By The money-printing Fast and the Furious franchise looks to be at it again. After just wrapping production on Fast Five, producer Neal Moritz is already indicating that a sixth installment of the series is in the works. According to an interview with Collider, Moritz and star Vin Diesel have already spoken about what a sixth movie would consist of, although there’s no guarantee that it will happen. That will likely hinge on the performance of Fast Five with audiences, which have been more than kind to the series to date.
The interview goes on to say that, in addition to the sequel, there are rumblings of Dwayne Johnson getting his own spin-off from the series. Which also begs the question, how the hell are they going to keep titling these things? I thought it was ridiculous enough when 3 Fast 3 Furious Tokyo Drift, came out, but putting a spin off title with it? That’s tough. Maybe Fast and the Furious: First Class: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson: Insurrection?
It’s easy to snark at the steroid-pumped films, but, much like the Final Destination franchise, they have a proven fan-base that have stayed rabid for new content over the…
The money-printing Fast and the Furious franchise looks to be at it again. After just wrapping production on Fast Five, producer Neal Moritz is already indicating that a sixth installment of the series is in the works. According to an interview with Collider, Moritz and star Vin Diesel have already spoken about what a sixth movie would consist of, although there's no guarantee that it will happen. That will likely hinge on the performance of Fast Five with audiences, which have been more than kind to the series to date.
The interview goes on to say that, in addition to the sequel, there are rumblings of Dwayne Johnson getting his own spin-off from the series. Which also begs the question, how the hell are they going to keep titling these things? I thought it was ridiculous enough when 3 Fast 3 Furious Tokyo Drift, came out, but putting a spin off title with it? That's tough. Maybe Fast and the Furious: First Class: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson: Insurrection?
It's easy to snark at the steroid-pumped films, but, much like the Final Destination franchise, they have a proven fan-base that have stayed rabid for new content over the past decade. Even though they might all seem the same to us laypeople, clearly there is enough new content for those fans to keep coming back. So what do you think? Is there enough juice in the franchise to keep it going for at least two more movies?
(Via Collider)