Thursday, March 30, 2017

Full throttle: #Fast8's surprise screening in LA leaves audience in awe

The Fate of the Furious – the eighth episode of Fast and Furious series – was screened exclusively Wednesday night as a surprise for a select audience present at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

 

 

Many of the attendees took to Twitter to express their excitement following a thrilling 'ride' in Caesars Palace. In addition, theatre owners commended the action they witnessed in the new movie, and expect it to churn big revenues.

Check out their reactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the other hand, Charlize Theron – the newest addition to the 'family' – was present alongside Vin Diesel, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, and the film's director F. Gary Gray.

Diesel reportedly teared up as he talked to the audience, remembering Paul Walker – who died at the age of 40 in a horrible car crash in 2013, and said, "Part of Paul's legacy lives through every frame that we shoot," according to Variety.

The A-list actor mentioned how his late friend was the one to suggest the eighth instalment, and that it has "played over and over again in my brain."

Moreover, Gibson also joined, commenting how they "move and operate in the memory of Paul Walker."

 

Screenshot from the official trailer showing Charlize Theron and Vin Diesel
Screenshot from the official trailer showing Charlize Theron and Vin Diesel

 

Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Kurt Russell, Scott Eastwood, Jason Statham, and Helen Mirren are also part of The Fate of the Furious, which is set to hit the screens in the US on April 17, 2017.

Two additional parts have been promised for the franchise, scheduled for release in the 2019 and 2021, respectively.

Conclusively, Diesel stated, "You are reminded of this angel that was so integral to this concept of brotherhood for our millennium. […] I always feel like he's looking down on us so we didn't want to let him down."

We simply cannot for the film!

 

 

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