'Furious 7' - April 3rd, 2015

[Diesel]

Djimon!!!

[Aerodude73]

Originally Posted by Diesel

Djimon!!!

Ditto - great actor.

[nolfoc]

not sure if this was posted yet.

Kurt Russell not joining Fast and Furious 7, but the character may return for Fast and Furious 8

While we recently heard that Kurt Russell was potentially joining FAST AND FURIOUS 7, it now turns out that it was not meant to be. Russell will no longer be involved with the sequel, but we now have some information on what his role was going to be.
A new Twitter account called FF7Movie has been tweeting set photos and other tidbits about the production of FAST AND FURIOUS 7 and shared some background on who Russell was going to play in the movie:

From Twitter:

#Fast7 @FF7Movie
Kurt Russel was almost about to join #Fast7. He would play the father of Jesse, and he would be Toretto's villain.1:19 AM - 11 Sep 2013

He would work together with @realjstatham in the film, as Ian Shaw in #Fast7, to take revenge on Toretto and his family.

@UniversalPics was searching for a bad guy for #Fast7, but he would be even more bad in #Fast8.

The character of Jesse appeared in the original THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS as Vin Diesel's geeky ADHD tech guy who helped pimp out the computer systems in the cars. He was killed in a drive-by that set up the final act of that movie. The ending of FAST AND FURIOUS 6 referenced back to the third film, TOKYO DRIFT, so a return to the first movie would not be out of the realm of possibility. But, would the father of a low level criminal like Jesse get mixed up with a big time bad guy like Jason Statham's Ian Shaw?
Jason Statham's cameo at the end of the sixth film setup the events of the upcoming seventh, so this next tweet definitely sounds possible:
FAST AND FURIOUS 8 seems likely if the seventh opens as huge as FAST AND FURIOUS 6, but I think Universal would be smart to hold off so they don't saturate the fanbase. The SAW films eventually saw diminishing returns after so many annual chapters and those movies cost a hell of a lot less than these movies do.
Whether number eight gets made or not, FAST AND FURIOUS 7 as directed by James Wan (hey, a SAW guy!) starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Johnson, Tyrese Gibson, Ronda Rousey, Tony Jaa, and Jason Statham on July 11, 2014.

http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/kurt...-and-furious-8

[Ill_Be_Back]

Just realized that is a fan account.

[nolfoc]

Originally Posted by Ill_Be_Back

Just realized that is a fan account.

twitter or not it is still being reported.. could turn out false, but with Russell's recent drop outs that is hard to believe at this point

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by nolfoc

twitter or not it is still being reported.. could turn out false, but with Russell's recent drop outs that is hard to believe at this point

Variety was still reporting as of last night that he was in, and a universal publicist has been trying to get people to turn their attentions away from the account because it's not official. I don't buy it unless we hear something else from the studio. Fan accounts make a lot of stuff up...

[rashad30]

Originally Posted by hawaii sun

This! At least they closed out Vince's character in Fast 5 but nothing for Leon. What about Ja Rule?

The actor that played Leon (Johnny Strong) explained why he has no intentions to return to the series.

FAST AND FURIOUS - YouTube

[Fortion]

Originally Posted by Ill_Be_Back

Just realized that is a fan account.

?

[DeanCorso]

I wouldnt be surprised down the road we see Cole Hauser's Carter Verone back!! his last words were "I'll see you boys soon" to Brian and Roman.



I could see Carter taking revenge and be responsable......lets say for Mia's death

[thelwig14]

I'd be down. 2 Fast 2 Furious problems had nothing to do with Hauser.

[bowlingbilly10]

Originally Posted by Diesel

Djimon!!!

Or digi-mon? Sorry had to say it.

[Full Effect Ed]

https://twitter.com/creepypuppet/sta...45416913223681

[chris_sc77]

Sweet. Russell confirmed. I'm thinking the Russell character kidnaps diesel at end of fast 7 and fast 8 will be a rescue mission movie

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by chris_sc77

Sweet. Russell confirmed. I'm thinking the Russell character kidnaps diesel at end of fast 7 and fast 8 will be a rescue mission movie

I'm not sure it'll be Diesel they'll be rescuing, but someone else entirely. I can't wait to see where this series goes.

[DanTheMan]

Originally Posted by Walts Ghost

I'm not sure it'll be Diesel they'll be rescuing, but someone else entirely. I can't wait to see where this series goes.

Perhaps a character whose name rhymes with "Ch...ch...ch...chia!"

[tigertron]

Originally Posted by DeanCorso

I wouldnt be surprised down the road we see Cole Hauser's Carter Verone back!! his last words were "I'll see you boys soon" to Brian and Roman.

[Show spoiler]

I could see Carter taking revenge and be responsable......lets say for Mia's death

"Bye, Carter. Don't drop the soap!"

[Galactus]

I thought 7 was the end of the series? Where did this 8 business come from?

[tigertron]

Originally Posted by Galactus

I thought 7 was the end of the series? Where did this 8 business come from?

They have been planning 7, 8 and 9 for a while now.

[Galactus]

Originally Posted by tigertron

They have been planning 7, 8 and 9 for a while now.

First I've heard of it but I guess money talks

[rashad30]