Vin Diesel has given fans some insight regarding potential challenges facing Fast X: Part 2, the upcoming chapter that’s being eyed as the final main instalment. Essentially, he seems a little puzzled as to what direction they’re heading.
In a social media post, Diesel revealed studio pressures, a writer’s desire, and his own hopes for the billion-dollar franchise. “I got Universal in one ear saying we need FastX2 by March 2026!” Diesel wrote. “I have Comcast in the other ear saying we need two movies to be the Finale! Then the writer on Fast Five [Chris Morgan] […] said we need to see DOM and HOBBS resolve their differences.”
Diesel’s Dom Toretto and Dwayne Johnson‘s Luke Hobbs have both fought against each other and alongside each other. Off-screen, Diesel and Johnson famously had a falling out, with a feud that even saw co-stars weighing in. The two have since apparently made amends.
One thing Diesel does seem clear about is his own desire to not only take the franchise back to its roots, but to ensure that Toretto and Hobbs find themselves on common ground. “I just want to get back to real street racing, practical stunts… and a reunion of that beautiful brotherhood.”
The film series has certainly come a long way from its much more grounded beginnings. Starting in the streets of Los Angeles, the franchise was eventually shooting for the stars… quite literally, in F9: The Fast Saga. Diesel provided a tease of the production being “back on the streets” in a social media post he shared in late November.
Universal hasn’t nailed down an exact release date, but Diesel’s mention of a 2026 timeline does align with the March 13, 2026 U.S. date the studio has reserved. That being said, the franchise’s history of Easter releases could see it landing closer to April.
Louis Leterrier, who directed Fast X, is back at the helm. The screenplay comes from Christina Hodson (The Flash) and Oren Uziel (Cloverfield).
Time will tell, but for now, it sure seems like there’s a firm desire to return to the formula that first got the engines running. Let’s just hope the creatives can agree on the same direction.
