Fast 8 Directors Narrowed Down

The candidates for the direction of the 8th instalment in the Fast and Furious series have been narrowed down. The list includes F. Gary Gray, Louis Leterrier, Will Eubank and Adam Wingard. It was previously rumoured that The Fast and the Furious director Rob Cohen might return to the series as director but according to Variety, he won’t be coming back.

Vin Diesel talked about the future of the franchise through a Facebook post. He said, “There has always been the desire by Paul to have Rob direct one more. This is what fueled my campaign… I believe that he can and would reset the franchise nicely, returning to what was the core of the film in the beginning… racing. He would also handle the Brian O’connor issue with integrity, given that he and David Ayer were the ones who initially created that beloved character in the first place. Ultimately we all want the best film to honor what we have created and what you the audience has adopted as your favorite franchise”.

Fast 8 will see the return of Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Russell, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky and Lucas Black. The movie has been planned for a release on April 14, 2017. No further information is currently available on the project.

Source: cloudfront.net