Fast X: Part 2 gets a confusing new update from Ludacris as he reunites with Fast & Furious cast members for a Super Bowl ad. After the release of Fast X in 2023, it’s been confirmed that Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto and his crew/ family of drivers will return for at least one more action-packed installment, with Louis Leterrier back in the director’s chair. Several social media posts from Diesel have suggested that Fast X: Part 2 filming started back in November 2024, but the actual status of the film has remained something of a question mark for months.

Now, Ludacris tells EW what he knows about Fast X: Part 2‘s filming, which is apparently that it hasn’t started yet. The Tej actor reveals that he isn’t in the know about the new movie, and that he’s waiting to hear just like everybody else about its production start date. Read his comment below:

“I’m waiting on updates myself, man. I wish I could give you some info, but I wouldn’t want to give you the incorrect info. All I can say for now is that I’m waiting to get it, and I know we’ve been working very long and hard on it in order for it to be what it needs to be: to be the last installment and bring everything together.”

Ludacris’ comments come after the release of a Häagen-Dazs Super Bowl commercial, which sees him reuniting with Diesel and Fast & Furious franchise costar Michelle Rodriguez. The rapper reveals that he asked Diesel about the new film’s status during filming to no avail and that, as far as he knows, Fast X: Part 2 hasn’t even gotten the go-ahead from the studio yet:

“Oh yeah, I was asking, but everybody is тιԍнтlipped, you know what I mean? No one has the true answers yet, until the studio greenlights anything.”

Check out the trio’s Häagen-Dazs ad below:

What Ludacris’ Update Means For Fast X: Part 2

Vin Diesel’s Social Media Posts Have Created Confusion

Diesel never explicitly confirmed that Fast X: Part 2 production is underway, but he’s implied it. Various social media posts from Diesel over the last three months tease a return to “practical” driving and exteriors. “Oh the joy of seeing practical sH๏τs back on the streets,” Diesel writes in a caption to a post from November 21. “As we race to hit our 25th anniversary release,” he continues, “I am reminded to always enjoy the journey.” Diesel’s caption accompanies video of a crew and camera ᴀssembled behind a muscle car that skids to a stop on a city street.

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Diesel has released a handful of other posts seemingly about Fast X: Part 2, one of which features a muscle car drifting around a track and another that teases the return of a car from the 2001 original Fast & Furious movie. There are several explanations here. The first is that none of Diesel’s posts actually show any Fast X: Part 2 filming and that Diesel is recycling old behind-the-scenes footage (or footage from a different upcoming project) to accompany aspirational captions about the new movie in order to drum up excitement.

A second explanation is that the filming that Diesel been involved with has been for Fast X: Part 2 but that it’s all preparatory. Diesel, for example, could be participating in camera and vehicle tests, or he could be filming pickup or intersтιтial sH๏τs in order to get ahead for when the full production actually gets underway. As he said in his caption above, there’s a time crunch to make sure that Fast X: Part 2 hits theaters for the first film’s 25th anniversary, which is in 2026.

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Fast & Furious Remains Popular

A key takeaway from the confusion regarding Fast X: Part 2 is to take updates on the project with a grain of salt. Even though Fast X reviews were mixed and the film was a box office disappointment, love for the franchise still generally remains strong. There’s clearly a lot of excitement regarding Fast X: Part 2, especially since it could be Dom’s last outing, but it looks like fans are going to have to wait a little longer for a more concrete update.

Source: EW