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After the monstrous box office opening for Fast Five this past weekend, Fast and the Furious 6 became a total no-brainer for the studio heads. So it’s not exactly shocking to hear director Justin Lin say that Fast and the Furious 6 has been all but officially greenlit – and that he’ll once again be calling the shots on the next installment.

A followup to Fast Five has been in the cards for a while now, with the intention that it would round out the trilogy that began with Fast and Furious. Franchise staples like Vin Diesel and Paul Walker would naturally be returning, (possibly) along with new addition Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.




Lin spoke to USA Today about the immense popularity of Fast Five and had the following to say about the likelihood of a followup:



The implication is (of course) that Lin will once again be sitting in the director’s chair on a sixth Fast and the Furious flick – one that would feature a change in scenery from Rio de Janeiro in Fast Five, with Europe looking like a strong (and obvious) possibility right now.

Universal chairman Adam Fogelson has spoken about Fast and the Furious 6 as well, saying that the plan is to continue turning the series into “a true action franchise in the spirit of those great heist films made 10 or 15 years ago.” So what better way to emulate classic heist flicks that feature great vehicle chase sequences (like The Italian Job) than to have the next Fast and the Furious venture literally take place in a European locale?



Something that Screen Rant‘s Ben Kendrick mentioned in his Fast Five review is that moviegoers who had little to no interest in the franchise before now aren’t likely to become converts anytime soon; this is still a series primarily about muscle cars, (hilarious?) death-defying stunts, explosions, and scantily-clad women. Fans of these movies have seemingly approved of Lin’s directorial style up to now – so, with regards to his return for Fast and the Furious 6, it’s pretty much an “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” situation.

Since Fast and the Furious 6 is almost a certainty at this point, it begs the question: Where (in all meanings of the term) do you want to see this franchise go next?

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It won't end will it /facepalm, just like saw it'll go on forever.

saw is only guranteed another one because of the contract that tobin bell signed he signed off that he has to do one more if they decide to make another one

I know what you mean. Sometimes they should stick to 3, but these are pretty good. It's like American Pie though, first 3 were good, rest were okay. But the new one should be good with all the original cast having a reunion. Saw sucked after 3.

I just hope the next one has real races and shit

TBH i wasnt a fan of fast 5 sure it did have it's moment's but that was it they were only moments

the trilogy in my opinion were brilliant F&F 4 was good to see some of the old cast again but 5 didn't do it for me

I love american pie, well it has :tits: everyone loves it but lately the fast and furious just isn't about cars anymore.

Lol to the guy above, F&F5 was soooo much more about cars then F&F1, for example.

The drifting part was awesome, the Japanese hotties were, too...

Fast 5 is probably my favourite so far, although i have really enjoyed them all so its hard to compare

really? i thought the opposite about F&F1 to F&F5. To me 5 was more about robberies and took the focus off the cars, which is what i wanted to see