'Fast and Furious' star Vin Diesel knows how franchise will end - Fox News

Vin Diesel starred in the first "Fast & Furious" film back in June 2001 and hasn't looked back since.

The next installment in the action-adventure street racing saga, "Fast & Furious 9," will hit theaters on June 25 but the series will be coming to an end in the near future. .

Diesel said in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press that the "Fast and Furious" saga will conclude after two more films following "F9." He said Universal Pictures wants to close out the saga in two parts.

The actor said the final two films could potentially release in 2023 then 2024.

Despite the end of the saga, he said the "Fast and Furious" cinematic universe will continue on.

When Diesel told his daughter about the franchise’s conclusion, the actor said she began shedding tears.

Diesel has starred as Dominic Toretto since the franchise’s inaugural film "The Fast and Furious" in 2001.

In 2019, Johnson and Statham starred in the franchise's first spin-off film "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw," which claimed the No.

(L-R) Paul Walker and Vin Diesel attend the world premiere of 'Fast And Furious 6' at The Empire Leicester Square on May 7, 2013 in London, England. .

Director Justin Lin said the idea of finishing the saga came during a conversation with Diesel, who has played the leading role in eight "Fast and Furious" films.

"Nine is kind of the first film of the final chapter," the director said.