The Fast & Furious franchise will come to an end with the release of Fast & Furious 11, and so many exciting things will need to occur in the film. While interest in the franchise has faded from the highs of Furious 7, everything known about Fast & Furious 11 suggests the new sequel will return to its roots.
This does not mean that there will not be big and explosive sequences in the new film. The ending of Fast X featured a bold cliffhanger, with many of the most important characters in the franchise potentially reaching their fates. Details on this will need to be explored satisfactorily.
Vin Diesel has shepherded the series from the beginning and has recently shown great enthusiasm with a new update. This next film is set to deliver a final story that can wrap up everything that came from the Fast & Furious movies before it. There is a lot riding on the new film, and it must explore the following.
Delivering On Fast X’s Cliffhanger At The Dam
The Ending Of Fast X Put The Heroes In A Precarious Position
Fast X ended with all the heroes beaten. Aimes turned against the crew, and they were labelled as terrorists. Much of this led up to the final scene, which saw a conflict between Dom and Dante along the side of the Aldeadávila Dam, where Dante triggered an explosion. This ending saw Dom’s car engulfed in flames.
While Fast X was previously said to be the first of a new trilogy, the box office returns and inflated cost of the most recent installment have caused the studio to reconsider. Fast & Furious 11 is now likely to be the last in the series.
A satisfying resolution to this scene in Fast 11 is necessary. While Dom had survived worse in the previous Fast stunts, the latest film certainly made it look like he had been killed. The new movie will hopefully pick up immediately after this moment and show resolution, including Dom’s survival.
The Inevitable Defeat Of Dante
Jason Momoa’s Dante Is One Of The Franchise’s Best Villains
Dante was seeded as an antagonist with links to the crew’s past, dating all the way back to Fast Five. Unlike the other villains in the series, he must be defeated rather than be rehabilitated and brought into the family. Momoa gave a terrifying performance in the last film, creating one of the most interesting and terrifying antagonists yet seen.
Unlike the other villains in the series, Dante must be defeated rather than be rehabilitated and brought into the family.
How his defeat will be handled could go several different ways, but it must be concrete and it must be thrilling. After Dante wrought so much destruction against the family, including the death of Jakob Toretto, he must pay. Seeing how this is realized in the new film is one of its most appealing elements.
Finally Bringing The Fast Franchise To An End
The End Of A Momentous Era
This next film will be the last one in Diesel’s Dominic Toretto era, and it is so compelling to see what that might mean. The ending of Furious 7 gave an impactful and emotional goodbye to Paul Walker, and the weight of this was felt throughout the whole movie.
While the next chapter, fortunately, will not have the same real-world weight behind it, saying goodbye to these characters is an important moment in the pop culture landscape. These films have been an incredible part of the cinematic landscape, and understanding the end to their stories is a promising feature.
After a series of films where deaths have occurred but have generally been undone shortly after, seeing some level of finality in the Fast series is a tantalizing prospect. While this will hopefully not see characters like Dom reaching a dark and final end, it will be refreshing to see how the franchise can wrap itself up.
Seeing Brian O’Conner On Screen One Last Time
Audiences Can’t Wait To See Him Again
Diesel recently confirmed that Brian O’Conner will return to the big screen in Fast 11, and this detail is equally exciting and worrying. The character was given an emotional ending in Furious 7, and there is some concern that this could undo that. Fortunately, Paul Walker’s family seems to be in support of this decision.
Dead actors have been brought back through computer-animated images, but this has caused some controversy. It is not confirmed that this is how the new film will approach this, but it was previously done with computer-generated images put over footage of Walker’s brothers in Furious 7.
As long as this is done with the family’s blessing, it could work. However, it would also be possible for the franchise to recast the role. This might be a difficult task, but it could be a good way to honor both the character and the actor’s legacy.