “It is something that I did have a lot of conversations about. A lot of conversations. And it went from rocket scientists laughing, going, ‘What the f–k?’ to us saying, ‘Well, can this really happen?' ... This is something that was thought out. If anything — logistically, scientifically — it’s one of the most sound action set pieces in our franchise.” Fast X couldn't top its predecessor in terms of location, but it did shock fans with the post-credits return of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who previously quit the franchise after feuding with Diesel. If nothing else, Fast 11 should at least answer the question of how Johnson's character, Hobbs, got back in the mix. "We have such a great cast. We lead with love. We try to create an environment where people can do their best work," Diesel told Entertainment Tonight of Johnson's return in May 2023. "That's all actors really want, is to feel as though they're supported to create unique characters. Characters that last forever, and you see that in this franchise." Keep scrolling to see what the cast has said about the franchise's end:

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Everything the 'Fast and the Furious' Cast Has Said About the Franchise Ending

One last ride. The Fast Saga is supposed to end after the 11th and final movie debuts in 2025 — or is it? Vin Diesel, who has played Dominic Toretto since the franchise debuted in 2001, has said that 2023's Fast X is the first of a two-part finale, but he later hinted that two installments could become three. “Going into making this movie, the studio asked if this could be a two-parter,” the XXX actor told reporters at the Fast X premiere in May 2023, per Variety. “And after the studio saw this one, they said, ‘Could you make Fast X, the finale, a trilogy?'” Michelle Rodriguez — who plays Dom's wife, Letty — chimed in to add, "It’s three acts in any story. When red carpet host Naz Perez asked whether the duo's comments meant that Fast 12 could become a reality, Diesel replied, "You’re gonna get me in trouble here.” Whether The Fast Saga concludes with an 11th or 12th movie remains to be seen, but it seems likely that the end is much nearer than it once was. While audiences have stuck with the franchise since The Fast and the Furious hit theaters over two decades ago, Dom and his crew of daredevils are quite literally running out of places on Earth to drive. [sendtonews type="float" key="HslnspgBre-2834752-14453"] After visiting Rio de Janeiro, Cuba, Tokyo, London, New York City, Abu Dhabi and Russia over the course of more than 20 years, F9 went where no Fast and Furious car has gone before: space. In the 2021 installment, Tej (Ludacris) and Roman (Tyrese Gibson) drove a rocket-propelled Pontiac Fiero into orbit. The scene left many viewers wondering whether driving a car in space was even possible, but director Justin Lin consulted actual NASA scientists to make sure the mile-high moment was as accurate as could be. “Going to space was not something I took for granted or I was very flippant about,” Lin explained to Vulture in June 2021. “It is something that I did have a lot of conversations about. A lot of conversations. And it went from rocket scientists laughing, going, ‘What the f–k?’ to us saying, ‘Well, can this really happen?' ... This is something that was thought out. If anything — logistically, scientifically — it’s one of the most sound action set pieces in our franchise.” Fast X couldn't top its predecessor in terms of location, but it did shock fans with the post-credits return of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who previously quit the franchise after feuding with Diesel. If nothing else, Fast 11 should at least answer the question of how Johnson's character, Hobbs, got back in the mix. "We have such a great cast. We lead with love. We try to create an environment where people can do their best work," Diesel told Entertainment Tonight of Johnson's return in May 2023. "That's all actors really want, is to feel as though they're supported to create unique characters. Characters that last forever, and you see that in this franchise." Keep scrolling to see what the cast has said about the franchise's end:

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Vin Diesel

After hinting that Fast 11 could be followed by Fast 12, the Guardians of the Galaxy star revealed that his daughter is one of the fans who doesn't want the franchise to end. Diesel shares daughters Hania (born in 2008) and Pauline (born in 2015) and son Vincent (born in 2010) with partner Paloma Jimenez.

"The last time I told my daughter [it] was the last one, all I saw was tears," Diesel told Entertainment Tonight in May 2023. "So I gotta be really careful [about] who and what I say."

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Michelle Rodriguez

The Lost alum promised fans that Fast X's cliffhanger will be resolved spectacularly in Fast 11 — and possibly Fast 12. "People are going to be shocked at how we end this first movie," Rodriguez told Vanity Fair of Fast X in March 2023. "Because it is not really an ending, but it’s also like, 'You can’t do this to us. We’re your diehard fans, you can’t do this to us!' You’re going to feel so cheated in a way, but then so gratified and excited about what’s to come. I can’t divulge more than that, but get ready for a shocker. After 23 years of shooting these things, it’s really tough at this stage to shock me, and they got me good."

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Ludacris

The rapper, who's played Tej since 2003's 2 Fast 2 Furious, is trying to see the positive side of the franchise's end. "I'm not at all sad about it because you got to think about — I came out in 2 Fast 2 Furious. We never knew we would get a callback from 5, now I've been in 5, 6, 7, 8, 9," the Crash actor said during a 2020 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. "And now they're telling me there's going to be two more? I'm happy! To hell with being sad, don't be sad! Be happy."

Two years later, the "Area Codes" artist shared his hope that The Fast Saga will continue through spinoffs featuring other characters. "All great things come to an end," he told Fatherly in July 2022. "But that doesn’t mean it’s gone forever, right? Look at Jurassic Park. That ended. But they reinvigorated it in another way. So I hope the Fast franchise will live on forever. Who knows? It might be our children who continue it someday."

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Sung Kang

The Power alum, who pays Han, is anticipating having a hard time saying farewell to the franchise that made him a global action star. "I won't know the impact and the emotion that it's going to bring out until we get there, but saying goodbye to people you love and you've spent half your life with is going to be hard," Kang told Esquire in May 2023. "We grew up together. I’ve seen these people have children and send kids to high school. We’ve experienced loss and disappointments together. There’s a bond that is formed. So it’s going to be sad, because it's real. If we had a bunch of numbskulls that I didn't want to be around, it’s easy to check out. But this, it's hard, man. And it’s going to be hard for the audience. It's Hollywood, though, so they can reboot it with younger actors. But what we created together is our moment, our history, our life, our novel. So, in every way, it’s been such a beautiful journey."

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Jordana Brewster

Rumors have swirled for years that The Fast Saga would eventually debut a spinoff following the franchise's female characters, and Brewster, who plays Mia, is totally on board. “[It would] give us the opportunity to flesh out all the female characters. And I think it’s something an audience would like," the Dallas alum told the Los Angeles Times in May 2023. “It would be really fun to explore. And it could be totally independent of the guys.”