Furious 8 Official Trailer #1 with Cody Walker HD
Fast & Furious 8 Official Movie Trailer 2016
The Fast and the Furious (also known as Fast & Furious) is an American franchise including a series of action films, which center around illegal street racing and heists, and various other media portraying the characters and situations from the films. Distributed by Universal Pictures, the series was established with the 2001 film titled The Fast and the Furious; followed by six sequels, two short films that tie into the series, and as of May 2015, it has become Universal's biggest franchise of all time.
Universal chairwoman Langley stated in 2014 that a total of ten films were likely to be made. On April 9, 2015, producer Neal H. Moritz told The Hollywood Reporter that the filmmakers would meet to discuss the sequel in a week's time. Moritz said, "[The story] is going to have to be something enticing for all of us... it has to be as good as or better [than Furious 7]."

In regards to the film going to New York, Vin Diesel said, "Well, I was trying to keep it close to the vest throughout the release. Paul Walker used to say that eight was guaranteed. And in some ways, when your brother guarantees something, you sometimes feel like you have to make sure it comes to pass." Diesel added, "So if fate has it, F8...if fate has it, then you'll get this when you hear about it. Seven was for Paul, eight is from Paul." At the 2015 Universal CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Diesel announced that the eighth installment of the franchise will be released on April 14, 2017.

Universal Pictures did not reveal any details regarding whether Diesel's co-stars, Paul's brothers Caleb and Cody, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges, Kurt Russell, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lucas Black and Elsa Pataky would return to make the eighth installment though Johnson eventually confirmed that he would appear. Jason Statham has confirmed that he will be returning as well. Rodriguez later confirmed her involvement. Lucas Black was previously confirmed for a return back in 2013, although this is now unclear.

In 2015, Diesel stated that the film, with the working title Fast 8, would take place in New York. Chris Morgan will write his sixth script in the franchise and Neal H. Moritz will return to produce the film.In September 2015, Diesel has announced on his Facebook page that there will be a final trilogy of the franchise and a director will be announced on his page. In October 2015, Diesel later posted on Facebook that he or the original film director Cohen might direct the eighth film. In October 2015, Deadline reported that the film series cinematographer Ericson Core and Louis Leterrier were being considered to direct the film. Both The Hollywood Reporter and Variety reported that the studio has Leterrier, F. Gary Gray, Adam Wingard, and Will Eubank on the shortlist to direct the film. On October 8, 2015, Gray announced on his Twitter account that he had signed on to direct the eighth film.

Variety reported that the studio are looking at filming the eighth installment in Cuba. Visir reported that the West Iceland town of Akranes will be used as an additional filming location and the country's largest ever explosion will be carried out there for the film. Dwayne Johnson announced on his Facebook page that he is set to begin filming the eighth installment in June 2016. In February 2016, Variety reports that Charlize Theron is being eyed for as the film's new villain
.Dwayne Johnson has expressed interest in future films in the series and has stated that there are plans for a spin-off film featuring his character, Luke Hobbs, but that it would not be filmed or released until after Furious 7 was released. Vin Diesel announced in an interview with Variety that potential spin-offs for the series were in the works.

On February 2, 2016, Diesel announced the ninth and tenth films would be released on April 19, 2019 and April 2, 2021, respectively.