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During an appearance on the podcast Bingeworthy, Momoa was asked what the future holds for his Fast X villain Dante. “I would love to come back and play, man. People all over the world love that character — it’s crazy,” he said. “But I got no script, so not that soon.”
Can Fast X — Part 2 Be Ready for a 2027 Release Date?
Things can change (actors can be among the last people to learn about filming timelines), but Momoa’s comments indicate the start of Fast X — Part 2 production is not imminent. The lack of a finished script would suggest Diesel & Co. are not ready to roll cameras in the near future. It’s true that some Hollywood blockbusters begin shooting without a completed screenplay (Avengers: Doomsday is a recent example), but each project is different. The script seems to be one of the biggest hurdles Fast X — Part 2 needs to overcome; last year, Tyrese Gibson said he had yet to see a script.
This could potentially be an issue for the film. Fast & Furious movies are large-scale productions that take a lot of time to complete. For example, F9 started principal photography in June 2019 and didn’t wrap until November of that year. If Fast X — Part 2 is to hit theaters in 2027, it would be for the best if shooting began sooner rather than later, giving the filmmakers ample time to conduct not just filming, but various post-production responsibilities (visual effect shots, reshoots). Diesel has expressed his desire to take Fast & Furious back to its street racing roots, but even a relatively smaller-scale installment is going to be a complex puzzle to put together.
