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In this April 8, 2017 file photo, Tyrese Gibson, from left, Vin Diesel and Ludacris attend the world premiere of "The Fate of the Furious" in New York. Image Credit: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

The Fast and the Furious team is putting the brakes on the ninth instalment in the franchise. Universal Pictures said on Wednesday that the film’s release will move back a year to April 10, 2020.

It was originally set for release in April 2019. The studio did not offer a reason for the shift.

The latest film in the action series, The Fate of the Furious came out earlier this year and went on to gross around $1.2 billion (Dh4.4 billion) worldwide.

The franchise has earned more than $5 billion worldwide to date.