It seemed like a no-brainer, and now Vin Diesel has made it official: "Furious 8" is happening, and it already has a release date.

Speaking at Universal's CinemaCon last week, the "raced past the $1 billion mark at the international box office (the fastest movie to ever claim that feat), making a sequel seemingly inevitable.

Walker weighed heavily on Diesel's mind during the CinemaCon , with Diesel explaining that he wanted to make his late friend proud as the series moved forward.

"I swear to you and to my brother upstairs [Walker], we are going to make the best movie you've ever seen," Diesel said Thursday.

"Furious 7" has already amassed $1.32 billion in profits since its April 3 release, suring "Frozen" to claim the number five slot on the list of all-time international box office earnings.

[via: Entertainment Weekly]