Fast X

Plot

Dominic "Dom" Toretto and his team are asked by the Agency to steal a computer chip during its transit in Rome. Dom and his wife Leticia "Letty" Ortiz stay behind with his son Brian "Little B" Marcos, while Roman Pearce, Tej Parker, Han Lue, and Ramsey travel to Rome.

A wounded Cipher arrives at Dom's home and reveals that Hernan Reyes's son, Dante, has turned her crew against her by kidnapping their families. He intends to target Dom in revenge for his father's death and the loss of his family's fortune ten years earlier. The next morning, Little Nobody tells Dom and Letty that the Agency has no mission in Rome, revealing that Dante has manipulated the team. Dom, Letty and Little Nobody travel there to rescue them.

Tej, Han and Ramsey break into the truck carrying the supposed computer chip, only to discover a DM-79 sub-nautical neutron mine. Dante remotely activates it and releases it into Rome's streets. Dom pushes the bomb into the Tiber River, limiting the damage, while Letty is arrested. Aimes, the Agency's de facto leader since Mr. Nobody's disappearance, assumes Dom's team caused the bombing and orders a manhunt.

In Los Angeles, Dom and Mia's brother Jakob rescues Mia and Little B from Agency agents. With Mia's approval, Jakob takes Little B to a safe location in Portugal. Mr. Nobody's daughter, Tess, believes the team is innocent and uses God's Eye, a mass surveillance programme, to locate Dom in Naples. She tells him that Dante is in Rio de Janeiro.

Dom challenges Dante to a race in Rio alongside Elena Neves's sister Isabel and his ally Diogo. Dante kills Diogo with a bomb attached to his Porsche 911 when Dom chooses to save Isabel, winning the race. Meanwhile, Tess covertly wounds Letty at the black site, sending her to its treatment centre, where Cipher is also held. They deduce that the facility is in Antarctica and agree to escape together.

In London, Dom's team seeks help from Deckard Shaw. After fighting Shaw and Agency agents, Shaw agrees to assist while leaving to protect his mother from Dante's men. Aimes captures Dom in Rio, but Dante intercepts them on the bridge where Dom and Dante first met during the vault heist. A sniper wounds Tess, and Dante steals God's Eye from her. Aimes then allies with Dom against Dante.

Cast

Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto:A former criminal and professional street racer who has retired and settled down with his wife, Letty Ortiz, and his son, Brian Marcos. In an interview, Louis Leterrier described Fast X as exploring the fallout of Dom's actions in previous installments, saying "[Dom] has fought so hard to keep faith and protect family [but] there is a price to pay. His enemies are coming after him".

Michelle Rodriguez as Letty Ortiz: Dom's wife and a former criminal and professional street racer.

Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce: An ex-habitual offender, expert street racer, and a member of Dom's team.

Ludacris (credited as Chris "Ludacris" Bridges) as Tej Parker: A tech expert, mechanic, and a member of Dom's team.

John Cena as Jakob Toretto: Dom and Mia's brother and a master thief, assassin, and high-performance driver who once worked as an agent for Mr. Nobody. He has since reformed into a kinder person, sharing a loving relationship with his nephew, Little Brian.

Nathalie Emmanuel as Megan Ramsey: A computer hacktivist and a member of Dom's team. Emmanuel said that the character would see increased involvement in Fast X compared to the previous films.

Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto: Dom and Jakob's sister and a member of Dom's team who has two children with her husband, Brian O'Conner.

Sung Kang as Han Lue: An expert drifter and member of Dom's team who previously faked his death during a covert operation for Mr. Nobody.

Scott Eastwood as Little Nobody: A government law enforcement agent who worked under Mr. Nobody.

Daniela Melchior as Isabel Neves: A Brazilian street racer and the sister of Dom's former girlfriend and Little B's mother, Elena Neves.

Production

Development

In November 2014, Universal Pictures chairwoman Donna Langley confirmed that a discussion regarding three sequels to Furious 7 (2015) had taken place. Actor Vin Diesel reaffirmed this in September 2015, alluding the trilogy could lead to the mainline series' conclusion. Universal began developing two further sequels to F9 (2021) by October 2020. Justin Lin was to direct both films, with the tenth, Fast X, reworked to make its story the first half of a two-part finale, with the eleventh serving as the second half. Neal H. Moritz, Diesel, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Samantha Vincent, and Lin served as producers; Joe Caracciolo Jr., David Cain, Amanda Lewis, Chris Morgan and Mark Bomback were executive producers.

Writing

Lin and Dan Mazeau began writing their first draft in April 2022. That June, Tyrese Gibson announced Fast X would see the franchise "going back to its roots", with reports indicating this to be a return to street racing elements of previous entries, although he also shared details the film would also continue to explore the history of the Toretto family in a "similar" vein to F9. Leterrier later revealed the film focuses on increased familial responsibilities, saying, "Dom was always a lone wolf. He was living a quarter mile at a time [but] the stakes are real now. [He is] responsible for a human being, an innocent life [he] brought into the world". During an August 2022 interview with ComicBook, Nathalie Emmanuel said "the stakes are higher on a more personal level in this [film]", indicating a more grounded approach compared to previous installments. In developing the character of Dante, Leterrier revealed they wanted to forge the "anti-Dom", saying, "[Dante] is the yang of [Dom's] yin, the antichrist of his Christ", and wanted to give Dante clear motivation with Dom's role in Dante's origin story, noting, "There are strong ties with [Dante and Dom] and that is what makes an amazing villain because you understand why they became this and [their motivations]". Leterrier noted Larson's character as being influenced by "the generational legacy of the characters", saying, "Everybody [in the franchise] has a different point of view on Dom and his influence on their lives. That's how she [fits in]".

Describing the film's retcon of Fast Five (2011), Leterrier said it was to "explore the price of justice", noting, "[We] Rashomon'ed [the fifth film] to experience it through the eyes of Reyes, with Dom and Brian the thieves. We [wanted to] guide the audience to rethink everything they've experienced in the franchise [because] a good antagonist has their own truth, [separate] from the protagonists". Leterrier noted the film touches on each previous installment, saying, "The snowball [of Dom's actions] has picked up speed and became an avalanche". Leterrier also said his favorite film in the franchise is Fast Five. Leterrier later revealed he performed several uncredited rewrites to the entire screenplay on his initial travel to the set, stating he lacked sleep for the first four days he worked on the film. During its early promotional run, Leterrier said Fast X explores the potential breakup of family, noting "people are going to need to take sides [and] alliances will need to be made" compounded by "[the] war brewing" between the characters, saying "there will be some tremendous casualties". He later confirmed the film will end on a cliffhanger, and further hinted at character deaths, saying, "The beauty of the end of this franchise [is] understanding these characters will [not] live forever. Only in Westerns do cowboys gallop out into the sunset. This is different; the stakes even more than they've been before". This was seemingly confirmed by Michelle Rodriguez, who considered the fan reaction to the ending, saying, "You're going to feel so cheated in a way, but then so gratified and excited about what's to come. After 23 years of [making films], it's really tough at this stage to shock me, and they got me good". She reiterated this in a promotional interview with Collider for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), saying the ending of Fast X would "[leave] people really surprised and we're [going to] get open mouths at the end. In [the] theater, I was like, 'Oh my god. What have we done?!'". As one of his early ideas, Leterrier considered to have Jakob killed off due to the character's previous villainous role in F9. He felt the stakes of Jakob's death were important to Fast X's overall story and concluded Jakob's character arc, as it represented sacrifice to save Dom and Little B.

Casting

In June 2021, Diesel announced the film would be split in a two-part culmination to the franchise, with principal photography slated to begin in January 2022 and take place back-to-back. In December 2021, Dwayne Johnson ruled out returning as Luke Hobbs for Fast X, and labeled an Instagram post by Diesel asking for his return as "manipulation", with publications indicating he was referring to a feud with Diesel stemming from Diesel's role as a producer on The Fate of the Furious (2017). He ultimately reprised his role in a mid-credits scene cameo appearance.

In early 2022, Jason Momoa was cast as Dante, the villain, while Daniela Melchior, Brie Larson, and Alan Ritchson joined the cast by that April. Keanu Reeves was originally approached to play Aimes, having been previously in talks to join the franchise as the villainous Eteon Director in Hobbs & Shaw (2019): Ritchson was ultimately cast after being contacted by Lin while Ritchson was filming Ordinary Angels (2024). Ritchson accepted the role while production on Ordinary Angels was halted due to a blizzard affecting the film's Winnipeg set. Ritchson assumed the directorial change would subsequently result in his own replacement but he was retained on Fast X by producer Jeff Kirschenbaum. Larson was initially hesitant to immediately join another franchise after starring in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), saying, "I was scared of what would happen [by joining Fast & Furious]. But what I always come back to is, I have to live with myself in a way that nobody else has to. The choices I make, I have to live with, whether I regret them or not", but stated Fast & Furious was her "dream franchise", saying, "I've been begging to be in this for years. Being part of something you've watched your whole life and that you love is an amazing feeling".

In a March 2023 interview with Total Film, Larson revealed she would portray Tess, the daughter of government agent and covert operations team leader Mr. Nobody; she described Tess as "a bridge", saying, "she doesn't go along with the Agency. She believes in the legacy her father set up, standing with Dom and the Toretto family". Describing Momoa's addition, Leterrier said Dante is "an incredible new character. It's 1,000 per cent Momoa", while Michelle Rodriguez said Dante is "malicious but he can be playful. It's like a fresh energy. There's something charming about him". She later labeled Dante as the best male villain in the franchise, describing him as "revenge with a smirk". After being cast, Momoa was initially apprehensive over filming conditions due to the reports of conflict on set between Diesel and Lin, and said he accepted the role to play against type. In May, Rita Moreno was cast as Abuelita, the grandmother of Dom, Jakob, and Mia, with Leterrier describing her inclusion as the "guiding light that Dom is following", adding, "[Abuelita] is his conscience, [she is one] of the people that keep him grounded. When your grandmother you haven't seen for years gives you a message that becomes guiding for the second part of your life, you listen". In a February 2023 interview with Collider, Moreno's grandson said he pitched for her inclusion in Fast X after he met Diesel at the premiere for West Side Story (2021), which starred Moreno.

Filming

Principal photography began on April 21, 2022, with the film's title being revealed and Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, and Charlize Theron confirmed to reprise their roles. According to Diesel, an earlier draft excluded Brewster's character, which he overturned. Fast X's production budget was initially reported to be $300 million in May 2022, which was revised to $340 million that November; the cast was reportedly paid $100 million for their involvement, including $20 million for Diesel. Other costs for the rising budget included increases in production costs caused by global inflation and charges for pandemic testing requirements mandated by COVID-19 safety protocols: an estimated $22.6 million was spent on production staff, which peaked at 211 people not including freelancers or agency workers (who represent the majority of a film crew). According to unnamed sources reporting to Radar, Diesel reportedly "stressed" over the increased budget and the creative decisions in Fast X; sources wrote Diesel is considered by Universal as "simultaneously the greatest star [they've] had and their biggest headache" and that "[Diesel] doesn't let anybody forget [how] the Fast & Furious franchise is important to the whole [film] industry". In April 2024, it was revealed in a report by Forbes that the total amount spent by Universal on Fast X was $453.6 million, which would have made it the most expensive film of all-time: the net cost was revealed to be $378.8 million, owing to a $74 million tax reimbursement paid to the studio by the UK government for staging production in the country.

A week after filming commenced, Lin exited the film as director due to "creative differences", leaving primary production stalled. However, Lin remained on board as a producer. Later reports alleged that Lin clashed on set with Diesel, who purportedly arrived out of shape, was often late, and did not remember his lines. Lin was also upset with rewrites to his screenplay, as well as changing filming locations and one of the film's villains having yet to be cast; a disagreement with Diesel reportedly escalated to the point it caused Lin to shout, "This movie is not worth my mental health". Lin reportedly forewent pay in the region of $10–20 million in his departure. Second unit production remained ongoing in the United Kingdom while the studio sought a replacement director and Universal Pictures reportedly spent $1 million a day to pause production. Former Fast & Furious directors F. Gary Gray and David Leitch, who previously directed The Fate of the Furious and Hobbs & Shaw respectively, were considered by the studio to replace Lin, however neither were seen as likely to step in due to their commitments with Lift and The Fall Guy (both 2024), respectively. Furious 7 director James Wan, who was once considered to direct The Fate of the Furious and F9 but declined due to his straining experience on Furious 7, was seen as a "viable option" but was tied up with commitments to Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), the final DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film. Variety reported hiring an "A-list" director was not probable without drastic changes to the screenplay and Universal would likely turn to a second unit director "well-versed" in big-budget action films. On May 2, 2022, Louis Leterrier was announced as Lin's replacement; he was previously shortlisted by Universal to direct The Fate of the Furious.

Post-production

Dylan Highsmith and Kelly Matsumoto, both of whom were two of the three co-editors on F9, return as editors. Peter Chiang returns as the visual effects supervisor for the production, after doing so for F9, with DNEG and Industrial Light & Magic as the returning visual effects vendors. In a July 2022 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Michelle Rodriguez praised the addition of Leterrier and his predominantly French-speaking creative team, labeling it "the French takeover, dude". She stated Leterrier "came with all this energy of love [from] a real fan of [the] franchise who really wants to take it places that it hasn't gone before. It reminds you [how] beautiful and magical [filmmaking] is". Several aerial shots were filmed with first-person view (FPV) drones with an attached WarpCam piloted by Johnny Schaer, similar to the filming techniques used for the action sequences in Michael Bay's Ambulance (2022). Schaer previously supervised the drone-led filming in Rawson Marshall Thurber's Red Notice (2021).

To create Fast X's flashback sequence, the filmmakers used the dailies from Fast Five sourced from the archival department at Universal to secure "alternate takes and different angles". The pre-existing and unused footage was then composited to create the sequence, with characters into the footage using motion control photography and CGI. In March 2023, the writing credits were finalized; Mazeau and Lin received screenplay credits, and both shared story credits with Zach Dean, while Suzan-Lori Parks and Mark Bomback also received off-screen credits for additional literary material. In May, despite his initial refusal to return to the franchise, it was revealed that Dwayne Johnson accepted a late-stage return as Luke Hobbs in the film's mid-credits scene.

Music

The first single for the film's soundtrack, "Let's Ride", was released on February 10, 2023, performed by YG, Ty Dolla Sign, and Lambo4oe. The soundtrack features hip hop, pop, reggaeton, electronic rock, and rhythmic Latin tracks. The second song from the film, "Won't Back Down", performed by YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Bailey Zimmerman, and Dermot Kennedy, was released on May 4. The soundtrack of the film was released on May 19, by Artist Partner Group.

In March 2023 during post-production, Brian Tyler returned to composed the film score. Tyler had previously scored six of the franchise's installments, starting with Tokyo Drift. The official score album was being released on June 2, 2023, by Back Lot Music.

Marketing

Parts of Fast X previewed at CineEurope in Barcelona in June 2022, including a first look at Jason Momoa and Brie Larson. Speaking of the film, Universal Pictures International President of Distribution, Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, stated the studio's drive was to continue to "cater to the diverse tastes" expected from the franchise. At the 2022 Grio Awards, Tyrese Gibson stated he watched the completed film on October 20, 2022, describing it as "crazy" with "just too much magic", and announced an extended version of the film's trailer would first premiere at Super Bowl LVII on February 12, 2023. This was seemingly confirmed in a December 2022 social media post by Vin Diesel, who wrote the trailer was "less than two months away", and was made it official in January 2023 post. In a January 2023 report by Collider, it was confirmed the first trailer would debut worldwide on February 10, 2023 (after being screened at a private fan event a day prior); it was three minutes long, and was followed with a Super Bowl spot alongside Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Cocaine Bear, Scream VI, 65, Air, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and The Flash (all 2023). Beginning February 1, to promote the release of the trailer, official recuts of the trailers of each of the previous nine films, dubbed "Legacy Trailers", were released daily in conjunction with IGN. The fan event took place at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, being hosted by Maria Menounos and featuring Diesel, Rodriguez, Gibson, Ludacris, and Cody Walker, the brother of the series' longtime initial star Paul Walker. Similar fan events also took place in Mexico, France, and Japan but did not feature the cast.

On February 1, the film's teaser poster was released, depicting Diesel alone in the center, bowing his head and clutching a cross between his fists on a dark to light backdrop. Writing for Collider, Safeeyah Kazi said his positioning depicts "an intense prayer" with the "small amount of light [from the cross] engulfing his fist acting as the optimism in the dark". She also said that the relative simplicity of the poster compared to the "color explosion" for F9 could indicate a grittier storyline in Fast X. Kazi wrote the film's "the end of the road begins" tagline depicted "a new level of intensity", and speculated it could refer to the end for some of the franchise's characters. In an analysis by Matt Singer of WBUF, Singer described the poster as "somber", noting it as "remarkably tense" compared to the posters for other entries in the franchise. Stills from the film detailing Momoa, Larson, and Diesel's characters were publicly released on February 9, and was followed by a teaser showcasing the main cast a day later. The official trailer then released soon after, featuring an orchestral flip of "Notorious Thugs" by The Notorious B.I.G. and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony from the former's album Life After Death (1997). The trailer was mostly positively received; writing for GQ, Grant Rindner labeled the trailer "glorious absurdity", stating it is "as glossy and over-the-top as recent features". He commended the return of racing scenes, saying it "restores the original feeling" of the films, and said the music was an "operatic nail-biter".

Release

Theatrical

Fast X premiered on May 12, 2023, at the Colosseum in Rome. It was initially scheduled for release on April 2, 2021, but was postponed to April 7, 2023, and finally May 19. These shifts were reportedly made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to F9's eventual postponement to June 2021 that caused Fast X to be delayed. It was widely released in IMAX and other premium large formats including ScreenX. The film was cleared for release in China on March 28, 2023, marking one of the first large American films released in the country in 2023; Fast & Furious films have grossed over $1.2 billion in China since the release of Fast & Furious 6 (2013), and was one of the first countries where F9 (2021) was released, being five weeks ahead of its domestic release.

Home media

Fast X was released by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on premium video on demand on June 9, 2023; on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on August 8; Physical copies contain an audio commentary, behind-the-scenes featurettes, a blooper reel, and two music videos. The film was made available to stream on Peacock on September 15, 2023.

Reception

Box office

Fast X grossed $146.1 million in the United States and Canada, and $568.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $714.4 million. Prior to its release, TheWrap estimated the film would need to gross $800–850 million worldwide in order to turn a profit during its theatrical run. Variety later reported that the film "barely crawled into the black" during its theatrical run, but would post a modest profit for the studio through home video sales and ancillary revenue streams. In a 2024 report by Forbes, Universal's share of the film's box office gross amounted to $357.2 million, representing a $20.8 million loss on the film's $378.8 million budget.

In the United States and Canada, tickets went on sale at midnight on February 9, 2023, a day prior to the premiere of the trailer. According to a Fandango study, which surveyed over 6,000 ticket buyers between February and March 2023, Fast X was revealed to be the sixth-most anticipated film of the summer. In April 2023, box office projections estimated that the film would gross $65–75 million in its opening weekend. By the week of its release, estimates had been lowered to $60 million. The film made $28 million on its first day, including $7.5 million from Thursday previews. It went on to debut to $67 million from 4,046 theaters, topping the box office. Writing for TheWrap, Jeremy Fuster predicted that Fast X may be less profitable than some of its predecessors, citing the film's sudden increased overall production budget (at 70% larger than F9) and the expected large marketing budget. In its second weekend, the film made $23 million (dropping 66%), finishing second behind newcomer The Little Mermaid. In its third weekend, Fast X finished in fourth place and made $9.2 million for a drop of 61% behind The Little Mermaid, The Boogeyman and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

In the United Kingdom, tickets went on sale on May 5. The film was projected to gross around $280 million worldwide in its opening weekend, including about $220 million from 84 countries. Like its domestic debut, the film ended up slightly out-performing projections, making $252.7 million internationally and a total of $320 million worldwide. It was the sixth-best opening weekend for a studio film since 2019, and second-biggest non-superhero title (behind Avatar: The Way of Water). Its largest markets were China ($78 million), Mexico ($16 million), France ($9.6 million), and Brazil ($9.6 million). The film set records for the highest-opening weekend release for a foreign film in Pakistan, with 19.98 crore ($701,052).

It would remain Universal's twentieth highest-grossing film of all time worldwide until 2024 with the release of Wicked.

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 56% of 310 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's consensus reads: "As irredeemably silly as it is satisfyingly self-aware, Fast X should rev the engines of longtime fans while leaving many newcomers in neutral." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 56 out of 100, based on 59 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, the same as F9 and the first film but below other installments. PostTrak reported filmgoers gave the film an 82% positive score, with 67% saying they would definitely recommend it.

Momoa's performance was widely praised by critics; Eric Eisenberg of CinemaBlend said Momoa "plays Dante like [the] Fast & Furious version of The Joker", concluding it was a "delightful" portrayal of a "gleeful psychopath". Liam Crowley of Comicbook seconded this view, calling Momoa "hilarious", while Screen Rant's Joseph Deckelmeier said Momoa brings "magic" to a performance which "oozes charisma". In a mixed review, Brian Truitt of USA Today also praised Momoa's performance but criticized the screenplay, saying, "Laws of physics are pummeled at length and all logic is shot out of a cannon [with] its bizarre character choices and decisions". The Chicago Sun-Times's Richard Roeper gave the film two out of four stars and was more critical of Momoa's performance, writing, "[He] comes across as more of a preening, performance-art, sociopathic clown than a truly menacing villain". Clarisse Loughrey of The Independent said that an "arbitrary" plot serves a "biblically-scaled soap opera [that] happily rewrites the laws of gravity and physiology to put a smile on its audience's faces", and praised the cast performances, namely Momoa's.

In a less positive review, Charles Pulliam-Moore of The Verge criticized the return of former characters, saying the film has "convoluted twists and turns" which contribute to making it feel "exciting, but airless". He also wrote the large cast made its characters "feel like souped-up cameos meant to remind you of the past rather than figures organically existing in the present—especially when they just pop up out of nowhere, which happens more often than you'd expect". He also criticized the screenplay, saying "[Dom and Dante's] conflict ends up feeling like something that was mapped out on paper, but was not crafted tightly enough for on-screen". This was echoed by Den of Geek's Don Kay, who lamented the lack of character beats for the supporting cast and the lack of stakes in the plot, although he praised Cena's performance, writing, "He plays to his comedic strengths and gets by on his sheer charisma". Johnny Oleksinski of the New York Post gave the film a one out of four rating, describing it as "another moronic Fast film that plods along like 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall and features increasingly fake chases". James Verniere of the Boston Herald gave it a C+ and wrote, "Dimwitted takes on The Godfather films with street racers instead of gangsters".

Accolades

Fast X was nominated in five categories at the 2023 Golden Trailer Awards: "Legacy Ride" (TRANSIT) for Best Action and Best Music, "Last Ride" (AV Squad) for Best Summer 2023 Blockbuster Trailer, "Clash" (TRANSIT) for Best Sound Editing in a TV Spot (for a Feature Film), and "Ensemble Shoot" (AV Squad) for Best Action/Thriller TrailerByte for a Feature Film. It won Best Action TV Spot (for a Feature Film) for "Ahead" (AV Squad). It became a runner-up for Best Supporting Actor (Momoa) and received a nomination for Best Stunts at the 6th Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards. The film garnered nominations for Best Music Supervision – Film and Best Soundtrack Album at the 14th Hollywood Music in Media Awards. At the 51st Saturn Awards, Fast X received nominations for Best Action or Adventure Film and Best Editing. It was nominated for Best Stunts at the 2nd Astra Film Creative Arts Awards. Diesel was nominated for Worst Actor at the 44th Golden Raspberry Awards.

Sequel

After Fast X's release, Diesel announced plans for two sequels, depending on the film's performance. However, Leterrier did not confirm if the eleventh film would be the final installment. A standalone sequel starring Johnson and Momoa, titled Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Reyes, was soon announced. Reports in May 2023 suggested that while Fast X would lead into the eleventh film, Fast X's budget and relative modest box office performance meant that the sequel could be the franchise's last. In January 2024, it was rumored that the eleventh film would be "a throwback to the original" with a new antagonist, rather than Dante. Diesel confirmed in February 2024 that the eleventh film would be the franchise's last.

In May 2024, the film was delayed from April 4, 2025, to an unspecified date in 2026, and was delayed again in June 2025 to April 2027. Diesel later stated that Brian O'Conner would return in the eleventh film and it "will go back to the roots of the franchise", hinting a return to the franchise's street racing elements. However, in October 2025, The Wall Street Journal reported that the film could be canceled if its budget exceeds $200 million and that Universal sought to reduce the film's cast and stunts. That same month, Diesel stated that the film's budget issues were resolved and that production would begin by the end of the year, though planned spin-offs were put on hold. On January 30, 2026, the sequel's title was revealed as Fast Forever. It is set to be theatrically released on March 17, 2028, and will serve as the final main installment in the franchise. In March 2026, Michael Lesslie was hired as the film's screenwriter, replacing Zach Dean and Aaron Rabin. In August 2026, Diesel announced the screenplay was completed and that filming would begin that December.