With so many storylines and character arcs to wrap up afterFast X’s open-ended finale,Fast & Furious 11is all but guaranteed to become the franchise’s longest entry.Fast X’s Louis Leterrier is back in the director’s chair forFast 11, and Christina Hodson and Oren Uziel are confirmed to be writing the script. Although Vin Diesel initially announced thatFast 11would be released in 2025, it’s since been delayed to 2026 due to the 2023 strikes — but it’s still on the way, and it promises to follow up onthe cliffhanger ending ofFast X.
There have been all kinds ofenticing reports aboutFast 11. It could be the final chapter in the mainline series, and it’s being described as a throwback to the original movie with a single mission and a new villain. With so many plot threads still up in the air and so many character journeys to conclude,Fast 11could end up breakingF9’s record to become the lengthiest installment in the franchise.
Fast & Furious 11 Could Easily Become The Longest Movie In The Franchise
It Just Has To Beat F9’s Record Of 2 Hours, 23 Minutes
The most recent installments in theFast & Furioussaga have all been over two hours and 10 minutes long.Every entry sinceFast Fivehas crossed that threshold with its runtime. The first four movies all had nice, brisk, zippy runtimes of around an hour and 40 minutes. But sinceFast & Furiousmorphed from a straightforward action series about street racing into a blockbuster superhero franchise about globetrotting mercenaries, each movie has tagged on an extra half-hour of spectacle.
Since Fast & Furious morphed from a straightforward action series about street racing into a blockbuster superhero franchise about globetrotting mercenaries, each movie has tagged on an extra half-hour of spectacle.
Currently, the longest movie in the franchise isF9at two hours and 23 minutes, which is the same runtime asCast Away,Blood Diamond, and the original 1978Supermanfilm.Fast Xis in a close second place with a runtime of two hours and 21 minutes, but it managed to shave off some time by avoiding a definitive ending. It ends on a cliffhanger right in the middle of the action.Now thatFast 11has the burden of providing that definitive ending, it could breakF9’s runtime recordand become the series’ longest entry.
Fast & Furious 11 Has Way Too Many Things To Handle After Fast X’s Ending
Fast 11 Has A Lot Of Different Plates To Spin
AfterFast X,Fast & Furious 11has a lot on its plate. It has to pay off the ending ofFast Xwith Dom Toretto driving down an exploding dam. It has to reintroduce Luke Hobbs as he’s targeted by Dante Reyes (although that might be covered inthe upcomingHobbs & Reyesspin-off). It has to explain what’s going on in Antarctica with Letty, Cipher, and Gisele Yashar, who’s somehow still alive and piloting a submarine.
Fast & Furious 11’s Most Exciting Villain Is Not Jason Momoa’s Dante Reyes
Fast and Furious 11 has one clear villain, but the franchise could take an interesting turn by allowing another character into the spotlight.
On top of all that, as the final chapter, it has to wrap up the entire series in a satisfying way. That could mean aReturn of the King-style montage showing where everyone ends up. With all these storylines to pay off,Fast & Furious 11could very well end up becoming the longestFast & Furiousfilm to date.
Fast and Furious 11
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Fast X: Part 2 is the final movie in the Fast Saga. It reunites Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto with the rest of the cast for one last ride. However, the franchise is open for spinoff films like Hobbs & Shaw afterward.
