{"id":39723,"date":"2026-08-12T01:22:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39723"},"modified":"2026-08-12T01:22:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:22:32","slug":"vin-diesel-cried-over-fast-forever-script-director-hasnt-read-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39723","title":{"rendered":"Vin Diesel cried over \u2018Fast Forever\u2019 script; director hasn\u2019t read it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2023\/12\/21\/Sexual_Misconduct_Vin_Diesel_22830_s1440x920.jpg?c2b375c6b34c4b194380277304b84cb79dfe9f51\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The screenplay for \u201cFast Forever\u201d reportedly moved Vin Diesel to tears, but the director set to bring the \u201cFast &amp; Furious\u201d franchise to a close says he hasn\u2019t seen a page of it.<\/p>\n<p>Vin Diesel, whose real name is Mark Sinclair Vincent, called the script \u201cthe best script I have read in decades\u201d in an Instagram post touting the 11th installment of the racing franchise, penned by Michael Lesslie. But director Louis Leterrier, who helmed 2023\u2019s \u201cFast X\u201d and is attached to return for \u201cFast Forever,\u201d told Polygon he still hasn\u2019t read the draft while promoting his new Netflix thriller, \u201cThe Last House,\u201d according to Variety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d love to tell you the full truth, but I can\u2019t,\u201d Mr. Leterrier said of the script, adding only that \u201cthere will be an ending, and it\u2019s great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Vincent first announced a March 2028 release date for \u201cFast Forever\u201d earlier this year, though the film was originally expected to enter production not long after \u201cFast X\u201d premiered in 2023. That film grossed $714 million worldwide and closed on a cliffhanger that brought back Gal Gadot\u2019s Gisele, while a mid-credits scene revealed Dwayne Johnson\u2019s return as Luke Hobbs.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Lesslie, whose credits include \u201cThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes\u201d and \u201cAssassin\u2019s Creed,\u201d was announced as the \u201cFast Forever\u201d writer in March and rewrote an earlier draft by Aaron Rabin and Zach Dean, the latter of whom worked on the story for \u201cFast X,\u201d Variety reported.<\/p>\n<p>                        <a name=\"pagebreak\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFast Forever\u201d is slated for a March 17, 2028, release.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #3e3e3e;\"><em><br \/>\n                          This article was constructed with the assistance of artificial intelligence and published by a member of The Washington Times&#8217; AI News Desk team. The contents of this report are based solely on The Washington Times&#8217; original reporting, wire services, and\/or other sources cited within the report. For more information, please read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/ai-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\">AI policy<\/a> or contact Steve Fink, Director of Artificial Intelligence, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/aug\/11\/vin-diesel-cried-fast-forever-script-director-hasnt-read\/mailto:sfink@washingtontimes.com\">sfink@washingtontimes.com<\/a><br \/>\n                      <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #3e3e3e;\"><em><br \/>\n                          The Washington Times AI Ethics Newsroom Committee can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/aug\/11\/vin-diesel-cried-fast-forever-script-director-hasnt-read\/mailto:aispotlight@washingtontimes.com\">aispotlight@washingtontimes.com<\/a>.<br \/>\n                      <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The screenplay for \u201cFast Forever\u201d reportedly moved Vin Diesel to tears, but the director set to bring the \u201cFast &amp; Furious\u201d franchise to a close says he hasn\u2019t seen a page of it. 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