The ninth installment in the Fast and Furious franchise will be released on June 25 in the U.S. but it will not be the final film in the saga.
During a recent interview with The Associated Press while promoting F9, Vin Diesel revealed that there are two more films in the works, suggesting that they could be released in 2023 and 2024.
“Every story deserves its own ending…” he said. “I know people are going to feel like it doesn’t have to end, but I think all good things should. There are reasons for a finale. I think this franchise has deserved it. This franchise was born from the pavement, from the concrete. The world just championed this underdog to a place where it has already surpassed all of these other franchises. But the franchise has a soul, and that soul has to rest,” he added.
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Diesel has starred in every film since The Fast and Furious was released in 2001. F9 was first released in Hong Kong and South Korea on May 19 and has since launched in other markets prior to its U.S. debut. It has grossed over $280 million.
Justin Lin directed F9 having previously directed The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, Fast Five, and Fast & Furious 6. He will direct Fast and Furious 10 and 11.
“We got together and Vin says ‘I think we should think about closing up the saga now,’” Lin said in a recent interview. “Nine is kind of the first film of the final chapter. We’re kind of reconfiguring everything, so that the next two movies should wrap up this amazing journey for these characters.”
While Fast and Furious will conclude with an 11th film, there will be spin-offs, including one led by Michelle Rodriguez who has played Letty since the first film.