The Wrap is reporting that Game of Thrones star Kristofer Hivju looks set to join the cast of the latest entry into the Fast & Furious franchise, Fast 8, where he is reportedly set to play a henchman for the film’s villain. As yet, there’s been no official word as to who may be playing the film’s new […]
Vin Diesel and Brian Tyler discuss Charlize Theron’s Fast & Furious 8 character
With a little less than a year now to the world wide release of the eighth title in the Fast and Furious franchise, interviews and press have begun to reveal more information about the first entry in the series since the death of star Paul Walker. This week’s comments, made to Entertainment Weekly, focus mostly […]
F. Gary Gray directing Fast & Furious 8
After news earlier in the week that no less than three filmmakers were in the mix for the next Fast & Furious film, it looks like we now have official confirmation of the new director. Straight Outta Compton helmer F. Gary Gray has officially confirmed via his Twitter page that he has agreed to direct Fast & Furious […]
Vin Diesel says Fast & Furious 8 will launch “one last trilogy to end the saga”
During the week, a rumour emerged suggesting that Universal Pictures is struggling to find a director to replace James Wan on the upcoming eighth instalment of the Fast & Furious franchise, and now Vin Diesel has taken to Facebook to address that report, as well as revealing that Fast & Furious 8 will start a […]
Jason Statham returning for Fast & Furious 8
Given the box office success of Fast & Furious 7 (which is now the third biggest film of all time), it’s no surprise that Universal is racing full speed ahead with its plans for an eighth instalment in the blockbuster action series. Both Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson are confirmed as returning for Fast & […]
Charlize Theron wanted for villain role in Fast 8
According to Deadline, Universal Pictures is looking to introduce a female villain for the eighth instalment of the Fast & Furious franchise, with director F. Gary Gray and screenwriter Chris Moran said to be eyeing Mad Max: Fury Road star Charlize Theron. The site reports that no offer has been made to Theron as yet, […]
Vin Diesel teases Fast & Furious 8
Coinciding with the news that Fast & Furious 7 has become only the fourth film ever to hit $1.5 billion at the global box office, Vin Diesel has taken to Instagram to remind us that the next instalment in the blockbuster action franchise will arrive in the summer of 2017… So far, there’s no word […]
The Most Disappointing: Our Insatiable Appetite for More
Anghus Houvouras on our insatiable appetite for more… Like any good column, I was hoping to create a discussion on the topic of our collective box office obsession. Something that has seeped into the groundwater of film fanaticism and poisoned the well. It’s not enough for our movies to be great anymore. They must also […]
Fast & Furious 7 becomes seventh biggest movie of all time
On Friday, Universal Pictures’ Fast & Furous 7 became the fastest movie to gross $1 billion at the global box office, reaching the milestone in just 17 days, and now the latest instalment in the action franchise has climbed to seventh in the list of the highest-grossing releases of all-time. Having pushed its total to […]
Fast & Furious 7 becomes fastest movie to hit $1 billion at the global box office
Universal Pictures is celebrating this weekend with the news that the James Wan-directed action sequel Fast & Furious 7 has become the first film of 2015 to reach the $1 billion milestone at the global box office. It also has the distinction of being the fastest movie to reach that figure, doing so in just […]
