Could the Fast & Furious franchise make the leap to TV?

Could the Fast & Furious franchise make the leap to TV? NBCUniversal’s Donna Langley teases that it’s possible. We’ve seen other big-screen franchises make the leap to TV over the years, but could Fast & Furious be next? While speaking with Variety, NBCUniversal Studio group chairman and chief content officer Donna Langley teased the future … Read more

The First ‘Fast & Furious’ Roller Coaster Is Coming to Universal

With its fleets of souped-up muscle cars racing and drifting and spinning and (in the later films) flying and going into outer space, Fast & Furious seems tailor-made for an elaborately themed roller coaster. Somehow, it’s taken almost 25 years since the franchise first debuted for it to happen, but Universal Studios is finally making the first Fast … Read more

Christopher Nolan Has ‘No Guilt’ Over Fast & Furious Fandom, Recommends Tokyo Drift

Christopher Nolan is one of the most legendary directors working today, and his love of film extends even to the Fast & Furious universe — a passion he says he isn’t ashamed of. During a recent appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Nolan was asked about his infamous love for the franchise, and … Read more

Fast 11 will go “back to basics”, won’t top $200m budget

Fast 11 will trim the franchise’s budget significantly in an attempt to make the upcoming installment more “lean”. With 10 entries in the core franchise (and one spin-off), Fast & Furious has worked hard to up the action throughout, often taking it to the extreme with its over-the-top sequences and stunts. Let’s see, there have … Read more

Vin Diesel “categorically denies” alleged sexual battery of an assistant while filming Fast Five

A former assistant is suing Fast and Furious star Vin Diesel for alleged sexual battery related to a 2010 incident. Update: In a statement to THR, Vin Diesel’s lawyer states that Diesel “categorically denies” the claim, adding, “this is the first he has ever heard about this more than 13-year-old claim made by a purportedly … Read more