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Fast and Furious 7 Wraps Up Filming, Movie Premiere Slated for April 3rd, 2015

Have we got great news for fans of the Fast & Furious franchise! The official Facebook page of the action films centered around street racing and over-the-top heists announced in a recent post that it had "completed the last shot in the production of Fast & Furious 7." Furthermore, it's been confirmed that the Hollywood flick will hit theaters worldwide next year on April 3rd.
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Photo: Universal Pictures
However, there's a bit of substance behind the chosen time the F&F 7 team decided to announce that everything is wrapped up and ready for post-production and mastering duties. Before Paul Walker's unfortunate Porsche Carrera GT crash on November 30th, 2013, the film was going to be realeased in theaters this very week.

At first, the fatal accident postponed the scheduled release date indefinitely, but the entire production crew and cast found the strength to get their act together and make this seventh installment of the franchise happen.

Of course it's been hard without Paul Walker around, but computer-generated imagery and body doubles were used to portray Brian O'Connor in what's believed to be the last hurrah of the 13-year old media franchise.

The note put on the Fast and Furious Facebook page is thanking fans for their support, expressing kudos for "the love and strength from our fans throughout this journey. You inspired us not only to keep going but to try and make the best Fast & Furious movie yet."

According to the teaser poster pictured above, which was released by Universal Pictures, Fast and Furious 7 is set to come to a movie theater near you on next year on April 3rd, staring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Lucas Black and the late Paul Walker.

[From Fast&Furious Production Team]

We made it.

Today we completed the last shot in the production of FAST & FURIOUS 7.

We wanted to take this moment to express how thankful we are for your support. We felt the love and strength from our fans throughout this journey, and it’s because of you that we got here.

There was a time when we didn’t know how we could go on, or even if we should. But we listened to you, and you inspired us not only to keep going but to try and make the best FAST & FURIOUS movie yet.

Our FAST family has been together for almost fifteen years now and has grown a lot in that time. From the start, Vin has been our leader who feels what’s right for FAST in his gut and in his heart. When we had to stop production last year, Vin gathered us back together and moved us forward when we needed it most. He led us to this day.

Some of us have been here from the very beginning. Vin, Michelle, Jordana and our producer Neal all go back to that first little movie we shot on the streets of LA. We came back to LA in FAST 7, and it was an especially emotional homecoming for those who’ve grown up with each other since that first shoot.

There are those we count as brothers who we gathered along the way and are with us again: Dwayne, Tyrese, Luda, Lucas and our writer, Chris. We’ve got some new additions this time in Jason, Kurt, Djimon, Nathalie and our director, James. Caleb and Cody joined us to honor their brother and help complete his work.

Our family is big and strong but it won’t ever quite be whole again without Paul.

All of us -- those who’ve been here from the start and those whose first FAST film is 7 -- wanted to create a special film for him and for you. We believe we have.

Thank you for being there for us. You are the biggest part of our family, and we couldn’t have gotten here without you.
The countdown to April 3 begins.

With love,
Your FAST & FURIOUS Family
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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