The cast of "The Fast and The Furious" on the red carpet in Cannes

The Cannes Film Festival took the glamour to the next level on Wednesday night, with a highly-anticipated red carpet for a midnight screening of the original "The Fast and the Furious" starring Vin Diesel.

Diesel, dressed in a black jacket with a racing car motif and the words "Fast Forever" - the name of the next installment in the series, which will arrive in 2028, written in sequins on the back, walked up and down the line of fans who had gathered for hours by the red carpet to take selfies with him.

He was joined on the red carpet by Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez, who rose to fame with the 2001 street racing film that launched a franchise for Universal Pictures and spawned nine sequels and one spin-off, "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw."

To date, the franchise has grossed more than $7 billion at the global box office.

Their colleague Paul Walker, who died in a car accident in Southern California in 2013, was symbolically represented through his only daughter, Meadow Walker, who had a brief role in the film "Fast X."

Before the midnight screening in Cannes, Diesel spoke to the audience about how festival director Thierry Fremaux praised the film.

"To come here with a film that you - the director of the most prestigious film festival in the world, where every artist wants to be recognized and honored - call a classic, and which we made 25 years ago. How deep is that?" Diesel said.

"Fast Forever" will hit theaters in March 2028, with the original cast, as well as Dwayne The Rock Johnson, who joined the franchise since "Fast Five," and Jason Statham.

Additionally, Diesel announced on Monday that four original television series based on the film franchise are in development. However, a press release distributed by NBC Universal later that day listed only one "Fast & Furious" series currently in development.