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The Last Full Throttle of ‘The Fast and the Furious’ Opens in 2026, Says Director Leterrier

©The Fast and the Furious, Courtesy of Universal Pictures  After 25 years, The Fast and the Furious franchise is headed for oblivion, with the eleventh and final movie in the series scheduled to debut in 2026, says director Louis Leterrier. It was originally supposed to appear on April 4, 2025, but the recent SAG-AFTRA strike…

Apple Original Films Wins Bidding War for Justin Lin’s ‘Two for the Money’

Apple Original Films has emerged triumphant in a fierce bidding competition with Netflix and Amazon to bring Justin Lin’s Two for the Money to the big screen. Starring Charlize Theron and Daniel Craig, the film is now in development, with Dan Mazeau as scriptwriter. News about the project was first published in The Hollywood Reporter….

“Fast and Furious” Star Sung Kang to Direct a Live Action “Initial D” Movie

“Fast & Furious” star Sung Kang revealed in a recent interview with South China Morning post that he’s currently working on the live-action film adaptation of a Japanese manga, Initial D, based on the classic street racing manga by Shuichi Shigeno. Kang will helm the Initial D movie, which he described as a “big-budget” project….

‘Fast & Furious’ Actor Tyrese Gibson Sues The Home Depot for $1 Million, Alleging Discrimination

Actor Tyrese Gibson has filed a $1 million lawsuit against The Home Depot, accusing the home-improvement retailer of racial and ethnic bias in an incident that happened in February, according to Insider.com. The lawsuit was filed in California Superior Court in Los Angeles on August 9. It accuses the store of practicing “outrageous discriminatory mistreatment…

Dwayne Johnson Rakes in the Green for ‘Red One’

Dwayne Johnson’s new film “Red One” is set to debut this Christmas, but perhaps The Green One might be a more suitable title. Despite some recent box-office hiccups, Johnson is poised to be the highest-paying actor of all time. According to reporter Matthew Belloni in Puck, the Rock is being paid a whopping $50 million…

Vin Diesel Announces New ‘Fast and Furious’ Installment Will Debut in April 2025

@Vin Diesel  In an Instagram posting, Vin Diesel has announced the April 4, 2025 will be the release date for Fast X Part 2, the next installment in the Fast and Furious franchise. According to Diesel, the upcoming movie will be the first of a two-part series, but the actor hinted that a third episode…

Paul Walker’s Daughter Meadow to Make Cameo Appearance in ‘Fast X’

Meadow Walker Thornton-Allan, the daughter of the late Fast & Furious star Paul Walker, will be making a cameo appearance in the upcoming Fast X installment, to open in theaters on May 19. Fast X will be the tenth installment in Universal’s Fast & Furious franchise. Actor and film producer Vin Diesel recently hinted that…

Justin Lin & Steven Yeun Team For 1960s Hawaiian Crime Drama, “The Island” At Peacock

Oscar nominee Steven Yeun and Justin Lin, the franchise director of Fast & Furious, are reportedly at work on a new project for Peacock, a crime series set in 1960s-era Hawaii. Yeun, noted for his roles in Minari and The Walking Dead, won’t be appearing on screen, however. Entitled The Islands, the upcoming series is…

Vin Diesel’s Son Set To Appear in “Fast & Furious 9″

Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki   Like father, like son? The industry is abuzz this week with reports that Vin Diesel’s  10-year-old son Vincent Sinclair will be making his blockbuster film debut with this spring’s release  of “Fast & Furious 9.”  Sinclair will be portraying a younger incarnation of Dominic Toretto, the character his father portrayed in earlier…