Universal Sets Release Dates for FAST & FURIOUS Parts 9 and 10
Universal Pictures has no plans for slowing down their Fast & Furious franchise. The engines are revving, and they are going to get as much money as they possibly can from this. Vin Diesel revealed that the studio has announced release dates for the ninth and tenth installments of the franchise. Diesel has been saying for awhile that Furious 8 would be the first installment of a new trilogy. This obviously confirms the studio's plans for a total of ten films.
Who would have thought when The Fast and the Furious was released that it would turn into such a monster of a franchise!? Diesel says that these films are in part meant to honor the memory of Paul Walker, which is cool, but we all know the biggest factor in the decision to make these films is the money that will flood into the studio.
Furious 7 went on to pull in $1.516 billion worldwide, and Fast 8 is currently in development and set to be released on April 14th, 2017. The next film is being directed by Straight Outta Compton director F. Gary Gray, and the usual suspects are set to reprise their roles. Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham are also expected to return. Part 9 will be released on April 19th, 2019 and Part 9 will hit theaters on April 2nd, 2021. I wonder if they'll keep making these movies after that. All I know is that these films have become incredibly entertaining and as long as the studio keeps making them, I'll watch them.
Here's what Diesel posted to Instagram: