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‘F9’ Legacy Trailer Sees Dom Go Up Against His Brother!! Check It Out!!

The final Legacy trailer is here with F9 bringing Dom’s most formidable foe into the fold. Fans of the franchise have been patiently counting down to the trailer of Fast X while enjoying a nostalgic, action-propelled ride in the last week with various Legacy trailers recounting the pivotal moments from the Fast Saga. The F9 Legacy trailer presents Dom’s past as his greatest challenge. His … Continue reading ‘F9’ Legacy Trailer Sees Dom Go Up Against His Brother!! Check It Out!!

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‘F9’ is Getting a Director’s Cut!!

If you thought F9: The Fast Saga’s 143-minute running time wasn’t enough to fulfill your Fast and Furious needs, Universal Pictures has great news for the home release of the latest F&F installment. The big news comes with the announcement that the digital version of the film will be available for purchase or rent starting September 7. The 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD editions will … Continue reading ‘F9’ is Getting a Director’s Cut!!

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‘F9’ Zooms to a $70M Pandemic Opening Record at the BO!!

Universal’s F9 grossed in one day what some movies have made in a weekend during the pandemic, earning $30M on Friday, on its way to a revised 3-day of $70M. It’s an amount achieved on a pure theatrical window, which is expected to be around 45 days, and that’s important to note: So far the movies that have opened to big numbers this summer ($50M+) are those … Continue reading ‘F9’ Zooms to a $70M Pandemic Opening Record at the BO!!

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F9 (2021) Review!!

Synopsis – Cypher enlists the help of Jakob, Dom’s younger brother to take revenge on Dom and his team. My Take – While finding life in 2001 as a subtle knock-off of Point Break (1991), starting with Fast Five (2011), the fifth entry in the series, the Fast and the Furious franchise outgrew its past dealings with car thieves, drug lords and drag races, and … Continue reading F9 (2021) Review!!

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‘F9’: New Featurette Looks Into the 20 Years of the Action Franchise!! Check It Out!!

F9’s new featurette takes us 20 years into the past to show just how much Fast & Furious evolved between its inception and its transformation into one of the most beloved franchises of all time. Opening to the explosive race between Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) and Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), set at the climax of 2001’s The Fast and the Furious, the new featurette displays … Continue reading ‘F9’: New Featurette Looks Into the 20 Years of the Action Franchise!! Check It Out!!

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‘Get Fast and Furious with John Cena’: John Cena Hosting New Weekly Video Series!!

If you’re a fan of muscle cars and guilty pleasure action thrillers, you’ll be excited to learn that John Cena is showing off some of the featured vehicles in the upcoming F9 film in a new online video series. “Get Fast & Furious with John Cena” is a multi-platform venture with weekly posts on both Twitter and Facebook that dives into the various cars we can expect … Continue reading ‘Get Fast and Furious with John Cena’: John Cena Hosting New Weekly Video Series!!

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‘F9: The Fast Saga’: New Featurette Offers 60 Seconds of High-Octane BTS Footage!! Check It Out!!

Fast and the Furious fans are getting a whole new look at the action coming in the franchise’s upcoming ninth installment. A new featurette for F9 has dropped and is aptly titled “CAR-nage,” which is 60 seconds of high-octane footage from the Vin Diesel-led film. The new video has nothing to do with the story we’ll see in F9 and strictly pertains to the incredible … Continue reading ‘F9: The Fast Saga’: New Featurette Offers 60 Seconds of High-Octane BTS Footage!! Check It Out!!

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‘F9: The Fast Saga’: Vin Diesel Calls it an Origin Story For Dominic Toretto!!

Vin Diesel sat down with Entertainment Weekly on April 30 and discussed F9, teasing that the upcoming film was an origin story for his character, Dominic Toretto. While F9 is not a prequel, the actor confirmed that we will see some moments that took place before the events of the film that started it all, The Fast and the Furious. Diesel further noted that the … Continue reading ‘F9: The Fast Saga’: Vin Diesel Calls it an Origin Story For Dominic Toretto!!

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‘F9: The Fast Saga’: New Footage Confirms the Franchise’s Return to Theaters!! Check It Out!!

Vin Diesel is here to remind fans of the Fast and Furious franchise that we are all a family. And one that likes going back to the movie theaters! For the last year, theaters around the world have been closed down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As Diesel points out in a new promo for the re-release of the franchise, we’ve been going to theaters together … Continue reading ‘F9: The Fast Saga’: New Footage Confirms the Franchise’s Return to Theaters!! Check It Out!!

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‘Muscle’: Vin Diesel, F. Gary Gray to Re-team for Action-Comedy!!

Vin Diesel is set to re-team with his Fate of the Furious director F. Gary Gray for the action-comedy Muscle, which has been in development at STXfilms for several years. Plot details have remained under wraps throughout that time, but the latest draft of the script hails from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier creator Malcolm Spellman and Into the Storm scribe John Swetnam. The … Continue reading ‘Muscle’: Vin Diesel, F. Gary Gray to Re-team for Action-Comedy!!

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‘Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots’: Vin Diesel to Star in Live Action Adaption for Universal, Mattel!!

Vin Diesel is set to star in and produce a live-action feature version of the tabletop boxing game Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots. Mattel Films is behind the project and is partnering with Universal, the studio behind Diesel‘s beloved Fast & Furious franchise. Ryan Engle, the writer behind Dwayne Johnson starrer Rampage, penned the screenplay for the action-adventure, which follows a father and son who form an unlikely … Continue reading ‘Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots’: Vin Diesel to Star in Live Action Adaption for Universal, Mattel!!

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‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Moves Release Date to Sept 24, 2021!!

Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage‘s release date keeps getting delayed. Now, the Venom sequel has been given a one-week release date push, as reported by Variety. The new date for Venom 2‘s theatrical release is September 24, moved from its previously September 17 date. The news comes less than two weeks after Venom 2 moved from June to September, in order to escape F9’s much-anticipated premiere. With the new … Continue reading ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Moves Release Date to Sept 24, 2021!!

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‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Moves Release Date to Sept 17, 2021!!

Sony has announced that it is moving Venom: Let There Be Carnage to September, thereby avoiding a box office clash with Universal‘s F9 in June. The Venom sequel will now open on Sept. 17, 2021, nearly three months after it had previously been slated for release on June 25. Universal recently parked its own action-packed sequel on that date, forcing a standoff that ended with … Continue reading ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Moves Release Date to Sept 17, 2021!!

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‘F9’ Release Delayed Again While ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Moves to 2022!!

No matter how fast you are, no one outruns their past, but Universal Pictures is aiming to outrun the pandemic by delaying its tentpoles F9 and Minions: The Rise of Gru once again, though not all delays are created equal. F9 will move back just one month, from May 28 to June 25, 2021, but unfortunately, Illumination‘s Minions sequel has been pushed back an entire year, … Continue reading ‘F9’ Release Delayed Again While ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Moves to 2022!!

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‘Hobbs and Shaw 2’: Plans for Sequel on Hold!!

I am not alone in thinking the Fast and Furious franchise is one of the greatest things to ever happen to planet earth, and the 2019 spinoff Hobbs & Shaw is no exception. The gonzo action film from director David Leitch finally united Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham in a globetrotting war against Idris Elba, which included as many vertical building chases and helicopter battles … Continue reading ‘Hobbs and Shaw 2’: Plans for Sequel on Hold!!

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‘Black Widow’: Kevin Feige Is Reportedly Opposed to a Hybrid Release!!

As 2021 marches on and the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine continues, the big question in Hollywood is whether we’ll have a summer movie season or not. When it was clear that the distribution of the vaccine would take longer than initially anticipated due to the previous presidential administration’s incompetence, some studios started moving their Spring 2021 films back to fall or even 2022. But … Continue reading ‘Black Widow’: Kevin Feige Is Reportedly Opposed to a Hybrid Release!!

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‘F9: The Fast Saga’ BTS Video Shows Off the Crazy Practical Stunt!! Check It Out!!

Justin Lin, the director behind F9: The Fast Saga, shared a behind-the-scenes video showing off how one of the practical stunts in the film was pulled off. The scene that the video focuses on was one that was featured in the recently released Super Bowl spot, which saw a car being pulled through a building on its side by a powerful magnet. It’s an absolutely … Continue reading ‘F9: The Fast Saga’ BTS Video Shows Off the Crazy Practical Stunt!! Check It Out!!

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‘F9: The Fast Saga’ Gets an Action-Packed Super Bowl Trailer!! Check It Out!!

Universal Pictures has released an action-packed new trailer for F9, the ninth installment in the Fast & Furious saga. The latest F9 trailer dropped ahead of Super Bowl LV on Sunday. This is just the latest tease we’ve gotten of the Fast & Furious movie following the release of new images featuring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sung Kang back in January. So, what does this new trailer for F9 show us? Well, if there’s one important message, … Continue reading ‘F9: The Fast Saga’ Gets an Action-Packed Super Bowl Trailer!! Check It Out!!

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Universal Pictures Enters Theatrical/PVOD Distribution Deal with Cinemark Theaters!!

As we all continue to reckon with what “going to the movies” looks like during a damn global pandemic (with Christopher Nolan taking a huge swing and a miss), the already tenuous relationship between movie theaters and PVOD/streaming continues to collapse and conflate in interesting ways. We’ve already seen Universal Pictures and AMC do a dance regarding “when a movie can stay in theaters versus when it … Continue reading Universal Pictures Enters Theatrical/PVOD Distribution Deal with Cinemark Theaters!!

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‘F9: The Fast Saga’ Completes Production!!

Did you know we were supposed to get the ninth Fast & Furious movie, F9, back in May? It’s true! But then coronavirus hit, and Universal, more than any other studio, had the full measure of the catastrophe and knew that it wasn’t some brief interlude. They kicked their big movies like F9 back to 2021, and that has allowed director Justin Lin the proper … Continue reading ‘F9: The Fast Saga’ Completes Production!!

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‘Fast and Furious 11’ Set to be End of Franchise!!

After a long-running, mind-exploding, high-octane, death-defying, and increasingly logic-discarding run of extremely entertaining motion pictures, we now know when The Fast and Furious franchise is coming to an end. Per Deadline, Justin Lin, the architect of so many Fast films (including the most recent, as-of-yet unreleased F9), will direct two more films in the concluding moments of the franchise, closing it all out with 11 films total. Eat your heart … Continue reading ‘Fast and Furious 11’ Set to be End of Franchise!!

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‘F9: The Fast Saga’ Gets a New 2021 Release!!

Universal announced that the release of the highly-anticipated Fast & Furious sequel F9 is being delayed once again, this time to Memorial Day weekend 2021. The decision comes right on the heels of news that the upcoming James Bond film No Time to Die is getting pushed from this November to April 2, 2021, the same day F9 was previously scheduled to hit theaters. The … Continue reading ‘F9: The Fast Saga’ Gets a New 2021 Release!!

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‘Fast and Furious 9’ Set to Launch Team Into Outer Space!!

Ever since the Fast and the Furious franchise transformed from a scrappy drag racing saga to a series of set pieces that spit directly in Isaac Newton’s nerd-ass face, it was pretty much a given we’d eventually head to outer space. We’re basically living through a second Space Race between Vin Diesel and Tom Cruise and folks, it looks like the fambly has won once … Continue reading ‘Fast and Furious 9’ Set to Launch Team Into Outer Space!!

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Universal and AMC Set Deal For a Groundbreaking 17-Day Theatrical Window!! Check It Out!!

Universal Filmed Entertainment Group — i.e. Universal Pictures and Focus Features — has inked a multi-year deal with AMC Theaters that calls for its films to play in theaters for just 17 days before they’re allowed to debut on premium VOD. Additionally, it sounds like AMC will get a piece of the proverbial PVOD pie and take a slice from the revenue generated from those … Continue reading Universal and AMC Set Deal For a Groundbreaking 17-Day Theatrical Window!! Check It Out!!

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‘Ride or Die’: Marlon Wayans to Star in Action Packed Rom Com!!

When Harry Met Sally… with guns. That’s the gist of the pitch for a new Marlon Wayans movie Ride or Die, an action-packed romantic comedy that Neal H. Moritz (Fast and Furious) will produce under his Original Film banner. Wayans teamed with Rick Alvarez to write the script, which follows a straight-laced robbery detective (Wayans) who partners with a hard-hitting female narcotics detective to track … Continue reading ‘Ride or Die’: Marlon Wayans to Star in Action Packed Rom Com!!

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Now Cineworld Also Refusing to Screen New Universal Releases!!

Somehow, in this timeline we’re all living in, Universal Pictures’ recent release, the kid-friendly Trolls World Tour, has ignited a storm of serious saber-rattling amidst theater owners. Just one day after AMC Theaters owner Adam Aron declared the chain would not be showing new Universal releases — a statement made in reaction to NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell commenting to the Wall Street Journal on the financial success of the Trolls sequel’s … Continue reading Now Cineworld Also Refusing to Screen New Universal Releases!!

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‘Hobbs and Shaw 2’: Dwayne Johnson Reveals New Details!!

This past weekend, Dwayne Johnson took to Instagram to share the story of how losing out on the role of Jack Reacher led directly to him landing a part in the Fast & Furious franchise. That part of Hobbs in Fast Five, of course, became a fan-favorite, and Johnson’s long-promised Hobbs spinoff finally arrived last year in the form of Hobbs & Shaw. The actioner, … Continue reading ‘Hobbs and Shaw 2’: Dwayne Johnson Reveals New Details!!

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Theater Owners Pushing for Coronavirus Relief Bill to Avoid Bankruptcy!!

Mass closings due to the coronavirus pandemic have hit theater owners particularly hard. After the release of several high-profile blockbuster films like Fast & Furious 9 and No Time to Die were delayed until later in the year (with F9 pushed all the way to 2021), movie theaters across the country have closed their doors indefinitely until the threat of the virus passes. And according … Continue reading Theater Owners Pushing for Coronavirus Relief Bill to Avoid Bankruptcy!!

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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Is NOT Heading Straight to Streaming!!

Reports have been flying around concerning Warner Bros. bypassing a theatrical release for Wonder Woman 1984 and releasing the film directly to streaming amid the coronavirus outbreak. Nobody wants to watch Gal Gadot wreck fools while Pedro Pascal wears roadkill on his head from the comfort of a couch more than me. But the chances of this scenario actually happening were always a longshot at … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Is NOT Heading Straight to Streaming!!

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AMC Theaters and Cinemark Are Closing!!

Update: Cinemark has also announced it is closing its theaters. A timetable was not given. In a significant but necessary move, AMC Theaters has decided to close its theaters nationwide for the time-being. The White House announced new national guidelines yesterday to help combat the spread of coronavirus COVID-19, and as part of those guidelines they recommended steering clear of gatherings of 10 people or … Continue reading AMC Theaters and Cinemark Are Closing!!

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‘Birds of Prey’ Will Be Released Early on VOD!!

Good news, puddin’! Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey will be released early on VOD as theaters across the country shut their doors amid the coronavirus pandemic. Fandango reports that both Birds of Prey and the Matthew McConaughey movie The Gentlemen will be available for digital purchase on March 24 — 46 days and 60 days after each film hit theaters. Typically, films become available for … Continue reading ‘Birds of Prey’ Will Be Released Early on VOD!!

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Coronavirus Delays Could Cause Hollywood To Lose $20 Billion!!

The week of March 8, 2020 may very well go down as one of the most dread-filled in Hollywood history thanks to growing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on Hollywood and the global entertainment industry. Every day, we learned of numerous announcements made about various studio shutdowns, release dates pushed or substantially delayed, movie theaters taking every precaution to protect theatergoers, and … Continue reading Coronavirus Delays Could Cause Hollywood To Lose $20 Billion!!

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‘WonderCon 2020’ Postponed Indefinitely!!

Welcome back to the most depressing broken record in recent history, as yet another pop culture event has been postponed due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The latest casualty is WonderCon, which was set to be held in Anaheim, California from April 10-12. The yearly comic book, film, and television convention joins events like SXSW, CinemaCon, and Coachella in altering plans in the wake of … Continue reading ‘WonderCon 2020’ Postponed Indefinitely!!

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‘Mulan,’ ‘Antlers’ and ‘New Mutants’ See Release Date Push!!

Out of an abundance of caution, Disney has canceled its release plans for Mulan (March 27), The New Mutants (April 3) and Scott Cooper‘s horror movie Antlers (April 17) in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the studio announced Thursday. Unlike No Time to Die and F9, it’s unclear when any of them will hit theaters, though the studio is reportedly exploring release dates later … Continue reading ‘Mulan,’ ‘Antlers’ and ‘New Mutants’ See Release Date Push!!

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‘Fast and Furious 9’: Now Set to Release in 2021!!

Whelp, it appears the impact of COVID-19 on Hollywood is only just getting started, as Universal’s Fast & Furious 9 becomes the latest project to push back its release date due to the virus. The film, which was set to hit theaters on May 22 of this year, will now be released on April 2, 2021. The decision was announced in the below statement To … Continue reading ‘Fast and Furious 9’: Now Set to Release in 2021!!

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‘The Pinkerton’: J. J. Abrams to Produce Supernatural Western For Warner Bros!!

Bad Robot, the production company of filmmaker J.J. Abrams, will produce the supernatural western The Pinkerton for Warner Bros. If ghosts and cowboys and creepy old west towns are your kinda thing, this news is probably saloon piano music to your ears. As reported by THR, little else is known about the script, from writer Daniel Casey, although Casey already has an established history with Bad … Continue reading ‘The Pinkerton’: J. J. Abrams to Produce Supernatural Western For Warner Bros!!

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‘Fast 10’: Vin Diesel Eyeing a Two-Part Finale!!

F9 opens in just a few months to give the Fast & Furious faithful another dose of nitrous-boosted, high-octane, physics-defying action. But while the May 2020 movie is set up as the second part in the “last trilogy to end the saga” (just go with it), franchise star Vin Diesel doesn’t want just one more movie to close it all out. Instead, he’s eyeing a … Continue reading ‘Fast 10’: Vin Diesel Eyeing a Two-Part Finale!!

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‘Fast 9’ Super Bowl Trailer Goes to Heavenly Heights!! Check It Out!

Fresh off of Friday’s trailer debut, Universal Pictures dropped a new F9 Super Bowl trailer during the big game. As revealed in last week’s trailer, Fast & Furious 9 finds Dom (Vin Diesel) squaring off against his brother, played by John Cena, who has teamed up with Fate of the Furious baddie Cipher (Charlize Theron) to do some villain shit. Only in the Fast & … Continue reading ‘Fast 9’ Super Bowl Trailer Goes to Heavenly Heights!! Check It Out!

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‘Fast and Furious 9’ Gets New Character Posters!! Check It Out!!

The Fast & Furious franchise is one of the few box office juggernauts that can challenge Disney’s dominance at the box office, and Universal is absolutely done living life a quarter-mile at a time. And I don’t just mean because Dom’s in full dad-mode now. Universal’s ever-expanding international racing-meets-super-criminals-sometimes-on-the-side-of-the-law franchise got its first big spinoff with last year’s hit Hobbs and Shaw and dove into the animated … Continue reading ‘Fast and Furious 9’ Gets New Character Posters!! Check It Out!!

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