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Vin Diesel has said that plans are afoot for a sixth and seventh installment of the Fast and Furious franchise.

The 44-year-old stars a Dominic Toretto in the series, which is about men who share a passion for super cars, and told The Hollywood Reporter that the story for the latest sequel has become so big, that it is being split into two movies.

He said: "With the success of this last one, and the inclusion of so many characters, and the broadening of scope, when we were sitting down to figure out what would fit into the real estate of number six, we didn't have enough space.

"We have to pay off this story, we have to service all of these character relationships, and when we started mapping all that out it just went beyond 110 pages. The studio said, 'You can't fit all that story in one damn movie!'"

Filming on Fast And Furious 6 is due to begin next year in Europe, after Diesel finishes shooting Riddick 3, with a release date set for May 27, 2013.

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