Fast & Furious 11 is apparently coming out next year, but the lack of updates about the film has me worried. It’s no secret that the Fast & Furious franchise has had many ups and downs. For example, the first few Fast & Furious movies were primarily focused on street racing, until Tokyo Drift bombing at the box office led to the franchise focusing more on action. Since this major change took place, some movies in the franchise have been well-received, while others were panned by audiences and critics.
Fast Five and Furious 7 are examples of movies that performed quite well with both critics and audiences. However, personally, I like 2023’s Fast X better than either of these entries. Ever since watching the ending of Fast X in theaters, I have desperately wanted the next entry in the long-running series. The upcoming Fast & Furious 11 is even more exciting since it is supposedly the final movie in the franchise. However, I’m starting to get really worried about Fast & Furious 11 since we have gotten barely any updates on the movie.
Fast X Made Fast & Furious 11 A Necessary Film For The Franchise’s Future
Fast X Had An Intense Cliffhanger Ending
Most movies in the Fast & Furious franchise end with the main story of the film mostly wrapped up. While all the films leave the door open for a future movie, the franchise arguably could have ended with various entries. This is especially the case with Furious 7, The Fate of the Furious, and F9. The eighth and ninth movies, in particular, both end with all the characters gathered together at a barbecue. However, this is not the case with Fast X, which is one of the only movies in the series to end on a cliffhanger.
| Fast & Furious Movies | Worldwide Box Office | RT Critics Score | RT Audience Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Fast and the Furious (2001) | $206,458,372 | 55% | 74% |
| 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) | $236,410,607 | 37% | 50% |
| The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) | $157,794,205 | 38% | 69% |
| Fast & Furious (2009) | $359,347,833 | 29% | 67% |
| Fast Five (2011) | $629,975,898 | 78% | 83% |
| Fast & Furious 6 (2013) | $789,300,444 | 71% | 84% |
| Furious 7 (2015) | $1,457,219,775 | 82% | 82% |
| The Fate of the Furious (2017) | $1,189,009,332 | 67% | 72% |
| Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) | $760,732,926 | 67% | 88% |
| F9: The Fast Saga (2021) | $719,360,068 | 59% | 82% |
| Fast X (2023) | $714,375,114 | 57% | 84% |
Throughout Fast X, Dom and his crew are going up against Dante, who is seeking revenge for the death of his father in Fast Five. Unlike all the other films in the series, which sees the main characters come out on top, Dom and his crew actually lose to Dante at the end of Fast X. Even though Dom escapes the explosion in the dam at the end of the tenth movie, he witnesses a plane which is carrying Roman, Tej, Ramsey, and Han go down. Therefore, Dom is left very hopeless at the end of Fast X.
While Dom technically loses to Dante in Fast X, major characters like Dwayne Johnson’s Luke Hobbs and Gal Gadot’s Gisele Yashar return at the end of the movie. Dante will be going after these two characters in Fast & Furious 11, as well, but at least they can potentially help Dom come out on top in the final film of the franchise. Because of all these cliffhangers, there is no choice but to make Fast & Furious 11, which will hopefully resolve all of these plot points in a satisfying manner.