Fast & Furious star demands a grounded ending not space movie nonsense

Michelle Rodriguez, the iconic star who brought Letty Ortiz to life, is sharing a heartfelt vision for the final chapter in the Fast and Furious franchise. As anticipation builds for Fast Forever, she hopes the eleventh installment will dial back the spectacle and reconnect with the core feeling that made the series so beloved.

Rodriguez believes the finale should return to the roots of the franchise, focusing on the powerful, global community that has fueled the series for the past 25 years. She calls for a narrative that centers on the passion for cars, suggesting a return to the foundational story that began with an article in the paper about racing, rather than focusing solely on massive, futuristic stunts.

“My big hope if I have any wish for the last one, is that they bring it back to the community,” she shared. “That community has kept us alive for 25 years and it’s a global community. And it has to do with cars man, not this 007 bring your cars to space shit. Let’s get back to what it all started as, an article in the paper about the racing. Let’s go back there.”

The franchise has undergone a significant transformation throughout its run. While the initial movies were rooted in high-octane street racing, the series has evolved into an epic adventure that pushes cinematic boundaries. Later installments introduced increasingly ambitious action sequences, showcasing the crew tackling everything from high-speed chases to driving across skyscrapers, with films like Fast X featuring Dom Toretto chasing a spherical bomb across the streets of Rome.

This evolution speaks to the franchise’s growth, but some fans are seeking a return to the intimate, street-level storytelling that defined its beginnings.

On the production side, director Vin Diesel has confirmed that the team is finally getting closer to filming the much-anticipated finale. Diesel revealed that they are scheduled to start shooting in December, pending the studio’s request.

He emphasized the scope of the creative process required to achieve a worthy conclusion. “I had to go through four sets of writers, four years of development, to get to something that I felt would be worthy of a finale,” Diesel explained. He added that reading the script recently brought him to tears.

The culmination of this extensive development promises an event. Fast Forever is slated for release on March 17, 2028, offering fans a final, ambitious journey in the history of the world’s favorite car-centric action saga.