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Vin Diesel Reveals First Poster of New Fast&Furious Movie

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Vin Diesel published a picture of the poster of the upcoming Fast and Furious movie.
The first movie of the Fast&Furious saga not to feature Paul Walker will be called Fast8 and will carry the tagline “New Roads Ahead.” Judging by the design of the poster, the movie will take place in New York. The photo also informs us that the motion picture will also be available in IMAX theaters.

Previous statements had already confirmed April 17, 2017, as the debut date of the new Fast&Furious movie. Fast8 will be part of a new trilogy, with the motion picture set to be followed by two other films in the saga. Some industry voices claim Vin Diesel’s crew might further extend the Fast&Furious legacy with some spin-offs.

Originally, the first Fast&Furious movie was supposed to take place in New York City. The movie’s concept was inspired by an article on illegal street racing in that city, but it was eventually shot in Los Angeles, Motor Authority reports.

According to IMDB, the movie will be directed by Felix Gary Gray, and will feature Jason Statham, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, and Ludacris. Cody Walker, Paul Walker’s brother, might also appear in the upcoming Fast8. The producers of Fast&Furious 7 used him as a stand-in for his late brother in filming some of the scenes.

Vin Diesel is also a producer of this movie, unlike his fellow co-stars. The new director of the most recent installment of Fast&Furious is known for movies like The Italian Job (2003), Law Abiding Citizen and Straight Outta Compton.

Vin Diesel is pretty busy these days, the 48-year-old actor getting ready to shoot a new sequel in the xXx franchise called “The Return of Xander Cage.” We know this because the artist released a picture of himself holding a longboard on his Instagram and captioned it “Xander zone...
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Sebastian's love for cars began at a young age. Little did he know that a career would emerge from this passion (and that it would not, sadly, involve being a professional racecar driver). In over fourteen years, he got behind the wheel of several hundred vehicles and in the offices of the most important car publications in his homeland.
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