Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez among the stars at the Los Angeles party ahead of Fast X trailer release

Fast & Furious franchise mainstays Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson and Ludacris were among the stars who attended LA Live in Los Angeles on Thursday for a party to mark the Friday release of the first Fast X trailer.

Diesel, 55, wore a black sleeveless top that read “To Paul,” in honor of his late friend and Fast co-star Paul Walker, who was killed in a 2013 car accident.

Diesel, who plays the role of Dominic Toretto in the film series, completed his ensemble with white jeans with horizontal zippers and black boots, with dark glasses.

Rodriguez, 44, who plays Letty Ortiz in the film franchise, beamed as she posed in a sheer navy blue button-up top, white pants and black pointed heels. She wore the dark style of her blocked from her in the winter night.

Also participating in the event were Gibson, who plays Roman; Sung Kang, who plays Han; and Ludacris in the role of Tej. The film’s director Director Louis Leterrier posed with the cast of actors at the event.

The launch event also included displays of vehicles seen in the action film series and immersive photo opportunities, Universal said in a press release.

At the event, the studio said: “The stars will reveal behind-the-scenes stories of the franchise’s most iconic moments, unveil remastered legacy versions of Fast Saga’s most unforgettable trailers, announce the top-secret new Fast X cast members (with a surprise guest), and then, for the first time, debuting an exclusive look at the Fast X trailer.’

The event, which was hosted by Maria Menounos, was ahead of the film’s trailer premiere on Friday at 8 am PST.

A promotional poster for the upcoming sequel was released late last month, showing Toretto praying a lot.

The street racer played by Diesel in the Fast & Furious franchise appeared on the poster with his eyes closed and a scowl on his face as he clutched the silver crucifix he gave to his wife Letty.

The banner’s motto read: ‘The end of the road begins’.

Vin shared the poster on Instagram for her approximately 87.7 million followers.

‘We’re almost there… We can’t wait to share a taste of what’s to come…

The Fast X trailer debuts worldwide on February 10 at 8am PT!’ he wrote as a caption.

Fast X is scheduled to open in theaters on May 19.

The film is being directed by Transporter director Louis Leterrier, 49, who replaced Justin Lin, 51, after the F&F franchise veteran pulled out a week after filming began due to creative differences. .

Justin remained a producer and also co-wrote the script for Fast X.

Vin is also a producer on the sequel in addition to starring in it.

Fast X will feature a cast that includes previous stars of the franchise, including: Gibson, Jordana Brewster Ludacris, Nathalie Emmanuel, Kang and Scott Eastwood.

The tenth installment will also feature newcomers Jason Momoa, Brie Larson, Daniela Melchior, Alan Ritchson, and Rita Moreno.

Fast X is the first part of the franchise’s two-part finale.

The franchise began with the 2001 film The Fast And The Furious starring Vin as Dom and the late Paul Walker as Brian O’Conner.

Paul died in November 2013 at age 40 from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle collision while riding as a passenger in a speeding car.

He had not yet completed filming for the 2015 film Furious 7 at the time of his death and his brothers Cody and Caleb were used as stand-ins to complete the rewritten film.