Vin Diesel has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo has been cast in an upcoming installment of the Fast movie series. The Hollywood actor posted a photo of himself alongside the Portuguese soccer legend on Instagram this week, capturing the pair smiling and giving a thumbs-up gesture.
Alongside the image, Vin Diesel (real name Mark Sinclair) wrote, “Everyone asked, will he be in the Fast mythos… I have to say he’s real. We wrote the role for him… @cristiano.” Social media was abuzz after the photo was published, with countless users taking to the comments section to share their enthusiasm about Ronaldo’s potential transition from the football field to the cinema.
One user joked, “We had Cristiano in Fast The upcoming “Fast” series entry will take the form of “Fast and Furious 11” and will be titled “Fast Forever.”
The film will also be the final installment in the saga, which first premiered in 2001 starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, and the late Paul Walker. The street racing series is scheduled to release its next chapter in 2026, despite recent delays, and if Vin Diesel’s claims prove true, movie buffs might witness Ronaldo’s participation.
This follows Ronaldo’s announcement earlier this year about his foray into cinematography. Back in April, the 40-year-old revealed he had partnered with British filmmaker and director Matthew Vaughn to form his own film production company.
An announcement on his X page read: “Cristiano Ronaldo loves movies, Matthew Vaughan loves sports and they both love a good story. Both are disruptive champions of their game and will be bringing together the worlds of sports and storytelling through the launch of UR MARV, an independent joint venture film studio that respects tradition while embracing innovative technology.”
“Through UR MARV, Ronaldo and Vaughn have financed and produced two action films together and are about to begin the third in the same series. They look forward to announcing the release of the first soon.”
This comes as Ronaldo appears to be slowly coming to the end of a remarkable footballing career that saw him enjoy memorable spells at Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Al Nasr, establishing him as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. He is currently under contract with the latter club until 2027, so supporters expect next summer’s North American World Cup to be his farewell appearance for Portugal.
However, the striker’s involvement in the competition was called into question after he was sent off for elbowing Dara O’Shea during a qualifying match against Ireland last month. Violence usually results in a three-game suspension, but Ronaldo received a one-year suspension for the second and third games.
This means that he will be able to play in all of his country’s group stage matches at next summer’s tournament, provided he does not repeat such behavior after missing Portugal’s final qualifier against Armenia. FIFA said in a statement: “If Cristiano Ronaldo commits another violation of a similar nature and serious nature during his trial period, the suspension set out in the disciplinary action will be deemed automatically revoked and he must immediately participate in the remaining two matches.”
