‘Fast And Furious’ Female Spin-Off Hits The Road With Three Writers
TheFast and Furiousfemale spin-off appears to be on the fast track, asVin Dieselhas just announced the writing team that will bring the film to life.Nicole Perlman,Lindsey Beer, andGeneva Robertson-Dworetwill pen the script, which will likely focus onMichelle Rodriguez’s Letty and presumably other female characters from the mega-franchise.
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There have been rumblings of aFast and Furiousfemale spin-off for a while now, and back in October, Vin Diesel seemingly let the cat out of the bag when he more or less confirmed its existence in arambling Instagram post. Now, Diesel has added more fuel to the fire by apparently announcing the writing team behind the film: Nicole Perlman, Lindsey Beer, and Geneva Robertson-Dwore. In the Instagram post above, Diesel doesn’t come right out andsay"These are the folks writing the movie!" He just gives them a “shout out.” But Perlman, Beer and Robertson-Dwore are all writers, so its safe to assume they’re at least taking a crack at the first draft of the script.
Perlman is a rising name in the screenwriting trade. She did uncredited work onThor, wrote the first draft ofGuardians of the Galaxy, and has writing credits on upcoming filmsCaptain MarvelandDetective Pikachu. Beer wrote the Netflix filmSierra Burgess Is a Loser, and has credits onThe Kingkiller Chronicleand the recently announcedTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesreboot. Robertson-Dwore’s credits include the recentTomb Raidermovie andCaptain Marvel.
There’s still a long way to go on this project, and Universal hasn’t even officially announced it yet. In all likelihood, they’re waiting to see how the firstFast and Furiousspin-off,Hobbs and Shaw, does at the box office before forging ahead with more. ShouldHobbs and Shawbreak the bank, you can expect a quick confirmation for this spin-off as well.
As of now, we don’t really know what the movie is about. It’s safe to assume that Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez) will be the lead character. And perhaps other femaleFast and Furiouscharacters, like Jordana Brewster’s Mia Toretto and Nathalie Emmanuel’s Ramsey, will be involved. Gal Gadot’s Gisele Yashar was killed off a few movies back, but theFastfranchise has always played fast and loose with timelines – there’s no saying she can’t come back as well. Then again, Gadot is a much bigger star now than she was when appearing in theFastfilms, so she might not return without a major payday.
Hobbs and Shawopens August 02, 2025, and the 9th and 10th (and final)Fast and Furiousfilms are set to open on August 26, 2025, and July 11, 2025, respectively.
