Now, when it comes to movies, I must confess to having simple flavors - Action, Comedy and Anne Hathaway. So naturally, when I caught wind of the latest installment of the Fast & Furious I knew the action box was 'pre-ticked' for one's cinematic enjoyment.
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However, some Japanese cars don’t need any more extra work to make them exciting, or special, and one of these cars is the Lexus LFA. Walker was recently asked to participate in a special event celebrating the accumulation of 30,000 miles on the odometers of two LFAs, in which he and a professional driver hoon the two cars around a (very dusty) track.
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What's even more surprising is that the series had endured for 12 years and there's no end in sight as the seventh FF is in the works with filming to start this summer, with Universal having confirmed at Cinema Con that the movie will be released on July 11, 2014.
The reason why we're mentioning all this is to tell you that we went and saw Fast and Furious 6 (FF6) on Saturday. We are no movie critics and we don't pretend to be, but since we did see it, we thought it would be a good idea to share our ramblings on FF6 and more importantly, ask all of you who watched the movie to do the same in the comments section. Before you do that, though, allow us to warn you that there are spoilers within.
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Furthermore, if said movie also happens to be part of a street racing series, like the Fast and Furious franchise, you expect the number of used cars to be high. In the case of the sixth installment of the Fast and Furious series that hit cinemas today, it’s 300 cars.
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In a video interview about the sixth installment of the Fast and Furious franchise on Razor TV, journalist John Lui came up with the smart idea of asking the actors to guess the prices of cars in the country.
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The limited production Giuliettas are powered by a 1.4-liter MultiAir engine developing 170 horsepower and feature signed dashboards by the movie cast members. All six models are also equipped with a Fast & Furious numbered plaque, corresponding to each film in the franchise, while owners will have the opportunity to attend a stunt day with a stunt coordinator from the movie industry.
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The Giulietta makes a special appearance in the movie when it disembarks from a gigantic Antonov plane during take-off, and then the driver tries to interfere with the cargo aircraft's take-off run.
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Truth to be said, the fifth film wasn't that bad so we do have some expectations for the new movie. Now, we already know bits and pieces about Fast & Furious 6 (FF6) from the previous two trailers and interviews, but this new featurette puts it all together while adding fresh footage with explosive scenes and also tells us more about the characters.
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We already know about the screenplay and have seen the official trailer that was released during this year's Super Bowl XVLII in February. As with most installments of the Fast & Furious franchise, this one too is bound to ignite several parodies, the first, or at least one of the first we've seen, is this one from radio-controlled (RC) vehicle specialist and retail seller NitroRCX.
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In the sixth installment of the Fast & Furious franchise, the gang of slick drivers reunites, this time to help the U.S. government take down a new villain named Owen Shaw played by Luke Evans.
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Fast & Furious 6 will join several other movie trailers that will air during the big game including "Iron Man 3", "Star Trek Into Darkness", "The Lone Ranger", "Oz: The Great And Powerful" and "World War Z".
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In particular, the publication says Subaru has reportedly supplied as many as five BRZ's for the "Fast and the Furious 6" film that is scheduled for release on May 24, 2013.
In related news, we looked around and found a handful of videos from the London filming set as well as a scene of a bridge being blown up while the "Fast 6" crew was shooting in Tenerife, the largest and most populous of the seven Canary Islands.
There's also a picture of a full carbon fiber-bodied Pagani Zonda that was released by the Fast and Furious crew.
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A gang from Romania tried to pull off something very similar by driving what looks like an SUV very closely behind a truck on the highway at night (hence the quality of the video).
Once they were close enough to the lorry, two of the wannabe thieves climb out of the vehicle's sunroof in attempt to open the doors and steal whatever it was transporting.
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"Preproduction on Fast 6 is up and running!" wrote Diesel. "For years we have wanted to venture the storyline to Europe, and now because of you... it's become a reality," he added.
In related news, British tabloid newspaper 'The Sun' reported that Barbadian recording artist and actress Rihanna has been cast as a villain in the sixth installment of the series, adding that filming will take place in England.
An unnamed source told the daily newspaper: “Rihanna impressed with her acting debut in Battleship. Writers think she’ll be perfect for the role. Her character has plenty of bite and doesn’t take any prisoners — just like her in real life. It’s a step up the ladder for her and could lead to bigger action roles.”
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