Despite once being a dominant franchise at the box office, the end for Fast & Furious quickly seemed inevitable in recent years as the financial returns began dropping. While F9: The Fast Saga’s box office numbers could be chalked up to its mid-pandemic release, Fast X’s didn’t fare much better, despite touting a production budget over $100 million larger than its predecessor.

This all points to a general waning interest among audiences akin to the recent superhero fatigue affecting the Marvel Cinematic Universe and remaining DC Extended Universe releases.

Though Diesel’s post confirms the end of the mainline franchise, it doesn’t mean Fast & Furious can’t continue after the upcoming eleventh movie. It was confirmed in mid 2023 that development was underway on a new standalone sequel entitled Hobbs & Reyes, with Dwayne Johnson continuing his role after his surprise return in Fast X and Jason Momoa reprising his villain role.

Around the same time, Johnson also confirmed that Hobbs & Shaw 2 was still in development, but that those plans were postponed in favor of the movie bridging the gap between the tenth and eleventh movies.

Fast & Furious‘ upcoming 11th movie has had its release date pushed back.

The film, which acts as a second part to last year’s Fast X, was first slated to be released in April 2025 but is now aiming for a summer 2026 release window.

In an interview with Collider, director Louis Leterrier explained that last year’s SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes have heavily impacted production — with filming now set to begin later this year.

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“It’s happening. It’s happening very, very soon. I’m able to shoot a little horror movie this summer. I’m finishing my horror movie on September 15th, and I start Fast on September 16th,” he said.

News of the delay comes after Tyrese Gibson, who plays Roman Pearce in the franchise, gave fans a disappointing filming update.

“Because of the strike, both strikes, there were some real delays in writing and kind of getting the film up on its feet,” he told CBR. “I’m hearing that we’re going to get it going right in 2025, right at the top of the year.

“I think right now the pressure is to elevate the movie and take the film to some other levels. As you’ve seen, Gal Gadot and The Rock are back, which is exciting.”

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson confirmed his surprise return to the franchise last year, while Wonder Woman star Gadot is also set to make an appearance in the upcoming movie.

Taking to Instagram, Johnson revealed he’ll be reprising his role as Luke Hobbs in his solo spin-off film that will “serve as a fresh, new chapter and set up for Fast X: Part II“.

Gadot’s return follows her shocking reappearance as Gisele Yashar in the final scene for the latest film, in which her character was presumed dead.

Fast X: Part 2 is slated to be released in cinemas in 2026. Fast X is available to buy or rent from Prime Video, iTunes, Microsoft Store and more.