Furious 8 Set In New York

Vin Diesel a.k.a Dominic Toretto has confirmed that the eighth instalment in the series will be based in New York. The actor made the announcement at the The Tonight Show with host Jimmy Fallon. The plan for the movie was announced at CinemaCon this year.

Diesel said, “New York, baby! Something that people don’t know is the first movie came from a Vibe article that was about street racers in New York. The director and producer at the time reset the whole movie in LA, but the Vibe article that the whole franchise was started from actually originated in New York. So we’re finally BRINGING IT BACK HOME, BABY!”

Furious 8 will be directed by F. Gary Gray who is known for the box office hit Straight Outta Compton and the 2003 film The Italian Job. The cast for the film will include Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson and Kurt Russell, along with the regulars Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky and Lucas Black. The movie has been planned for a 2017 release, on April 14.

Source: huffpost.com