Fast & Furious 7

[PSYLENTGuardian]

I wish the title of the film is 'So Fast, So Furous'.

I actually really like this idea. There's, like, gravitas to the title

 

[rashad]

Is the woman in the background Jeirmarie Osorio from Fast Five and Vince's baby mama? And how is Dom wearing Letty's cross if Ian Shaw tossed it at Han's wrecked car?

I think that is the women from Fast Five but not Vince's baba mama, I think she ran with Han.

You're both wrong. lol That is Nathalie Emmanuel, new member of the team.

 

[chamber-music]

Nathalie Emmanuel

 

[Dr. Evil]

There is no question this is one of the more diverse film franchises ever and this film is no different.

Fast and Furious 7 (Confirmed cast):

Black:

- Vin Diesel (?)
- The Rock
- Ludacris
- Tyrese
- Djimon Hounsou
- Nathalie Emmanuel (also British)

White:

- Paul Walker
- Jason Statham
- Kurt Russell
- Ronda Rousey
- Vin Diesel

Hispanic:

- Michelle Rodriguez
- Jordana Brewster

Asian:

- Tony Jaa

 

[Teelie]

Vin Diesel is biracial with a caucasion mother and unknown father, presumably black or of mixed race himself.
Dwayne Johnson is bi-racial Samoan/black Canadian.
Jordana Brewster I believe is biracial Brazilian/caucasion.

That doesn't take away from anything from the diversity of the cast but it does add that ethnicity is not so easily defined anymore. And all of them are capable actors IMO.

I just wish they hadn't killed off Sung Kang off in Tokyo Drift.

 

[mclay18]

I hope James Wan makes this one... y'know, entertaining. He's made some good horror films, hope he can shake things up for this. At least the action won't have that many handheld shots and cut to pieces in the editing room. (I'm looking at you, Justin Lin!)

And it has Tony Jaa. Let him do his thing, and don't relegate him to one short scene like they did with Jet Li in The Expendables 2.

 

[ComicChick]

There is no question this is one of the more diverse film franchises ever and this film is no different.

Fast and Furious 7 (Confirmed cast):

Black:

- Vin Diesel (?)
- The Rock
- Ludacris
- Tyrese
- Djimon Hounsou
- Nathalie Emmanuel (also British)

White:

- Paul Walker
- Jason Statham
- Kurt Russell
- Ronda Rousey
- Vin Diesel

Hispanic:

- Michelle Rodriguez
- Jordana Brewster

Asian:

- Tony Jaa

if you go back to the last one, it gets even more diverse, with Han (asian), and Gisele (Israeli)

 

[Loki882]

I hope James Wan makes this one... y'know, entertaining. He's made some good horror films, hope he can shake things up for this. At least the action won't have that many handheld shots and cut to pieces in the editing room. (I'm looking at you, Justin Lin!)

And it has Tony Jaa. Let him do his thing, and don't relegate him to one short scene like they did with Jet Li in The Expendables 2.

Um, Fast Five and Fast Six were the two best films in the franchise, and both were directed by Lin. They had awesome action scenes.

 

[Still Wynning]

I hope James Wan makes this one... y'know, entertaining. He's made some good horror films, hope he can shake things up for this. At least the action won't have that many handheld shots and cut to pieces in the editing room. (I'm looking at you, Justin Lin!)

Well, he did direct this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVdWq9jxejI
[YT]RVdWq9jxejI[/YT]

 

[mclay18]

Um, Fast Five and Fast Six were the two best films in the franchise, and both were directed by Lin. They had awesome action scenes.

I've said it before, the series so far is not my cup of tea. I've tried turning my brain off, but I keep cringing at the stupidity. That highway tank sequence and the illogical airport scene in F6 had me go "What?!" (Not the good kind of "What?", but the incredulous kind.) I have more fun playing with my Hot Wheels than watching these movies... and I love cars too.

I will check this out due to James Wan. If he can bring that kind of freshness to this franchise like he did with horror films, I am in. (As well as Tony Jaa.) I want to be excited just for that alone, but I don't know...

 

[dude stannis]

Vin Diesel is biracial with a caucasion mother and unknown father, presumably black or of mixed race himself.

Half black, half Eye-talian mother wasn't it?

 

[Teelie]

He said he never knew his father and is his mother's ethnicity is Scottish, German and Italian. His stepfather is black but that doesn't say anything for his biological father.

 

[samsnee]

I'm surprised James Wan hasn't cast Patrick Wilson as Cole Hauser's brother. Wan and Wilson have worked together 3 times already and Wilson could be a dead ringer for Hauser's brother.

 

[Donut]

There is no need for his brother. When they said he will easily get out of jail

 

[rashad]

I've said it before, the series so far is not my cup of tea. I've tried turning my brain off, but I keep cringing at the stupidity. That highway tank sequence and the illogical airport scene in F6 had me go "What?!" (Not the good kind of "What?", but the incredulous kind.) I have more fun playing with my Hot Wheels than watching these movies... and I love cars too.
.

This series does what it does and makes no apologies about it. You can either choose to eff with it or not. lol

 

[Loki882]

Why would you watch these movies if you knew you wouldn't like them, and then decide to complain about them, that makes zero sense? Yes, the action is ridiculous, but who cares, at least its not boring. You should probably never watch comic book movies, or 95% of action movies, they're ridiculous to.

 

[Teelie]

That is like watching a Wile. E. Coyote cartoon then complaining about how the coyote and roadrunner aren't anatomically correct and how does that coyote keep not dying from all those explosions, falls off cliffs and misfired traps?

 

[Dr. Evil]

if you go back to the last one, it gets even more diverse, with Han (asian), and Gisele (Israeli)

Yes. It starts getting a bit more diverse if you go back to the beginning (via Wiki and IMDB):

Black:
The Fast and the Furious:
- Thom Berry (also appeared in 2 Fast)
- Ja Rule

2 Fast 2 Furious:
- Michael Ealy

Fast and Furious:
- Laz Alonzo

Fast Five:
- Don Omar (starting with Fast and Furious)
- Tego Calderon (starting with Fast and Furious)
- Alimi Ballard

Fast and Furious 7:
- Vin Diesel (appeared in all but 2 Fast)
- The Rock (started with Fast Five)
- Ludacris (started with 2 Fast)
- Tyrese (started with 2 Fast)
- Djimon Hounsou
- Nathalie Emmanuel
- Bow Wow (started with Tokyo Drift)

White Non Hispanic:
The Fast and the Furious:
- Chad Linberg
- Johnny Strong
- Ted Levine
- Vyto Ruginis

2 Fast 2 Furious:
- Cole Hauser
- James Remar
- Mark Boone Jr.

Tokyo Drift:
- Zachery Ty Bryan (yes of Home Improvement)
- Nathalie Kelly (rumored to be in this latest installment)
- Brian Goodman
- Nikki Griffin
- Lynda Boyd

Fast and Furious:
- Jack Conley
- Shea Whigham
- Greg Cipes

Fast Five:
- Matt Schulze (started with The Fast and the Furious)
- Michael Irby

Fast and Furious 6:
- Gal Gadot (started with Fast and Furious)
- Gina Carano
- Luke Evans

Fast and Furious 7:
- Paul Walker (appeared in all but Tokyo Drift)
- Lucas Black (started with Tokyo Drift)
- Jason Statham (uncredited cameo in Fast and Furious 6)
- Kurt Russell
- Ronda Rousey
- Vin Diesel

Hispanic (White):
The Fast and the Furious:
- Noel Gugliemi

2 Fast 2 Furious:
- Eva Mendes (appears after the credits of Fast Five)
- Amaury Nolasco

Fast and Furious:
- John Ortiz
- Mirtha Michelle

Fast Five:
- Joaquim de Almeida
- Elsa Pataky

Fast and Furious 7:
- Michelle Rodriguez (appeared in all except 2 Fast. Flashback scene in Fast Five)
- Jordana Brewster (appeared in all except 2 Fast)

Asian:
The Fast and the Furious:
- Rick Yune
- Reggie Lee

2 Fast 2 Furious:
- Devon Aoki
- Jin Au-Yeung

Tokyo Drift:
- Brian Tee
- Leonardo Nam
- Jason Tobin
- Keiko Kitagawa
- Sonny Chiba

Fast and Furious:
- Liza Lapira
- Ron Yuan

Fast and Furious 6:
- Sung Kang (beginning with Tokyo Drift)
- Joe Taslim

Fast and Furious 7:
- Tony Jaa

 

[Sawyer]

Deadline just posted an article about Lucas Black returning. Was he not confirmed before this?

 

[Man in the Suit]

Nope. And he's gonna be in 8 and 9.

http://www.slashfilm.com/tokyo-drift-star-lucas-black-returns-for-fast-and-furious-films-7-8-and-9/

 

[Donut]

They must have big plans

 

[MrMaooz]

8 and 9?

 

[rashad]

Lucas Black Is Back Behind The Wheel For ‘Fast & Furious 7′ And Beyond
By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday September 16, 2013 @ 3:47pm PDT

EXCLUSIVE: Lucas Black, who starred in Fast & Furious 3: Tokyo Drift, is returning to reprise his Sean Boswell role in Fast & Furious 7. Black, most recently seen as Pee Wee Reese in the Jackie Robinson film 42, has signed a deal that calls for his character to become a regular in the series and he will be part of at least the next three installments of Universal Pictures’ most lucrative film franchise. Fast & Furious 7 will be released next July 11.

The next film will be directed by James Wan, who just helmed the scarily high grossing Insidious: Chapter 2. Scripted by Chris Morgan, the film stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Tyrese Gibson, Jason Statham and Djimon Honsou. Neal H. Moritz and Diesel are the producers. This franchise shows no sign of running out of gas: the last film gave Universal its biggest worldwide opening in studio history, and it is the third highest worldwide grossing film of the year after Iron Man 3 and Uni/Illumination Entertainment’s Despicable Me 2. ICM Partners reps Black.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/lucas-back-is-back-behind-the-wheel-for-fast-furious-7-and-beyond/

 

[Symbiotic]

I can dig it. I can dig the hell out of it.

 

[Liam_H]

I found him so annoying in Tokyo Drift.