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Fast X speeds towards Waterworld territory as budget balloons to $340 million

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What is happening with Fast X and its family of furious filmmakers? If new reports are accurate, the long-running film franchise is heading to some dark roads ahead. Yahoo News via The Wrap reports that Fast X, the 10th and penultimate film in the Fast and Furious franchise, has a budget of around $340 million. […]

The future of Fast & Furious could be female-led, hints Universal boss

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Is Fast and the Furious looking to move the franchise in an all-new direction? Chairwoman of Universal Pictures Donna Langley feels the long-running action film series could use a fresh coat of paint as the mainline series ends. Fast X and its sequel will be the epic conclusion to Fast and the Furious, which started […]

Fast X: Rita Moreno to play Dominic Toretto’s grandmother

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With Fast X continuing production under new director Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk), Vin Diesel has taken to his personal Instagram to announce that Rita Moreno (West Side Story) has joined the cast as the grandmother of Diesel’s character, Dominic Toretto. In the announcement video, Diesel, while sitting between Moreno and his longtime co-star Michelle Rodriguez, stated: […]

Scott Eastwood returns to Fast & Furious franchise for Fast X

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As Fast X continues its production under new director Louis Leterrier, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that fans will see another familiar face return for the two-part finale as Scott Eastwood is set to reprise is role as Eric Reisner/Little Nobody. Introduced in The Fate of the Furious, the eighth film in the franchise, Eastwood’s Little Nobody is […]

Fast X adds Alan Ritchson as Louis Leterrier confirmed to replace Justin Lin as director

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The Fast X saga continues as Deadline reports that Jack Reacher star Alan Ritchson has become the latest to join the film’s cast, while Louis Leterrier has been confirmed to replace Justin Lin as the director on the two-part finale to Universal’s mega-franchise. Franchise veteran Lin left the film after creative differences with Universal and reports of […]

Louis Leterrier in talks to direct Fast X, Vin Diesel reportedly causing on set issues

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What will the final instalments of the Fast and the Furious look like with a brand new director at the steering wheel? With Justin Lin’s shock exit, fans will soon find out and just days after Lin stepped away from the tenth instalment it is now being reported that Universal Pictures is looking to in […]

Fast X halts production as director Justin Lin exits over creative differences

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The Fast and Furious family will be down one member for  the tenth entry as Deadline reports that Justin Lin has stepped away from the director’s chair, and Fast X’s production is going on a brief hiatus. Lin will remain on as a producer of the film, and Universal Pictures execs and producers are already […]

Vin Diesel welcomes Brie Larson to Fast & Furious 10 cast

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The world of Fast and Furious might have a new Captain, and she’s marvellous. Yes, Captain Marvel‘s Brie Larson is joining Fast and Furious 10 in an as-yet-undisclosed role. Vin Diesel took to his Instagram social media account to share a photo with the actress and a caption welcoming her to the franchise. While he […]

The Suicide Squad’s Daniela Melchior joins Fast & Furious 10

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Fast & Furious 10 has gained another star as The Wrap reports that Daniela Melchior has become the latest name to join the blockbuster sequel. Melchior most recently starred as Ratcatcher 2 in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. Her casting comes a few weeks after that of Jason Momoa, who will reportedly play the film’s villain. […]