As revealed in the recent trailer,Fast Xwill take audiences back to the events of 2011’sFast Five, and will thus feature previous footage of the dearly departed starPaul Walker. This, as well as the fact that theFast and Furiousfranchise is all set to end following the tenth and eleventh installments, has left many wondering whether Walker’s character, Brian O’Conner, will be brought back using the same digital magic that gave him such a heart-breaking send-off at the end ofFurious 7. Well, according toFast Xdirector Louis Leterrier (viaTotal Film), Paul Walker will only be brought back if it can be done just as “perfectly.”
“Well, Brian is very much alive in the world of Fast & Furious, and they’ve teased him a lot in the previous movies. In 9, we see the car coming. It’s something that is planned. This movie jumps back and forth between the past and the present. You will see Brian in the past, you won’t see Brian in the present. It’s something that everybody has to be on board with. The Walker family is still very much a part of this franchise, you’ll see how in this movie. It just has to be the right moment, the right tone. I think what James Wan did at the end of 7 was perfect. The tone was perfect. Brian has to re-enter the franchise as perfectly as he left it.”
For many, Leterrier included,the ending ofFurious 7was the perfect way to send Walker’s Brian O’Connor off into the sunset. And while many will no doubt be concerned that this could be trampled on as the series wraps up, it certainly sounds like the filmmaker will not be taking any decisions surrounding a potential return lightly.
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Fast X is the Beginning of the End for the Fast & Furious Franchise
The end of the road begins inFast X, the tenth film in theFast & FuriousSaga, which will launch the final chapter of one of cinema’s most storied and popular global franchises. Now in its third decade and still going strong with the same core cast and characters as when it began,Fast Xis confirmed to be the first of the final two outings in the mainFast and Furiousfranchise, withFast and Furious 11wrapping things for good.
The sequel sees Dom and his family confront the most lethal opponent they’ve ever faced. A terrifying threat emerging from the shadows of the past who’s fueled by blood revenge, and who is determined to shatter this family and destroy everything—and everyone—that Dom loves, forever. In 2011’sFast Five, Dom and his crew took out nefarious Brazilian drug kingpin Hernan Reyes and decapitated his empire on a bridge in Rio De Janeiro. What they didn’t know was that Reyes’ son, Dante,witnessed it all and has spent the last 12 years masterminding a plan to make Dom pay the ultimate price.
Starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Jason Momoa, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, John Cena, Jason Statham, Alan Ritchson, Daniela Melchior, Scott Eastwood, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron, Brie Larson, and Rita Moreno,Fast Xis scheduled to be released on June 04, 2025, by Universal Pictures.
