{"id":314832,"date":"2025-11-29T18:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T18:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/314832\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T18:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T18:20:08","slug":"why-it-feels-like-fast-x-2-might-never-happen-despite-vin-diesels-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/314832\/","title":{"rendered":"Why it feels like Fast X 2 might never happen despite Vin Diesel’s updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

While Vin Diesel continues to post updates for the long-gestating sequel to 2023\u2019s Fast X<\/a>, many Fast fans are running out of gas when it comes to making good on the promise of a conclusion to the long-running film series. Yes, something could happen eventually, but what\u2019s the hold-up? Scheduling the cast? Penning the conclusion to Fast X\u2018s over-the-top cliffhanger ending? Diesel\u2019s demands? The truth is that we don\u2019t know, but a new book<\/a> written by Barry Hertz, titled Welcome to the Family: The Explosive Story Behind Fast & Furious, the Blockbusters that Supercharged the World, could shed some light on the matter.<\/p>\n

One reason Fast X 2 may not be happening anytime soon could be that Vin Diesel is notoriously challenging to work with. In an excerpt from Hertz\u2019s book, he presents a case for why Diesel did not return for 2 Fast 2 Furious<\/a>, a sequel starring Paul Walker and Tyrese Gibson as Brian O\u2019Conner and Roman Pearce, respectively.<\/p>\n

Did Vin Diesel sabotage his involvement in 2 Fast 2 Furious<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the producers wanted Diesel, though, it was going to cost them. Coming off the production of xXx, the actor demanded an eye-watering $20 million to return \u2013 as well as a retroactive salary bump to that same figure for his deal to star in The Chronicles of Riddick, which was also being released by Universal and for which he had already fought hard to achieve a $12.5 million salary. Oh, and one more caveat: The Fast sequel would have to include the name \u201cToretto\u201d in the title, a la Riddick. Universal chairman Stacey Snider balked. \u201cWe hit a rough patch trying to make Vin\u2019s deal, which was a mistake on my part. It was a big step up, but I have to take responsibility for it,\u201d she says. \u201cI wasn\u2019t prepared to do it at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

How Paul Walker ended up headlining 2 Fast 2 Furious<\/p>\n

Hertz continues to explore the 2 Fast 2 Furious production by detailing Paul Walker\u2019s side of the arrangement, saying kids did not know who Diesel or Walker were before the first Fast movie.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s face it, before they saw the movie, kids didn\u2019t know who Paul or Vin was. They liked the cars and the lifestyle. The movie did $40 million on opening weekend for one reason \u2013 it looked cool.\u201d Walker might have \u2013 and should have \u2013 disagreed. But unlike Diesel, the actor has a sequel option written into his contract from the first movie, and he wasn\u2019t going to be able to break it so easily. \u201cInitially I wasn\u2019t too happy about it because [Vin and I] did the movie together, and I was like, come on bro, we gotta go back and make the sequel,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

At least Universal bumped Walker\u2019s salary up from the contractually obligated $2 million to a cool $7 million. Partially, the raise was a reward for sticking around and taking on 2 Fast headlining duties. But it was also a not-so-subtle thank-you from Universal to Walker for keeping his ego in check while Diesel ran all over town claiming sole credit for the first movie\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

Could Diesel\u2019s ego be what\u2019s keeping Fast X 2 from happening? Do you care if the franchise concludes? Should Universal<\/a> concentrate on making Fast & Furious spinoffs instead? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.<\/p>\n

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