Though the billion-dollar Fast and Furious franchise was originally expected to wrap up with its tenth chapter, 2023\u2019s Fast X<\/a>, series star and producer Vin Diesel confirmed in April 2021 that the series capper would in fact be split into two parts, explaining: \u201cThere\u2019s so much ground to cover and so many places in so many locations that we have to visit.\u201d<\/p>\n The idea to split Fast\u2019s final chapter in half meant the franchise was able to do something it had never tried before in its more than 20-year history, ending Fast X on a cliffhanger \u2013 leaving the fates of several popular characters up in the air and leaving audiences even hungrier than usual for the next instalment.<\/p>\n But when can we expect Fast and Furious 11 to rev into cinemas? What will happen next to legendary street racer Dominic Toretto (Diesel) and his Fast family? And is this really the end of the road?<\/p>\n Read on for everything we know so far about Fast 11.<\/p>\n Though an exact date is yet to be confirmed, Vin Diesel revealed at CinemaCon in April 2023 that the eleventh Fast and Furious film will be released in 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Louis Leterrier \u2013 who stepped in to helm Fast X after original director Justin Lin departed due to creative differences \u2013 will return for the next instalment, with Christina Hodson (Birds of Prey<\/a>) and Oren Uziel (The Lost City<\/a>) hired to write the script.<\/p>\n The following franchise regulars are a sure bet to return in Fast and Furious 11:<\/p>\n Granted, the denouement to Fast X saw Dom about to be buried alive by a collapsing dam, while Roman, Tej, Ramsey and Han were last seen aboard an aircraft that was subsequently shot out of the sky\u2026 but this wouldn\u2019t be the first time in the Fast franchise that characters have made a miraculous comeback after facing certain death.<\/p>\n Also a dead cert to return for the next chapter are Jason Momoa as deranged villain Dante Reyes, who survived the events of Fast X, and Alan Ritchson as his criminal partner Aimes. Likewise we can expect Helen Mirren to be back as \u201cQueenie\u201d Shaw alongside her son Deckard (though it\u2019s less clear whether Luke Evans might return to the series as Deckard\u2019s brother Owen Shaw, or if Vanessa Kirby might reprise her Hobbs & Shaw<\/a> role as their sister Hattie).<\/p>\n Leo Abelo Perry is another probable returnee as Dom\u2019s son Brian \u201cLittle B\u201d Marcos, while following their surprise reappearances in the final scene of Fast X and the Fast X post-credits scene<\/a> respectively, we\u2019re certain to see more of Gal Gadot as the resurrected Gisele Yashar and Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs (more on those two below).<\/p>\n Though a reappearance isn\u2019t guaranteed, it\u2019s possible we might see more of the \u201cNobody\u201d family who operate as part of the mysterious Agency that once employed Dom and his crew \u2013 that includes the organisation\u2019s former leader Mr. Nobody (Kurt Russell) who was presumed dead following a plane crash in 2021\u2019s F9<\/a> but was described only as \u201cmissing\u201d in Fast X, his daughter Tess (Brie Larson), and Mr. Nobody\u2019s former right-hand man Little Nobody (Scott Eastwood) who was last seen narrowly avoiding being blown up in Fast X.<\/p>\n Two more characters introduced in Fast X and so in contention for the sequel are Isabel Neves (Daniela Melchior), a Brazilian street racer and sister to Dom\u2019s former girlfriend Elena Neves, and Dom\u2019s grandmother Abuelita Toretto (Rita Moreno).<\/p>\n Having apparently met his end in Fast X \u2013 sacrificing himself to save Dom and Little B from Dante\u2019s goons \u2013 it appears John Cena\u2019s Jakob Toretto will miss out on Fast and Furious 11\u2026 if he does indeed stay dead. The same goes for Brazilian street racer Diogo (Luis Da Silva), who debuted in 2011\u2019s Fast Five and met a fiery end in Fast X.<\/p>\n Though Michael Rooker told Showbiz CheatSheet<\/a> that he would \u201cmost likely\u201d turn up in Fast X, having debuted as Toretto family friend Buddy in F9, he was nowhere to be seen in the latest chapter. Cardi B also failed to reappear as Dom\u2019s F9 ally Leysa, despite Vin Diesel telling Entertainment Tonight<\/a> back in 2021 that she would feature in Fast X.<\/p>\n Many fans had also expected Don Omar and Tego Calder\u00f3n, who were part of Dom\u2019s crew as Rico Santos and Tego Leo in Fast & Furious<\/a> (2009) and Fast Five<\/a> (2011), to return after Diesel shared an Instagram post<\/a> featuring the pair and a \u201cFast X\u201d hashtag in early 2023\u2026 but no cameo was forthcoming. Perhaps Buddy, Leysa, Rico and Tego could all still surface in Fast 11?<\/p> This being the concluding chapter(s) of the franchise, it\u2019s also feasible that other fan favourite characters from the past could reappear to aid Dom in his hour of need. Eva Mendes played government agent Monica Fuentes in both 2 Fast 2 Furious<\/a> (2003) and a post-credits scene in Fast Five \u2013 an image of the character was seen in Dante\u2019s lair in Fast X as the villain promised to make Dom suffer by targeting everybody who\u2019d ever helped him or his family, so could Monica return?<\/p>\n Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) was another of Dom\u2019s allies singled out by Dante \u2013 the lead character in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift<\/a> (2006), drift king Sean returned in a supporting role for Furious 7<\/a> (2015) and F9, so it\u2019s reasonable to assume he might pop up again, possibly alongside fellow Tokyo Drift graduates Twinkie (Bow Wow) and Earl Hu (Jason Tobin).<\/p>\n Across its 10 films, the Fast saga has introduced a number of popular characters who have made one or two appearances and lived to race another day \u2013 in this category, Dom\u2019s old acquaintances Leon (Johnny Strong) and Hector (Noel Gugliemi) from 2001\u2019s The Fast and the Furious<\/a> (2011), Miami street racer Suki (Devon Aoki) from 2 Fast 2 Furious, drug kingpin Arturo Braga (John Ortiz) who appeared in both Fast & Furious and Fast & Furious 6<\/a> (2013), and Agent Michael Stasiak (Shea Wigham) from Fast & Furious, Fast & Furious 6, and F9, could all be revisited.<\/p>\n There\u2019s also a question mark surrounding the involvement of the character Brian O\u2019Conner in any future Fast films \u2013 Brian was a regular fixture of the early Fast movies, appearing in all but one of the first seven films, until the death of actor Paul Walker in 2013 necessitated writing the character out of the franchise. Walker\u2019s scenes in Furious 7 were completed using a combination of visual effects and stand-ins \u2013 including his brothers Caleb and Cody \u2013 and a storyline was devised which saw Brian, now a family man, retire from Dom\u2019s crew to live a quieter life with Mia Toretto and their children.<\/p>\n However, Vin Diesel has recently implied that the O\u2019Conner character might make one more appearance before the Fast franchise ends for good, telling Total Film<\/a> in March 2023: \u201c[Universal] made a bold, righteous, and daring decision to keep Brian O\u2019Conner alive. I couldn\u2019t image this saga ending without truly saying goodbye to Brian.\u201d<\/p>\n As for new additions to the cast, in February 2023, Diesel said he wanted Robert Downey Jr. to star in Fast 11 as the primary antagonist, revealing a character has been developed who is \u201cthe antithesis of Dom, who is promoting AI and driverless cars\u201d. Iron Man vs. the Iron Giant? 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