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Spoilers On How 'Fast & Furious 8' Deals With Paul Walker's Character


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Paul Walker had been a staple of the 'Fast & Furious' timeline up until his untimely death back in 2013. Falling victim to a single-vehicle collision on November 30, 2013 alongside his friend Roger Rodas, the acting world felt a huge loss, and it was recently revealed the movie 'Furious 7' was almost cancelled following his death.

Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner in 'Furious 7'Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner in 'Furious 7'

Still, the franchise lived on, with Walker's moments that hadn't yet been filmed in the seventh flick filled in with special effects. Now 'Fast & Furious 8' is being released in cinemas across the globe, and Walker's lack of presence in the film is clearly felt. Despite that it's raking in big bucks in the box office, but how exactly does the movie deal with the loss of Walker? Read on to find out, but beware the spoilers...

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Paul Walker's Brothers Talk About Possibility Of His Character Featuring In More 'Fast And The Furious' Films


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The brothers of the late Paul Walker have spoken about the possibility of his character Brian O’Connor making a cameo in more Fast and the Furious films. Walker tragically died in November 2013, during the filming of Furious 7, and afterwards his brothers Caleb and Cody stepped in to help complete his final scenes.

Paul WalkerPaul Walker's brothers have discussed the possibilty of his character being ressurected

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Caleb said: "I had a phone call with Vin for about an hour and we really discussed this a while back. He wanted our blessing.” He added that Diesel asked if and when they thought it "would be acceptable to maybe bring Paul's character back… to really kind of let his fans know he's still out there.”

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Michelle Rodriguez Apologises For Out Of Context Comments On Paul Walker's Death


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Michelle Rodriguez has apologised for controversial comments she made over the death of her Fast and Furious co-star Paul Walker, saying they were taken ‘out of context’. Earlier this week a video of Michelle Rodriguez from documentary The Reality of Truth appeared online, showing the actress saying she felt "jealous" that Walker had died first.

Michelle RodriguezMichelle Rodriguez has said the comments she made about Paul Walker’s death were taken out of context.

Speaking to TMZ, Rodriguez said: "That's the people from the documentary using things out of context. I had a deep moment and I said something that, you know, was personal. It was exploited and I apologise about that, but if I knew it was being promoted that way I wouldn't have been involved.”

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Porsche Ruled As Not Responsible For The Death Of Paul Walker


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The widow of the driver of the Porsche Carrera GT in which Paul Walker died back in 2013 has been dealt a blow by a Californian judge who ruled that Porsche Cars will not be held liable for the incident in spite of her lawsuit claims.

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On Monday (April 4th 2016), a federal judge decided that the car company was not responsible for the death of Roger Rodas and 'Fast & Furious' actor Paul Walker, after Kristine Rodas 'provided no competent evidence' suggesting that the tragedy was caused by the lack a safety cage and fuel cell, and a failed suspension.

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Michelle Rodriguez Reveals Her Sadness Over Paul Walker's Death Was "More Like Jealousy"


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Michelle Rodriguez has revealed that she once came to feel “jealousy” over the death of her ‘Fast and Furious’ co-star Paul Walker, during a candid conversation about coping with grief.

The 37 year old, who stars as Letty Ortiz in the action movie franchise, worked with Walker on the movies until his death in a car crash in November 2013. The Porsche Carrera GT in which he was a passenger veered off the road in California and burst into flames – the driver, his friend Roger Rodas, was also killed.

Michelle RodriguezMichelle Rodriguez was speaking as part of a new documentary movie 'The Reality of Truth'

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Vin Diesel Confirms Release Dates For New 'Fast And Furious' Trilogy


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Vin Diesel has confirmed that there’s still more left in the engine for the Fast and Furious franchise, with a whole new trilogy coming our way. On Instagram the actor announced the release dates for the three new movies, beginning with Furious 8 in April 2017.

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Paul Walker's Father Suing Porsche Over Star's Death


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Just after the second anniversary of the sudden, shocking death of Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker in a car accident, the late star’s father has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Porsche.

In official court documents obtained by various outlets, the actor’s father – also named Paul Walker – who is the executor of his son’s estate claims that the Porsche Carrera GT he was travelling in on November 20th, 2013 lacked a number of safety features that could have saved the lives of the two people who died in the accident.

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Vin Diesel Show Off His Abs On Instagram After 'Dad Bod' Jibes


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If a picture is worth 1,000 words then Vin Diesel needs just one to answer those who called him out on the internet for having a ‘dad bod’. The Last Witch Hunter actor was pictured shirtless on the balcony of Miami's Shore Club hotel last week, looking a little softer than usual causing some to negatively comment on his physique.

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The Fast & Furious Train (Or Muscle Car, As It Were) Keeps Chugging Along With Eighth Movie


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If you thought the Fast & Furious franchise was on its way out, you clearly are not familiar with the dynamics of Hollywood franchises. As the F&F, Spider-Man, Star Wars and numerous other series have proved, you don't just enjoy success, you ride its coattails until they're so warn and ragged that the money stream starts to thin out. 

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Another round with Vin & co.? Don't mind if we do.

Yes, there will be a Fast & Furious 8 (or some variation upon that name). Vin Diesel announced on Thursday that there will be an eight installment of the muscle car franchise released on April 14, 2017.

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Wiz Khalifa Tops UK Chart, As Paul Walker Tribute Becomes Fastest Selling Single Of 2015


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Rapper Wiz Khalifa is on top of the UK charts this weekend with the emotional ‘See You Again’, which pays tribute to the late Furious 7 actor Paul Walker. The track, which features Charlie Puth on vocals, has also become the fastest selling single of the year so far, overtaking Ellie Goulding’s ‘Love Me Like You Do’.

Wiz KhalifaKhalifa's ‘See You Again’ pays tribute to the late Paul Walker.

‘See You Again’ climbed 21 places to top the chart this week, bringing its combined sales total up to 193,000 copies. The single is taken from the soundtrack to the seventh instalment of the Fast and Furious series, which has just surpassed the $1billion mark at the worldwide box office.

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'Furious 7' Gives Paul Walker A Proper Send-Off


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When actor Paul Walker was killed in a car accident halfway through shooting the seventh 'Fast & Furious' movie, director James Wan made the difficult decision to finish the film, completing Walker's performance using both stand-ins and digital effects created from existing footage.

Paul Walker and the team of 'Furious 7'
Paul Walker and the team of 'Furious 7'

To make the scenes look seamless, Wan hired Peter Jackson's Weta Digital to use blend the various elements into the completed film. And in a nice touch, he got Paul's brothers Cody and Caleb to perform as body doubles in the remaining sequences.

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Paul Walker's Father Suing Estate Of Driver In Fatal Car Crash For $1.8 Million


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Over a year after his tragic death, the family of Paul Walker are planning to achieve some solace in seeking almost $2 million from the family of Roger Rodas, the driver of the car that crashed and killed both himself as well as the Hollywood star.

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Walker died in a car crash in November 2013 

Walker's father, Paul Walker III, who is acting is the executor of his late son's estate, has reportedly filed a claim for $1.8 million against the estate of Rodas for wrongfully keeping Walker's exotic car collection, TMZ reported.

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Paul Walker's Father Remembers Late Son 1 Year After His Death


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It has nearly been one year since Paul Walker tragically died in a car crash while visiting a charity event in Valencia, California, but the late actor will always have a presence in his father's life, who recently revealed he thinks about his son everyday day.

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Walker died aged 40 in a car crash almost 1 year ago

Paul Walker III spoke candidly with E!News about the 'Fast & Furious' star, and recalled many great memories of him. Paul left behind a teenage daughter, Meadow.

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A Week In Movies: Interstellar Lands In Cinemas, Tarantino Hosts The Hateful Eight, And Dumb & Dumber To Premieres In L.A., Plus New Trailers For Furious 7, Ex Machina And Minions


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After earlier permieres in L.A. And London, Interstellar held a week-of-release premiere on Monday in New York, attended by Christopher Nolan and his wife producer Emma Thomas and cast members including Matthew Mcconaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, John Lithgow, Ellen Burstyn and Bill Irwin. The film hits cinemas this weekend.

Photos - New York Premiere of 'Interstellar'

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See Paul Walker In The High-Octane 'Furious 7' Trailer


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After a the tragic car crash that killed Paul Walker in 2013, his on-screen character, Brian O'Conner, will ride again in 'Furious 7', the seventh movie in the 'Fast & Furious' movie franchise. Walker had reportedly finished the majority of his scenes, although he died before principle photography finished. With the help of his two brothers, Caleb and Cody, four body-doubles, and some CGI magic, filming was finished in order to pay homage to the actor. 

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Paul Walker died in November, 2013, in a car crash

Walker was killed on 30th November, 2013, when his friend Roger Rodas crashed the Porsche they were driving into a concrete light pole at around 100 mph. The two had reportedly died before the car burst into flames from their injuries. Filming for 'Furious 7' came to a halt while the studio consulted Walker's family before determining what to do with the footage. 

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Daughter Of Paul Walker Pays Tribute To Her Father On What Would Have Been His 41st Birthday


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Meadow Walker paid a touching tribute to her father Fast and the Furious star Paul Walker on Friday (September 12th) on what would have been the actor's 41st birthday.

On her Instagram account the teenager posted a picture of her father holding her when she was a little girl with the caption, “Happy Birthday I love you.” Walker was just 40 when he was tragically killed last November in a car accident while visiting a charity event in Valencia, California.

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Man Gets Prison For Watching, Sorry, Filming 'Fast & Furious 6'


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A man who secretly filmed Fast & Furious 6 in a Walsall cinema has been sentenced to three years in prison. Philip Danks, 25, from the West Midlands is thought to have cost Universal Pictures around £2.3 million in lost revenue after uploading the movie onto the web.

Fast Furious 6Vin Diesel in 'The Fast & Furious 6'

Danks had visited a showing of the film on its release date on May 17 and his pirated copy was downloaded over 700,000 times. He was also selling copies of his recorded version on his Facebook page for £1.50, making £1,000 in the process. He was arrested on May 23. 

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Vin Diesel Opens Up About Paul Walker: "Guardians Of The Galaxy" Role Was "Therapeutic"


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Vin Diesel has claimed that “Guardians of the Galaxy” helped him to get over the death of his close friend and co-star, Paul Walker. Before you ask, Diesel didn’t turn to religion, “Guardians of the Galaxy” is not a new branch of scientology, it’s his upcoming Marvel superheroes movie.

Vin Diesel Guardians of the Galaxy Vin Diesel has said that working on "Guardians of the Galaxy" helped him deal with the death of Paul Walker

Diesel, who voices extraterrestrial tree-like being Groot in the film, explained on a Facebook Q&A that the role allowed him to work through his pain: “It was very personal - it was the month after my brother Paul Walker and it was the first time I had worked since…Although it was challenging, just to get back to work was therapeutic - especially as Groot. There was an innocence about the character that was just refreshing - and it may have been more challenging under other circumstances, but at that time, it was very therapeutic.”

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Paul Walker's Brother Gets Emotional While Speaking Of Actor's Death


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Cody Walker, the brother of the late Paul Walker, spoke publically for the first time since the tragic death of his Hollywood star sibling.

The grief stricken younger brother expressed his struggles of coming to terms with Paul's passing and insists the tragedy still "doesn't feel real".

The 40 year-old actor was killed in a car crash when visiting a charity event in Valencia, California, this past November (2013).

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Unfortunately, Paul Walker's 'Brick Mansions' Just Isn't Very Good


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We were hoping this one was going to turn out pretty good. One of Paul Walker's final movies, Brick Mansions, has a decent premise. Set in a dystopian Detroit, a set of abandoned mansions house the city's most dangerous criminals. Unable to control the crime, the police construct a colossal wall around the area to protect the rest of the city. Sort of, District 9 meets The Simpsons movie.

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Walker plays a undercover cop Damien Collier, who has to battle against corruption to live an honest life. Unfortunately, the critics haven't gotten on-board with one of the late actor's final works.

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Vin Diesel Welcomes Paul Walker's Brothers To The "FAST Family", Posts First On-Set Photo


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A few days ago it was announced that Paul Walker’s siblings, Caleb and Cody, were to act as body doubles for the late actor, in order to complete his last installment of the Fast & Furious series. The first photos of the brothers on set have now been released by the production. The siblings were spotted on set of Fast & Furious 7 on Monday, April 21, chatting with their brother's longtime co-star Vin Diesel. The caption on Diesel's Facebook page read: "After spending time with his biological brothers, I must say to the parents, you raised some great kids."

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Paul Walker's Bros To Complete Film - "The Fast & Furious Saga Is About Family"


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Paul Walker’s tragic death following a high-speed car accident - which also claimed the life of Roger Rodas – threw his most high-profile movie to date into question; how would Fast & Furious 7 reach completion without one of its key stars?

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Well now it seems as though Walker’s close family are stepping in to get the high-octane franchise back on track, helping to finish the last scenes still needing to be shot. "The Fast & Furious saga is about family. The characters are connected by the bond of family, and it is how all of us who have worked together for more than thirteen years feel about each other," the franchise posted on Facebook on Tuesday.

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Paul Walker's Brothers Will Step In To Finish 'Fast & Furious 7' Scenes


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Since the 'Fast & Furious' film franchise follows the bond of a family, it is only right that a real-life family helps finish filming the latest instalment.

'Fast & Furious 7' has required the help of Paul Walker's two brothers, Cody and Caleb, to step in as body doubles for the late actor.

Since the tragic death of Paul Walker last November, it has often been speculated how director James Wan and the film's production team will attempt to finish the project.

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Paul Walker Tribute Will Take Place At 2014 MTV Movie Awards


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The late Paul Walker will be remembered at the upcoming 2014 MTV Movie Awards.

The 40 year-old, who was tragically killed in a car crash last November (2013), will be remembered in a tribute of clips of his movie career.

Walker's 'Fast & Furious' co-star Jordana Brewster, who plays his wife, will also take to the stage and conduct a speech about working with him, according to The Los Angeles Times.

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93mph Crash Killed Paul Walker, New Report Finds


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The Porsche in which Paul Walker was travelling at the time of his death, reached a speed of 93mph before crashing and bursting into flames, killing the actor and his friend, an L.A Country Sheriff's investigation has found.

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Using surveillance videos and electronic data retrieved from the car's computer - with the help of Porsche - investigators were able to find the rate of speed that Roger Rodas reached before crashing on a curvy road in Santa Clarita on November 30, 2013, reports the Los Angeles Times.

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Paul Walker's Fatal Car Crash Was Due To High Speed, Not Mechanical Error


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It has been four months since the tragic death of the 'Fast & Furious' film franchise star Paul Walker.

On Tuesday (March 25th) the Los Angeles County Sheriff concluded their investigation and their report states the fatal crash was caused by excessive speed and not a mechanical failure.

The 40 year-old actor was killed when visiting a charity event in Santa Clarita, California, this past November (2013), he and friend Roger Rodas, (38) entered a Porsche Carrera GT sports car to drive round the block.

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As 'Fast & Furious 7' Recommences Filming Vin Diesel Shares Photo Of Paul Walker


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'Fast & Furious 7' will commence filming at the end of this month after it was postponed back in November due to the tragic death of co-star Paul Walker.

The 40 year-old actor was killed in a car crash when visiting a charity event in Valencia, California, this past November (2013).

Walker was a passenger in a Porsche GT when it crashed after the driver lost control and collided with a post and tree which caused the car to burst into flames.

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CGI, Body Doubles & Voice Overs To Complete Paul Walker's Fast & Furious 7 Scenes?


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Paul Walker may still be able to complete Fast & Furious 7 with the use of body doubles, CGI and voice overs reports suggest. Walker died in a car accident in November of last year when filming for the seventh film had yet to be completed. 

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Paul Walker's scenes in Fast & Furious 7 will be completed using special effects.

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'Fast & Furious 7' To Begin Filming In Abu Dhabi After Lengthy Delay Following Paul Walker's Death


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Paul Walker's last ever film will definitely be completed.

'Fast & Furious 7' has finally been given the green light to resume production on March 31st in Atlanta Georgia.

Filming will begin roughly four months after being haltered last November (2013) due to the sudden death of the franchise's co-star Paul Walker, who was fatally injured in a car crash in Valencia, Calif.

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"Fast & Furious 7" To Resume Filming In April, Paul Walker's Passion Project Not As Fortunate


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Fast & Furious 7 is going ahead, though not quite as planned. The cast and crew took an extended hiatus, following Paul Walker’s tragic death over Thanksgiving weekend 2013 and the film still hasn’t resumed filming. The cast will return to Atlanta in April to finish shooting the seventh installment in the F&F franchise.

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Walker will take one final bow in the seventh (but not final) Fast film.

Much of the movie had already been filmed before Walker’s death and the production team have decided to use the footage already in the can to “retire” Walker’s character. The producers have made it clear that Brian O’Connor will not be killed off, although it hasn’t been announced exactly how he is to leave the franchise.

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'Fast & Furious 7' Will Resume Filming In April Following The Death Of Paul Walker


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Paul Walker's last ever film will definitely be completed.

'Fast & Furious 7' has finally been given the green light to resume production this coming April, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Filming was haltered last November (2013) due to the sudden death of the car racing franchise's co-star Paul Walker.

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'Brick Mansions', Paul Walker's Last Ever Movie, Gets A Trailer [Video]


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The trailer has been released for the late Paul Walker's final full-length movie, Brick Mansions. The upcoming action thriller has been adapted from the 2004 French parkour action film, District B13. The gritty movie sees Walker in a classic role, jumping from buildings, driving fast cars and fighting criminals as no-nonsense cop, Damien.

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Paul Walker's Final, Complete Movie 'Brick Mansions' Is A Wholly Appropriate Send-Off.

Damien is tasked with bringing down crime lord Tremaine (RZA), who has taken over the fenced-off, ccrime-ridden district of Brick Mansions with a neutron bomb. To get the job done, Damien recruits a Parkour-master ex-con Lino, played by Parkour founder and District B13 actor David Belle, and they take on the dangerous Tremaine in a city wide battle to save a lot of people.

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Paul Walker Leaves Entire $25 Million Estate To 15 Year-Old Daughter Meadow


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Paul Walker wanted to take care of his daughter even after life.

The 40 year-old actor, who was tragically killed in a devastating car crash last November (2013), has allegedly left his entire fortune to his only child, Meadow.

TMZ reports, Walker left his whole $25 million estate to his 15 year-old daughter after the gossip site obtained a copy of his will.

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Vin Diesel's 18-Minute Tribute Video For Paul Walker


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Paul Walker’s death stunned everyone when he and Roger Rodas were involved in a fatal and fiery car crash in November last year. As one of the key stars of the Fast & Furious franchise and, by all accounts, a lovely guy, the news sent shockwaves through various media outlets, family, friends and fans alike.

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The relationship between Walker and his ‘Fast’ co-star, Vin Diesel, was well documented. They famously argued and feuded – something the ‘Riddick’ actor latest admitted to regretting. But in tribute to his late friend and co-star, Diesel posted an 18-minute documenting their time together.

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What Have The Illegal Downloaders Been Watching? 2013's Most Pirated Film


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For those who give into temptation – the temptation being seemingly unlimited to films music and TV for free with little chance of getting caught – then life’s pretty good: they can settle down in their comfortable homes, tucking into DVD quality movies with or without subtitles. Well, sometimes with hardcoded Mandarin subtitles, but that doesn’t matter.

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Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey proved the most popular film for torrent fans, with an estimated 8.4m downloads, and that’s despite the fantasy epic being available on the streaming service, Netflix. Up next was Quentin Tarantino’s dark slavery comedy, Django Unchained, while Fast & Furious 6 took third spot.

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Taylor Swift And One Direction Named Most Charitable Celebrities Of 2013


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With great stardom comes great responsibility, as Taylor Swift proved this year. The singer had a phenomenally successful year with her RED tour, but she was also very charitable with her earning – the most charitable celebrity, in fact, according to DoSomething’s annual list for 2013.

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The beautiful and talented Swift turned out to be quite charitable as well.

Taylor Swift fans will know that she’s no stranger to charitable donations and was also on the list last year. In 2013, however, there were several notable events, which helped Taylor stand out from the pack.

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Vin Diesel Announces Fast & Furious 7 Release Date


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Fans of the Fast and Furious franchise breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday (22nd December) when the producers of the seventh film announced it would be released, despite the untimely death of one of its stars, Paul Walker.

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Paul Walker died in November aged 40. 

Producers initially anticipated the film's release date would be delayed but it seems the film will be completed ahead of schedule. Fast and Furious 7 was initially slated to be released in Summer 2015.  However, Vin Diesel announced the film would be released on April 10th 2015. In his statement, posted on his Facebook page on Sunday, Diesel included a still from his last scene with Walker. 

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Finally, Marvel Confirms Vin Diesel As Groot In 'Guardians Of The Galaxy'


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Vin Diesel has been hinting at his role in Guardians of The Galaxy for ages now, so Marvel confirming that Groot will be played by the deep-voiced Hollywood star doesn’t really come as a surprise. But it’s nice to know what’s going on.

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"Vin Diesel is a super awesome dude. I can't tell you how much I like this guy," the movie's director James Gunn wrote on Twitter linking to an image of Vin hugging a model of Groot.

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Vin Diesel Confirms Release Date For 'Fast & Furious 7': The Show Will Go On In 2015


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Fast & Furious 7 has gotten an official release date – April 10, 2015. Vin Diesel announced the news via his Facebook page on Sunday. Despite the tragic death of F&F star Paul Walker on November 30th, the production soldiers on, but will be released later than originally planned.

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Vin Diesel announced the news, while also honoring his late co-star.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Walker will appear in the movie and his co-star’s message also pays tribute to the late actor. Diesel wrote: "The last scene we filmed together…There was a unique sense of completion, of pride we shared… in the film we were now completing… the magic captured… and, in just how far we've come… Fast and Furious 7 will be released… April 10th 2015! P.s. He'd want you to know first…"

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Paul Walker's Death Caused By Excessive Speed, Not Mechanical Failure


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Paul Walker's death was not caused by a mechanical problem with his friend's Porsche Carrera GT and was purely down to excessive speed. There had been some speculation that the super car has a history of difficult handling, but investigators say the driver of the car lost control due to "speed, and speed alone."

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Speaking anonymously, investigators also ruled out the chance that debris in the road caused the car to smash into a street light and tree.

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Paul Walker's Closest Bid Final Farewell At Funeral


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The late Paul Walker has finally been laid to peace at a private funeral ceremony on Saturday (14th Dec.) where the actor's family and friends had the opportunity to grieve together, pay tribute to the star's tragically short life and bid their final farewells. Walker, who was 40 when he died on November 30th, was killed in a car collision with a tree that also killed the driver of the vehicle, Roger Rodas.

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Paul Walker Has Finally Been Laid To Rest By Those Who Knew Him Best.

Rodas and Walker were killed after the Porsche they had taken for a spin somehow went out of control and crashed. Though toxicology reports are expected in January, the initial autopsies ruled that the men's deaths were accidents caused by "traumatic and thermal injuries."

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A Week In News: Beyonce's Back, 12 Years A Slave Burns Brighter, Tila Tequila Announces Nazi Sympathies


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Beyoncé Unveils Pre-Christmas Surprise: Beyoncé Knowles has dropped an entire album of new material suddenly and unexpectedly, somehow accomplishing the astonishing task of managing to evade those who seek to leak new pop albums. The singer dropped BEYONCÉ with its 14 new songs plus 17 music videos on iTunes after stating she was "bored" of the traditional way of releasing music. Find out more here.

Paul Walker Wreckage Thieves Charged: In a frankly unbelievable story of crime that rocked not only the grieving family and friends of the late Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker but Hollywood too, two thieves attempted to steal parts from the Porsche car that the actor and driver Roger Rodas died in. Jameson Witty, who bragged about his theft on Instagram, and Anthony Janow face charges of one felony count of grand theft of personal property and two misdemeanor counts of destroying evidence as well as delaying a police officer. Read the full story here.

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Paul Walker's Body Returned To Family As Preparations Begin For Funeral


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Paul Walker's body was released from the coroner's office on Monday (Dec 9th), according to TMZ.

The remains of the actor were transported to the Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills mortuary by his family's request.

Walker died from traumatic injuries and burns in a fatal car crash on Nov 30th in Santa Clarita, he was attending a charity event hosted by his own organisation 'Reach Out Worldwide'.

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Paul Walker's Death: Two Men Charged With Stealing Wreckage Of Porsche GT


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Two men who were accused of stealing the roof of the Porsche GT, that Paul Walker tragically crashed in and died, have been charged.

TMZ reports, the culprits have been charged with one felony count of grand theft of personal property as well as two misdemeanours of destroying evidence.

Jameson Brooks Witty and Anthony Edward Janow could face up to 4 years and 6 months in prison if convicted.

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Thousands Of Fans Attend Memorial Service For Paul Walker At Crash Site


Paul Walker

Thousands of like-minded petrol head fans paid tribute to the late actor Paul Walker on Sunday (Dec 9th).

The gathering of mourners occurred at the crash site in Santa Clarita, Calif., where the 40 year-old was in a fatal car crash with Roger Rodas on Nov 30th.

The memorial service, which was organised through social media, was expected to begin at noon but fans arrived hours early to leave flowers, notes and other tributes.

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Paul Walker's Family Planning 'Special Funeral' For Deceased Star


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Paul Walker's death was sudden and unexpected and perhaps unsurprisingly his family and friends are still struggling to come to terms with his death. As they come to terms with the actor's tragic demise, a report from HollywoodLife.com has revealed that his family will finally begin planning their final farewell to the star, in what has been deemed a "special funeral" service.

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Walker has been fondly remembered since his passing

"They have not decided when the funeral will take place, it is still a work in progress,” a friend of Paul and his family told the gossip site. “They want to make sure that everyone who wants to mourn will be together and all schedules match. They hopefully will have more of an idea next week.”

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A Week In Movies: Wonder Woman Is Coming, Walker's Hours Hits American Cinemas, And A Glimpse Of The Next Spider-man


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Gal Gadot

The big story this week is that Wonder Woman will make her long-awaited big-screen debut in the upcoming Batman vs Superman movie starring Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill. Israeli actress Gal Gadot has nabbed the key role; she's best known as Gisele in the last three Fast & Furious movies. 'Batman vs. Superman' has found its Wonder Woman, but who is Gal Gadot?

It was also announced that Rita Ora has joined the cast of Fifty Shades of Grey, which is currently filming in Vancouver with Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan in the lead roles, and Sam Taylor-Wood directing. Others joining the cast include Marcia Gay Harden and Jennifer Ehle. We take a closer look at the appointment here.

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Man Steals Paul Walker Car Parts, Posts Images On Instagram


Paul Walker

Two men are in custody after being caught attempting to steal car parts from the crashed Porsche that killed actor Paul Walker and the driver, Roger Rodas. Rodas and Walker had taken the sportscar for a drive and somehow ended up colliding with a lamppost then a tree, sending the car into flames.

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Paul Walker Died On Saturday In A Car Crash.

The burnt-out wreckage that dominated front pages in the days of Walker's death was hardly recognisable to be anything other than a charred, mangled pile of scrap metal but two thieves decided to try their chances.

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Paul Walker Paid For Soldier's $9,000 Engagement Ring For Future Wife


Paul Walker

Since Paul Walker's death, stories about the Fast and Furious star's generosity have swamped the web. The actor was known to be big on charity, though former jewlery clerk Irene King will never forget the day that Walker sauntered into her Santa Barbara store, picked up the tab for a $9,000 engagement ring for a complete stranger, and fled into the Los Angeles day. Read about Tila Tequila's ridiculous theory on Paul's death.

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During the holiday season of 2004, Walker was looking around the store while a couple were picking out an engagement ring. The man - soldier Kyle Upham who had just returned from duty in Iraq - was checking out the cheaper items, though his wife spotted something she "really, really liked." It was a $9,000 engagement ring. Upham said "Honey, I can't afford that," King recalled.

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'Fast & Furious' Co-Star Vin Diesel Honors Paul Walker In Touching Message


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Four days after Paul Walker’s tragic death, his on and off-screen friend Vin Diesel has issued a statement in mourning. The actor wrote on his Facebook page: “Pablo, I wish you could see the world right now and the profound impact, your full life has had on it, on Us… on me.”

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Walker [l] and Diesel [r] have been close friends since filming the original 2001 Fast & Furious movie.

Following some comments, which popped up on instagram and twitter under Diesel’s name, but later turned out to have been posted by fake accounts, the actor shared some touching sentiments in his first real statement. His post begins with a quote by Thomas Campbell: “To live in the hearts we leave behind, is not to die.” Diesel then goes on to express his grief in a statement, which has so far gathered thousands of likes and over 36,000 sympathetic comments, all lamenting the actor’s sudden death.

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Paul Walker's Co-Stars Michelle Rodriquez And Luke Evans Break Silence On His Sudden Death


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Paul Walker's sudden death this past Saturday (Nov 30th) is still sending shock waves throughout the entertainment world.

Michelle Rodriquez, who co-starred with Paul in 'The Fast and the Furious' franchise, has finally broke her silence on his tragic death.

The 35 year-old, like many others, took to twitter to express her sentiments following Walker's fatal car crash in Santa Clarita, while attending a charity event for his organization 'Reach Out Worldwide'.

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Paul Walker's Girlfriend "Broken Up" Over News Of The Actor's Tragic Death


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Paul Walker’s girlfriend Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell is reportedly “broken up” over the sudden and tragic death of the actor. The 23-year-old woman had been dating Walker (40) for the past seven years. She has now turned to her mother, Julie, for support – as you do in difficult situations. Pilchard-Gosnell and the age difference between the two has attracted a lot of attention since Walker's passing, which might be why the young woman has decided to protect her privacy and retreat from media enquiries.

“Paul was a really good guy and Jasmine is broken up by this. I went to Thanksgiving with him, played golf with him, Jasmine’s uncle Barton Bruner reportedly said for the Daily Mail. ”They had their ups and downs but they were together and looking to spend a bright future together.”

Jasmine is a college student living in Santa Barbara, California. Prior to Walker’s death, the 23-year-old was reportedly starting to bond with the actor’s daughter Meadow who, at 15, is only eight years younger than her stepmother-to-be. Understandably, the teenager hasn’t been seen since Walker died in a car accident on Saturday. After Thanksgiving, which he spent with his daughter, the actor was scheduled to return to Atlanta and begin filming, Fast & Furious 7.

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Paul Walker In 'Hours' - Everything You Need To Know


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Following Paul Walker’s sudden and tragic death on Saturday, November 30th, interest in his upcoming film, Hours, has intensified. The film has been described as a dramatic acting departure for the late star as his character tries to keep his daughter alive during Hurricane Katrina. Here’s everything you need to know about the film:

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When will it be released?

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Hours Trailer


Nolan and Abigail are hoping to welcome their unborn baby daughter into the world in just a few weeks, but things take a terrifying turn when the child is born five weeks prematurely. Abigail is rushed to hospital just as New Orleans becomes embroiled in a menacing looking storm that gets gradually worse as the hours go by. As Hurricane Katrina causes the nearby levee to break, the streets are flooded and the entire hospital is forced to be evacuated. However, that means that some people cannot be moved from the building if their survival relies solely on non-portable machines and so Nolan insists on staying in the unit where his fragile baby daughter is hooked up to a ventilator. Soon, though, the emergency battery begins to die down and with no-one around to change it and a severe power cut underway, he is forced to find a generator and do everything within his power to save his child - even if that means risking his own life.

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What Is It About Fast & Furious Six That Makes Us See It Again And Again?


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Throughout the surprisingly long life of Fast & Furious, we’ve come to think of the franchise as something of a joke. Macho men and beautiful women revving up engines and performing absurd stunts, with barely a thread of plot to hold the whole thing together. And yet, not only is Fast & Furious still around, but the sixth installment in the series is geared up to take the weekend box office charts by a landslide. The film grossed over $38 million domestically on Friday and is projected to cash in at $120 million by the end of the holiday weekend (according to USA Today) and it miraculously earned the approval of 75% of critics and 95% of fans on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Pardon us while we stop and wonder: how on earth did this happen?

Well, there’s obviously the very enticing presence of both Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel – both of whom look like your stereotypical tough guys, but turn out to be surprisingly relatable and have really good comedic pacing. Then there are of course the members of the supporting cast – Paul Walker, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson and Jordana Brewster – who’s clever and well-timed quips make this highly watchable. Then there are, of course, the machines, the explosions, your typical action flick fodder, which this franchise takes very seriously. But all that just makes for an entertaining, easily forgettable movie, perhaps one sequel. What Fast did and what’s helped the franchise not only live on, but become bigger and better, with the sixth installment being the best yet, where normally a franchise would be on its last leg, was to stop taking itself seriously. Somewhere around Fast Five the producers realized the ridiculousness of the whole premise and, instead of trying to disguise it, decided to just go for the full monty (we presume that’s how it was mentioned in meetings.)

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Fast And Furious 6 Is Released Today, And It Might Be The Best One Yet!


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Fast and Furious 6 gets it's U.S. release today and whilst many are scratching their heads at how the franchise ever managed to get to six films, critics and audiences alike are in agreement with each other that the big wigs behind the franchise have left the best film until last (Though there's probably going to be a seventh).

With original stars Vin Diesel and Paul Walker joined by the likes of franchise regulars DWAYNE 'THE ROCK' JOHNSON and Ludacris (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges), the latest release is still very much a Fast & Furious film, but don't let that put you off just yet. With all the usual motoring chaos and carnage to expect, only this time round with a little added spice, the film is everything you could from a F&F movie, with added va-va-voom.

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Vehicle 19 Review


Good

Paul Walker remains behind the steering wheel, but this action thriller has a whiff of the arthouse about it, simply by being set in South Africa. The plot is as preposterous as Taken, which it resembles in many ways. But there is some guilty pleasure to be had in the way events unfurl for this particular American abroad. And the big climax is satisfyingly ridiculous.

It opens at the Johannesburg airport, where the recently paroled Michael (Walker) arrives on the way to visit his ex Angelica (Haidarian). But the rental agency gives him the wrong car, and when he gets stuck in a traffic jam he starts exploring it, discovering first a phone, then a gun and then a bound-and-gagged women behind the back seat. She turns out to be Rachel (McLean), a kidnapped lawyer caught between dirty cops and even dirtier politicians. And as everyone begins to chase Michael around the city, he gets deeper and deeper into the mess.

Michael is on edge from the beginning, exhausted after the gruelling flight and distracted by thoughts of Angelica. And we soon learn that he has broken parole to leave America, risking everything for this reunion with her. The script reveals its secrets along the way, although the main thing we realise is that writer-director Dewil is doing whatever he wants, sending Michael on a nightmarish odyssey that's more than a little contrived. And Walker is fine in the role of a rather uncomplicated guy who knows how to deal with these kinds of shady situations.

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Vehicle 19 Trailer


Michael Woods is eager to get his life back on track; leave behind his criminal past and reunite with his estranged girlfriend to patch up a tempestuous relationship. He breaks parole in order to go and see her but, due to a mix up with a car rental company, he is landed with a minivan rather than what he asked for: a rather more practical Sedan. However, he decides he'll go with it anyway unaware of the shock that would lie in store. When he discovers a phone with a new text message in the front of the vehicle, he is drawn to a silenced handgun obviously meant for someone else. Not only that, but when he pulls back the back seat, he finds a gagged and bound female hostage who informs him that was going to be killed for her inside knowledge of the corrupt local police. The pair embark on a perilous cat and mouse chase hotly pursued by the feds who he needs avoid anyway for his own reasons.

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Vin Diesel And Fast And Furious 6 Co-Stars Talk New Movie [Video]


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Fast and Furious co-stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Paul Walker and Jordana Brewster have been giving us the low down on the forthcoming new film and the sixth of the franchise, Fast And Furious 6. 

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Paul Walker & Jordana Brewster - Fast & Furious 6 Video Interview


Video Interview with Paul Walker & Jordana Brewster

Paul Walker and Jordana Brewster are interviewed in London about the latest addition to the 'Fast' franchise 'Fast & Furious 6'. They talk about their feelings on the numerous reprisals of the movie, the extravagant scale of the film and on and offscreen friendships.

On making a new sequel, Paul admits his first thoughts were, 'Really? It was a long time ago we made the first one, you really think they want us still doing this?' 'To me it's just mindblowing, and now all this talk about announcing another one before this one's even been released, that's bold as all hell', he continues. Jordana comments on just how big they've made the movie this time. 'There's a tank that literally flies out of a truck that then pummels over cars', she says. 'Someone just thought up what could be the most fun thing to shoot and then made it happen which is pretty crazy.' Paul says he has a 'healthy' competitive relationship with co-star Vin Diesel. 'I get frustrated at times and I want to tell him to go kick rocks and he'll laugh at me. and we'll have our. make-up session', he says. 'What we've got going on in real life is parallel to onscreen.'

Fast & Furious 6 Trailer


Dom, Brian and Mia may be living it up with $100 million dollars in their back pockets, but living the fast life hasn't been entirely beneficial as a hole in the lives has been left by the fact that they cannot return home after the trouble they got in with the law. When DSS agent Luke Hobbs approaches Dom to ask for his help nabbing a gang of highly-trained drivers who are leaving a trail of destruction everywhere they go, Dom is less than tempted by the offer. However, when Hobbs shows him a week old photograph of Dom's former love Letty who he thought was dead, he takes on the job with his friends, determined to find out the truth even if it's the last thing he wants to hear. In return for the capture of this gang of road miscreants, the trio are offered a full pardon for their own crimes. However, with the stakes this high, survival becomes the most sought after prize for their latest challenge.

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Fast & Furious 6 Trailer


Dominic, Brian and Mia maybe $100 million richer following their daring heist at the expense of crime lord Hernan Reyes in Rio de Janeiro, but their lives have been left somewhat ruptured by the fact that they cannot return home despite DSS agent Luke Hobbs letting them go after they saved his life. However, they are given a chance to be pardoned in full when Hobbs enlists them and their team to help him take down a group of deadly mercenary drivers with their own formidable street racing skills. Things aren't as simple as that though, especially when Dom discovers that his former love Letty who he believed to be dead makes a return as the brutal and self-serving assistant of the criminal kingpin behind the organisation. Will the Fast and Furious team succeed in the dangerous mission with their lives and their chance to go home hanging in the balance?

Following the events of the Fast franchise's fifth instalment 'Fast Five', our favourite street racers are back with the upcoming 'Fast & Furious 6'. With a full all-star cast return, the movie looks set to be a hit following the trailer's debut at the Super Bowl XLVII. It has been directed by Justin Lin ('Annapolis') and written by Chris Morgan ('Cellular', 'Wanted') of the last three instalments and is scheduled to be released in the UK on May 24th 2013.

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Luke Evans, Gina Carano, Elsa Pataky, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Elsa Pataky, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Joe Taslim, Rowena Diamond, Kim Kold,

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Takers Review


Bad
Loud and very violent (within the limits of a PG-13 rating), this supposedly gritty thriller strains so hard to be sleek and cool that it completely forgets to create believable characters or situations.

Cops Jack and Eddie (Dillon and Hernandez) are on the trail of a fiendishly efficient band of bank robbers made up of brainy, brawny Gordon (Elba) and his well-dressed goons (Brown, Walker, Christensen and Ealy). When former gang member Ghost (Harris) is released from prison, he presents them with a "once-in-a-lifetime job". But they only have five days to prepare, which is less than they're used to. Something seems fishy, but they go ahead with the heist. And sure enough, not only are the cops closing in, but Ghost may betray them.

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Fast & Furious Review


Bad
Doing its best to further erase whatever pleasant memories (guilty or no) people may still have had from the 2001 original, Fast & Furious reunites The Fast and the Furious cast with much ballyhoo, only to kill one of them off in no time flat and leave viewers fairly unconcerned with what happens to the rest of them. Given that this third sequel is intent on treating the events of the origin film as some sort of holy text, this is probably not the effect that the filmmakers were going for.

For the record, Rob Cohen's The Fast and the Furious -- which took the name from a 1955 Roger Corman racing flick, and updated the master's exploitation bent with well-deployed studio gloss -- was a perfectly enjoyable piece of work. Throwing squadrons of neon-colored muscle cars and a still-trying Vin Diesel into the middle of an overheated potboiler drama about family honor and loyalty turned out to be a genius stroke; the thing left scorch marks. It moved with the skillful speed of well-honed pulp. By contrast, the near-laughable Fast & Furious (directed by Justin Lin, who did the honors on the last installment, Tokyo Drift) tries far too hard and achieves very little.

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Bobby Z Review


OK
If there's one thing you learn from movies, it's that you should never -- under any circumstances -- expect that working for the Man (DEA, CIA, FBI, any of them really) is going to be easy. Especially if they ask you to impersonate the legendary Bobby Z, drug dealer and beloved surfer (yes, you read that right), in a hostage exchange with a Mexican drug kingpin. You can pretty much guarantee that things are going to sour. And fast. Yes, there will be blood, bullets and if you're lucky, some T&A.

Former Marine and perpetual bad boy Tim Kearney (Paul Walker) has been asked to do just that. Serving a long prison sentence for all manner of illegal activities, Kearney is given conditional release if he's willing to impersonate the missing Bobby Z. DEA agent Tad Grusza (Laurence Fishburne) sets Kearney up for the exchange. Kearney looks enough like Bobby Z to pass muster, but the exchange goes to hell and Kearney is left to fend for himself. When he's captured and taken to Don Huerto's (Joaquim de Almeida) palatial Mexican estate, he meets Bobby Z's old flame Elizabeth (the striking Olivia Wilde) and her teenaged son, Kit, who just might be his (well, Bobby Z's) kid. Because Kearney isn't Bobby Z, and because he's far too brash and selfless, all sorts of trouble ensues.

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Running Scared Review


Good
Like Paul Walker's character in it, Running Scared is a lot smarter than it looks. Unfortunately, it spends as much time being dumb as acting dumb, making for an experience that can be as frustrating as it is entertaining. The film is basically three different movies: One, a straightforward crime drama, probably its strongest suit. Two, a satire of the genre, working on many levels from Peckinpah-esque examination of the male psyche to urban Grimm fairy tale. And, sadly, three, a genuinely clunky thriller. Unfortunately, you never know which you'll get from scene to scene, or even moment to moment.Paul Walker plays Joey Gazelle (Get it? He runs. This would be the less clever part.), a family man in suburban Jersey who also happens to work for the local mob. After a deal gone wrong ends up with a lot of dead people, some of them dirty cops, Joey is charged with his usual task of disposing of the gun that killed said cops. Joey, however, has been stashing the guns he's supposed to have ditched as an "insurance policy." When his son Nicky (Alex Neuberger) and his neighbor's kid Oleg (Cameron Bright) witness him adding the weapon to his collection, Oleg sees an opportunity to settle the score with his abusive father, Anzor (Karel Roden).Soon, Anzor is wounded, Oleg is on the run, and Joey has one night to get the gun back or end up dead at the hands of his own people. Since Nicky might know where to find Oleg, what ensues is the worst Take Your Kid To Work Day ever.Writer/director Wayne Kramer (The Cooler) displays an appetite for flashy camera tricks, but we're not in Domino territory here, thank God. Unlike Tony Scott, Kramer shows some restraint and variety, but the frequent double exposures still wear thin. Just as often, though, he creates intimate spaces where his characters can interact, isolated from the surrounding chaos.The writing varies from sly satire to witless implausibility. Chazz Palminteri's character, a dirty cop, steps into more than one commercial parody in the film, making a passing reference to the actor's own Vanilla Coke ad in the process. At the same time the film relies far too much on coincidence to further the plot.The performances here are all adequate. Walker shows that he can do a convincing Jersey accent. Vera Farmiga's performance as Joey's wife is uneven, but effective when it really counts. Bright pulls off the eerie thousand-yard stare of a kid who's seen too much at home, and so is unfazed by the monsters he encounters in the real world.The deliberate nature of some of Kramer's choices suggest something bubbling under the surface. He sets a key action scene in a hockey rink, a place of socially acceptable violence. Anzor has a tattoo of John Wayne on his back, and carries an obsession with the actor that might serve as a commentary on film violence. References to ultra-violent films like Scarface surface from time to time. It's clear that Kramer's trying to say something, but what?Unlike Revolver, which pretentiously aspires to levels it never achieves, Running Scared aspires to levels it occasionally achieves without ever taking itself too seriously, and while being massively entertaining even when it's not making a whole lot of sense. Kramer's sophomore effort shows flashes of brilliance but smacks of an artist still working out what he wants to say and how he wants to say it. It may not be Peckinpah, but if you're a fan of the genre, it's probably worth a look.The DVD includes a commentary track, storyboards, and behind-the-scenes featurette.Sitting unscared.

Eight Below Review


Weak
When you see the phrase "inspired by a true story," you assume the accompanying movie will have the intimate perspective of someone affected by adversity. Eight Below, Disney's sled dogs in peril picture, is a case of false advertising. You get a true story only told by someone rattling off headlines and first paragraphs: "Dogs Abandoned in Snow," "Owner Sad About Dogs Missing." The only adversity worth following, which the movie doesn't cover, is how Paul Walker kept his dreamy tan in the Arctic cold.

The year for some reason -- the actual events happened in 1957 -- is 1993. Walker plays a guide at the National Science Foundation's base in Antarctica, where he and his eight sled dogs cover the terrain, helping with expeditions. Bruce Greenwood plays a big-shot scientist who comes to the cold continent looking for the remains of an asteroid or something else out of a Michael Bay movie. The men head out on the sled, encounter a heap of trouble, and barely return to headquarters.

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Joy Ride Review


Excellent
Ever make someone else the brunt of a practical joke -- only to learn the joke is really on you? The characters in Joy Ride have, and after the lessons they learn, you can bet they'll never, ever tease anyone else again.

Joy Ride has clearly learned from similar, high-octane road thrillers like Breakdown. It calculates every move, but seldom do we see the surprises coming. The film explores the misadventures of a college student named Lewis (Paul Walker). Lewis is a nice guy, having just bought a used car to travel all the way across the country to help a friend in need (Leelee Sobieski). Along the way, he also stops to post bail for his troublemaking brother, Fuller (Steve Zahn), and give him a ride as well.

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She's All That Review


OK
Well, as it turns out, she's not all that. She's like half that. Maybe less. I'd say 30 percent that.

70 percent crap.

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2 Fast 2 Furious Review


Weak

When even a skillful writer-director with soul to spare like John Singleton ("Boyz 'N' the Hood," "Shaft") can't lend a street-racing movie an ounce of personality, it becomes abundantly clear that the trendy genre never had anything worthwhile to offer in the first place.

Stepping behind the camera for the carbon-copy sequel "2 Fast 2 Furious," Singleton frontloads the film with one scene of enjoyable B-movie flair -- a midnight drag race punctuated by car-wake camera shakes, colorful background-blur effects, and cheesy close-ups of revving tachometers, needle-buried speedometers and bad actors squinting with determined concentration as they grip the wheel.

But as soon as the movie is sideswiped by its imbecilic plot, Singleton loses his ironic sense of style and the flick crashes and burns.

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12th September, 1973

Date of death

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Furious 7 Movie Review

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Hustlers Trailer

Hustlers Trailer

The pawn shop is the last resort for most broke people; the place where the...

Brick Mansions Trailer

Brick Mansions Trailer

Brick Mansions is a Detroit district overrun with violent crime, inhabited by gangs and fuelled...

Hours Trailer

Hours Trailer

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Hours Trailer

Hours Trailer

Nolan and Abigail are hoping to welcome their unborn baby daughter into the world in...

Vehicle 19 Movie Review

Vehicle 19 Movie Review

Paul Walker remains behind the steering wheel, but this action thriller has a whiff of...

Fast & Furious 6 Movie Review

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Vehicle 19 Trailer

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