Fast & Furious 7
(alternatively known as Furious 7 or Fast Seven) is a 2015 American action film
directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan and Reilly Sutherland. It is
the seventh installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise. The film stars
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson,
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Djimon Hounsou, Kurt
Russell, and Jason Statham. Furious 7 follows Dominic Toretto (Diesel), Brian
O'Conner (Walker), and the rest of their team, who have returned to the United
States to live normal lives after securing amnesty for their past crimes in
Fast & Furious 6 (2013), until Deckard Shaw (Statham), a rogue special
forces assassin seeking to avenge his comatose younger brother, puts the team in
danger once again. With the previous three installments set between 2 Fast 2
Furious (2003) and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), Furious 7 is
the first installment in the franchise to take place after Tokyo Drift. The
film also marks the final film appearance of Walker, who died in a
single-vehicle crash on November 30, 2013 with filming only half-completed.
Following Walker's death, filming was delayed for script rewrites, and his
brothers, Caleb and Cody, were used as stand-ins to complete his remaining
scenes. These script rewrites completed the story arcs for both Walker and
Brewster's characters, which were subsequently retired.
Plans for a seventh installment
were first announced in February 2012 when Johnson stated that production on
the film would begin after the completion of Fast & Furious 6. In April
2013, Wan, predominantly known for horror films, was announced to direct the
film in place of Justin Lin, who left the franchise after directing the
previous four installments. Casting began in the same month with the returns of
Diesel and Walker, and an initial release date was set. Principal photography
began in Atlanta, Georgia, in September 2013, resumed in April 2014 and ended
in July 2014, with other filming locations including Los Angeles, Colorado, Abu
Dhabi, and Tokyo. Furious 7 premiered in Los Angeles on April 1, 2015, and was
theatrically released in the United States on April 3, 2015, playing in 3D,
IMAX 3D, and 4DX internationally. Upon release, the film became a critical and
blockbuster success, with praise being aimed at the film's action sequences and
its emotional tribute to Walker. The film grossed $397.6 million worldwide
during its opening weekend, which is the sixth highest-grossing opening of all
time. The film has grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide, making it the
highest-grossing film of the franchise after just twelve days, the third highest-grossing
film of 2015 and the eighth highest-grossing film of all time.
A sequel, The Fate of the
Furious, was released on April 14, 2017.
Cast
1. Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto,
a former criminal and professional street racer who has retired and settled
down with his love, Letty.
2. Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner,
a former FBI agent turned criminal and professional street racer who has
retired and settled down with his partner, Mia, and their son, Jack. This was
Walker's last role in a film before his death in a single-vehicle crash on
November 30, 2013.
3. Caleb and Cody Walker, Paul's
younger brothers, were used among others as stand-ins to complete his remaining
scenes following their brother's death.
4. Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs,
a DSS agent who allied with Dom and his team after their outings in Rio de
Janeiro and Europe. Johnson initially said that if Universal Pictures pursued
the accelerated development of a seventh film beginning in the summer, he would
be unable to participate due to scheduling conflicts with filming on Hercules.
However, as production for the film would commence in September, he confirmed
his return for the film, as Hercules would complete production in time to
enable him to film a significant part.
5. Michelle Rodriguez as Letty
Ortiz, Dom's love and a professional street racer, who was revealed to have
suffered from amnesia after being presumed dead in Fast & Furious.
6. Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce,
a former criminal and childhood friend of Brian from Barstow, and a member of
Dom's team.
7. Chris "Ludacris"
Bridges as Tej Parker, a mechanic from Miami and a member of Dom's team.
8. Jordana Brewster as Mia
Toretto, Dom's younger sister and a former member of his team who has settled
down with her partner, Brian, and their son, Jack.
9. Djimon Hounsou as Mose
Jakande, a Nigerian born mercenary and terrorist who leads a private military
company that allies with Shaw and uses the God's Eye to track its creator and
use her to track down his enemies.
10. Tony Jaa as Kiet, a member of
Jakande's team who possesses great agility, athleticism and fighting prowess.
Thai martial arts actor Jaa was confirmed to have joined the cast in August
2013, making his Hollywood debut.
11. Ronda Rousey as Kara, the
Head of Security for an Abu Dhabi billionaire. Rousey's involvement was
confirmed in August 2013. Having committed to The Expendables 3 at the same
time (along with Russell, who later pulled out, and Statham), Rousey was forced
to shoot both films back-to-back in order to allow herself 45 days to focus on
training for her UFC championship rematch against Miesha Tate. Her
participation in the film was similar to that of Gina Carano making the
transition from mixed martial arts fighting to acting, following Carano's involvement
in Fast & Furious 6.
12. Nathalie Emmanuel as Ramsey,
a British computer hacktivist and the creator of the God's Eye, who allies with
Dom and his team after being saved from Jakande and helps them to regain control
of her program.
13. Kurt Russell as Mr. Nobody,
the leader of a covert ops team who agrees to help Dom stop Shaw if he can help
him prevent Jakande from obtaining a computer program called the God's Eye.
14. Jason Statham as Deckard
Shaw, a rogue special forces assassin seeking to avenge his comatose younger
brother after his hospitalization at the hands of Dom and his team in Spain.
15. Sung Kang as Han, a member in
Dominic's crew, appearing in archive footage.
16. Gal Gadot as Gisele, a member
in Dominic's crew, appearing in archive footage.
17. Lucas Black as Sean Boswell,
an American street racer who lives in Tokyo whom Dom meets when he travels to
Tokyo to claim the body of Han, a mutual friend of theirs killed by Shaw. In
September, it was confirmed that Black had signed on to reprise his role as
Boswell for Furious 7 and two more installments.
18. Elsa Pataky as Elena Neves, a
DSS agent and former Rio police officer who moved to the United States to
become Hobbs' new partner at the DSS.
19. Noel Gugliemi as Hector, a
street race organizer, reprising his role from the first film.
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