

The crew also made a big deal about filming scenes in Cuba, though we don't really know what was recorded there. New Yorkers are always mad about something.)īut that's not all.

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But a series that has stopped in so many amazing global cities has yet to invade the Big Apple, and I want to see Toretto's crew try to stay fast in midtown Manhattan traffic. The Fast & Furious movies always have been an L.A.-based franchise, and Diesel delivered on his promise to return the series to Southern California with Furious 7. On the talk-show circuit, Vin Diesel dropped the interesting nugget that the crew would shift their mission for (or against) Mr. This time out, there were three locations that leapt into the headlines as the Fast 8 crew continued to film. They have become as important to each chapter as the characters, from Abu Dhabi to London and Brazil. Someone get Michelle Rodriguez in Mirren's corner, and quick. It's adorable that someone as badass and beautiful as Helen Mirren might be intimidated by Ludacris and Tyrese. The other day, Mirren was talking about being nervous on the set, commenting that because this cast has been at it for so long together, she'll feel like the new kid on the school yard, and won't be able to get over the butterflies. In her case, we don't even know the name! But it's believed that she will be playing a villain, which is tantalizing and perfect, and she also revealed that she'll ride in an ambulance with a key character.

As with Cipher, we don't know the true nature of Mirren's character.
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Who wouldn't, when sitting back on your comfortable couch and watching Vin Diesel and Tyrese launch sports cars out of skyscrapers? Only, because Mirren has such pull in the industry, she made a role in the next Fast movie happen. Oscar winner Helen Mirren joked, a while back, that she'd love to be part of the Fast & Furious franchise. But Russell isn't the only powerful figure being introduced to this world. We expect Kurt Russell to be pulling several of the strings behind the scenes when Dom (Vin Diesel) and his "family" get back behind the wheel. Nobody now sees the value of this rag tag band of heroic thieves, you just know that he's going to have a handful of missions lined up that require their automotive expertise. But that doesn't mean the show can't go on, and this story line can be put into place. Paul Walker likely was going to be part of that adventure, and now will not be. Nobody, would be a catalyst for events that would follow through in Fast 8. And Vin spoke in the present tense, saying that Russell's covert character, Mr. But the first real hint we got about Fast 8 came when Vin Diesel appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel show and revealed that supreme badass Kurt Russell was added to part seven as a tease for what the crew wanted to do in part eight. James Wan confirmed a while back that the original ending of Furious 7 would have led to new stories. It bears repeating that Furious 7 always was going to be the start of a new trilogy of Fast films, though that plan was changed once Paul Walker died.

However, The Rock has been making a lot of headlines BEHIND the scenes for stirring the pot and calling out male co-stars for being "candy-asses" on set. From early photos of The Rock in Iceland - and behind bars - we expect him to play a MUCH larger role in this new story. Hobbs was largely sidelined in Furious 7 after a bone-crunching fight with Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham). Don't look for Jordana Brewster to return, however, as she recently confirmed that her phone never rang during the productionĪnd, of course, The Rock will be back as Hobbs, the one time antagonist who finally saw the error of his ways and stopped tracking Dominic Toretto long enough to join his crew. In addition to Diesel, Fast & Furious mainstays Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, and Ludacris will be part of the growing cast. Outside of 2 Fast, 2 Furious - the movie that brought Tyrese into the fold - Diesel has been a part of every Fast chapter, and it won't end here. We expect practically everyone to be back for Fast 8, starting with Vin Diesel. But that doesn't mean the wheels stop turning. The crew found a way to bid farewell to Brian (Paul Walker) at the end of Furious 7. They are family, which is why cast members keep returning, movie after movie, to be part of whatever madness is cooked up on the streets of the next Furious story.
