The FastAndFurious franchise is hitting the brakes after 11 films. Director Justin Lin is returning to helm the final two installments
” franchise will come to a conclusion after the 10th and 11th films,, who directed the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and ninth “Fast and Furious” films, will return to direct the final two installments and the franchise to the finish line after over two decades in theaters.
This does not, however, necessarily mean that the “Fast and Furious” cinematic universe is coming to an end. While the core storyline following’s Dominic Toretto and his family of fellow car-enthusiasts-turned-thieves-turned-physics-defying-superheroes will end after Lin directs the 11th installment, spin-off movies based on “Fast and Furious” characters are currently in development at Universal.
The first of those endeavors, the creatively titled “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, opened in 2019 and grossed over $759 million worldwide, with just $174 million of that total coming from theaters in the U.S. and Canada — underlining just how crucial international grosses have become for this franchise especially.
That film costars franchise regulars Michelle Rodriguez, Ludacris, and Tyrese Gibson, along with several actors who’ve played memorable roles in past “Fast & Furious” films, including Jordana Brewster, Lucas Black, Charlize Theron, and especially Sung Kang as Han, who starred in Lin’s first franchise outing as a director, 2006’s “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.” John Cena, meanwhile, makes his franchise debut as Jakob, the newest villain, and Dom’s younger brother.
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