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  • Sony Pix to telecast ‘Fast and Furious’; eighth slated for April ’17

    Sony Pix to telecast ‘Fast and Furious’; eighth slated for April ’17

    MUMBAI: Fourteen years, countless stunts, hundreds of damaged cars and seven films all narrows down to one thrilling movie series of all time, The Fast and Furious series. Sony Pix is all geared up to bring the Fast and Furious Pixathon (Part 1-5 and 7) all day on 17 December starting from 9 am.

    The concept of the movie is inspired by Racer X and has renowned directors like Rob Cohen, John Singleton, Justin Line, James Wan and Gary Gray on board who have created a storm with each installment. The plot revolves around illegal street racing, thefts and series of action packed sequences that showcases swanky cars hovering in the air in beautiful locations with the best cast from the industry.

    The series has grossed a total of $ 3,900,497,522 worldwide and opened to rave reviews each time it came out with its installment and gave the audience some serious mind rush. Each of the film have managed to create a ripple effect globally with death defying stunts and action.

    Furious 7 also marks the final performance of the late Paul Walker and the film was dedicated to his memory. The movie ends at Dom and Brian bidding each other farewell and driving off in separate directions, who knew that a slight glimpse of the next installment would take the audience on a different ride altogether.

    The much awaited Fast and Furious 8, which is slated for an April 2017 release, will also have its TV premiere on Sony Pix.

    Film Time
    The Fast and Furious 9AM
    2 Fast and 2 Furious 11:30 AM
    Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift 1:30PM
    Fast and Furious 4 4PM
    Fast 5 6PM
    Furious 7 9PM

     

  • Sony Pix to telecast ‘Fast and Furious’; eighth slated for April ’17

    Sony Pix to telecast ‘Fast and Furious’; eighth slated for April ’17

    MUMBAI: Fourteen years, countless stunts, hundreds of damaged cars and seven films all narrows down to one thrilling movie series of all time, The Fast and Furious series. Sony Pix is all geared up to bring the Fast and Furious Pixathon (Part 1-5 and 7) all day on 17 December starting from 9 am.

    The concept of the movie is inspired by Racer X and has renowned directors like Rob Cohen, John Singleton, Justin Line, James Wan and Gary Gray on board who have created a storm with each installment. The plot revolves around illegal street racing, thefts and series of action packed sequences that showcases swanky cars hovering in the air in beautiful locations with the best cast from the industry.

    The series has grossed a total of $ 3,900,497,522 worldwide and opened to rave reviews each time it came out with its installment and gave the audience some serious mind rush. Each of the film have managed to create a ripple effect globally with death defying stunts and action.

    Furious 7 also marks the final performance of the late Paul Walker and the film was dedicated to his memory. The movie ends at Dom and Brian bidding each other farewell and driving off in separate directions, who knew that a slight glimpse of the next installment would take the audience on a different ride altogether.

    The much awaited Fast and Furious 8, which is slated for an April 2017 release, will also have its TV premiere on Sony Pix.

    Film Time
    The Fast and Furious 9AM
    2 Fast and 2 Furious 11:30 AM
    Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift 1:30PM
    Fast and Furious 4 4PM
    Fast 5 6PM
    Furious 7 9PM

     

  • James Wan to direct Jason Momoa in Warner’s ‘Aquaman’

    James Wan to direct Jason Momoa in Warner’s ‘Aquaman’

    MUMBAI: James Wan will direct Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming Aquaman feature film, which stars Jason Momoaas the sea-dwelling Super Hero.

     

    Warner Bros. Pictures president, creative development and worldwide production Greg Silverman said, “We’ve been so lucky to have worked with James, first on New Line’s The Conjuring and now on their upcoming The Conjuring 2,and are thrilled to have him on board as we continue to expand our DC slate. The Aquaman film will be a major tentpole picture for us and James’s span of work has proven him able to take on any manner of project, bringing his incredible creative talent and unique voice to the material.”

     

    Wan will also be supervising the script by Kurt Johnstad. The film is being produced by Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder and Zack Snyder.

     

    Rovensaid, “James is not only a great storyteller but can make action truly explode on the big screen, and Jason has a dynamic presence that commands your attention.Together, they willbring an undeniable vitality and energy to this characteras he headlines his first feature film.”

     

    Currently set for a 2018 release, the film is based on characters appearing in comic books published by DC Entertainment.

  • ‘Fast and Furious 7’ to release in four languages across India

    ‘Fast and Furious 7’ to release in four languages across India

    MUMBAI: After the success of all its prequels, Universal Pictures India is all set to give Fast and Furious 7 a multi-lingual release in Indian theatres on 2 April, 2015.

     

    The movie will release across India in four languages namely English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

     

    Fast and Furious 7 will be more special for the franchise’s fans as this will be the last time they will see the late Paul Walker reprising his role as Brian O’Conner. It may be recalled that Walker died in a car crash last year.

     

    The movie also stars Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham and Indian actor Ali Fazal in a special appearance among others.

     

    The movie is directed by James Wan. The movie will also see Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Lucas Black, who will be joined by international action stars new to the franchise including Jason Statham, Djimon Hounsou, Tony Jaa, Ronda Rousey, Nathalie Emmanuel and Kurt Russell.

     

    Talking about the movie, Wan said, “When you’re making a bigger movie you have much bigger set pieces that require more time and more effort and more people. But I think the final product will surprise a lot of people. It’s the hardest film I’ve ever had to make but it’s also the one I’m proudest of.  I’m really proud of this film.”

  • ‘Fast and Furious 7’ retitled

    ‘Fast and Furious 7’ retitled

    MUMBAI: All set to launch the new edition of the famous Fast and Furious series, Universal Studios announced the latest installment will be renamed to Furious 7 and that the first trailer of the movie will  be premiered on 1 November.

     

    The trailer launch will be a part of ‘The Road to Furious 7: Trailer Launch Event at Universal Studios’ which will be held in Los Angeles. The event will also be live streamed exclusively on the Fast & Furious official Facebook page and E! Network.

     

    Fans can also attend the event by purchasing ticket available on 27 October on the official Fast and Furious social pages.

     

    The new synopsis posted reads, “Continuing the global exploits in the unstoppable franchise built on speed, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson lead the returning cast of ‘Furious 7.’ James Wan directs this chapter of the hugely successful series that also welcomes back favorites Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, Elsa Pataky and Lucas Black.”

     

    “They are joined by international action stars new to the franchise including Jason Statham, Djimon Hounsou, Tony Jaa, Ronda Rousey and Kurt Russell. Neal H Moritz, Vin Diesel and Michael Fottrell return to produce the film written by Chris Morgan.”

     

    The movie will hit US theaters on 3 April 2015, after being pushed back a year due to Paul Walker’s untimely death. Also it is rumoured that Paul’s character will be retired rather than killed in the film. His final scenes have been created using his brothers Caleb and Cody as stand-ins and with the help of body double’s to recreate his voice and face.

     

    Meanwhile, the pic’s official YouTube page posted two new videos. One titled ‘The Road to Furious 7’ contains footage from the franchise’s previous films while the other one titled ‘7 Seconds of 7’ is a short behind-the-scene video featuring the cast.

  • Fast 7 adds more muscle to its wheels with Djimon Hounsou

    Fast 7 adds more muscle to its wheels with Djimon Hounsou

    UMBAI: Djimon Hounsou is adding his muscle to Universal’s Fast & Furious 7, the studio has announced. He’ll join franchise veterans Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson and Tyrese, along with Kurt Russell and new baddie Jason Statham. The sequel helmed by James Wan is due to hit theaters 11 July. Moritz and Diesel return as producers.

    No plot details have been unveiled yet, except that the film will return to Los Angeles after the previous six films were set in other locations. Co-president of production Jeff Kirschenbaum and creative executive Jay Polidoro will oversee the project. This May’s Fast & Furious 6 was the highest-grossing pic in the series, with $788 million worldwide.

    Hounsou can be seen next in Fox Searchlight’s Baggage Claim and follows that up with a busy 2014 that includes Legendary’s Seventh Son, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy and How to Train Your Dragon 2.

  • Fast and Furious 7 due to release in 2014

    Fast and Furious 7 due to release in 2014

    MUMBAI: The seventh part of Fast & Furious has been scheduled to release on 11 July next year.
     
    Said an excited Vin Diesel, “The next one is probably going to be the biggest one of them all.” He also said that there was a scope for more two or three movies down the road.
     
    Now with the release date out, the James Wan directed action-packed film will now compete with Marvel‘s X-Men: Days of Future Past that will also release on the same day.
     
    Diesel, who is also the producer of the action franchise, is currently promoting Fast and Furious 6 along with his co-star Paul Walker.
     
    Fast and Furious 6 will hit theatres on 24 May.