{
  "id": 1806908,
  "title": "Vin Diesel says Fast Forever could shoot in December, will be very sad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/vin-diesel-says-fast-forever-could-shoot-in-december-will-be-very-sad",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:50:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/vin-diesel-fast-forever-december-filming-very-sad"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the intense realm of high-speed racing and global espionage, the cast and crew of the Fast & Furious film series face an emotional journey akin to a life-and-death race against a cyberterrorist known as Cipher. Vin Diesel, as the franchise's star and executive producer, expressed to Variety that the upcoming eleventh installment, Fast Forever, will be a profoundly emotional conclusion. \"We start shooting in December, if I can make good on the request from the studio,\" Diesel stated. \"I'm in a good place, though. I had to go through four sets of writers, four years of development, to get to something worthy of a finale. And when I read the script a couple of weeks ago, [I cried].\" Diesel's emotional reaction after reading the script mirrors that of Donald Sutherland's during the creation of Ordinary People, a testament to the story's impact. \"I'm going to tell you something personal,\" Diesel admitted. \"[After] I read the script, halfway through, one tear. By the end, I was crying. I couldn't hold it back, and I had to tell everyone. My sister said, 'No more crying, bro.'\" As Fast Forever is set to commence filming in December, all fans can anticipate a riveting and emotionally charged opening.",
  "summary": "The star of the eleven-film franchise suggests this film will be a three-hankie affair.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}