Final Fast and Furious film title and release date announced

The final Fast and Furious film has a release date and title.

Universal has confirmed that Fast Forever - the follow-up to Louis Leterrier's 2023 flick Fast X - will head to cinemas on March 17, 2028.

Vin Diesel (Dominic Toretto) marked the announcement with an emotional Instagram post, sharing an old photo of himself alongside his late friend and castmate, Paul Walker, who portrayed Brian O’Conner throughout the franchise. 

Walker passed away in November 2013 during the making of Furious 7, prompting the production team to finish his remaining scenes using a blend of digital effects, previously filmed material, and stand‑in performances from his brothers, Caleb and Cody Walker.

He wrote: “No one said the road would be easy… but it’s ours.

“One that has defined us and become our legacy… And a legacy… lasts Forever. March 17th 2028! FAST FOREVER.”

Diesel previously shared: “Just finished our end of the week Fast meeting with the writers and the whole team… to say the excitement for our finale was incredibly powerful is an understatement.

“This grand finale is not just an ending; it’s a celebration of the incredible family we’ve built together. Hope to make you proud!”

Fast X was initially advertised as the first of a two-part saga.

Alan Ritchson — who joined Fast X as Agent Aimes —  previously said the production got delayed because coordinating the cast’s packed schedules proved to be a major challenge.

He told Screen Rant: "We talk about it quite often. That is one of the biggest challenges that the franchise faces is that you've got a lot of guys like Dwayne [Johnson] and Vin [Diesel] and [Jason] Momoa and myself and everybody's super busy. So trying to get the stars to align so we can make that happen is a feat of nature.

"So we'll see how it goes, but this is a passion project for Universal and it's one that I had a blast doing, so I'd love to get in there, and I'll bring it to life again."

The Smallville star also explained that the cold weather almost ruined his chances of appearing in the picture.

He said: "Basically the deal was if there's no problems, we don't shut down for Covid or weather, this should work, and about two weeks later, we got news that we were going to get hit with the biggest blizzard in Winnipeg's history.

"All production shut down. It was disheartening. I thought it was over before it began, but luckily we worked it out and they were able to push the dates a little more."

Additional information — including casting — has yet to be revealed at this stage.