Fast And Furious 8 set to cast sole female villain... as Charlize Theron is one of the names being considered 

By Justin Enriquez For Dailymail.com

Published: 01:19 EST, 10 February 2016 | Updated: 02:49 EST, 10 February 2016

Vin Diesel recently confirmed that there will be three more Fast And Furious films for a total of 10.

And though the next of the franchise is still being written, it looks like there could be a groundbreaking change.

Fast 8 will feature a sole female villain according to a Tuesday report from Deadline.

Groundbreaking: Fast 8 will feature a sole female villain according to a Tuesday report from Deadline

Groundbreaking: Fast 8 will feature a sole female villain according to a Tuesday report from Deadline

Sources for the online magazine claim that director F. Gary Gray and screenwriter Chris Morgan have included a fierce female villain into the saga.

Not only would this be a significant move for the franchise and action genre in general, but they are hoping that prominent actress will fill the role.

According to Deadline's insiders, Charlize Theron is the woman that they have their eyes on to play the pioneering villain. 

Eyes on the prize: According to the site's insiders, Charlize Theron is the woman that they have their eyes on to play the pioneering villain

Eyes on the prize: According to the site's insiders, Charlize Theron is the woman that they have their eyes on to play the pioneering villain

 As she is coming off a critically-acclaimed performance in thrill ride Mad Max: Fury Road, no doubt she would be a perfect fit.

It doesn't seem to be out of the realm of possibility for the A-lister as she apparently has a pretty open schedule around the time of production for the latest Fast And Furious flick.

This comes just a week after Vin Diesel confirmed the highly-popular action franchise will run for 10 films total. 

Back at it: Star of the franchise, Vin Diesel, confirmed that there will be 10 Fast And Furious films last week

Back at it: Star of the franchise, Vin Diesel, confirmed that there will be 10 Fast And Furious films last week

'2 decades, 10 films, 1 saga': The 47-year-old action man made the announcement with this Instagram post

'2 decades, 10 films, 1 saga': The 47-year-old action man made the announcement with this Instagram post

The 47-year-old star of the films has announced that the remaining sequels will be released in April 2017, 2019 and 2021 respectively.

The blockbuster racing series has so far been comprised on seven movies with the latest being Furious 7 which was released in April of last year.

Taking to the picture sharing social network, Vin uploaded an image with the words: '2 decades, 10 films, 1 saga' and release dates '8 April 14 2017, 9 April 19 2019, 10 April 2 2021.'

It's been a long way: The franchise began in 2001 with The Fast And The Furious

It's been a long way: The franchise began in 2001 with The Fast And The Furious

If all goes to plan, by Summer 2021 the total running time for the franchise will stretch to more than 15 hours of car chases.

And while the road ahead is now mapped for the series - with the next film being titled Fast 8 - the consecutive movies are as-yet-unnamed. 

Fast 8 is expected to be released on April 14, 2017 

Racing to the box office: Fast 8 is slated to bring back most of the cast as it is expected to be released on April 14, 2017

Racing to the box office: Fast 8 is slated to bring back most of the cast as it is expected to be released on April 14, 2017

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