Vin Diesel Hints Paul Walker Could Return For Fast & Furious 11; Reveals Release Window

Vin Diesel, on Saturday, shared interesting updates about the upcoming Fast & Furious instalment, at FuelFest in Southern California. The first installment of Fast & Furious released in 2001, where Diesel was seen in the role of Dominic Toretto. At the event, the actor dropped a hint about Paul Walker's character Brian O'Conner's return. Vin and Paul starred together in six Fast and Furious films, before the latter passed away in November 2013.

Vin Diesel wants to reunite with Brian O'Conner

As per reports, Vin Diesel, addressing the crowd, at FuelFest, said that he had his three conditions for signing the final instalment of Fast & Furious. He also revealed the film might hit theaters in April 2027.

Diesel said, "Just yesterday I was with Universal Studios … The studio said to me, ‘Vin, can we please have the finale of Fast & Furious [in] April 2027?’ I said, ‘Under three conditions because I’ve been listening to my fanbase.’"

Here's Vin Diesel's three conditions

The 57-year-old actor said, "The first is to bring the franchise back to L.A."

"The second thing was to return to the car culture, to the street racing."

"The third thing was reuniting Dom and Brian O’Conner. That is what you’re going to get in the finale."

Diesel was joined by his Fast co-stars Tyrese Gibson and Cody Walker at the event, a car culture festival founded by Walker’s brother Cody.

It is still unclear what Diesel meant by O’Conner's return to the final chapter of the film as Paul Walker died in a car accident in 2013 at age 40. His last Fast and Furious movie was 2015’s Furious 7. The film’s final scene—showing Dom and Brian driving side by side before both going into different directions, was one of the emotional scenes of the franchise.

It was accomplished through digital effects, dialogue reconstruction, and Walker’s brothers, Cody and Caleb, working as body doubles.

Fast and Furious X released in May 2023. Apart from Vin Diesel, the film also starred Alan Ritchson, Jason Momoa, Michelle Rodriguez, Rita Moreno, and Brie Larson, among others in significant roles. Reportedly, it grossed around $700 million at the global box office.

For the unversed, till now, there have been 10 films of the franchise, in total with a spinoff Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, two short films and an animated Netflix series, Fast & Furious: Spy Racers.