Vin Diesel Honors ‘Fast & Furious’ Franchise, Speaks on Pressure of Delivering the Finale

Fast and Furious star Vin Diesel has posted on Instagram, paying tribute to the franchise’s legacy and pointing out the “responsibility” he has to deliver a befitting finale.

The American action film about street racing and crime follows Dominic Toretto, played by Diesel. The movie commenced its first instalment in 2001 and will conclude on March 17, 2028.

“25 years. Eight directors. Countless writers, crew members, and performers, each one giving something real to a saga that has outlasted trends, cynics, and time itself. That doesn’t happen by accident…It happens because people show up and pour themselves into something bigger than any one individual,” he wrote.

In the caption, Diesel also announced the addition of scribe Michael Lesslie (Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) to the team.

He noted, “There is a particular weight that comes with delivering a finale. A responsibility you feel in your chest, to everyone who gave something to get here, to the audience that stayed. You don’t take that lightly,” he said, adding that going back to Los Angeles, where the first movie was shot, where it all started, is a gift.

The movie theme will go back to its street racing and family theme, plus a showdown and a follow-up to 2023’s Fast X.

Other actors starring in the Fast and Furious 11 finale include Jason Statham, Jason Momoa, and Dwayne Johnson.