Vin Diesel Wants Cristiano Ronaldo in Fast X: Part 2 — He’s Already Written the Role

Vin Diesel is still out here flooring the gas on Fast X: Part 2, even if the car keeps stalling. His latest tease: he says he wrote a role for Cristiano Ronaldo in what is supposed to be the final mainline Fast & Furious movie.

The tease

Diesel posted a thumbs-up photo with Ronaldo on Instagram and dropped the kind of comment that launches a thousand rumor posts:

"Everyone asked, would he be in the Fast mythology... I gotta tell you he is a real one. We wrote a role for him..."

Important caveat: Ronaldo hasn’t actually confirmed he is doing the movie. This is Diesel saying a part exists, not Ronaldo saying he said yes.

What we actually know (which is not much)

• Fast X: Part 2 is still being pitched as the finale of the core Fast saga, with a release currently planted in April 2027.
• Returning cast lined up so far includes Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs, Jason Statham as Deckard Shaw, Jason Momoa as Dante Reyes, Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto, and Michelle Rodriguez as Letty Ortiz, among others.
• Diesel said this summer at FuelFest that Brian O’Connor will be back in some form. That’s the character originally played by Paul Walker.
• For Furious 7, Paul Walker’s brothers Cody and Caleb helped finish Brian’s scenes — Cody served as the body double while Caleb assisted with facial capture. It’s unclear if Part 2 plans to use a similar approach.
• The project’s status still feels shaky: there have been delays, weird behind-the-scenes drama, and ongoing chatter that the budget might have been trimmed after Fast X underperformed at the box office. None of that screams smooth sailing.

The Ronaldo factor

If he actually signs on, the question is whether he pops in as Cristiano Ronaldo (quick cameo, big grin, drive a car through something) or shows up as a full-on character with a name and a part in the plot. Diesel’s wording — 'we wrote a role' — hints at more than a blink-and-you-miss-it gag, but again, nothing’s official on Ronaldo’s end.

Where this leaves the finale

The movie is a long way off, the cast is big, the expectations are bigger, and Diesel is clearly still tweaking things. The idea of ending the main story while possibly bringing Brian O’Connor back and adding one of the most famous athletes on earth is ambitious — and a little wild. If they can stick the landing, great. If not, well, April 2027 is far enough away that just about anything can happen between now and then.