For years now, one question has burned bright in the hearts of “Fast and the Furious” fans: Team Diesel or Team Johnson? Given the latter’s impressive career as an action star and family-film icon, one could make a compelling case that Dwayne Johnson — not Vin Diesel — is the Fast Saga’s biggest star. But while Diesel’s career […]
Continue readingJapan: Where undead Hollywood franchises go to get a new lease on life. It worked for “The Fast and the Furious” with “Tokyo Drift.” It worked for “X-Men” with “The Wolverine.” It even worked for “3 Ninjas” with “3 Ninjas: Kick Back,” at least so far as that movie paved the way for Hulk Hogan […]
Continue readingIt’s not unprecedented for Oscar-winning talent to set up shop with “The Fast and the Furious” movie franchise. Just ask Charlize Theron and Helen Mirren, both of whom have now starred in at least two or more “Fast” entries. Now comes word that series star and producer Vin Diesel has two more Oscar winners on […]
Continue readingEight films. Twenty-four hours. One nervous breakdown. Ahead of the latest instalment, one writer caught up on the pec-drenched petrolhead franchiseThey say that if you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you. But what if you stare at every single one of the eight Fast & Furious films in a row? Does […]
Continue readingAsia Argento is making fresh accusations of sexual abuse against “The Fast and the Furious” director Rob Cohen.The Italian actor and director — who has been one of the most outspoken voices against sexual harassment in the entertainment industry and is an early accuser of disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein — on Sunday confirmed to Variety […]
Continue readingItalian filmmaker and actress Asia Argento has accused “The Fast and the Furious” and “xXx” director Rob Cohen of sexual assault. Argento confirmed to Variety allegations she made over the weekend during an interview with the Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera, as well as other outlets in Italy.“It’s the first time I’m talking about […]
Continue readingCo-founded in the 1950s by Samuel Z. Arkoff, American International Pictures used a simple acronym, the Arkoff formula, to help guarantee the success of the independent production company’s films: Action, Revolution, Killing, Oratory, Fantasy, and Fornication.While, as Vanity Fair put it, the youth-oriented company during its 26-year run was known for churning out “disposable B […]
Continue reading“Bloodshot” might not be an entry in “The Fast and the Furious” series, but friends and family were still the major themes at the premiere of Vin Diesel’s Valiant Comics adaptation at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood on Tuesday night. In fact, the star revealed that he wouldn’t even be playing the titular super […]
Continue readingThe Fast and The Furious director Rob Cohen has been accused of sexual assault, according to a Huffington Post report.The alleged victim, given the name Jane in the report to protect her anonymity, says the director assaulted her in 2015 when she was unconscious. The reported assault took place after after Cohen invited Jane to a […]
Continue reading“The Fast and the Furious” director Rob Cohen has been accused of sexual assault.According to a report in HuffPost published Saturday, Cohen allegedly sexually assaulted an unnamed victim — given the name Jane in the article to protect her anonymity — while she was unconscious. The reported assault occurred in 2015 after Cohen invited Jane […]
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