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Vin Diesel leads Fast and Furious reunion at Cannes screening

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 13: (L-R) Jordana Brewster, Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez attend the "The Fast And The Furious" screening during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 13, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Gisela Scho
Jordana Brewster, Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez reunite on the red carpet

Vin Diesel and the original The Fast and the Furious cast reunited at the Cannes Film Festival for a special screening celebrating the franchise's 25th anniversary.

Diesel, wearing a black jacket with a racecar design "Fast Forever" - the next sequel in the series set for 2028 - in sequins on the back, went up and down the line of shouting fans who had gathered for hours at the carpet to pose for selfies.

He was joined on the carpet by Jordana Brewster and ‌Michelle Rodriguez, who shot ⁠to fame with the 2001 film about street racing that launched a franchise for Universal Pictures and spawned nine sequels ⁠and a spin-off, Hobbs & Shaw.

To date, the franchise has made over $7 billion at the global box office.

Their co-star Paul Walker, who died in a car crash in Southern California in 2013, was represented by his only daughter, Meadow, who had a cameo ‌role in Fast X.

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 13: Neal H. Moritz, Dame Donna Langley, Michelle Rodriguez, Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster and Meadow Walker attend the "The Fast And The Furious" screening during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 13, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Gisela Scho
Neal H. Moritz, Donna Langley, Michelle Rodriguez, Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster and Meadow Walker

Ahead of the screening Diesel told the audience about how festival director Thierry Fremaux had praised the film.

"To come with a film that you, the head of the most prestigious film festival in the world, where every artist in the world wants to ‌be recognised and honoured, you, are calling the film that we did 25 years ago a classic," he said.

"How profound is that?" he added.

Fast Forever will hit cinemas in March ‌2028, with the original cast, as well as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who joined the franchise from Fast Five, and Jason Statham, set to join.

Two actors on Cannes red carpet
Vin Diesel embraces Paul Walker's daughter - US model and actress - Meadow Rain Walker

In addition, Diesel announced on Monday that four original television series based on the film franchise ‌are in development. An NBC Universal press release distributed later in the day listed only one Fast & Furious show in development.

Source: Reuters

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