Vin Diesel, star of the Fast and Furious franchise, has praised the legacy of the franchise in a social media post praising its 25-year run and announced the addition of scribe Michael Lesslie (Now You See Me: Now You Don't, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) to the team. Diesel also mentioned the "responsibility" he feels to deliver a satisfying finale to the action-crime saga, which began in 2001 with the first installment. The series will end in 2028. Diesel compared the film to his upcoming project, Mattel Studios' Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, which is said to return to its origins of street racing and car culture.