Is Vin Diesel's time in Hollywood slowly but surely running out? The 56-year-old has mainly attracted attention in recent years with the Fast & Furious series. If the next sequel finally fails at the box office, the action star's career looks extremely thin.
Was Fast & Furious 10 a success?
In order to really make money with the last two Fast & Furious films, the makers around Vin Diesel used a trick. Fast & Furious 10 ended with a huge cliffhanger. A narrative device that used to be used primarily in television series, but now also more and more often in the cinema occurs. What is this about?
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A cliffhanger is where the episode of a series ends at the most exciting point. The heroine or hero finds themselves in a seemingly hopeless situation, he or she “hangs” on a cliff, so to speak. What happens next will only be revealed in the next episode. What works wonderfully on television and ensures that viewers tune in again next time can, however, backfire horribly in the cinema.
On the one hand, that is likely End of Fast & Furious 10 felt extremely unsatisfying to many fans in the audience. You give well over 10 euros for a cinema ticket and it feels like you only get half the film. On the other hand, it is thanks to the Cliffhangers It is absolutely necessary to have seen the predecessor if you are in Fast & Furious 11 wants to go.
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When is the new Fast & Furious film coming to cinemas?
The last part the Fast & Furious series is not expected to hit theaters until June 2026. And that brings us to another big problem with the final film. The Fast & Furious films with Vin Diesel are now way too expensive. Part 10 cost an incredible $340 million in production. He played well, though $705 million one, but production and marketing costs are likely to have eaten up any profit. This is a problem in Hollywood.
Films that are too expensive will be replaced brutal flops such as Indiana Jones and the Wheel of Destiny avoided like holy water from the Deifi. For example, cult director Francis Ford Coppola's new film, which looks like a second “Inception,” is having a hard time finding a major film distributor. And this current number 1 in the cinema will probably not recoup the costs either, despite great popularity from the audience. The financial risk with blockbuster sequels like Fast & Furious 11 is huge, and a sure cinema hit is anything but guaranteed. If the last part with Vin Diesel causes high losses, the star's blockbuster career will probably be over.