vin diesel says fast & furious 11 script is the best he's read in decades: 'i am still crying'
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vin diesel clearly wants fans to believe the fast & furious franchise is heading toward the finish line on a high note.
after years of delays and plenty of questions about how the series would wrap up, he’s now calling the script for fast forever the best he’s read in decades.
“i just read the fast forever script by (michael lesslie). it is the best script i have read in decades,” diesel wrote on instagram. “i am still crying … ”
that’s a big statement, especially from someone who’s spent more than 20 years as the face of the franchise.
vin diesel, left, as dominic toretto and paul walker as brian o’conner star in 2001’s the fast and the furious. the original action-adventure film returns to cinemas aug. 21 for its 25th anniversary.
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more than just a trip down memory lane
his post also came with a trailer promoting the theatrical re-release of the original the fast and the furious, which returns to cinemas aug. 21 for its 25th anniversary, according to variety. diesel hinted that revisiting the first movie isn’t just for nostalgia. he suggested it’ll make the ending of fast forever hit even harder.
“you will thank god you got to see the first one in the theaters this summer,” he wrote.
back in march, diesel revealed that screenwriter michael lesslie had taken over the project. variety reported lesslie rewrote an earlier script by aaron rabin and zach dean.
‘coming home to close it out right’
diesel praised lesslie’s pitch as “a story with something real beating inside it,” according to entertainment weekly. lesslie’s previous credits include the hunger games: the ballad of songbirds and snakes, macbeth and now you see me: now you don’t. director louis leterrier is also expected to return after helming fast x.
diesel has repeatedly stressed that ending the series carries real weight. earlier this year, he said returning to los angeles, where the original film began, felt like the right way to close the story.
“there is a particular weight that comes with delivering a finale,” diesel wrote, per entertainment weekly. “coming home to close it out right. that’s not logistics. that’s a gift.”
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road to finale hasn’t been exactly smooth
fast x was originally meant to kick off a two-part ending when it opened in may 2023. but weaker-than-expected box office results slowed those plans, says entertainment weekly. fast forever is now scheduled for release on march 17, 2028.
the previous film also left fans hanging with a massive cliffhanger while teasing the returns of gal gadot and dwayne johnson in post-credit scenes, according to variety. the cast also featured michelle rodriguez, tyrese gibson, ludacris, jordana brewster, sung kang, jason statham, john cena, helen mirren, charlize theron, jason momoa, brie larson and alan ritchson.
will dom and brian reunite?
diesel has been talking up the finale for a while. in 2024, he described it as “a celebration of the incredible family we’ve built together,” according to movieguide.
he also revealed at fuelfest last year, per the hollywood reporter, that the final chapter would return to what made the franchise so popular in the first place: street racing and car culture. perhaps the biggest tease of all was his promise that dominic toretto and paul walker’s brian o’conner would reunite one last time.
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