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Fast and Furious Extravaganza: Voodoo Doughnuts Owner Joins Vin Diesel at Universal Orlando Resort!
In a post shared last Wednesday on Instagram, the 54-year-old action star coupled a photo of his son Vincent Sinclair with the letters โFXโ buzzed into his hair on the left side of his head with a cryptic caption stating the number 10 โdenotes the completion of a cycle.โ
โThat excitement is realโฆ the emotions strong,โ Diesel wrote alongside the image. โโฆ Hope, somehow perseveres in this multi generational saga. 10โฆ the final chapter. A divine number, 10 means a return to unity, the fusion between being and non-being.โ
โSo proud of Universal, the incredible team of talent we are blessed to have on this journey,โ the actor added. โGrateful for it all and most importantly for all of you.โ
Vin Diesel Says Casting His Son Vincent, 10, in F9 Was Directorโs Idea: โI Canโt Take the Creditโ
Some fans have suggested the โXโ in the โFXโ could be the Roman numeral for the number 10, according to The Independent. The franchiseโs most recent movie was titled F9, leading some to believe Diesel is hinting at something.
Diesel shares Vincent, 10, and two other children with longtime girlfriend Paloma Jimenez: daughters Hania Riley, 13, and Pauline, 6.
Vincent appeared in F9 as a younger version of his dadโs character, Dominic Toretto. Diesel credited director Justin Lin with the casting decision during an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
Vin Diesel Says Cardi B Will Return to Fast & Furious Franchise in F10: Weโre โExcitedโ
โWeโve been making these movies for so long, that every time one of my children were born, I was usually working on a Fast and Furious movie,โ he told the host. โSo the director and the cast all have their own relationship with my children. And it was [Linโs] idea for my son to play young Dom.โ
The 10th film of the action franchise hits theaters on April 7, 2023. Returning for the 10th Fast & Furious movie is Cardi B., who made a big splash with her franchise debut in F9.
โWe are very much excited to evolve her character and to expand it to the finale,โ Diesel said of his co-star, who played Leysa in F9. โShe made it just in time. She came in Fast 9 just in time.โ
Lin is also excited to work with Cardi B. again, telling Entertainment Tonight that the newcomer became part of the franchiseโs big family โwithin a minuteโ of showing up on set.
โI love Cardi,โ Lin told the outlet, adding that heโd โwork with her any day.โ
Vin Diesel Teases the Possibility of Paul Walkerโs Daughter Appearing in Fast Franchise
โAnd I love how when I got together with her, her and Vin were talking about the character because sheโs actually really embedded into the overall universe,โ he continued. โSheโs been around for a long time and this is just the first time we are seeing her, so Iโm really excited to explore that character of her.
In June, Diesel confirmed that the production of both the 10th and 11th Fast & Furious movies begins in January in an interview with Regal Cinemas. That same month, he hinted at the possibility of Paul Walkerโs daughter Meadow appearing in one of the franchiseโs final movies during an episode of E! Newsโ Daily Pop.
โI would not count anything out,โ said Diesel, the 22-year-oldโs godfather. โLet me just โ without giving you all of the secrets of Fast 10. Letโs just say nothingโs ruled out.โ