Movie Fact #1: After being slated for release in June 2014,
FAST & FURIOUS 7 has now been pushed to open in cinemas in May 2015 due to
a few unexpected but tragic circumstances.
Movie Fact #2: FAST & FURIOUS 7 is the first original
sequel to take place in franchise after THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT in 2006. All the other
movies. All the other movies were stand alone stories.
Movie Fact #3: Interestingly, FAST & FURIOUS 7 – the
seventh movie in Fast & Furious franchise – was announced even before the
release of FAST & FURIOUS 6.
Movie Fact #4: FAST & FURIOUS 7 is the first sequel in
Fast & Furious franchise which is not being directed by Justin Lin or the
co-star director Sung Kang, the last sequel that was directed by either of
these mentioned directors was 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS.
Movie Fact #5: While the second unit filming of FAST &
FURIOUS 7 was being filmed in Colorado, after two days of extensive shooting,
rain drizzled, then prolonged to record-setting amounts to flood the sets and
consequently shutting down the set for a few days.
Movie Fact #6: After the tragic death of FAST AND FURIOUS 7′s lead actor Paul Walker on
November 30th during an extreme car accident, the producers of the movie
decided to cancel the production of the movie on December 31st, 2013 for an
indefinite period in order to give Paul Walker’s family some time to grieve.
Movie Fact #7: Following Paul Walker’s death, Paul Walker’s
brother Cody Walker is most likely to appear and film the unfinished scenes of
Paul Walker for FAST & FURIOUS 7.
Movie Fact #8: The screenwriter of FAST AND FURIOUS 7 is
working on revising the script of the movie to send-off Paul Walker’s character
in the movie – in order to keep the filming from halt.
Movie Fact #9: One of the most exciting facts about FAST
& FURIOUS 7: If the filming of the movie is halted for another few months,
or if the filming starts from scratch, the insurance company of FAST 7 will
have pay a gargantuan amount of insurance money to Universal Studios – which
could be the biggest insurance claim in Hollywood history.
Movie Fact #10: FAST & FURIOUS 7 is the most expensive
movie in Fast & Furious franchise – the producers have poured in more than
$140 Million in the movie already.
#*Bonus Fact: Despite the limited scenes of Paul Walker in
FAST AND FURIOUS 7, Universal Studios has announced that Paul Walker and Vin
Diesel are still the lead actor of FAST 7.