When “The Fast and the Furious” was released back in 2001, I doubt Universal Pictures would have thought for one second, that the movie would spawn five highly successful sequels with the latest one in post-production, scheduled for release next year. With most successful film series’, each entry typically becomes less and less lucrative but this is not the case here.
The series’ last installment, “Fast & Furious 6”, made over $300 million worldwide and the numbers keep getting bigger. With the sad loss of actor Paul Walker last November in an unfortunate, ironic car accident, production on “Furious 7” was shut down to give the filmmakers time to try and figure out how they would proceed without one of the film’s lead actors.
Since Mr. Walker had shot most of his scenes, save a few cutaways and long shots, the production asked Mr. Walker’s lookalike brothers, Caleb and Cody if they would help finish the movie and they agreed. With the movie now in post-production, Universal Pictures have released the following statement:
“Because of our fans, our saga has grown bigger and better with every chapter. In just 7 days, we will reveal the first trailer for our next installment – FURIOUS 7 – at The Road to Furious 7: Trailer Launch Event at Universal Studios in Los Angeles!
We want to share this moment with all of our fans around the world. For those of you not able to attend in person, you’ll be able to follow a live broadcast starting at noon Pacific on the Fast & Furious Facebook page and on E!. For those in the Los Angeles area, tickets will be available starting tomorrow, October 27th, on the official Fast & Furious social pages.
Starting today, you can submit questions via our Official Facebook page here for Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, and Jason Statham to be answered at the live event. Go to Instagram and submit a video, asking your favorite Fast & Furious star your question while using the hashtag #AskFurious7. Or, simply write your question in the Comments section below. Your question could be answered live on-air!
For our extended FAST & FURIOUS family, we have set out to make the very best movie yet. We are excited to continue our journey together.”
I personally enjoyed the series overall, with parts 5 and 6 being my personal favorites.
“Furious 7” will be released on April 3rd, 2015
