“We start shooting in December, if I can make good on the request from the studio,” Diesel told Variety in an interview reposted by <\/a>Screen Off Script<\/a>.<\/p>\n That qualification matters. Diesel appears confident about the schedule, but his comment suggests that at least one studio condition remains unresolved.<\/p>\n Fast Forever Went Through 4 Sets of Writers<\/p>\n The delay was not caused by a shortage of drafts. Diesel said Fast Forever went through four sets of writers during four years of development. He wanted a script he believed could close the main Fast & Furious<\/a> story<\/a>, and the version he read a few weeks ago brought him to tears.<\/p>\n Michael Lesslie, whose credits include The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and Assassin’s Creed, was hired to write the screenplay<\/a> in March 2026. Louis Leterrier remains attached to direct, although he recently admitted that he had not read the latest draft.<\/p>\n The long writing process makes sense when considering how much Fast X left unfinished. Dante Reyes survived his fight with Dom and trapped him near a dam rigged with explosives. Letty and Cipher escaped from Antarctica, only to encounter the returning Gisele Yashar. A post-credits scene also brought Dwayne Johnson’s Luke Hobbs back into Dante’s sights.<\/p>\n Fast Forever must deal with those threads while giving the original characters a convincing farewell. Diesel has also spoken about bringing the story back to Los Angeles and returning to the street-racing roots that shaped the first film.<\/p>\n Universal Pictures has scheduled <\/a>Fast Forever<\/a> for March 17, 2028. A December 2026 production start would give the filmmakers roughly 15 months to shoot, edit, and complete the effects-heavy sequel.<\/p>\n The franchise has worked on tight schedules before, but this finale carries more baggage than most of its predecessors. It has to answer a cliffhanger, manage a large cast, and close a series that began 25 years ago.<\/p>\n Diesel’s update does not mean cameras are rolling yet. It does show that the script, after years of rewrites, has finally reached a version he is willing to film.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/motorbiscuit_articles_333\/c3343c029fe91169d64862c0db76cd6b.jpg\"\/)
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