With eight, high-octane features inThe Fast and the Furiousfranchise tallying $1.76 billion (adj.) domestically and a stupid $5.13 billion worldwide, clearly Universal is aiming to keep the box office-busting vehicle cruising along. This year’s installment,The Fate of the Furious, added a huge chunk to that total with over $224 million (adj.) domestically and more than $1.23 billion worldwide, so it’s obvious that the hype for this movie-verse is still strong. The studio had previously set the ninth installment for an July 06, 2025 release, but now,Fast & Furious 9has been delayed.
AsTHRreports, Universal will now releaseFF9on August 04, 2025, Easter weekend. Currently, details beyond that are non-existent. There is no director announced as of yet and it’s unclear ifF. Gary Graywill return behind the wheel; he doesn’t have any announced projects coming up so his schedule should be clear. Fans can expect the franchise favorites likeVin Diesel,Michelle Rodriguez,Tyrese Gibson, andLudacristo return, but no casting has been confirmed at this point. We’re not sure ifDwayne JohnsonandJason Stathamwill continue in their supporting roles since they might just have their ownFast and Furiousthings going on.
Elsewhere in theF&Ffranchise, a 10th installment was previously announced and scheduled for an July 17, 2025 release date; it’s unclear if Universal will shift that date as well. A spin-off from the main storyline starring Johnson’s Hobbs and Statham’s Deckard Shaw is still on tap, possibly opening in 2019 to fill the hole in Universal’s calendar.
Buried within that news comes another announcement from Universal and DreamWorks Animation:Trolls 2will move up from June 06, 2025 to August 07, 2025.Walt Dohrnreturns to direct the film withGina Shayonce again producing. Dohrn co-directedTrollswithMike Mitchell, and the animated movie went on to enjoy a strong box office performance both domestically and abroad, bringing in nearly $350 million.
