In October , Universal Pictures invitedScreen Rantto Atlanta to chaffer the bent ofFast Five . The fifth installment of theFast and Furiousfranchise was in Atlanta to shoot down warehouse home scenes that take place in the picture ’s primary positioning - Rio de Janeiro , Brazil .
The 4th film in the dealership , Fast & Furious , grossed over $ 350 million worldwide and shoot new fuel into the franchise . The third instalment , Tokyo Drift , has a core lover base , but is generally consider the debile of the saga.2 Fast 2 Furiouswas the rose hip - hops - centric sequel to the surprise hit original motion picture , The Fast and the Furious . All four films grossed over $ 150 million worldwide individually , solidify the argument thatFast and Furiousis a true blockbuster franchise .
Fast Five is the most important moving picture in the profligate and Furious enfranchisement , as it revolutionized the serial and took it to all Modern height .
The one consistent element in each of the previous movies is family . All four film are clearly action movies with a car - centric theme , but it is all gear head mania is interconnected by an over - arch theme of family and corporate trust . The enfranchisement began with a complicated yet bud relationship between Brian O’Conner ( Paul Walker ) and Mia Toretto ( Jordana Brewster ) that add her brother , Dom ( Vin Diesel ) and his chemical group of street automobile driver head - to - head . Ten years later , Brian and Mia are in the prime of their relationship and everybody need is on the run from federal agent .
Fast & Furious Chronology
The cast and crowd ofFast Fiveall spent some time with us on put to discuss the state of the franchise and whereFast Fiverests in the saga . While this is the 5th movie , it in reality acts as the fourth chapter of the story . Universal confirmed that the right ordering of theFast and Furiousfilms is as follow :
One of the easiest ways to locate the timing ofFast Fiveis the appearing of Sung Kang , a theatrical role who [ SPOILER ALERT ] is killed inTokyo Drift . In addition to Kang , nearly every major character from all four films has a part inFast Five . Dom and Brian gather the all - champion team of street race driver to pull off one of the most mad heists in late retentiveness .
Our Fast Five Set Visit
Fast Fivehas a lot going for it . There is a major heist that postulate an armored car and custom-make Chargers , mellow - amphetamine pursuits down the dangerous favelas of Brazil and , of course , the addition of Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs , a formidable enemy for Vin Diesel ’s Dom . But Hobbs is not a dead on target scoundrel inFast Fiveand Johnson told us he is n’t certain what side the consultation will put him on . Universal has asked us to save some of the juicy secrets of the plot of ground , but Johnson ’s character will enclose some active issues for the entire mold to overcome .
The set in Atlanta was massive . An abandoned train 1000 was transform into a cloak-and-dagger hideaway for the gang - but it is more than just a location . The storage warehouse is used as an obstacle course for a special group of car the gang will prove before a large heist setting . Essentially , it is a training course to see if sure vehicles can handle the improper job they have planned .
While much of the film was shot in Puerto Rico ( doubling as Rio de Janiero ) , the integral mould , crew and cars were on hardening in Atlanta . The cast and crew also share some challenging detail about the direction of the fifth installation .
OurFast Fiveinterviews spanned two day . Some took place in the plaster cast trailers , while the last few were held in a recess near the filming area . Each form member was given a pocket-sized scooter to use for on - determine conveyance during product and some curiously rode to the interview on them - Tyrese , for example , was a huge sports fan . Obviously , the hurl will find themselves in much more capable vehicle in the picture . Check back this week for an article specifically devoted to the vehicles ofFast Five .
determine out our equipment failure of the 21 route - rupture , fastness - hungry , action - packed cars in ' Fast Five ' with the help of auto coordinator Dennis McCarthy .
We had an opportunity to watch a few pre - thinned segment from the Puerto Rico shoot and it was a head - blowing scene . The military action inFast Fiveis arguably the adept we have seen yet from the enfranchisement . Dwayne Johnson brings an redundant dose of muscularity to the scene , allowing the movie to get out of the railcar for some on - foot action . The one scene we are all wait to see is the epic fist fight between Johnson and Diesel . While we were ineffective to watch the engagement in action , both actors stepped away bloodied and exhausted . The setting took multiple days to shoot and even more to choreograph , so the only question that persist is : who will arrive out triumphant ?
Once we sat down with theFast Fivecast and crew , the group of diarist had an opportunity to really get into the details of the film . Check back this week for disjoined articles of the main cast interviews , including Paul Walker , Vin Diesel , Dwayne Johnson , car coordinator Dennis McCarthy and conductor Justin Lin . For now , get ’s give the remainder of the cast a fortune to share their sentiment on the photographic film .
The Fast Five Cast: Old Faces, New Faces
The Rock joins the Fast & Furious Franchise
Working with a dramatis personae as large as that inFast Fivecan be difficult . picture show have tried hard to contribute as many talented actors in one film as possible , but that can create a tense standard pressure . Luckily , the loose setting of aFast and Furiousmovie gave everybody a little more exemption to just have fun . Much of the mould had worked together at some point in the dealership , but a good part were just meeting each other . The one constant across all the interviews was everybody ’s opinion that the larger cast will makeFast Fivea better moving picture .
Since we now knowFast Fiverests in betweenFast & FuriousandTokyo Drift , the main questions revolved around the relevancy of each fictitious character within the overall saga . The supporting stamp discussed their individual character ’s position inFast Five :
Matt Schulze ( Vincent , The Fast and the Furious)- He ’s stronger . He ’s strong , but he has a center now , which is a little different … He give up everything and terminate up getting to Rio to do his ownScarfacekind of thing … Sort of like when Kurtz went into the jungle [ inApocalypse Now ] , Vince drop dead into his own hobo camp and became one with what that was . I think he ’s happy with that – the rawness of it .
Elsa Pataky ( Elena Neves , new character)- Even though [ she ] is a bull , she lives in the favelas and I get the impression of how she lives and what she is fighting for – [ fighting ] against the putrescence and to avail the people get through it . It is funny because Dwayne is this magnanimous guy playing this tough guy and she is attempt to be a tough fair sex in a man ’s world .
Tyrese Gibson ( Roman Pearce,2 tight 2 Furious ) – Roman grew up . popish is still rummy . Roman [ tries ] to see out every direction potential that [ even ] when you watching him he ’s hold a just sentence … I do n’t like [ Dom ] . I have a job with authority . Dom ’s character in this moving picture incline to conceive he has the terminal say about anything we are supposed to do and how we are supposed to go about doing it ? I ’m not a groupie . I do n’t care who you are . That s**t do n’t make sense to me . Hobbs is mainly after Dom in this movie and we ’re kind of a part of a clique , but he specifically has an issue with Dom . I ’m actually kind of happy about that , because I would take him . I ’m not agitate no all-fired Dwayne Johnson .
Sung Kang ( Han , Fast & Furious , Tokyo Drift)- It ’s kind of like a folk reunion with cousins you ’ve never cope with before . You ’ve heard about them . They are caption within the story , but stick to really work with them is great . Paul and Vin are such great contributors on stage set because they commence with the first franchise , especially Paul , being a railway car fanatic .
Gal Gadot ( Gisele , Fast & Furious ) – work with so many virtuoso in this one make the movie that much more interesting .
Jordana Brewster ( Mia Toretto , The Fast and the wild , Fast & Furious ) – Once I read the script , I was n’t too worried about this many character in the level .
Justin Lin ( Director , Tokyo Drift , Fast & Furious ) – arrive off the last picture , I cerebrate that was it for me . When the conversation came up of what would it take to come back and do another one , I always love it because for a big military action franchise , the theme of kin is so strong in this one that it felt appropriate to have them all occur back for this one .
The cast and work party may have grown , but they all still agnise the franchise as an action serial with machine in the spotlight . The filmmakers have adjudicate hard to make the movies about something more than fast elevator car , but they have thrived on the ecumenical attention to great vehicles . Fast Fivecontinues that trend , but brings the focus back to the street and away from curb rallies .
The Cars of Fast Five
Toretto’s Charger and Brian’s Skyline Return (Sort Of)
There are not as many hot confect cars this clip around . Instead , the older classic make their way onscreen . Dom ’s Charger is resurrect , make it the only franchise mainstay inFast Five . Brian still drives his trademark Skyline , only this time it is an old , beat up ' 72 Skyline . New Dodge Chargers play a significant office in the final heist fit that includes the antecedently mentioned bank vault and Dwayne Johnson adds a monumental patch of alloy with his Gurkha . discipline back later this week for an clause strictly about the cars ofFast Five , but for now we can guarantee you the Gurkha does some serious damage .
The cars will never go unnoticed by the dramatis personae and crew , which allows the film to be a little lighter and pack a bigger action poke . The cars act as motifs for each character , thrusting the report along as the railcar rush by the sieve . While some of the franchise films have pop the question poorly - utilized green projection screen drive , director Justin Lin assured us he does not want to disappoint motorcar enthusiast :
Justin Lin- There is something very special and alone when you doss a auto . Car citizenry were piddle off because of the CGI , and I gibe , and I need to empathize why the people who loved cars had an issue with that and the articulation of the cars we shot for real . The CGI that help in the last two were environmental . The last one , we had certain challenge like the tunnel – there is just no tunnel like that that exists . All the stunt were real , but we had to build the environs . On this one I was very conscious to not even approach that . There are effects , but our approach , and even our reporting of it , I would hope at the destruction of the day it ’s not even noticeable at all .
Sung Kang- I do the rip-off with the boys . Unfortunately in this one we do n’t celebrate the cars as much , but there are these Dodge Chargers that we steal . There ’s a real fun scene where Dom , Brian , Roman and Han go and steal these pig cars in Brazil for this final holdup and draw up to a halt sign before we get to our hideaway and all look at each other and go , " Hey , this is a good time to see whose skill are top , " and then we go for it . Each of us brings in our own fashion .
Gal Gadot- I ’m the only one who drives a motorcycle , a Ducati .
Tyrese Gibson- I ’ve got this one view I ’m really excited about after we conquer a few missions I show up face extra wealthy and what I ’m wear and drive and pulling up with is extra “ hmm ” and Roman has a moment to shine .
Dennis McCarthy ( motorcar coordinator)- Gosh , we ’ve got a sight of car . You initiate off the movie with a train armed robbery . We have a ’ 71 Pantera , an original GT 40 and a 1965 Corvette Grand Sport . There is also a vehicle built – we call it the heist truck – it ’s sort of a one - off , custom - built fomite with big tyre – almost monster hand truck style build up for a specific purpose . That was belike the most thought-provoking chronological sequence in the cinema because we were out in the desert in 120 degrees in the sand and keeping things head for the hills in that environment is always a challenge . We also have the Charger back . The old one and the fresh one . The ’ 70 Charger is back and Vin is in his Charger in South America . It ’s not as trashy – it does n’t have the motor . He ’s tried to make it a little more invisible . And that ’s when you see Paul Walker in the ’ 72 Skyline . The other elevator car you see down there is Han ’s Ford Maverick – one of the top muscle car in Sao Paolo . I really desire to get the Chevy Opala in there . There is also a Silver 370Z , a brand new Subaru that they ’ve donated to our cause , a Porsche GT-3 clone , the Toyota Supra is back and a 2010 Skyline . There is the Modern Lexus LFA – a car I literally endeavor to get in the film since I learn the script . We got it for 24 hours , which was a sensation of accomplishment just to get it . The Gurkha equip The Rock perfect .
tight & Furiousput a electric discharge in theFast and Furiousfranchise that should easy carry over intoFast Five . The franchise is a money - making simple machine and constantly redefines itself by tackling different car cultures in each motion-picture show . immobile Fivehopes to continue that trend by being a story - base activeness thriller that happens to have cable car .
Final Impressions From Our Fast Five Set Visit
There is no guarantee for success in Hollywood , but theFast and Furiousmovies have not slowed down yet . The last movie cost more and made more than any of its herald , andFast Fivehas raise the production budget even further , allegedly breaking the $ 100 million mark . But if story has proven anything , that money will not be hard to make back .
However , casual movie fan do n’t needfully deal about the film ’s boxful office potential . They go to the theater for quality entertainment that ’s worth the ticket price . From what we saw on exercise set , and the overall enthusiasm of a team that has worked on this franchise for a decade , Fast Fiveshould have no problem entertaining the bulk .
Watch the trailer forFast Fivebelow to see only a fraction of what waits in the action at law - compact fifth installment :
WhetherFast Fiveis a success or not , Universal and Vin Diesel have get developingFast and the Furious 6to follow this 5th film . Director Justin Lin say us " These grapheme have a lot left in them and this franchise can branch off in many dissimilar directions . Tokyo Drift try there is lifetime beyond this , with or without me . " As long as the franchise quell away from full-strength - to - videodisk character , as far as I ’m concerned , it deserves to keep returning to theater .
If you enjoy theFast and Furiousmovies , there will be enough more to followFast Five- I vouch it . For now , Dwayne Johnson ’s improver is enough to keep the story novel and give audiences something to anticipate other than degenerate cars and an angry Vin Diesel . check over out a newFast Fiveteaser poster , which highlights the all - star stamp :
Be sure to assure back this hebdomad for more coverage of ourFast Fiveset sojourn , including interviews with dealership stars Vin Diesel and Paul Walker , new add-on Dwayne Johnson and director Justin Lin .
Fast Fivespins into field of operations on April 29th , 2011 .
