If you've enjoyed the Fast & Furious franchise -- or simply wondered if or when it will ever end -- series star Vin Diesel is here for you.
The actor and Internet darling says that the franchise will deliver "one more trilogy" of films, adding up to a total of 10 since the first Fast released in 2001 -- and making it longer than a lot of other beloved film series, including Harry Potter. (Unless you count the upcoming Fantastic Beasts movies.)
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Diesel delivered the announcement via Facebook, in a post responding to rumors about who would direct Furious 8. The full post, which sounds sort of like it was written by somebody from high school you forgot about, can be read here:
(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));The fans of the Fast & Furious SAGA are the best fans in the world... Since I became the Producer in 2008, you have been with me every step of the way... literally giving me feedback that proved invaluable. Thank you.
My producing partner Neal would love for me to just sign off on a director, but this is too special a franchise, so these matters have to be very carefully handled. To be clear, NO ONE has been offered to helm Fast 8 yet... let alone seen a script.
Universal has been so good to me and so trusting of the vision... they have been like family... I promised the studio I would deliver one last Trilogy to end the saga.