''Fast & Furious'' (also known as ''The Fast and the Furious'') is a
media franchise
A media franchise, also known as a multimedia franchise, is a collection of related media in which several derivative works have been produced from an original creative work of fiction, such as a film, a work of literature, a television program or ...
centered on a series of
action films
Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include lif ...
that are largely concerned with
street racing
Street racing is typically an unsanctioned and illegal form of auto racing that occurs on a public road. Racing in the streets is considered an ancient hazard, as horse racing occurred on streets for centuries, and street racing in automobiles is ...
,
heists,
spies
Spies most commonly refers to people who engage in spying, espionage or clandestine operations.
Spies or The Spies may also refer to:
* Spies (surname), a German surname
* Spies (band), a jazz fusion band
* Spies (song), "Spies" (song), a song by ...
, and
family
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. The franchise also includes short films, a television series, live shows, toys, video games and theme park attractions. It is distributed by
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...
.
The
first film was released in 2001, which began the original tetralogy of films focused on illegal street racing and culminated in the film ''
Fast & Furious
''Fast & Furious'' (also known as ''The Fast and the Furious'') is a media franchise centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heists, spies, and family. The franchise also includes short films, a t ...
'' (2009). The series transitioned towards
heists and
spying
Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tangibl ...
with ''
Fast Five
''Fast Five'' (also known as ''Fast & Furious 5'' or ''Fast & Furious 5: Rio Heist'') is a 2011 American action film directed by Justin Lin
Justin Lin (, born October 11, 1971) is a Taiwanese-American film director. His films ...
'' (2011) and was followed by five sequels, with the most recent, ''
Fast X
''Fast X'' (also known as ''Fast & Furious 10'') is an upcoming American action film directed by Louis Leterrier and written by Justin Lin, Zach Dean, and Dan Mazeau. It is the sequel to '' F9'' (2021), serving as the tenth main installment, a ...
'', set for release in May 2023. The main films are collectively known as ''The Fast Saga''.
Universal expanded the series to include the spin-off film ''
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw'' (2019), while its subsidiary
DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Animation LLC (DWA, also known as DreamWorks Animation Studios and simply known as DreamWorks) is an American animation studio that produces animated films and television programs and is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division ...
followed this with the animated
streaming television
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series ''
Fast & Furious Spy Racers''. Soundtrack albums have been released for all the films, as well as compilation albums containing existing music heard in the films. Two
short film
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s that tie into the series have also been released.
The series has been commercially successful; Universal's biggest franchise, it is the
eighth highest-grossing film series, with a combined gross of over $6 billion. Critical reception for the first four films were mixed to negative until the fifth and later films, which were more mixed to positively received. Outside of the films, ''Fast & Furious'' has been the focus of other media, including attractions at
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood is a film studio and theme park
An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusemen ...
and
Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Florida (also known as Universal Studios or USF) is a theme park located in Orlando, Florida. Primarily themed to movies, television and other aspects of the entertainment industry, the park opened to the public on June 7, 1990 ...
, live shows, commercials, many video games and toys. It is considered the vehicle that propelled lead actors
Vin Diesel
Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for playing Dominic Toretto in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise.
Diesel began audition ...
and
Paul Walker
Paul William Walker IV (September 12, 1973 – November 30, 2013) was an American actor. He was known for his role as Brian O'Conner in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise.
Walker began his career as a child actor in the 1980s, gaining recogniti ...
to stardom.
Films
''The Fast Saga''
''The Fast and the Furious'' (2001)
Brian O'Conner
Brian O'Conner is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists of the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise. He is portrayed by Paul Walker and first appeared on film, alongside the other protagonist Dominic Toretto, in ''The Fast and the Fu ...
, an undercover cop, is tasked with discovering the identities of a group of unknown automobile hijackers led by
Dominic Toretto
Dominic "Dom" Toretto is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists of the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise. He is portrayed by Vin Diesel and first appeared on film, alongside the other protagonist Brian O'Conner, in ''The Fast and t ...
.
''2 Fast 2 Furious'' (2003)
Brian O'Conner and Roman Pearce team up to go undercover for the
U.S. Customs Service
The United States Customs Service was the very first federal law enforcement agency of the Federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government. Established on July 31, 1789, it collected import tariffs, performed other selected borde ...
to bring down drug lord Carter Verone in exchange for the erasure of their criminal records.
This is the only film in the main series without
Vin Diesel
Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for playing Dominic Toretto in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise.
Diesel began audition ...
as Dominic Toretto.
''The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006)
High school car enthusiast Sean Boswell is sent to live in
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
with his father and finds solace in the city's
drifting community.
Vin Diesel makes a
cameo appearance
A cameo role, also called a cameo appearance and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief appearance of a well-known person in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly eit ...
as Dominic Toretto at the end of the film.
''Fast & Furious'' (2009)
Fugitive Dominic Toretto and
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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(FBI) agent Brian O'Conner are forced to work together to avenge the murder of Toretto's lover Letty Ortiz and apprehend drug lord Arturo Braga.
The film is set five years after the events of ''The Fast and the Furious'', and before ''Tokyo Drift'', with
Sung Kang
Sung-Ho Kang (born April 8, 1972) is an American actor. His first major role was as Han Lue in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise, a character he first portrayed in ''Better Luck Tomorrow'' (2002). Kang also played John Mak in the television serie ...
reprising his role as
Han Lue
Han Lue is a fictional character in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise, portrayed by Sung Kang, who, like the character himself, is of Korean descent. The character appears for the first time in the film '' Better Luck Tomorrow'', later appearing i ...
from the latter film.
''Fast Five'' (2011)
Dominic Toretto, Brian O'Conner, and Mia Toretto plan a heist to steal $100 million from corrupt businessman Hernan Reyes while being pursued for arrest by
U.S. Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) agent Luke Hobbs.
The film is also set before the events of ''Tokyo Drift''. Despite not appearing in the film, a picture of
Michelle Rodriguez
Mayte Michelle Rodriguez (born July 12, 1978) is an American actress.
Rodriguez began her career in 2000, playing a troubled boxer in the independent sports drama film ''Girlfight'' (2000), where she won the Independent Spirit Award and Gotha ...
as Letty Ortiz is seen in the
mid-credits scene
A post-credits scene (commonly referred to as a stinger or credit cookie) or mid-credits scene is a short clip that appears after all or some of the closing credits have rolled and sometimes after a production logo of a film, TV series, or video g ...
, where
Eva Mendes
Eva de la Caridad Méndez (, ; born March 5, 1974), known professionally as Eva Mendes, is an American actress, model and fashion designer. Her acting career began in the late 1990s, with a series of roles in films such as '' Children of the Cor ...
reprises her role as Monica Fuentes from ''2 Fast 2 Furious''.
''Fast & Furious 6'' (2013)
Dominic Toretto, Brian O'Conner and their team are offered amnesty for their crimes by Luke Hobbs, in exchange for helping him take down a skilled mercenary organization led by Owen Shaw, one member of which is Toretto's former lover Letty Ortiz.
The film is the final film to be set before the events of ''Tokyo Drift''.
Jason Statham
Jason Statham (; born 26 July 1967) is an English actor. He is known for portraying characters in various action-thriller films who are typically tough, hardboiled, gritty, or violent.
Statham began practising Chinese martial arts, kickboxing ...
appears as Owen's older brother Deckard Shaw in the credits scene, seemingly killing Han, as seen in ''Tokyo Drift''.
''Furious 7'' (2015)
Deckard Shaw, a rogue special forces assassin seeking to avenge his comatose younger brother Owen Shaw, puts Dominic Toretto and the team in danger once again.
The film is set after the events of ''Fast & Furious 6'' and continues from the ending of ''Tokyo Drift'', with
Lucas Black
Lucas York Black (born November 29, 1982) is an American film and television actor. He is best known as the main character Sean Boswell in '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006), of which he would later reprise the character in '' Fur ...
reprising his role as Sean Boswell. It also marks the final appearance of
Paul Walker
Paul William Walker IV (September 12, 1973 – November 30, 2013) was an American actor. He was known for his role as Brian O'Conner in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise.
Walker began his career as a child actor in the 1980s, gaining recogniti ...
as Brian O'Conner, due to his death in 2013.
''The Fate of the Furious'' (2017)
Cyberterrorist
Cyberterrorism is the use of the Internet to conduct violent acts that result in, or threaten, the loss of life or significant bodily harm, in order to achieve political or ideological gains through threat or intimidation. Acts of deliberate, la ...
Cipher coerces Dominic Toretto into working for her and turns him against his team, forcing them to take down Cipher and reunite with him.
This is the first film since ''Tokyo Drift'' to not feature Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner and
Jordana Brewster
Jordana Brewster (born April 26, 1980) is a Panamanian-American actress. Best known for her role as Mia Toretto in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise, she made her acting debut in an episode of ''All My Children'' in 1995 and next took on the recu ...
as Mia Toretto. It also marks the final appearance of
Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name The Rock, is an American actor and former professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he was integral to the developm ...
as Luke Hobbs in the main series.
''F9'' (2021)
Dominic Toretto and his family must stop a world-shattering plot headed by Cipher and Dominic's estranged younger brother Jakob Toretto.
The film is set two years after the events of ''The Fate of the Furious''. Jason Statham appears as Deckard Shaw in the mid-credits scene, while Jordana Brewster returns to the franchise in her role of Mia Toretto, along with Sung Kang as Han Lue, who is revealed to be alive, and
Lucas Black
Lucas York Black (born November 29, 1982) is an American film and television actor. He is best known as the main character Sean Boswell in '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006), of which he would later reprise the character in '' Fur ...
as Sean Boswell.
Shad Moss
Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9, 1987), better known by his stage name Bow Wow (formerly Lil' Bow Wow), is an American rapper and actor. His career began upon being discovered by rapper Snoop Dogg in the late 1990s, eventually being brought ...
and
Jason Tobin
Jason Tobin, credited in Chinese as To Jun Wai (杜俊緯), is a Hong Kong-British film and television actor best known for his work in the lead role of Young Jun in the Cinemax series ''Warrior''.
Early life and education
Tobin was born in Hon ...
reprise their roles as Twinkie and Earl Hu respectively from ''Tokyo Drift''.
''Fast X'' (2023)
For the tenth film,
Jason Momoa
Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa (; born August 1, 1979) is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Jason Ioane on the syndicated action drama series '' Baywatch: Hawaii'' (1999–2001), which was followed by portrayals of Ronon Dex on the ...
joined the cast in a villain role, alongside
Daniela Melchior
Daniela Melchior ((); born November 1, 1996) is a Portuguese actress. After beginning her career in her home country, she garnered worldwide attention with her English-language debut as Ratcatcher 2 in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film '' The ...
and
Brie Larson
Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers (born October 1, 1989), known professionally as Brie Larson, is an American actress. Known for her supporting roles in comedies as a teenager, she has since expanded to leading roles in independent films and blockb ...
in undisclosed roles. The film is scheduled to be released on May 19, 2023. The film was revealed to have been titled ''Fast X'' as filming began on April 20, 2022.
Spin-off films
''Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw'' (2019)
Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw team up with Deckard's sister Hattie to battle cybernetically enhanced terrorist Brixton Lore threatening the world with a deadly virus.
The film is set after the events of ''The Fate of the Furious''.
Helen Mirren
Dame Helen Mirren (born Helen Lydia Mironoff; born 26 July 1945) is an English actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is the only performer to have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting in both the United States and the United Kingdom. ...
reprises her role as Owen and Hattie's mother, Magdalene Shaw, from the main series.
Untitled female-led film
An untitled female-led spin-off film is in development, with
Nicole Perlman
Nicole Perlman (born December 10, 1981) is an American screenwriter, best known for co-writing the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), and the story for Marvel's '' Captain Marvel'' (2019), and for ''Pokémon Detecti ...
, Lindsey Beer and
Geneva Robertson-Dworet
Geneva Robertson-Dworet (born May 8, 1985) is an American screenwriter. She rose to prominence after being hired in 2015 to rewrite the script for the 2018 Tomb Raider (film), ''Tomb Raider'' reboot, starring Alicia Vikander and directed by Roar ...
serving as writers.
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron ( ; ; born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 20 ...
revealed a spin-off is being discussed to serve as a
star vehicle
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for her character Cipher, although it is unclear whether it was for a separate film or the female-led film. In an August 2022 interview,
Nathalie Emmanuel
Nathalie Joanne Emmanuel (born 2 March 1989) is an English actress. Emmanuel began her acting career appearing in theatre in the late 1990s, acquiring roles in various West End productions such as the musical ''The Lion King''. In 2006, she be ...
, who plays Ramsey, expressed an interest to star in a female-led spin-off, stating "I want a girl spin-off. We find a way to bring everybody back, and we make a badass girl ''Fast'' movie. I'm so here for that. That's the spin-off that I want." That October,
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...
film chief Donna Langley also expressed interest for an all-female spin-off, stating, "I would love to see a female ''Fast''
ilm Ilm or ILM may refer to:
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* '' I Love Money,'' a TV show on VH1
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* Industrial Light & Magic, an American motion ...
So would Vin
iesel We have so many great and amazing female characters in our franchise,
t'san incredible roster. I would love to see us do a female film". That December, Theron further hinted at a female-led spin off and praised Diesel's contributions to the franchise, stating, "as a producer, I take my hat off.
ieselbuilt something that very few people will ever build in their entire life. You don't drag an audience with you for that long. Whatever you think of those movies, you have to be an idiot not to
ppreciateit".
Untitled ''Hobbs & Shaw'' sequel
In November 2019, producer Hiram Garcia confirmed that all creatives involved have intentions in developing a sequel, with conversations regarding the project ongoing. Garcia confirmed unresolved plot-points would be expanded upon in the next film.
By March 2020, Johnson confirmed that a sequel was in active development, though a screenwriter and director had not yet been hired.
Over the next two months, producers Johnson and Hiram Garcia confirmed that the project was officially in development. Chris Morgan will once again serve as screenwriter, with a plot that includes various new characters written to be introduced in the sequel.
In November 2021, Johnson revealed that he had developed an original idea for the sequel, which he described as "the antithesis of ''Fast & Furious''" and that he had presented the concept to Universal Pictures chairwoman Donna Langley, Seven Bucks President Hiram Garcia, and screenwriter Chris Morgan. He elaborated that he looks for projects that have qualities referred to as the "Moses Effect", explaining the project must be of such a standard to take immediate precedence over other projects; he stated his ''Hobbs & Shaw'' sequel falls into this category. He further teased that its development will progress and continue following completion on their
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-
action
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* Action fiction, a type of genre fiction
* Action game, a genre of video game
Film
* Action film, a genre of film
* ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford
* ''Action'' (1980 fil ...
film ''Red One'' (2023).
That same month, Garcia confirmed work on the script is ongoing, calling it "very ambitious".
In December, after
Vin Diesel
Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for playing Dominic Toretto in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise.
Diesel began audition ...
called for Johnson to reprise his role in ''
Fast X
''Fast X'' (also known as ''Fast & Furious 10'') is an upcoming American action film directed by Louis Leterrier and written by Justin Lin, Zach Dean, and Dan Mazeau. It is the sequel to '' F9'' (2021), serving as the tenth main installment, a ...
'' (2023), Johnson stated that there was "no chance" that he would return to the mainline ''Fast & Furious'' films.
Short films
The short films were either released direct-to-video or saw limited theatrical distribution, being mostly included as special features for ''The Fast and the Furious'', ''2 Fast 2 Furious'', and ''Fast & Furious'', as part of the DVD releases. The films, which range from 10 to 20 minutes, are designed to be self-contained stories that provide backstory for characters or events introduced in the films. They were also designed to bridge the chronological gap that was created as the initial leads departed the series.
''The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious'' (2003)
The film follows Brian O'Conner and details his escape from
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
and avoidance of law enforcement, which culminates in his eventual arrival to
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...
.
The film is set between the events of ''The Fast and the Furious'' and ''2 Fast 2 Furious''.
''Los Bandoleros'' (2009)
Dominic Toretto lives as a wanted fugitive in the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...
. He eventually reunites with Letty and other associates to plan the hijacking of a gasoline shipment to help an impoverished neighborhood.
The film is set after the events of ''The Fast and the Furious'' and before ''Fast & Furious''.
Television
''Fast & Furious Spy Racers'' (2019–2021)
Tony Toretto (voiced by
Tyler Posey Tyler may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Tyler (name), an English name; with lists of people with the surname or given name
* Tyler, the Creator (born 1991), American rap artist and producer
* John Tyler, 10th president of the United ...
),
Dominic Toretto
Dominic "Dom" Toretto is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists of the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise. He is portrayed by Vin Diesel and first appeared on film, alongside the other protagonist Brian O'Conner, in ''The Fast and t ...
's cousin, is recruited by a government agency together with his friends to infiltrate an elite racing league serving as a front for a crime organization called SH1FT3R that is bent on world domination.
''Fast & Furious Spy Racers'' is an animated series produced by
DreamWorks Animation Television
DreamWorks Animation Television (abbreviated as DWATV or simply DAT) is an American animation studio that serves as the television production arm of DreamWorks Animation, itself a subsidiary of Universal Pictures and a division of Comcast's ...
, based on the film franchise.
Vin Diesel
Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for playing Dominic Toretto in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise.
Diesel began audition ...
reprises his role as Dominic Toretto, voicing the character in brief appearances. It is executive produced by Tim Hedrick,
Bret Haaland
Bret John Haaland (born August 10, 1964) is an American animator, storyboard artist, director, and producer.
Awards and nominations
Won Emmy Award Outstanding Children's Animated Program
All Hail King Julien (2014)
Won Emmy Award Outstanding ...
, Diesel,
Neal Moritz
Neal H. Moritz (born June 6, 1959) is an American film producer and founder of Original Film. He has produced over 70 major motion pictures which have grossed a total of over $11 billion worldwide as of 2021. He is best known for the ''Fast & Fu ...
and Chris Morgan. Hedrick and Haaland also serve as the show's showrunners. The series' first season was released on
Netflix
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on December 26, 2019, and its second season on October 9, 2020.
Its third season was released on December 26,
the fourth season on April 16, 2021.
The fifth was released on August 13,
and the sixth and final season premiered on December 17, 2021.
Cast and crew
Principal cast
Additional crew and production details
Production
Development
''The Fast Saga''
In 2000, actor
Paul Walker
Paul William Walker IV (September 12, 1973 – November 30, 2013) was an American actor. He was known for his role as Brian O'Conner in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise.
Walker began his career as a child actor in the 1980s, gaining recogniti ...
had worked with director
Rob Cohen
Rob Cohen (born March 12, 1949) is an American director and producer of film and television. Beginning his career as an executive producer at 20th Century Fox, Cohen produced and developed numerous high-profile film and television programs, inc ...
on ''
The Skulls''. Cohen secured a deal with producer
Neal H. Moritz
Neal H. Moritz (born June 6, 1959) is an American film producer and founder of Original Film. He has produced over 70 major motion pictures which have grossed a total of over $11 billion worldwide as of 2021. He is best known for the ''Fast & Fu ...
for an untitled action film for
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...
,
and approached Walker and asked him to suggest his "dream" action film; Walker suggested a mash-up of the films ''
Days of Thunder
''Days of Thunder'' is a 1990 American sports action drama film released by Paramount Pictures, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Tony Scott. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, C ...
'' (1990) and ''
Donnie Brasco'' (1997).
Soon thereafter, Cohen and Moritz brought him a ''
Vibe
''Vibe'' is an American music and entertainment magazine founded by producers David Salzman and Quincy Jones. The publication predominantly features R&B and hip hop music artists, actors and other entertainers. After shutting down productio ...
'' magazine article published in May 1998, which detailed an undercover street racing circuit operating in New York City and suggested a story that was to be a re-imagined version of the film ''
Point Break
''Point Break'' is a 1991 American action crime film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by W. Peter Iliff. It stars Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty and Gary Busey. The film's title refers to the surfing term " point break", wher ...
'' (1991), but set to follow Walker as an undercover cop tasked with infiltrating the world of underground street racing in
Los Angeles
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.
Upon hearing this, Walker signed on immediately; finding his co-star proved difficult. The studio warmed toward the idea of
Timothy Olyphant
Timothy David Olyphant ( ; born May 20, 1968) is an American actor. He made his acting debut in an off-Broadway theater in 1995, in ''The Monogamist'', and won the Theatre World Award for his performance, and then originated David Sedaris' ''Th ...
in the role of
Dominic Toretto
Dominic "Dom" Toretto is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists of the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise. He is portrayed by Vin Diesel and first appeared on film, alongside the other protagonist Brian O'Conner, in ''The Fast and t ...
, due to the success of the blockbuster ''
Gone in 60 Seconds'' (2000), but he declined. Moritz persisted on
Vin Diesel
Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for playing Dominic Toretto in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise.
Diesel began audition ...
following his performance in ''
Pitch Black'' (2000), with Diesel accepting after proposing several script changes. Moritz had difficulty choosing between the titles ''Racer X'', ''Redline'', ''Race Wars'' and ''Street Wars'', but was ultimately inspired by a documentary on
American International Pictures
American International Pictures (AIP) is an American motion picture production label of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In its original operating period, AIP was an independent film production and distribution company known for producing and releasing fi ...
, which included the 1954 film ''
The Fast and the Furious
''Fast & Furious'' (also known as ''The Fast and the Furious'') is a media franchise centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heists, spies, and family. The franchise also includes short films, a t ...
''. Moritz was traded use of some stock footage to its director,
Roger Corman
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, in exchange for a license to use the title. Upon release in June 2001, the film shattered box office expectations and a 2002 sequel was green-lit by September.
Diesel declined to return for the sequel, saying that the screenplay was inferior to its predecessor. Cohen also declined the sequel, opting to develop the film ''
XXX
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** .xxx, an internet top-level domain intended for pornographic sites
* XXX, a symbol of the straight ...
'' (2002), which starred Diesel in the lead role. To account for these changes, Universal commissioned the writers to create a
standalone sequel
A sequel is a work of literature, film, theatre, television, music or video game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier work. In the common context of a narrative work of fiction, a sequel portrays events set in the sam ...
with Walker in the lead and brought in
John Singleton
John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 April 28, 2019) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He made his feature film debut writing and directing ''Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for B ...
as the new director. Filming was delayed by a year and the production location shifted to
Miami
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.
Tyrese Gibson
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, who worked with Singleton on the film ''
Baby Boy'' (2001), was hired as Walker's new co-star and was the first entry in the series to feature long-running cast member
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (, homophonous with 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American rapper, actor, record producer and record executive.
Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludac ...
.
Universal attempted to bring back Diesel for the third installment, but he again declined due to other projects and a dislike for the script.
After failing to secure the returns of Walker or any other member of the original cast, Universal ordered a reboot of the franchise. Screenwriter
Chris Morgan subsequently attempted to revive the series primarily for car enthusiasts, introducing new characters, focusing on a car-related subculture and moving the series to Tokyo; Japan contains one of the world's
largest automotive industries. It is the first film in the series to start its tradition of filming in locations outside the United States. Moritz returned and hired director
Justin Lin
Justin Lin (, born October 11, 1971) is a Taiwanese Americans, Taiwanese-American film director. His films have grossed US$2.3 billion worldwide as of March 2017. He is best known for his directorial work on ''Better Luck Tomorrow'' (2002), the ...
, having been impressed with Lin's work for the film ''
Better Luck Tomorrow'' (2002), which shared similar elements with ''Tokyo Drift''. Moreover, the series were able to bring Diesel in for a cameo appearance, in exchange for letting the actor's production company acquire the rights to the
Riddick character. The third film was the least financially successful of the franchise, received lukewarm reception and left the future of the franchise in limbo.
Away from the franchise, Diesel made a string of box office or critical flops, including ''
The Chronicles of Riddick
''The Chronicles of Riddick'' is a 2004 American science fiction action film written and directed by David Twohy. It follows the adventures of Richard B. Riddick as he attempts to elude capture after the events depicted in the 2000 film '' Pitc ...
'' (2004), ''
The Pacifier
''The Pacifier'' is a 2005 American family action comedy film directed by Adam Shankman, written by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant and stars Vin Diesel.
After a failed rescue mission, Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is assigned as babysitter to the ...
'' (2005) and ''
Find Me Guilty
''Find Me Guilty'' is a 2006 American courtroom comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Sidney Lumet. The film is based on the true story of the longest Mafia trial in American history. Much of the courtroom testimony was taken from the orig ...
'' (2006). After discussions with Universal, the pair shared an interest in reviving the series.
After signing Diesel and confirming the return of Lin, Universal worked to track the first film's original co-stars and re-signed Walker,
Michelle Rodriguez
Mayte Michelle Rodriguez (born July 12, 1978) is an American actress.
Rodriguez began her career in 2000, playing a troubled boxer in the independent sports drama film ''Girlfight'' (2000), where she won the Independent Spirit Award and Gotha ...
and
Jordana Brewster
Jordana Brewster (born April 26, 1980) is a Panamanian-American actress. Best known for her role as Mia Toretto in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise, she made her acting debut in an episode of ''All My Children'' in 1995 and next took on the recu ...
in mid-2008.
Walker was initially reluctant to rejoin the franchise after six years, but Diesel assured him that film would be considered the first "true" sequel.
Morgan returned to write after the critical praise for the character
Han Lue
Han Lue is a fictional character in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise, portrayed by Sung Kang, who, like the character himself, is of Korean descent. The character appears for the first time in the film '' Better Luck Tomorrow'', later appearing i ...
. Given the apparent death of the character in the third film, the timeline of the franchise was altered to account for his appearance.
With the emphasis on car culture toned down, the fourth film, ''
Fast & Furious
''Fast & Furious'' (also known as ''The Fast and the Furious'') is a media franchise centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heists, spies, and family. The franchise also includes short films, a t ...
'', was a commercial success. Although critical reception was mixed, it reinvigorated the franchise, as well as the star power of Diesel and Walker.
![Dwayne Johnson 2, 2013](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Dwayne_Johnson_2%2C_2013.jpg)
In 2011, ''
Fast Five
''Fast Five'' (also known as ''Fast & Furious 5'' or ''Fast & Furious 5: Rio Heist'') is a 2011 American action film directed by Justin Lin
Justin Lin (, born October 11, 1971) is a Taiwanese-American film director. His films ...
'' was released. While developing the film, Universal completely departed from any street racing elements prevalent in previous films, to transform the franchise into a heist action series involving cars. By doing so, they hoped to attract wider audiences that might otherwise be put off by a heavy emphasis on cars and car culture. ''Fast Five'' is considered the transitional film in the series, featuring only one car race and giving more attention to action set pieces such as gun fights, brawls and the heist. ''Fast Five'' was initially conceived to conclude the franchise, but following strong box office performance and high critical praise, Universal proceeded to develop a sixth installment. Furthermore, the film is noted for the addition of
Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name The Rock, is an American actor and former professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he was integral to the developm ...
to the cast, whose performance was critically praised.
In late 2011, the ''Los Angeles Times'' reported that Universal was approaching the sixth and seventh installment with a single storyline running through both films, with Morgan envisaging themes of freedom and family, but later shifted to account for the studio's wishes to incorporate elements of
espionage
Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tangibl ...
. Lin revealed that he had, after discussions with Diesel, storyboarded,
previsualized and began editing a twelve-minute finale for ''
Fast & Furious 6
''Fast & Furious 6'' (titled on-screen as ''Furious 6'') is a 2013 American action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to '' Fast Five'' (2011) and is the sixth installment in the ''Fast & Furious'' franc ...
'', before filming was completed on ''Fast Five''. Upon release, the sixth film became the highest-grossing film in the series.
Universal lacked a major event film for 2014 and rushed ''
Furious 7
''Furious 7'' (also known as ''Fast & Furious 7'') is a 2015 American action film directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to ''Fast & Furious 6'' (2013) and '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006), and ser ...
'' into pre-production in mid-2013 due to its status as a bankable asset. Lin decided not to return to direct the seventh film, as he was still performing post-production on ''Fast & Furious 6''.
James Wan
James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is an Australian director, producer, screenwriter and comic book writer. He has primarily worked in the horror genre as the co-creator of the ''Saw'' and ''Insidious'' franchises and the creator of The Conjurin ...
, primarily known for horror films, took over directorial duties. On November 30, 2013, Walker died in a
single-vehicle crash
Road traffic collisions generally fall into one of five common types:
* Lane departure crashes, which occur when a driver leaves the lane they are in and collide with another vehicle or a roadside object. These include head-on collisions and run-o ...
, with filming only half-completed. Following Walker's death, filming was delayed for script rewrites, and his brothers, Caleb and
Cody
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*Cody (given name)
*Cody (surname)
* Cody (wrestler), a ring name of Cody Runnels
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* Cody, British Columbia
United States
* Cody, Florida
* Cody (Duluth), Minnesota
* Cody, Missouri
* Cody, Nebraska
*Cody, ...
, were used as stand-ins to complete his remaining scenes.
The script rewrites completed the story arcs of both Walker and Brewster's characters. Visual effects company
Weta Digital was hired to re-create Walker's likeness. The film also introduced
Nathalie Emmanuel
Nathalie Joanne Emmanuel (born 2 March 1989) is an English actress. Emmanuel began her acting career appearing in theatre in the late 1990s, acquiring roles in various West End productions such as the musical ''The Lion King''. In 2006, she be ...
to the cast. Ultimately, the film's delays saw it being released in April 2015, where it became the highest-grossing film in the franchise, grossing $1.5 billion. It was also the most critically successful, with praise being aimed at the film's action sequences and its emotional tribute to Walker.
The toll of multiple re-shoots dissuaded Wan from returning to the franchise and Universal hired
F. Gary Gray
Felix Gary Gray (born July 17, 1969) is an Americans, American film director, film producer, and music video director. Gray began his career as a director on numerous critically acclaimed and award-winning music videos, including "It Was a Good ...
to helm the eighth film, ''
The Fate of the Furious
''The Fate of the Furious'' (alternatively known as ''F8'' and titled on-screen as ''Fast & Furious 8'' internationally) is a 2017 American action film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to ''Furious 7'' (2 ...
''. This film was to begin a new trilogy, which will conclude the franchise. Diesel announced that introducing
Kurt Russell
Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. He began acting on television at the age of 12 in the Westerns on television, western series ''The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series), The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters'' (19 ...
and
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron ( ; ; born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 20 ...
as characters in ''Furious 7'' would help to reach this. The film was released in 2017 and received mixed reviews from critics, many of whom praised the performances and action sequences, but criticized the storyline and the long running time. It was an unabashed commercial success, grossing over $1.2 billion worldwide. Universal later announced that final two films will be released in May 2020 and April 2021, with Lin returning to direct. It was announced that Brewster would reprise her role as Mia Toretto, while screenwriter
Daniel Casey
Daniel Casey (born 1 June 1972) is an English actor. He is best known for playing DS Gavin Troy, the original sidekick of DCI Tom Barnaby, for the first six seasons of the long-running television series ''Midsomer Murders''.
Early life
...
was hired for the ninth film; ''F9'' is the first film since ''Tokyo Drift'' not to be written by Morgan. Pre-production began in February 2019 in London, and filming began in June and concluded in November.
John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena ( ; born April 23, 1977) is an American part-time professional wrestler, actor, and former rapper. He is currently signed to WWE. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he is tied w ...
was cast as the film's villain, portraying Jakob Toretto, Dom's brother. Moreover,
Sung Kang
Sung-Ho Kang (born April 8, 1972) is an American actor. His first major role was as Han Lue in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise, a character he first portrayed in ''Better Luck Tomorrow'' (2002). Kang also played John Mak in the television serie ...
returned as Han, while the film is the first to star
Helen Mirren
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and saw
Lucas Black
Lucas York Black (born November 29, 1982) is an American film and television actor. He is best known as the main character Sean Boswell in '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006), of which he would later reprise the character in '' Fur ...
reprise his role as Sean Boswell from ''Tokyo Drift''. ''F9'' was originally scheduled to be theatrically released on May 22, 2020, but was pushed back a year to April 2, 2021, due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
.
It was then pushed back to May 28, 2021, and finally released in the United States on June 25.
Spin-off films
In 2015, Diesel announced that potential spin-offs were in the early stages of development. In 2019, Diesel announced a film that will focus on the women characters from the ''Fast & Furious'' and mentioned that there are three spin-off films in development.
Nicole Perlman
Nicole Perlman (born December 10, 1981) is an American screenwriter, best known for co-writing the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), and the story for Marvel's '' Captain Marvel'' (2019), and for ''Pokémon Detecti ...
, Lindsey Beer and
Geneva Robertson-Dworet
Geneva Robertson-Dworet (born May 8, 1985) is an American screenwriter. She rose to prominence after being hired in 2015 to rewrite the script for the 2018 Tomb Raider (film), ''Tomb Raider'' reboot, starring Alicia Vikander and directed by Roar ...
will serve as co-screenwriters on the project.
The first spin-off, ''
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw'', was announced in 2018 and starred Johnson and
Jason Statham
Jason Statham (; born 26 July 1967) is an English actor. He is known for portraying characters in various action-thriller films who are typically tough, hardboiled, gritty, or violent.
Statham began practising Chinese martial arts, kickboxing ...
.
In late 2017, ''Variety'' reported Morgan had written the script, while
David Leitch
David Leitch (born November 16, 1975) is an American filmmaker, actor, stunt performer and stunt coordinator who made his directorial debut on the 2014 action film ''John Wick'' with Chad Stahelski, though only Stahelski was credited. Leitch the ...
would direct. Originally, the ninth film in the main series was supposed to be released in April 2019, followed by the tenth in April 2021. Instead, Universal opted to proceed with the spin-off, to occupy the 2019 release date. This caused tensions between Johnson, Diesel and Gibson, with Gibson responding through an
Instagram
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post, criticizing Johnson for causing the ninth film to be delayed.
Johnson called out his male co-stars after completing ''
The Fate of the Furious
''The Fate of the Furious'' (alternatively known as ''F8'' and titled on-screen as ''Fast & Furious 8'' internationally) is a 2017 American action film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to ''Furious 7'' (2 ...
'' in a now deleted Instagram post saying, "My male co-stars however are a different story. Some conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don't. The ones that don't are too chicken shit to do anything about it anyway. Candy asses. When you watch this movie next April and it seems like I'm not acting in some of these scenes and my blood is legit boiling—you're right." Johnson later cited scheduling issues as his refusal to participate in ''F9'' and later confirmed he will not be in the final two ''Fast and Furious'' movies (''F10'' and ''F11'') despite Vin Diesel asking him to return in an Instagram post, with Johnson responding in calling Diesel's attempt as "manipulative".
In October 2018, long-term producer
Neal H. Moritz
Neal H. Moritz (born June 6, 1959) is an American film producer and founder of Original Film. He has produced over 70 major motion pictures which have grossed a total of over $11 billion worldwide as of 2021. He is best known for the ''Fast & Fu ...
filed a lawsuit against Universal Pictures for breach of oral contract and committing promissory fraud after the distributor removed him as lead producer for ''Hobbs & Shaw''. Furthermore, it was revealed in May 2019 that Universal dropped Moritz from all future ''Fast & Furious'' installments.
''Better Luck Tomorrow''
''
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006), directed by
Justin Lin
Justin Lin (, born October 11, 1971) is a Taiwanese Americans, Taiwanese-American film director. His films have grossed US$2.3 billion worldwide as of March 2017. He is best known for his directorial work on ''Better Luck Tomorrow'' (2002), the ...
, marked the first appearance in ''The Fast Saga'' of
Han Lue
Han Lue is a fictional character in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise, portrayed by Sung Kang, who, like the character himself, is of Korean descent. The character appears for the first time in the film '' Better Luck Tomorrow'', later appearing i ...
, portrayed by
Sung Kang
Sung-Ho Kang (born April 8, 1972) is an American actor. His first major role was as Han Lue in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise, a character he first portrayed in ''Better Luck Tomorrow'' (2002). Kang also played John Mak in the television serie ...
, who had already portrayed a character with the same name in Lin's 2002 film ''
Better Luck Tomorrow''; Han subsequently became one of the main recurring characters in the franchise. Although the relation between ''Better Luck Tomorrow''s Han and ''The Fast Saga''s Han was originally left unaddressed, both Lin and Kang repeatedly confirmed during the following years that it was the same character, and that ''Better Luck Tomorrow'' doubled as Han's
origin story
In entertainment, an origin story is an account or backstory revealing how a character or group of people become a protagonist or antagonist, and it adds to the overall interest and complexity of a narrative, often giving reasons for their intent ...
,
retroactively making the film part of ''The Fast Saga'' continuity.
Television series
In April 2016,
DreamWorks Animation
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was acquired by
NBCUniversal
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NBCUniversal is primari ...
for $3.8 billion, with the acquisition including a first look deal with the company to produce animated projects based on or with films under the
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...
banner. In April 2018, streaming service
Netflix
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green-lit the series ''
Fast & Furious Spy Racers'', with
Bret Haaland
Bret John Haaland (born August 10, 1964) is an American animator, storyboard artist, director, and producer.
Awards and nominations
Won Emmy Award Outstanding Children's Animated Program
All Hail King Julien (2014)
Won Emmy Award Outstanding ...
, Diesel, Tim Hedrick and Morgan as executive producers and Hedrick and Haaland as showrunners. The series premiered on December 26, 2019, and has run for six seasons.
Reception
Box office performance
Critical and public response
Music
Soundtracks
Singles
Other media
Theme park attractions
After the release of ''Tokyo Drift'' in 2006, Universal began introducing theme park attractions. From 2006 to 2013, ''The Fast and the Furious: Extreme Close-Up'' attraction was included as part of the
Studio Tour
The Studio Tour (also known as The Backlot Tour) is a ride attraction at the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park in Universal City, California near Los Angeles. Studio Tour is the theme park's signature attraction. It travels through a worki ...
at
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood is a film studio and theme park
An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusemen ...
. The tour's tram would enter a small arena, which featured a demonstration of prop vehicles being manipulated by
articulated robot
An articulated robot is a robot with rotary joints (e.g. a legged robot or an industrial robot). Articulated robots can range from simple two-jointed structures to systems with 10 or more interacting joints and materials.
They are powered by a v ...
ic arms.
A new attraction, ''
Fast & Furious: Supercharged'', opened as part of the Studio Tour at
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood is a film studio and theme park
An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusemen ...
in 2015. The tour's tram passes the
Dodge Charger
The Dodge Charger is a model of automobile marketed by Dodge in various forms over seven generations since 1966.
The first Charger was a show car in 1964. A 1965 Charger II concept car resembled the 1966 production version.
The Charger has ...
s used in the fifth film, as riders are shown a video of Luke Hobbs, who informs them a high-valued witness sought by Owen Shaw is on the tram. The tram enters a warehouse party, where the cast appear via a
Pepper's ghost
Pepper's ghost is an illusion technique used in the theatre, cinema, amusement parks, museums, television, and concerts.
It is named after the English scientist John Henry Pepper (1821–1900) who began popularising the effect with a theatre ...
effect, before the party is shut down by the FBI and the tram moves into a
motion simulator
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where a chase sequence ensues, led by Roman Pearce, Letty Ortiz and Dominic Toretto. A similar attraction opened at
Universal Studios Florida
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in 2018. In the queue, guests pass through a garage with memorabilia from the films before getting a video call from Tej Parker and Mia Toretto inviting them to a party. Guests board "party buses", where they get the video message from Hobbs and the ride proceeds as it does in the Hollywood version.
Tour
In 2018, Universal announced ''Fast & Furious Live'', a series of live shows which combine
stunt driving
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,
pyrotechnics
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and
projection mapping
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to recreate scenes from the films and perform other stunts. During production, thousands of stunt performers and drivers auditioned and were required to undergo a four-month training camp if selected. Additionally, parkour athletes and stunts requiring both drivers and parkour practitioners, also featured.
The tour was panned by critics. Ryan Gilbey of ''
The Guardian
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'' wrote "large sections of seating were closed off; entire rows in the rest of it were empty" and "the only danger in ''Fast & Furious Live'' is the audience might die of carbon monoxide poisoning. Or boredom." Adam White of ''
The Daily Telegraph
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It was fo ...
'' gave the show a two out of five rating, commenting that "''Fast & Furious Live'' often feels like an elaborate if lethargic playground game, one hinging almost entirely on imagination."
The tour was a financial failure; the show's production company entered
administration
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in summer 2018 and all the cars and equipment was auctioned off in 2019.
Video games
''Fast & Furious'' has spawned several video games tied into the series or has served as inspiration for other video games, notably the ''
Midnight Club
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'' series.
A video game based on the first movie was planned to be released in November 2003 for the
PlayStation 2
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and in 2004 for the
Xbox
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, but was cancelled for unknown reasons. It was planned to be developed by
Genki
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*Genki (company), a Japanese video game company
*Genki (era), a Japanese era name
*Genki (given name)
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and published by
Vivendi Universal Games
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under the
Universal Interactive
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label.
The
arcade
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* Arcade game, a coin-operated game machine
** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade game's hardware
** Arcade system board, a standardized printed circuit board
* Amusement arcade, a place with arcade games
* ...
racing game ''
The Fast and the Furious
''Fast & Furious'' (also known as ''The Fast and the Furious'') is a media franchise centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heists, spies, and family. The franchise also includes short films, a t ...
'', loosely based on the first installment, was released in 2004 by
Raw Thrills
Raw Thrills, Inc. is an arcade game entertainment company based in Skokie, Illinois. It is best known for developing arcade games based on films.
History
Raw Thrills was founded in 2001 by Eugene Jarvis, Deepak Deo, and Andrew Eloff. The staff ...
. It was designed by
Eugene Jarvis
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, the creator of the ''
Cruis'n
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'' series of games, and shared much of the same gameplay. (It was ported to the
Wii
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without the ''Fast & Furious'' license as ''
Cruis'n
''Cruis'n'' is a series of racing video games originally developed by Eugene Jarvis for Midway Games and published by Midway and Nintendo. The series distinguishes itself from other racing games with its over-the-top presentation and fast-pace ...
'' in 2007.) Two arcade sequels followed, ''
The Fast and the Furious: Drift'' in 2007, drawing on elements of the third film, and ''
Fast & Furious: SuperCars'' in 2010.
A mobile game of the same name was also released in 2004, followed by a sequel, ''
2 Fast 2 Furious'', released in the same year exclusively for mobile phones based on the second film. Several other games have been released for mobile phones, specifically the
iOS
iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware. It is the operating system that powers many of the company's mobile devices, including the iPhone; the term also includes ...
and
Android devices, with ''Fast & Furious'', ''
Fast Five
''Fast Five'' (also known as ''Fast & Furious 5'' or ''Fast & Furious 5: Rio Heist'') is a 2011 American action film directed by Justin Lin
Justin Lin (, born October 11, 1971) is a Taiwanese-American film director. His films ...
'' and ''Fast & Furious: Adrenaline''. Universal helped develop the tie-in ''
Fast & Furious 6: The Game'' for the sixth installment and aided development for ''Fast & Furious: Legacy''.
The game ''
The Fast and the Furious
''Fast & Furious'' (also known as ''The Fast and the Furious'') is a media franchise centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heists, spies, and family. The franchise also includes short films, a t ...
'' was released in 2006 for the
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 3 ...
and
PlayStation Portable
The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in PAL regions on September 1, 2005, ...
and drew heavy inspiration from ''
Tokyo Drift''. The game met with mixed reviews and sold moderately.
''
Fast & Furious: Showdown'' was released in 2013 for
Microsoft Windows
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,
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. As the successor to the original Xbox, it is the second console in the Xbox series. It competed with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation ...
,
PlayStation 3
The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on Novemb ...
,
Wii U
The Wii U ( ) is a home video game console developed by Nintendo as the successor to the Wii. Released in late 2012, it is the first eighth-generation video game console and competed with Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4.
The W ...
and
Nintendo 3DS
The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo. It was announced in March 2010 and unveiled at E3 2010 as the successor to the Nintendo DS. The system features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS video games. As an eighth-generatio ...
. It marked the second game for consoles, and players controls multiple characters; its narrative was designed around the gap between the fifth and sixth film. It was released to negative reviews and middling financial success.
Various cars, locations and characters from the franchise appeared in the
Facebook
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game ''
Car Town''.
In 2015, in a deal with
Microsoft Studios
Xbox Game Studios (previously known as Microsoft Studios, Microsoft Game Studios, and Microsoft Games) is an American video game publisher and part of the Microsoft Gaming division based in Redmond, Washington. It was established in March 2000, ...
, an expansion of ''
Forza Horizon 2
''Forza Horizon 2'' is a 2014 racing video game developed for Microsoft's Xbox One and Xbox 360 consoles. It is the sequel to 2012's '' Forza Horizon'' and the seventh instalment in the ''Forza'' series. The Xbox One version of the game was ...
'' was released for
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. As the successor to the original Xbox, it is the second console in the Xbox series. It competed with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation ...
and
Xbox One
The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third base console in the Xbox series of video game consoles. It was first released in North America, parts of ...
, titled ''
Forza Horizon 2 Presents: Fast & Furious''. It was released to promote ''
Furious 7
''Furious 7'' (also known as ''Fast & Furious 7'') is a 2015 American action film directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to ''Fast & Furious 6'' (2013) and '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006), and ser ...
'' and received generally positive reception, although some critics lamented the limited involvement from the titular characters. In 2017, the vehicular soccer game ''
Rocket League
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'' released a
downloadable content
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(DLC) pack in promotion for ''
The Fate of the Furious
''The Fate of the Furious'' (alternatively known as ''F8'' and titled on-screen as ''Fast & Furious 8'' internationally) is a 2017 American action film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to ''Furious 7'' (2 ...
'', where players would be able to purchase the Dodge Charger from the film as well as its exclusive wheels and six other new customizations.
''
Fast & Furious Crossroads'' was announced at
The Game Awards 2019
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. It was developed by
Slightly Mad Studios
Slightly Mad Studios Ltd. is a British video game developer based in London. Founded in 2009, it is best known for the ''Project CARS'' series of racing games that it developed from 2015 until the series' discontinuation in 2022. Codemasters acq ...
, who worked on ''
Need for Speed: Shift'' and the ''
Project CARS
''Project CARS'' is a racing video game series developed by Slightly Mad Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The franchise was introduced in 2015 and received a sequel in 2017, followed by ''Project CARS 3'' in 2020.
Games
' ...
'' series, and published by
Bandai Namco Entertainment
is a Japanese multinational video game video game publisher, publisher headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Its international branches, Bandai Namco Entertainment America and Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe, are respectively headquartered in ...
. The game was originally scheduled for release in May 2020 but was delayed due to logistical problems caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. It was eventually released for
Microsoft Windows
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,
PlayStation 4
The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 in February 2013, it was launched on November 15, 2013, in North America, November 29, 2013 in ...
and
Xbox One
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on August 7, 2020 to largely negative reception.
Toys
In 2002,
RadioShack
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At its peak in 1999, RadioShack operated over 8,000 worldwide stores named RadioShack or Tandy Electronics in the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Austra ...
sold
ZipZaps micro
radio-controlled car
'Radio-controlled cars'' (or RC cars for short) are miniature model cars, vans, buses, trucks or buggy (automobile), buggies that can be controlled from a distance using a specialized transmitter or remote. The term "RC" has been used to mean bo ...
versions of cars from the first film, while
diecast metal manufacturer
Racing Champions
Round 2 is an American manufacturing company which produces scale models including die-cast, plastic, slot cars, and other hobby products. The company is based in South Bend, Indiana. The company was founded in 2005 by Thomas E. Lowe who previous ...
released replicas of cars from the first two installments in different scales from 1/18 to 1/64, in 2004.
AMT Ertl rivaled the cars released by Racing Champions by producing 1/24-scale plastic model kits in 2004, while Johnny Lightning, under the JL Full Throttle Brand, released 1/64 and 1/24 models of the cars from ''Tokyo Drift''. These models were designed by renowned diecast designer Eric Tscherne. In 2011, Universal licensed the company
Greenlight
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Film industry
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to sell model cars from all films in anticipation for ''Fast Five''. Since 2013,
Hot Wheels
Hot Wheels is an American brand of scale model cars introduced by American toymaker Mattel in 1968. It was the primary competitor of Matchbox until 1997, when Mattel bought Tyco Toys, then owner of Matchbox.
Many automobile manufacturers have ...
has released 1/64 models of every car from and since the sixth installment.
In 2020,
LEGO
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produced a set in their
Technic
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* Technics (brand), a brand name of the Panasonic Corporation
* Technics (law), a legal concept
* Engineering
* Lego Technic, toy
* An anglicization (with subtle variation) of the Ancient Greek term techne, used ...
line of Dom's Dodge Charger. In June 2022, The Lego Group unveiled Dominic Toretto’s 1970 Dodge Charger R/T will also be released as part of the
Lego Speed Champions
Lego Speed Champions is an auto racing-inspired theme of Lego building sets first released in 2015.
It features classic and modern styles from well-known car brands.
Overview
The ''Lego Speed Champions'' product line focuses on classic and mode ...
theme on August 1, 2022. The set consists of 345 pieces and 1 minifigure of Dominic Toretto.
Board games
Funko Games released a board game based on the series called ''Fast & Furious: Highway Heist'' in 2021. It is a co-operative game for 2-4 players who choose characters and cars from the films to play through three scenarios - a tank fight, a semi-heist and a helicopter fight.
Fashion
In November 2022, streetwear retailer Dumbgood collaborated with ''Fast & Furious'' on a legacy collection featuring t-shirts, shirts, and track pants containing moments and characters from the films. The collection was positively reviewed by Eric Brian of ''
Hypebeast Hypebeast may refer to:
*Hypebeast culture, a contemporary youth culture focused on clothing styles
*Hypebeast (company)
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'', who wrote, "Dumbgood’s offering is more than just a selection of merch, but is positioned right at the center of car culture and the community around the films".
Social impact
According to the ''
LA Times
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'', there are some
Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the municipal police department of Los Angeles, California. With 9,974 police officers and 3,000 civilian staff, it is the third-large ...
(LAPD) officers who blame the ''Fast & Furious'' films for popularizing street racing in the city. In August 2022, residents of Los Angeles held a protest against the filming of ''Fast X'', claiming the movies promote illegal street racing.
See also
*
List of highest-grossing film franchises
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* ''
Børning
''Børning'' is a 2014 Norwegian action-comedy film directed by Hallvard Bræin, produced by Filmkameratene.
Anders Baasmo Christiansen plays the main character Roy, a man who gets dragged into the biggest illegal car race in Norwegian history. ...
'', a 2014 Norwegian street racing action comedy film and a
spiritual sequel
A spiritual successor (sometimes called a spiritual sequel) is a product or fictional work that is similar to, or directly inspired by, another previous work, but (unlike a traditional prequel or sequel) does not explicitly continue the product lin ...
to the ''Fast & Furious'' films
* ''
Initial D
is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 ''ta ...
'' (1995 debut), a Japanese street racing media franchise with similarities to ''Fast & Furious'' (particularly ''Tokyo Drift'')
*
''Thunderbolt'' (1995 film), a
Jackie Chan
Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...
racing action film with similarities to ''Fast & Furious''
* ''
Torque
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'', a similar film but involving high speed performance
motorcycles
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising, ...
.
Notes
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