Tag: Fast & Furious
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The Fate of ‘Fast & Furious’ Will Tell Us If Comcast Believes in Peacock as a Netflix Competitor
The launch of Disney+ in November 2019 was a declaration of war on licensing. If you wanted to watch anything Disney’s made, past, present, and future, now there was only one place to do it. It was the new testament for streaming, embraced by everyone from Netflix to HBO Max: Control the narrative by producing…
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‘F9’ Behind the Scenes Footage Shows the Franchise’s Continued Commitment to Practical Stunts
If you’ve seen one of the latter period Fast & Furious movies, it should come as no surprise that not every outlandish, over-the-top stunt in those films was accomplished practically. But a surprising number of them actually are – they literally dropped vehicles with parachutes on them out of a plane, for example. After taking…
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‘Fast & Furious: Spy Racers’ Season 3 Trailer: Yep, This Show is Still On (And They’re Racing in the Desert Now)
Have you ever wondered what a Fast & Furious animated show might look like if things were A) even more wild than the regular insanity of the live-action movies and B) more than half of the mouth movements don’t align with the characters’ dialogue? Today is your lucky day, my friends. Netflix has unveiled the…
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‘Fast & Furious 9’ Has Been Pushed Back, Once Again Delaying Justice For Han
The biggest marketing pull for Universal‘s “F9” is the promise that the film will bring “Justice for Han,” a phrase referring to the character of Han Seoul-Oh who is apparently coming back to life after being dead the past three movies. Sadly, it seems fans of the “Fast & Furious” saga will have to keep…
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‘The Matrix’ Trilogy, ‘Jurassic Park’ Among Popular Films Leaving Peacock Soon
If you want to jack in to “The Matrix” trilogy, adventure with the denizens of “Shrek,” or set course for the first three “Jurassic Park” films, do it soon: Said films will be leaving Peacock at the end of the month.IndieWire has confirmed that those specific features, among others, will be taken off of the…
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‘The Old Guard’ Trailer: Charlize Theron Leads A Team Of Renegades Under Threat For Director Gina Prince-Bythewood
It’s pretty much official, Charlize Theron is a bonafide action star and the go-to queen of action movies. Following roles in “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Atomic Blonde,” its rumored sequel, and her entry into the “Fast & Furious” franchise, the actress has carved out an additional niche for herself, beyond her dramatic roles, as today’s…
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‘F9’ and ‘Matrix 4’ Helicopter Camera Crews Aim High For Action Shots
Stunt pilot Frédéric North has decades of experience working in Hollywood on films like “Kong: Skull Island,” “Pacific Rim: Uprising” and Justin Lin’s latest “Fast & Furious” sequel, “F9.” So I shouldn’t be nervous as I climb aboard in mid-February for my first trip on a helicopter with him and aerial director of photography Dylan…
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Lionsgate’s ‘Saw’ Reboot, Janelle Monae’s ‘Antebellum,’ Pulled From Theatrical Release
Lionsgate has joined the parade of releases pulled from theatrical release due to the coronavirus pandemic, pulling the Chris Rock-Samuel L. Jackson “Saw” reboot, Janelle Monae’s “Antebellum” and Sarah Paulson’s “Run.”Lionsgate made the moves on Tuesday, in the wake of Disney-Marvel pulling its Scarlett Johansson superhero adventure “Black Widow,” from its May 1 slot, The…
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Hollywood’s Day of Reckoning: ‘F9,’ ‘A Quiet Place Part II,’ ‘Lovebirds’ Delayed Over Coronavirus Fears
Thursday saw a wave of cancellations, pushbacks and delays over the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, with major studio tentpole films like the “Fast & Furious” sequel “F9,” John Krasinksi’s”A Quiet Place Part II” and the Issa Rae-Kamail Nanjiani rom-com “The Lovebirds” all getting pushed back.Paramount also delayed the film “Blue Story,” and these titles…
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Vin Diesel Says ‘F9’ Won’t Be Delayed By Coronavirus & He’d Go To China Now To Promote It
Ever since the news that “No Time to Die” was delayed from its April release all the way until November due to the coronavirus pandemic, film fans have been looking at other big spring films to see which is the next to get moved. It appears, for now, at least, that May’s “Black Widow” release…