Vin Diesel has confirmed that a major fan-favorite character will be returning for the eleventh and final installment of the Fast and Furious franchise. Speaking at automotive event Fuel Fest in California Saturday night, Diesel gave some major updates on Fast 11, including its tentative release window and its likely inclusion of Paul Walker’s character, Brian O’Conner. “Just yesterday I was with Universal Studios,” Diesel began. “The studio said to me, ‘Vin, can we please have the finale of Fast & Furious [in] April 2027?’ I said, ‘Under three conditions because I’ve been listening to my fanbase.’” Diesel’s first condition was to bring the franchise back to its roots in Los Angeles. His second condition similarly touched upon a return to form and asked that the final film focus on “car culture” and “street racing.” As for his last condition, Diesel said: “The third thing was reuniting Dom [Toretto] and Brian O’Conner. That is what you’re going to get in the finale.” Walker, who had starred opposite Diesel’s Dom Toretto since the first Fast and Furious film in 2001, died in a car accident in 2013. At the time, the actor was in the midst of filming Fast and Furious 7. He was 40.
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