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  • ‘Fast & Furious 6 proceeds to go to Paul Walker’s charity

    ‘Fast & Furious 6 proceeds to go to Paul Walker’s charity

    When the Fast and Furious actor Paul Walker passed away during an accident earlier in the week, the entire industry mourned. Now, Universal Pictures has decided to donate a portion of the proceeds from DVD sales of Fast & Furious 6 to Paul Walker’s charity.

     

    The proceeds will be donated to Paul Walker’s non-profit Reach Out WorldWide, a network of professionals with first responder skill-sets who augment local expertise when natural disasters strike in order to accelerate relief efforts. Walker founded the organisation after witnessing deficiencies in local activations following the January 2010 Haiti earthquake, and he remained passionately devoted to the charity.

     

    Fast-Furious-6-box-office“With the passing of Paul, the world has lost a man who spent a great deal of his life in service to others. We share in the deep grief of his family, friends and the countless fans who love him,” said Universal Pictures Chairman Donna Langley in a release.

     

    The actor died at the age of 40 on Saturday while in the passenger seat of a Porsche that struck a pole.

  • RIP Paul Walker: An ironic death

    RIP Paul Walker: An ironic death

    MUMBAI: Alanis Morissette’s Ironic took another meaning as the news of death of Fast & Furious franchise’s actor Paul Walker spread.

    The actor who was the integral part of the franchise was killed in a car accident on Saturday on his way to a charity event. Walker, 40, was a passenger in a Porsche sports car driven by a friend, who also died in the crash.

    A statement on the actor’s official Facebook page said that Walker was a passenger in the car, and had been at a charity event for his organisation, Reach Out Worldwide earlier in the day.

    As people got over the shock, condolences started pouring in. His co-star, Vin Diesel posted on Instagram: “Brother I will miss you very much. I am absolutely speechless. Heaven has gained a new Angel. Rest in Peace.”

    Similarly, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson tweeted: “All my strength, love & faith to the Walker family during this heart-breaking time. We find our strength…in his light. Love you brother.”

    The pair was joined by a number of stars and fans paying tribute to Paul, who is survived by his 15-year-old daughter.
    However, one cannot get over the fact that the machine which made him famous, also took his life.

  • 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.