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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

     

  • Sony Pix spends between Rs 7 to 9 crore for Fast & Furious franchise

    Sony Pix spends between Rs 7 to 9 crore for Fast & Furious franchise

    MUMBAI: Gear up and get ready for a thrilling ride this month. Standing true to its ‘Stay Amazed’ tagline, Sony Pix will quench the viewers thirst for some high speed action on 19 June with the premiere of action film Furious 7 (FF7) at 1 pm with a repeat at 9 pm. 

    Starring Vin Diesel, the late Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Kurt Russell, and Jason Statham, the movie collected approximately Rs 141 crore in India and has grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide, making it the third highest-grossing film of 2015.

    Directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan, the movie is a touching tribute to the Paul Walker. Amidst all the noise and the action lies the ferocity of friendship as the entire family re-unites. FF7 features gravity-defying stunts giving rise to a number of exciting and well-choreographed fight sequences with some stunning car chases. It’s a bittersweet feeling for the fans on seeing Paul Walker on screen again.

    The channel has movie deals in place with NBCUniversal International Distribution under which it will now have access to movie titles from Universal Pictures. With this new deal in place, the three mega box office blockbusters of 2015 namely Jurassic World, Furious 7 and Minions will have television premieres on Sony Pix.

    Pushing it further, the channel is extensively marketing the premiere of the movie. Marketing professionals are of the opinion that the channel has already spent between Rs 14 to 15 lakhs promoting FF7. 

    Industry experts have estimated that the deal between the channel and NBCU is between Rs. 7 to 9 crore for the entire Fast & Furious franchise. An industry expert opines, “The deal between Sony Pix and Universal for the entire Fast and Furious franchise cannot be for more than Rs 100 million (Rs 10 crore).” The channel has exclusive one year TV rights for FF7.
    With a pervasive marketing strategy across print, TV and digital, the movie will also be promoted outside the network. It has routed a 360 degree approach which includes a strong outdoor campaign. Apart from this, social media is also buzzing with fans reminiscing about Paul Walker and gearing up for the premier of Furious 7.

    Speaking about this, Sony Pictures Networks India EVP and business head – English cluster Saurabh Yagnik says, “For a blockbuster of this magnitude, we’ve adopted a 360 degree marketing approach which includes a television and print plan, innovative outdoor and an engaging social media campaign. Apart from Furious 7, we have movies like Jurassic World and Minions up next, both having crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide. This is truly a very amazing year for Sony PIX.”

    Targeted at the young affluent mass comprising predominantly of males residing in towns, FF7 is presented by Motorola G4 Plus and is driven by Ford. Sony Pix managed to lasso99acres.com, Idea 4G, Myntra and Gillette as the associate sponsors. The channel has also partnered with Bollywood actor Ali Faizal who played an integral part in the Hollywood blockbuster and had quite a lot of memorable stories to share.

    The movie is the highest grossing film in the Fast and Furious franchise and is Universal Pictures’ highest grossing film of all time in India. It is the second highest grossing Hollywood movie in India after The Jungle Book’s 2016 edition.

    On the content front, the channel has also acquired exclusive rights to the biggest franchises like Hunger Games, Star Wars, Rocky, James Bond, Spider-man, Twilight and Ironman to name a few.

    On 19 June Furious 7 will compete with other movies like the Robert Downey Jr and Chris Hemsworth starrer Avengers: Age of Ultron at 1:30 pm and Baby’s Day Out at 9 pm on Star Movies while on the other hand, Movies Now will broadcast another hit from the same franchise, Fast and Furious 6 at 1 pm and 9 pm. HBO will broadcast Final Destination 3 at12:52 pm and Jupiter Ascending at 9 pm. Hotel Transylvania will air at 1 pm while Samuel L. Jackson and Onni Tommila starrer Big Game will be broadcasted at 9 pm on Zee Studio.

  • Sony Pix spends between Rs 7 to 9 crore for Fast & Furious franchise

    Sony Pix spends between Rs 7 to 9 crore for Fast & Furious franchise

    MUMBAI: Gear up and get ready for a thrilling ride this month. Standing true to its ‘Stay Amazed’ tagline, Sony Pix will quench the viewers thirst for some high speed action on 19 June with the premiere of action film Furious 7 (FF7) at 1 pm with a repeat at 9 pm. 

    Starring Vin Diesel, the late Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Kurt Russell, and Jason Statham, the movie collected approximately Rs 141 crore in India and has grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide, making it the third highest-grossing film of 2015.

    Directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan, the movie is a touching tribute to the Paul Walker. Amidst all the noise and the action lies the ferocity of friendship as the entire family re-unites. FF7 features gravity-defying stunts giving rise to a number of exciting and well-choreographed fight sequences with some stunning car chases. It’s a bittersweet feeling for the fans on seeing Paul Walker on screen again.

    The channel has movie deals in place with NBCUniversal International Distribution under which it will now have access to movie titles from Universal Pictures. With this new deal in place, the three mega box office blockbusters of 2015 namely Jurassic World, Furious 7 and Minions will have television premieres on Sony Pix.

    Pushing it further, the channel is extensively marketing the premiere of the movie. Marketing professionals are of the opinion that the channel has already spent between Rs 14 to 15 lakhs promoting FF7. 

    Industry experts have estimated that the deal between the channel and NBCU is between Rs. 7 to 9 crore for the entire Fast & Furious franchise. An industry expert opines, “The deal between Sony Pix and Universal for the entire Fast and Furious franchise cannot be for more than Rs 100 million (Rs 10 crore).” The channel has exclusive one year TV rights for FF7.
    With a pervasive marketing strategy across print, TV and digital, the movie will also be promoted outside the network. It has routed a 360 degree approach which includes a strong outdoor campaign. Apart from this, social media is also buzzing with fans reminiscing about Paul Walker and gearing up for the premier of Furious 7.

    Speaking about this, Sony Pictures Networks India EVP and business head – English cluster Saurabh Yagnik says, “For a blockbuster of this magnitude, we’ve adopted a 360 degree marketing approach which includes a television and print plan, innovative outdoor and an engaging social media campaign. Apart from Furious 7, we have movies like Jurassic World and Minions up next, both having crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide. This is truly a very amazing year for Sony PIX.”

    Targeted at the young affluent mass comprising predominantly of males residing in towns, FF7 is presented by Motorola G4 Plus and is driven by Ford. Sony Pix managed to lasso99acres.com, Idea 4G, Myntra and Gillette as the associate sponsors. The channel has also partnered with Bollywood actor Ali Faizal who played an integral part in the Hollywood blockbuster and had quite a lot of memorable stories to share.

    The movie is the highest grossing film in the Fast and Furious franchise and is Universal Pictures’ highest grossing film of all time in India. It is the second highest grossing Hollywood movie in India after The Jungle Book’s 2016 edition.

    On the content front, the channel has also acquired exclusive rights to the biggest franchises like Hunger Games, Star Wars, Rocky, James Bond, Spider-man, Twilight and Ironman to name a few.

    On 19 June Furious 7 will compete with other movies like the Robert Downey Jr and Chris Hemsworth starrer Avengers: Age of Ultron at 1:30 pm and Baby’s Day Out at 9 pm on Star Movies while on the other hand, Movies Now will broadcast another hit from the same franchise, Fast and Furious 6 at 1 pm and 9 pm. HBO will broadcast Final Destination 3 at12:52 pm and Jupiter Ascending at 9 pm. Hotel Transylvania will air at 1 pm while Samuel L. Jackson and Onni Tommila starrer Big Game will be broadcasted at 9 pm on Zee Studio.

  • Wiz Khalifa’s tribute song to Paul Walker in ‘Furious 7’ goes viral

    Wiz Khalifa’s tribute song to Paul Walker in ‘Furious 7’ goes viral

    MUMBAI: After garnering an astounding response at the box office in its opening week, the action thriller Fast & Furious 7 also saw a glowing tribute to late actor Paul Walker paid through a song See You Again.

     

    The heart touching track featured in the movie, which was launched under the Sony Music label, ranks number one on iTunes and has also become the most downloaded track in its genre. The track by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth is produced by Brian Tyler for the film.

     

    Sony Music India head of international music Arjun Sankalia said, “Not only are we were excited about the success of the movie Fast & Furious 7 but also for the title track See You Again, which is featured in the movie in memory of Paul Walker. The song is setting records across different platforms in India. As we speak, it’s no. 1 on iTunes, the most streamed and downloaded song in the English genre and also the most Shazamed song in the country. A perfect tribute to Paul Walker, the fans couldn’t have asked for more.”

     

  • ‘Furious 7’ clocks opening weekend collections of Rs 70 crore in India

    ‘Furious 7’ clocks opening weekend collections of Rs 70 crore in India

    MUMBAI: Universal Pictures India release Fast & Furious 7, has created history at the Indian box office and has broken all time records.

     

    Being the seventh installment of the franchise and Paul Walker’s last silver screen appearance, Fast & Furious 7 took an extraordinary opening, thus grossing the highest opening weekend collection for a Hollywood movie in India with Rs 70 crores. The movie was released in 2600 screens across the country.

     

    The movie, which has been dubbed in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu opened to positive reactions from the audiences.

     

    Universal Pictures India general manager Sarabjit Singh said, “Fast and Furious is undoubtedly one of the world’s biggest franchises. We expected huge numbers to come from India in the first weekend itself. This is a huge achievement for a Hollywood movie in India. Hopefully, the will continue to go strong and attract more audiences to the theatres in the coming weeks.”

     

  • ‘Fast and Furious 7’ expected to release next summer

    ‘Fast and Furious 7’ expected to release next summer

    MUMBAI: Universal Pictures recently declared that it has shifted the release date of the seventh installment of ‘Fast and Furious’.

     

    According to Hollywood Reporter the Studio is planning a worldwide day-and-date opening for the movie and has decided that opening a week earlier will allow it to book more international play dates. The movie will hit theaters in April 2015, a week earlier than previously planned.

     

    The film, which will be helmed by James Wan, was earlier slated for a summer 2014 release which had been postponed due actor Paul Walker’s tragic car accident in November 2013.

     

    The movie will see the 40-year-old late actor, Vin Diesel, and Dwayne Johnson, along with Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, Elsa Pataky and Lucas Black, and will also star Jason Statham, Djimon Hounsou, Tony Jaa, Ronda Rousey and Kurt Russell.

     

    As reported in Forbes, by coincidence or as a result, Focus Features is moving Insidious 3 from 3 April to 29 May of next year. On a surface level, this new date merely puts the film on the same weekend as Fast & Furious, which opened on 3 April 2009 to a record (for April at the time) opening weekend of $70.9 million.

  • Production on Fast & Furious 7 to resume 1 April

    Production on Fast & Furious 7 to resume 1 April

    MUMBAI: Since the death of famous actor Paul Walker on 30 November, the production on the upcoming sequel to the hit Fast & Furious franchise had been put on an indefinite hiatus. But, according to The Hollywood Reporter (THR), the shooting for Fast & Furious 7 will resume come April.

     

    Walker, 40, who played a former FBI agent-turned-criminal Brian O’Conner in the action film, died with his friend, Roger Rodas, in a fatal car crash last year. The script was reworked following Walker’s sudden passing since the movie was still halfway done when the O’Conner depicter died. In the previous six films, Walker played the on-screen sidekick to Vin Diesel’s character of Dominic Toretto.

     

    THR has reported that cameras would start rolling on or around 1 April in Atlanta and continue for six to eight weeks until filming is finished. In January, THR had reported that the writing staff of the film had opted to retire Walker’s character, instead of having it killed off.

     

    According to earlier reports, the release date of the seventh instalment in the blockbuster franchise was pushed to 10 April, 2015.

  • Paul Walker’s character to retire in ‘Fast and Furious’ next film

    Paul Walker’s character to retire in ‘Fast and Furious’ next film

    MUMBAI: It was a tragic incident for the movie lover when in November last year, actor Paul Walker died in an accident. The actor, who had become synonymous with the Fast and Furiouswas working on the seventh installment of the movie when he lost his life in the accident, also leaving Universal Studios in a quandary about the future of the film.

     

    However, now the Studio has decided the fate of the movie. In a new move, it has decided to “retire” the character of Brian O’Conner in the popular action film franchise, Fast and the Furious. According to a report in the The Hollywood Reporter (THR), the Studio would “tweak the script and add scenes so footage of the late actor’s Brian O’Conner character can still be used — but the franchise can continue.” And the Studio plans to use all earlier footage shot with the actor before his untimely death.

    The writer, director and producer who came up with the plan to tweak the existing script allowing Walker’s character to be written out of the story are James Wan, Chris Morgan and Jeffrey Kirschenbaum, respectively.

     

    Since the release date of the next installment in the popular franchise, Fast & the Furious 7, has been pushed to April 2015, this delay provides enough time for additional scenes to be written and shot.

     

    This news comes soon after the coroner’s report that revealed the car in which Walker was a passenger when he died was going over 100 miles per hour. According to the report published in THR, the driver Roger Rodas lost control for “unknown reasons.”

  • Release of ‘Fast and Furious 7’ postponed until April, 2015

    Release of ‘Fast and Furious 7’ postponed until April, 2015

    MUMBAI: Vin Diesel, the star of the Fast & the Furious film series has announced a final release date for the last installment of the famous movie franchise.

     

    The untimely death of Paul Walker not only shocked fans all over the world, but it halted the final stretch in making the 7th installment of Fast and the Furious. As a tribute to Walker’s life, the makers decided to finish the film, and his co-star Vin Diesel has announced on his Facebook page that the movie will be released in April in 2015.

     

    “The last scene we filmed together…There was a unique sense of completion, of pride we shared… in the film we were now completing… the magic captured… and, in just how far we’ve come… Fast and Furious 7 will be released…April 10th 2015!” wrote Diesel with a photo showing him alongside Walker.

     

    Diesel concluded the post saying “P.s. He’d want you to know first.”

    Universal Pictures has confirmed the April 10 release date with E! News, and mentioned that 60 per cent of the film has been already shot before Walker’s death.

     

    The famous actor died in a fatal car accident on November 30 in East Los Angeles. Walker was on the passenger seat of a Porsche Carrera GT driven by friend, Roger Rodas, who also died in the scene. According to investigators leading the case, there was no mechanical issue involved in the accident, and that it was a result of solely too much speed.

     

    Immediately after Walker’s death, Universal released a statement saying that they will stop all movements in relation to the filming of Fast & Furious 7, to pay respect to the friends and relatives of the late actor, as well as to give support to the crew and filmmakers.

     

    However, the studio did say that “all options available to move forward with the franchise,” according to a report by E! Online. There are no final statements or press releases regarding on how the film will unravel its plot without its main character, Brian O’Connor, played by the late Paul Walker.