Filming
for James Wan’s “Fast & Furious 7” is currently underway and its cast just
got a tad bigger. Joining the ensemble cast is Lucas Black. Black will be
reprising his role of Sean Boswell: the lead character of “The Fast and the
Furious: Tokyo Drift.”
It’ll
be interesting to see how Black’s character will fit into the storyline that has been
established in the last two films. Nonetheless, the “Fast & Furious”
franchise has made a fan out of me with its last two outings. The films series
has redefined itself into the most popular ongoing action franchise with its
excellent use of car chases and mind-numbing action.
The
film stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jason Statham, Djimon Honsou, and Dwayne
Johnson. “Fast & Furious 7” opens in theaters July 11, 2014.
In
other news, Disney yet again made more changes to their upcoming slate of
films.
Pixar’s
“The Good Dinosaur” has been bumped from its May 30, 2014 release date to
November 25, 2015. This comes on the heels of director Bob Peterson being
removed from the film project.
2014
will mark the first year since 2005 without a Pixar film being released.
Also
shifting dates from November 25, 2015 to June 17, 2016 is Andrew Stanton’s
sequel “Finding Dory.”
This
is definitely sad news for Pixar’s fans. Pixar has arguably made the best
animated films of the last twenty years. It’s disappointing to hear that I will
have to wait longer to see these films but my anticipation has grown exponentially
at the same time.
Sticking
with animated films, Universal Pictures has moved its “Despicable Me” spinoff “Minions”
from its December 19, 2014 release to July 10, 2015.
The
minions have become a fan favorite of children and adults alike. With
Despicable me 2” grossing $840 million worldwide, there’s no doubt that
Universal’s “Minions” is going to be massive for the studio, come summer 2015.
Finally,
David Ayer’s World War II drama, “Fury,” has started film and we have our first
official image of the cast in costume.
The
film stars Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Michael Peña, Logan Lerman, and Jon
Bernthal. Pitt plays the leader of the tank crew Fury, as they make their way
through enemy lines on the final days of the war.
“Fury”
hits theaters November 14, 2014. Check out the image below.
Until
next time, this has been Matinée Idol.
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