Vin Diesel confirms Fast and Furious 8 is go!
He announces the movie in Las Vegas
Vin Diesel has confirmed there will be an eighth instalment of the Fast & Furious movie franchise!
Just weeks after Fast & Furious 7 hit cinema screens across the globe, actor and producer Vin is keen to build excitement for the next movie.
The 47-year-old said a ComicCon event in Las Vegas: " Furious 8 is a go! We are making Furious 8.
“And now the fun part: The date. I love telling you guys the date! #Furious8 will be yours to share with the world on April 14, 2017.”
Making reference to his deceased best friend Paul Walker, whose final film was Furious 7, Vin added: “I swear to you and I swear to my brother (Paul) upstairs we're going to make the best movie you've ever seen.”
Universal Pictures will be hoping to match the success of Fast & Furious 7, which, just three weeks after release, is already the seventh highest grossing film of all time with box office takings of $1.158billion (£770million).
Only Avatar, Titanic, The Avengers, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Frozen and Iron Man 3 have made more money in cinemas.