After rumors that
Universal Pictures was having difficulty finding a director to helm the next
Fast & Furious installment, star and producer of the franchise, Vin Diesel
has come out to talk about the delay, and ended up revealing that the plan is
to conclude the long lasting franchise starting with the next entry, Fast &
Furious 8.
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.
I will announce the directors on my next post...
This isn't the first time
we are hearing of the imminent conclusion to the franchise. Last year Universal
Pictures chairwoman Donna Langley stated that they thought that there could be
at least three more movies after Furious 7, but somehow hearing it from Diesel makes
it official.
Fast & Furious 8
is scheduled to drop in theaters on April 14, 2017.
Source - Vin Diesel's Facebook
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