The Fast and Furious franchise has been around since 2001, wowing audiences with its thrilling car chases, street racing, heists, and so much more. Starting the movie series with The Fast and the Furious starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, and others, it kickstarted a franchise thay has endured for more than two decades. Its latest addition was Fast X, which saw the return of many actors, including Dwayne Johnson, who had bid goodbye to the franchise some years back.
With only two more movies left in the main timeline, expectations are soaring high. The two movies left – a bridge movie before the concluding Fast X – Part II – are currently in the pre-production phase, and some unsettling rumors have made their way into social media. Things are not looking too good for the Jumanji actor, who came back to the series after a serious clash with its main lead, Vin Diesel.
Fast Franchise Brings New Writer On-Board
Industry insider Jeff Sneider in the Hot Mic Podcast with John Rocha recently revealed some information about the Fast franchise. According to sources, the franchise recently on-boarded a new writer for one of their projects. Zach Dean, who wrote Fast X alongside screenwriters Dan Mazeau & Justin Lin, has been roped back in to write another Fast story. But whether it is Fast X: Part II or the bridge movie, which as of now is being called Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Reyes, is not yet clear.
The new report simply claims that a fresh movie script is being penned for the action-packed series. It could even be for a brand new movie, apart from the two that have already been announced, as there are also rumors about a standalone movie as well as a female led spin-off.
Sneider also said that the script by Oren Uziel and Christina Hodson for Fast X: Part II has “a lot of good stuff in there” that they can use. But the insider also said that the chances of Dean working on rewriting a project, rather than writing one from scratch, seems much higher.
Dwayne Johnson’s Bridge Movie In Dilemma
Universal Pictures is currently focusing more on the Dwayne Johnson movie, rather than Fast X: Part II. The Hobbs spinoff is set between Fast X and the upcoming installment, being penned by Chris Hudson, who also wrote the 2009 movie Fast and Furious. Sneider also touched upon the fact that Dante Reyes, played by Jason Momoa, who was the main antagonist in Fast X, might not stay as the main villain in the next installment.
A rumor stated that Reyes might even get killed off in the Hobbs spinoff to make way for another big baddie in the series. The character of Reyes was pretty divisive among fans, so the franchise wanting to bring in someone else for their concluding movie does not seem too far-fetched. We are yet to get some clarity on where these movies might be moving toward. Until then, fans of course, have 10 movies already in the bag to enjoy.
Fast X is available for streaming on Prime Video.
