Vin Diesel’s Fast 11 Villain Tease Hints At Finally Making Hobbs & Shaw Matter

Vin Diesel has already teased Fast & Furious 11‘s villain, and it could hint at a major connection to Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. The conclusion of the main franchise is approaching, and its main star has big hopes for who Dominic Toretto and his crew will fight next. He’s suggested Robert Downey Jr. should join Fast & Furious 11‘s cast to play the main villain, who was described as the antithesis of Dom. Diesel teased the Fast 11 villain wants to use AI and technology to drive cars instead of people, which brings him into conflict with arguably the world’s greatest and most daring driver.

Since Fast & Furious 11 is the final entry in the main Fast Saga, the franchise could begin connecting various loose threads left from other installments. Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson’s public feud has not stopped the main franchise from pulling from Hobbs & Shaw, though. Jason Statham returned as Deckard Shaw in F9‘s post-credits and plays a supporting role in Fast X. The connection to the spinoff movie might not have just been to help give justice to Han. Fast & Furious 11‘s could be someone Hobbs & Shaw set up.

Fast & Furious 11’s Villain Could Be Hobbs & Shaw’s Director

The way Vin Diesel described Fast & Furious 11‘s villain could mean that The Director from Hobbs & Shaw finally emerges as the franchise’s greatest threat. The spinoff movie primarily featured Idris Elba’s Brixton as the cybernetic villain Hobbs and Shaw had to go against. However, he was merely a pawn working for Eteon’s leader, who was only identified as the mysterious Director. Eteon’s Director is driven to obtain the Snowflake Virus as a means to help bring a pandemic-level event that can wipe out most of humanity. The villain is also shown to have incredible technology at their disposal.

The way that Hobbs & Shaw sets up The Director means that the foe could be the Fast & Furious 11 villain that Diesel described. The Director’s hate for humans and interest in technology makes the mysterious antagonist a perfect match for the type of character Diesel describes. After failing to use the Snowflake Virus to destroy humanity, Hobbs & Shaw‘s Director could turn to AI as a means to combine his interest in technology with his plot to reset human civilization. That would be a clever twist for the franchise to make and create a stronger connection between the spinoff film and main saga story.

Fast 11’s Hobbs & Shaw Connection Could Help The Rock Return

The possibility of Fast & Furious 11‘s villain being Hobbs & Shaw‘s Director could mean that the twist is part of the plan to bring The Rock back to the main franchise. There has been plenty of speculation that Luke Hobbs will return for the final Fast & Furious movie in some form. If Fast & Furious 11 uses the main villain that Hobbs & Shaw set up for the sequel, which now might not happen, Dwayne Johnson’s character would need to return to properly pay off this connection.