The Fast and the Furious

Fast Five writer gets in the driver’s seat of Fast Six and major production deal at Universal

Chris Morgan – writer of the third, fourth and fifth installments of Universal’s Fast and the Furious franchise (Fast Five opens April 29) – has signed a two-year first-look production deal with the studio, according to THR. The deal also includes penning the script for Fast Six. According to the report, Morgan has been a ….

The Rock, Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Ludacris, and Tyrese Gibson heading to Fast and Furious sequel & IMAX theaters

IMAX announced recently that Universal Pictures’ Fast Five will be released to digital IMAX theatres simultaneously with the action-thriller’s wide release on June 10, 2011. Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a reunion of all-stars from every chapter of the Fast and Furious franchise, along with new cast member Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, in the ….

Tron Legacy, Green Lantern, Cowboys & Aliens, Batman, Last Airbender, A-Team, Star Trek and more headline Vegas Licensing Expo

According to a report on THR, film studios will be squarely focused on tentpole franchises at next week’s Licensing International Expo, which will be celebrating its 30th anniversary. The Licensing International Expo runs from June 8th through the 10th, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, and will feature attendees from the worlds ….

Bid on vehicles from No Country For Old Men, Rush Hour 3 and more at the Movie Car and Prop Auction this weekend

Premiere Props and Picture Car Warehouse will be holding a large Movie Car and Prop Auction this Saturday August 15th. Premiere Props just announced the addition of major classic cars such as a pair of 1967 mint condition Corvettes, a 1966 Jaguar 4.2 Mark X Grand Salon, a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Hard Top Pro ….

Twilight Saga: New Moon actor confirmed for appearance at Chicago Comic-Con ’09

Christopher Heyerdahl, who plays Alastair on the hit TV series Supernatural, who turns to the big screen to portray Marcus in the much anticipated November 2009 release of The Twilight Saga: New Moon, is the latest guest to be confirmed for the Chicago Comic-Con in August. Christopher’s appearance at the Chicago Comic-Con will be one ….

Will Robert De Niro go mano-a-mano with Danny Trejo in Machete?

Well, according to the folks over at Bloody-Disgusting, hell yeah. The site posted new details on Robert Rodriguez’s Machete, which he’s been developing as a feature ever since it debuted as a faux trailer in Grindhouse. Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis are said to be teaming up to co-direct and start shooting Machete on July ….

Rob Cohen to helm Middle Ages action epic instead of XXX Part 3

Director Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious, XXX, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story) has backed out of reteaming with Vin Diesel on XXX: The Return of Xander Cage, according to Variety. Instead, he’s decided to develop a blockbuster action film the director calls The Magnificent Seven (which is really Seven Samurai) in the Middle ….

Fast & Furious film review

Ok, so, the ole gang is back. Thank the heavens above. As a fan of the series, it was good to see the O.G.s again. F&F: Tokyo Drift was REALLY reachin’ with Bow Wow in it. Vin Deezy (Dom), Paul Walker (Brian), Michelle Rodriguez (Letty) and Jordana Brewster (Mia) all return for the fourth installment ….

Fast and the Furious director Rob Cohen to discuss action filmmaking at NAB con in Vegas

Rob Cohen, director and producer of numerous blockbuster films including The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, XXX and The Fast and the Furious, will be a keynote speaker at the 2009 NAB Show in Las Vegas. In a morning session on Tuesday, April 21, Cohen will look at the role of action in motion ….

Fast and Furious car previews

Car enthusiast website Edmunds has posted some sweet previews of many of the vehicles from Vin Diesel’s upcoming Fast and Furious. Edmund’s interviewed the film’s picture car coordinator Dennis McCarthy, who also worked on Tokyo Drift, who told them that, while having 60,000 square feet of shop space to work in during production, he felt ….