There’s No Movement On ‘Fast And Furious 8’ Yet
On its opening weekend,Furious 7grossed $392 million worldwide. That’s a jaw-dropping gross for a franchise that just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Many figured an announcement of an eighth installment in the franchise would happen almost immediately. However, that was not the case. StarVin Dieselseems confident in a sequel, evensuggesting the franchise will go to New York. Another rumor saysEva Mendes' character, last scene as a cameo inFast Five, could return. But don’t go buying your tickets just yet. ProduceNeil Moritzsays nothing has been settled aboutFast and Furious 8, but it should be soon.
The Hollywood Reporterspoke to the producer, who said the following:
Followed by this:
[The story] is going to have to be something enticing for all of us. It has to be as good as or better [thanFurious7].
The trade is predicting an official announcement at CinemaCon, which takes place in Las Vegas in a few weeks. But there are many big pieces of the puzzle to figure out first.Furious 7directorJames Wanhas another movie to shoot,The Conjuring 2, this fall. In theory, that would give the producers and writers a nice chunk of time to write a script before Wan become available again, but there’s no guarantee.Justin Lin, who directed films 3-6, is also busy withStar Trek 3. Odds are the Wan scenario works out, but there’s definitely a possibility of someone else coming on board.
Then there are the stars. According to the trade, several of the film’s main actors have run through their options so new contracts would need to be negotiated.Dwayne Johnson, in particular, has been joining the franchise on a film by film basis and is very busy. One of the people whodoeshave an option isLuke Evans, who shows up in one shot inFurious 7. Could he team up with his brother, played byJason Statham, this time around?
Whatever happens, don’t worry. This has pretty much been the formula for each of the previous sequels. Universal sets a release date, a story is hammered out (by writerChris Morgan, Moretz and Diesel), a screenplay written, and then the movie comes out on that date and makes hundreds of millions of dollars. Universal has been vocal in saying they want to make at least tenFast and Furiousmovies.Fast and Furious 8will be a thing very soon.
