Fast and Furious
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When "The Fast and the Furious" debuted in 2001, Universal likely never expected it would ignite a love affair with fast cars and the underground street racing world. Its effects on car culture persist to this day as the franchise has grown to a multi-billion dollar saga. That's billion with a big ol' capital B. But, through eight films and the loss of the series' star actor Paul Walker, it's become more about over-the-top action than humble street racing. What if that weren't the case and the original 2001 release's star cars were reimagined with their modern equivalents? Thankfully, Car...
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The Rock and Jason Statham are getting a 'Fast & Furious' spinoffThe "Fast and Furious" franchise has come a long way from its humble, Southern California street racing roots. After all the destruction, mayhem, and high-flying stunts found in the latest installment, "The Fate of the Furious," there's not only more of that coming, but a spin-off series, too...
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'The Fate of the Furious' tops 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' in opening weekendTo no one's surprise, the eighth installment of the "Fast and Furious" franchise made a killing during its opening weekend at the box office. The first film to debut minus one of the franchise's star actors, Paul Walker, "The Fate of the Furious" took home $532.5 million over the weekend. For some...
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Meet the cars of 'Fast and Furious 8'You've likely seen the trailer for the eighth installment of the Fast and Furious franchise, The Fate of the Furious, and soon you'll be able to say you've seen the movie itself. Now we get to meet the cars that have roles in the movie. The guys from Might Car Mods were invited to L.A. to Dennis...
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'Fast and Furious' franchise has wreaked over half a billion dollars in damage“The Fast and Furious” franchise is known for its cars, high-octane stunts, and the serious wreckage that results from the combination of the two. We take the wreckage for granted, simply sitting awestruck in response to every crash, explosion, and fistfight. But a British insurance...
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'The Fate of the Furious' music video features the Dodge DemonPromotion for the eighth installment of the Fast and Furious franchise, "The Fate of the Furious," is close to reach a boiling point as we near the movie's debut. Of course the stars of the movie aren't just the actors, but also the cars. And one car in particular will stand out more than others...
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Guys, it might have finally happened. The "Fast and Furious" franchise may have just jumped the shark. We know, we know, that's kind of a ridiculous statement to make about a series that views the rules of physics as optional, but the latest trailer for "The Fate of the Furious" has completely released its grasp on reality. Proof? You want proof to support that statement. Fine. Here are just a few things that happen in the three-minute spot. Charlize Theron's villain sics a stampede of hacked vehicles on our heroes as they race through the streets of Manhattan. This might be neat, aside from...
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Dodge highlights role in 'The Fate of the Furious' with new adsThe eighth installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise, “The Fate of the Furious,” arrives in theaters on April 14 and once again the Dodge brand, a favorite of lead character Dominic Toretto, played by Vin Diesel, will be heavily represented. According to Dodge, there will be...
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Latest ‘Fate of the Furious’ trailer shows more wide-body muscleMost of the ads run during Super Bowl LI were forgettable, but among the mundane was the explosive trailer for “The Fate of the Furious,” movie number eight in the ever-popular Fast and the Furious franchise. The first trailer dropped in December and gave us a glimpse of a wide-body...
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2018 Dodge Demon, 'Fast and Furious 8' timelines seem awfully close (Update)UPDATE: It's probably not a coincidence. A video has surfaced that shows Vin Diesel and a pair of Challengers with a Demon-looking badge visible on one of the cars. Picture below. The latest season of "Sherlock" came to a strange close, so we're putting our deductive logic to the test if you don't...
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There’s a wide-body Dodge Challenger in ‘The Fate of The Furious’ trailerThe first trailer for the eighth installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise is finally out and there are quite a few surprises, even for readers that may not be fans. The first major surprise is that movie is called “The Fate of The Furious.” It was previously referred to as...
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Vin Diesel thinks 'Fast 8' will win OscarsThere's no question that the Fast & Furious universe basically prints money at this point. During the filming of the last installment, Fast 7, the Fast Family took a massive blow with the loss of Paul Walker. Of course, that didn't stop Universal from moving forward with three more films. The...
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Two years after a fiery, fatal car crash that claimed Paul Walker, the "Fast & Furious" franchise announced that his character may return thanks to some cinematic magic. Walker's death occurred near the end of filming "Furious 7," but shooting wasn't fully complete. Universal finished shooting and recruited Walker's brothers—along with CGI effects—to help fill in for Walker. (Most people didn't even realize it wasn't Walker, unless you had a keen eye.) ALSO SEE: Rare update on Michael Schumacher reveals he cannot walk Fans of the franchise will note that the end of the movie...
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Ford Maverick serves as Fast and Furious star Sung Kang’s latest project carAfter wowing crowds with his custom 240Z at SEMA in 2015, Fast and the Furious star Sung Kang has a new project car in the works for this year’s show, and this time he’s enlisted a little help. Kang has teamed up with Alexis, Christian and Tony, all of them students from Alhambra...
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The Rock goes on a rant, uses expletives to describe 'Fast 8' co-starsThe eighth installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise is coming next April, and you can count on there being some ridiculous cars, pretty ladies, unrealistic stunts, and of course, baby oil. That baby oil will be courtesy of a fan favorite, Hobbs, played by Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. Johnson...
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Vin Diesel's Dodge Charger for 'Fast 8' sounds wickedFilming for the eighth installment in the Fast and Furious franchise is underway, and you can almost feel the testosterone. Earlier this week we found what appeared to be a turbine-powered Charger on the set of Fast 8. Now, we've confirmed what it is, and we've even heard it run. The car has been...
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Is that a jet-powered Charger on set of 'Fast 8' movie?Fast 8 can't get here fast enough, as far as we're concerned. The franchise has become a turn-your-brain off action fest with cars serving as stars shining as brightly as the rest of the cast. It's always fun finding out which vehicles are going to get the bright-lights treatment. It's usually a...
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Dispute over Paul Walker's cars finally settledThe long-running, often bitter fight over the car collection amassed by actor Paul Walker before his death has finally come to a close. Walker's cars were illegally removed from the warehouse where he had been storing them. A warehouse worker absconded with the cars, but Walker's estate filed a...
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The compact, rear-wheel drive show car we got so excited about at the Nissan stand a few years ago is back, but it isn't headed to dealers. Instead, as Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson pointed out in a post on his Instagram channel, the IDx NISMO show car will apparently play a role in the upcoming eighth installment of the Fast & The Furious film series. The IDx appears not to have changed since it first hit the scene back at 2013's Tokyo Motor Show. The car's show-going graphics and wild wheels are intact. We're not sure what has happened to the more sedate IDx Freeflow concept car, however...
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Helen Mirren appearing alongside Charlize Theron in 'Fast 8', is actual dame for film franchiseRemember the time Daniel Day Lewis and Al Pacino co-starred in that Transformers movie? Me neither. That didn't stop Charlize Theron who signed on for Furious 8 a while ago, and it apparently won't stop Helen Mirren from doing the same, according to The Guardian. "I've always rather loved driving,"...
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Fast 8's Hobbs to get more serious ahead of possible spinoffThe character played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in the latest Fast and Furious flicks may be getting his own spinoff film or TV series, which means he'll have a bigger role in the upcoming Fast 8 that's currently filming. On Instagram, The Rock teased his character Luke Hobbs with some heady...
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Original Fast and the Furious movie returning to theatersDo you think the cast and crew of the original The Fast and the Furious expected that their 2001 movie would spawn one of the most successful franchises in Hollywood history? We certainly don't, but maybe we should take this opportunity to watch it again on the big screen. Headed to theaters in the...
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Charlize Theron revealed as 'Fast 8' villain CipherThe latest bit of information about the upcoming eighth installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise is that Charlize Theron will play the villainous character Cipher. From the teaser photo posted on Twitter it appears the Cipher character will be a weapons expert of some sort. The new follows...
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New 'Fast 8' teaser shows crew in CubaWith the easing of travel restrictions between the United States and Cuba, we knew it wouldn't take long for Hollywood to head to the Caribbean—but what we didn't necessarily expect is that it would be with the successful Fast and the Furious franchise. Although the next installment of the...
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