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August 23, 2010
2011 Charger Spotted on the Set of The Fast and the Furious Five!
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Dig those new full-width taillights! Filming is taking place now in Puerto Rico. See more pics at Autoblog!
March 15, 2010
Back To The Future 2 Fast 2 Furious Mashup
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor
Yep, it’s really goofy, and I don’t think it’s going to do much for the cause of casting a DeLorean in the next Fast And Furious installment. But fun to watch nonetheless, and bonus points for the fake DeLorean engine sounds. Thanks to Austin for the tip.
February 5, 2010
Fast and Furious Five so says Fireball
By Fireball Tim
Movie Car Design Master
Universal is on the move again with “FAST FIVE.” They’ve inked deals with Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, director Justin Lin, screenwriter Chris Morgan (Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, Wanted), and producer Neal Moritz to smack the pedal to the plastic and lay the cool car smackdown. This time, it will follow Dom and Brian as they are chased by legendary lawmen.
Fast & Furious was Universal’s highest grossing film of last year at $343 million, so doing another one makes sense. NICE!
April 15, 2009
The F-Bomb Does Burnouts and 180s for the Fast and Furious Sound Crew
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
This video was shot last summer at Willow Springs International Raceway. Too bad there’s music instead of the sound of the Nelson Racing Engines twin-turbo, but still, it’s pretty cool. More details on the shoot at BangShift.com
April 14, 2009
Fast and the Furious 5 to be set in Brazil!
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Paul Walker just confirmed in a radio interview that he and Vin Diesel are set to star in the fifth The Fast and the Furious, which will be set in Brazil. The fourth installment brought in over $75 million in the first weekend, so this isn’t really a huge surprise. The Brazil location should be interesting. Via Jalopnik
April 7, 2009
Fast and Furious: Thoughts After Viewing From An Inside Perspective
By Ben Schaffer
The Real JDM
I’ve had a long history with the development of Fast and Furious (FF4). I just got a chance to see the movie on Friday night for the first time in its entirety. Being behind the scenes for the filming gave me a lot of perspective on what I thought the movie might look like or how it might progress. Of course most of my assumptions I thought of ended up being false. I think that is perhaps always the case with movies if you’re on the inside; The end result is a bit of a mystery that gets worked out in the editing room after everyone else packs their bags and moves on. You can really only hope for the best and then let it go.
Regardless of what I thought would or would not happen, the movie is a huge hit and I’m very glad! The F&F franchise needed a hit to keep it going and this movie delivered huge box office numbers. That is what was needed to keep the franchise moving forward and I’m excited about part 5! Continue reading at The Real JDM
Review: Fast And Furious
By David Clarke
highspeedhijinks
On Friday night, the wait was finally over. I had my large bag of Sour Patch Kids and I was ready for the two hours of non-stop motor mayhem that is Fast and Furious.
The lights dimmed and the scene opened with Dom and Letty chasing down this massive tanker convoy, ready to jump aboard and hijack its lucrative cargo. How do they do that? Through outlandish acrobatics and cryogenic technology–what did you expect? The ensuing series of events during the heist borders on insanity as Dom proceeds to drive 55 mph in reverse–in a Grand National–and pull off an improbably timed power brake that enables him to escape by diving under a flaming tanker barrel-rolling down the highway toward him. Yep, Fast and Furious is up to the same old tricks that made the first installment every car nut’s love-to-hate movie in the first place.
I so badly wanted to like this movie, but I’m sorry to say that I saw it for what it was: a sub-par attempt to rekindle a dying franchise. I’m not going to totally rag on this movie, though–there were some definite pros. Follow the jump for my full review.
April 3, 2009
Fast and Furious: Are You Going On Opening Night?
By David Clarke
highspeedhijinks
I’m going… are you going? I got tickets… you got tickets?? Let’s just say I’m a little hyped up over today’s debut of this latest installment of The Fast and the Furious. I haven’t been to a “car guy” movie since Disney/Pixar’s Cars back in 2006. Needless to say, serveral of my car-nut buddies and I are going. We’ll either wind up making fun of generic tuner lingo or being hopelessly glued to the screen shifting our sodas to the beautiful soundtrack that is a 454 big-block Chevelle. Let’s just say I’m hoping for the latter. Stay tuned for my review!
April 1, 2009
Fast & Furious Opening Night Cancelled in California Amidst Fears of Increased Street Racing Activity
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor
California residents who were hoping to check out opening night of Fast & Furious this Friday have been cruelly thwarted. An emergency resolution passed late yesterday has banned the film from California theaters until further notice, following a pair of street-racing-related deaths in So Cal this week. More…
March 25, 2009
Paul Walker Can Freakin' Drive
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor
When I chatted with Paul Walker at the Fast & Furious shoot last year, he struck me as a pretty serious gearhead. But at the time I never suspected he could rip up a track like this. It’s too bad they didn’t let him do any of the stunt driving for the film–(he was a little sad about that, too)–because he seems to have some pretty burly skills on him. Check out this epic drift video from Streetfire–Walker, Tanner Faust ‘n’ pals go out to play at Willow Springs raceway in a bunch of awesome rides, including a 2010 Mustang and a whole heap of GT-Rs. Enjoy!
