‘Fast Forever' Has No Director and No Script — Despite Vin Diesel Saying He Cried Reading It

The ongoing saga of the next "Fast and Furious" movie has been nothing short of amusing. Plagued by delays, and with Universal reportedly demanding that Diesel cut the budget by almost $150M, it has produced a string of dubious social media updates from Vin Diesel, including a misleading "we're now shooting" video and teases of an AI-generated Paul Walker showing up.

Now, the latest twist. According to TheInSneider, "Fast Forever," the supposed final chapter, has no finished script and reportedly never had one. That's pretty funny, especially when you realize that a couple of months ago Diesel claimed having read the script, and crying.

Not just that. Apparently, Universal is looking for a new director, which suggests "Fast X" helmer Louis Leterrier won't be back. Leterrier has admitted he hadn't seen a script, and kept himself busy with other projects while he waited. Meanwhile, Diesel recently teased on Instagram that.. he might direct the damn thing himself?

Either way, it's hard not to notice that Diesel keeps announcing things before Universal signs off on them. Cody Walker has said that when Diesel announced "Fast Forever" onstage, the studio hadn't even greenlit it yet.

Regardless, the timeline is the bigger problem. Production is now reportedly eyed for early 2028, which would make the film's current March 2028 release date impossible. Expect another delay, likely by a year.

The current plan has Diesel's 59-year-old Dom Toretto handing things off to a new, younger crew. One name that keeps coming up is Charles Melton. There's no offer, since there's no script to send him, but his name has reportedly surfaced several times in Universal meetings about the franchise's future.

It makes sense. Melton went from "Riverdale" to his acclaimed turn in Todd Haynes' "May December," and he's been working nonstop since: Alex Garland's "Warfare," season 2 of "Beef," Nicolas Winding Refn's "Her Private Hell," Greg Kwedar’s "Saturn Return,” Lulu Wang's "Audition,” and a key role in the upcoming Daniels sci-fi movie for Universal.

So, that’s where we’re at when it comes to the ‘Fast 11’ — yeah, there have already been ten of these; it’s currently a movie without a script, a director or a legitimate release date. Vin Diesel has been hyping up a ghost movie.