Fast & Furious 7 will not meet its July 2014 release date, with Universal putting the production on an indefinite hold in the wake of star Paul Walker’s death. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the heads at Universal and the film’s creative team – led by director James Wan – are considering how best to […]
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R.I.P. Paul Walker
December 2, 2013 
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Fast & Furious star Paul Walker perished in a car accident over the weekend. He was 40 years old. According to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, the crash occurred around 3:30pm on Saturday afternoon, in Valencia, California. The car, a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT, was being driven by his friend Roger Rodas. Minutes earlier, they had attended a […]
Continue readingDjimon Hounsou joins Fast & Furious 7
September 12, 2013 0 Comments
Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou has joined the ever-expanding cast of Fast & Furious 7, Variety reports. Though the details of his part are unknown, he joins other series newcomers Jason Statham, Kurt Russell, and Ronda Rousey. Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, and Dwayne Johnson will all return for the …. whatever-you-call-a-seventh-instalment-quel. James Wan takes over directorial […]
Continue readingKurt Russell in talks for Fast and Furious 7
September 2, 2013 0 Comments
Kurt Russell might be the latest big-screen heavy to join the cast of Universal’s Fast and Furious franchise. According to Variety, Russell is in negotiations to take the role originally passed on by Denzel Washington in Fast and Furious 7. Considering the calibre of the actors sought for this part, it must be fairly significant. It is […]
Continue readingSpeed freaks – Fast & Furious 6 review
June 6, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo June 6, 2013 You don’t necessarily go to the sixth instalment of a franchise for originality, though it’s always appreciated when they throw in something new. The Fast and Furious saga has survived – and thrived! – thus far thanks to some purely cosmetic enhancements; adding a Tyrese or a Dwayne Johnson, subtracting all instances of ‘the’ from the title, […]
Continue readingTeaser and Poster Debut: Fast & Furious 6
February 4, 2013 0 Comments
The first teaser for Fast & Furious 6 aired during the NFL Superbowl this morning, as ads for highly anticipated movies are wont to do. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, and their team of car-jacking buddies are back, this time recruited by Dwayne Johnson for an ambitious endeavour that has something to do with tanks and exploding jets. (There’s a […]
Continue readingAussie cast as John McClane’s son in Die Hard 5
February 23, 2012 0 Comments
Australian Jai Courtney has been cast as John McClane’s son in the fifth instalment of the Die Hard saga – the puntastically titled A Good Day to Die Hard – Deadline report. WAAPA graduate Courtney, who had minor stints in All Saints and Packed to the Rafters, most recently starred in Spartacus: Blood and Sand alongside fellow Aussies Viva Bianca and the late Andy […]
Continue readingDie Hard 5 gets a pun-tastic new title
October 14, 2011 1 Comment
Following on from the fine tradition of Die Hard sequels past, Die Hard 5 has been christened with a simultaneously awesome and cheesy moniker. CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment Tom Rothman has revealed the name of John McClane’s next adventure will be A Good Day to Die Hard. Further details spilled by Rothman include the […]
Continue readingBoy toys – Fast and Furious 5 review
August 23, 2011 0 Comments
Fast and Furious 5 – Starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson. Directed by Justin Lin. Rated M. Originally published April 23, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. It’s not the sign of a particularly good film when the entire cast could be replaced by belligerent three-year-olds and you could expect most of the line readings to […]
Continue readingSo, how many Oscars will Fast and Furious Five win?
May 10, 2011 7 Comments
The L.A. Times has gone long on the increasing popularity of the Fast and Furious franchise, interviewing all the major players about the series’ cultural and social significance (don’t scoff … yet). The piece actually does offer some interesting insights into the success of the saga – the most recent instalment of which has broken […]
Continue readingBoy toys – Fast and Furious 5 review
April 23, 2011 4 Comments
Fast and Furious 5 – Starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson. Directed by Justin Lin. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. It’s not the sign of a particularly good film when the entire cast could be replaced by belligerent three-year-olds and you could expect most of the line readings to remain exactly the same. Fast […]
Continue readingFast and Furious 5 confirmed; saddled with silly name
February 4, 2010 1 Comment
source: variety.com See, I knew Vin Diesel would never lie to us. Back in January, Vinny announced via his unintentionally hilarious Facebook page that Universal were developing two more films in the Fast and the Furious franchise. Variety confirmed today that the fifth film of the series had been greenlit. And keeping with the series’ […]
Continue readingFast and Furious 5 and 6 in development?
January 12, 2010 0 Comments
source: facebook.com Vin Diesel has revealed on his Facebook page that Universal are developing two more Fast and Furious films. I’ll hand it over to the man’s meticulously crafted “press release” for further information. “If 2009’s ‘Fast and Furious’ was chapter one, what writer Chris Morgan just delivered is Chapter 2 and chapter 3. I […]
Continue readingDiesel Fuels “Fast and Furious”
August 27, 2008 5 Comments
Finally, the trailer for the long awaited sequel to The Fast and the Furious is here!I’m sure you are all thinking right now: “Whoa whoa, you are joking right? Don’t you remember a little film called 2 Fast 2 Furious?” Of course – how could I forget! A cinematic equal if ever there was one. […]
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