Right now there are talks about several more films planned to come out after this one, so it sounds like Vin Diesel and everyone else are treating this very seriously and aren’t planning on just letting the franchise go now that Paul Walker is gone.
Which, according to most fans, is exactly what Paul Walker would have wanted, as he wouldn’t want to see his colleagues abandoning their iconic work due to the circumstances that arose. But of course, he would also want to see them continuing the franchise in a deserving way, rather than just extending it for the sake of bringing in new viewers.
There are various rumors about “Fast & Furious 8” and the plot of the new film, indicating that a lot of thought has gone into preserving the authentic feeling of the series, while at the same time making various changes to the formula.
Those changes may or may not be preserved in the long run, depending on how fans receive this installment. It’s still good to see that the producers of the film are willing to take risks though, and they are not treating it as just another entry in a long-running franchise. “Fast & Furious” might have gotten old in its basic premise to some extent, but the series still has a lot of potential that can be explored if the right changes are made. There is no shortage of new viewers that can be drawn in at any time, either.