Vin Diesel has been requested to direct a “precursor” to ‘Quick X: Half 2’.
The 57-year-old actor – who has portrayed Dominic ‘Dom’ Toretto within the ‘Quick and Livid’ franchise since its debut in 2001 – beforehand helmed the brief movie ‘Los Bandoleros’ to fill within the gaps for his character between the occasions of the primary film and 2009’s ‘Quick and Livid’ and has now revealed he has as soon as once more been requested by Common Footage to helm a prequel set earlier than the occasions of the eleventh and closing entry into the high-speed motion sequence.
Taking to Instagram, Diesel posted an image of himself in character as Dom and his co-star Michelle Rodriguez as Leticia ‘Letty’ Ortiz and added the caption: “I’m reminded of that crucial second within the ‘Quick’ franchise, the place we had simply wrapped the fourth movie…
“The studio requested me to direct the precursor to the movie, to clarify the place Dom had been in between the primary and the fourth movie [‘Fast and Furious’].
“It was known as ‘Los Bandoleros’.
“Now, all these years later, the request has are available in once more for me to direct the precursor, to the finale.”
The actor then mentioned he wished to search out someplace “really unique” to set this “precursor” film, and teased his “one remorse was that we by no means acquired to movie deep within the desert” once they shot ‘Livid 7’ in Abu Dhabi.
He added: “As a result of it’s now the world’s saga, I’m inspired to movie some other place, really unique…
“One of many areas we had been lucky sufficient to movie in for ‘Livid 7’ was the Center East. Which ended up being our most world movie, simply shy of two billion {dollars} within the field workplace.
“My one remorse was that we by no means acquired to movie deep within the desert.”
‘Quick X: Half 2’ is about to wrap up the story of Dom Toretto and his household, and Diesel beforehand promised the blockbuster will “hit you exhausting”.
Alongside a throwback photograph of himself and former co-star Paul Walker – who died in a automobile accident aged 40 in 2013 – Vin wrote on Instagram: “Whereas doing ADR this week on the Common lot, for a fantastically written piece by Chris Morgan … I used to be reminded of the blessed moments alongside this journey… the place bonds transcended movie.
“‘Quick X: Half 2’, written by Zach Dean … goes to hit you exhausting! Hope to make you proud!”
In addition to Diesel’s Dom Toretto, ’Quick X: Half 2’ is to function sequence favourites Luke Hobbs (Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson), Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham), Aimes (Alan Ritchson), Gisele Yashar (Gal Gadot), Tess (Brie Larson), Roman (Tyrese Gibson) and Dante Reyes (Jason Momoa).
Alan Ritchson revealed final month that scheduling conflicts with ‘Quick X: Half 2’ has made getting all of the actors collectively for the film – which is about to hit screens in June 2026 – tough.
The ‘Reacher’ star advised Display screen Rant: “We discuss it very often.
“That is without doubt one of the largest challenges that the franchise faces is that you have a number of guys like Dwayne and Vin and Momoa and myself and all people’s tremendous busy.
“So making an attempt to get the celebs to align so we are able to make that occur is a feat of nature.”
