part of the sequel's plot that will follow it and, allegedly, mark the end of the Fast and Furious franchise., Diesel was asked who he would like to see star in the next film, and he took the opportunity to make a pitch for Robert Downey Jr. to join the crew.
"Without telling you too much about what happens in the future, there’s a character who is the antithesis of Dom who is promoting AI and driverless cars and a philosophy that with that goes your freedom," Diesel said."There is somebody that believes that’s the future, and that’s at direct odds with the Toretto mentality."
Downey's turn as tech titan Tony Stark, aka: Iron Man, in the Marvel cinematic universe, certainly gives him the gravitas for such a character., who had a cameo in Iron Man 2, often compare him to Stark due to his involvement with SpaceX and Tesla, the latter heavily invested in AI and self-driving car technology.