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Dwayne Johnson on expanding the Fast & Furious franchise with spinoff film

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After much rumour and speculation – not to mention a post-credits tease in The Fate of the Furious which was reportedly nixed by Vin Diesel – it was finally confirmed back in April that Universal is planning a Fast & Furious spinoff centred on Dwayne Johnson’s Agent Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw. Speaking to […]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Fate of the Furious and Beauty and the Beast hit box office milestones

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 may have ever-so-narrowly missed out on top spot at the North American box office, coming in second place with $35.3 million behind Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant on $36 million, but the Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel has chalked up another two box office milestones. The James Gunn-directed sequel has passed […]

The Fate of the Furious crosses $1 billion worldwide

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After shooting out of the blocks with the biggest worldwide opening of all time, Universal’s The Fate of the Furious crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office on Saturday, becoming the second film of 2017 to do so after Beauty and the Beast, and the thirtieth film in history to hit the milestone. […]

The Fate of the Furious tops $900 million worldwide

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Having topped Star Wars: The Force Awakens for the biggest worldwide opening of all time last weekend, Universal Pictures’ The Fate of the Furious has now pushed its worldwide haul to $908.4 million in its second weekend. Domestically, The Fate of the Furious retained top spot at the box office with $38.7 million – down […]

Fast & Furious spinoff for Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham is a go at Universal

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Vin Diesel may have reportedly had the post credit scene removed from The Fate of the Furious that would have set the stage for the project, but it seems that hasn’t deterred Universal from pressing ahead with its plans for a Fast & Furious spinoff focussing on Dwayne Johnson’s Agent Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham’s Deckard […]

Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson have reportedly buried the hatchet, will both return for Fast & Furious 9

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Months before the release of The Fate of the Furious, Dwayne Johnson took to social media to vent regarding some unprofessional conduct by one of his costars, stating that: “Some conduct themselves as stand-up men and true professionals, while others don’t. The ones that don’t are too chickenshit to do anything about it anyway. Candy […]

Dwayne Johnson made Jason Statham break character laughing during The Fate of the Furious scene

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It goes without saying that Dwayne Johnson is a fairly entertaining trash talker. Apparently, he is amusing to even Jason Statham who broke character laughing during a scene of The Fate of the Furious where the two utilize their dynamite chemistry to exchange heated words. At one point Johnson says “With all due respect Captain, when […]

The Fate of the Furious originally had a post-credits sequence, which Vin Diesel reportedly nixed

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To the surprise of many fans of the franchise, The Fate of the Furious did not have a post-credits sequence, but The Wrap has learned that one did previously exist. The stinger centered on the characters of Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, who have dynamite chemistry together and steal the show. There are currently two […]

The Fate of the Furious tracking $400 million plus worldwide opening weekend

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Despite reaching its eighth instalment, the Fast & Furious franchise shows no signs of slowing down, with box office tracking for The Fate of the Furious predicting a whopping global opening weekend of between $375 million and $440 million. Should it break the $400 million mark, it would surpass the franchise’s current record set by […]