‘Fast and Furious 7’ gets green light
Vin Diesel
Diesel posted a message on his Facebook page saying “Fast and Furious 7 will be released?.?.?. April 10th 2015!,” adding “P.s. He’d want you to know first?.?.?.,” in an apparent reference to Walker, who was killed on Nov. 30 in a fiery car wreck in Santa Clarita in Southern California.
The film, the seventh in a series of hit films about car racing, was originally slated for release on July 11, according to Universal Pictures, which is owned by Comcast Corp.
Walker became a symbol of street-racing and car culture in his role as law enforcement officer Brian O’Conner in the “Fast & Furious” series.
Days after the accident, which killed the car’s driver as well as Walker, 40, Universal suspended production of the new movie.
The Diesel-led “Fast & Furious” movies, which have grossed more than $2 billion at the global box office, are one of two major franchises, along with the animated “Despicable Me” films, that helped turn around Universal Pictures in recent years.
Reuters
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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