20 Things That You Didn’t Know About Fast And Furious Franchise

One of the most popular car racing films series is Fast and Furious. Till now the makers have made 8 successful movies in the Furious Franchise. How much do you know about Fast And Furious films and their characters? Read also: ELLI AVRAM SPICY STILLS AT FAST AND FURIOUS 7 PREMIERE SHOW Well, no worries, we have ensemble a list of 20 Unknown Facts about Fast And Furious Franchise: 1. The Story Was Inspired By Magazine Article The movie is adapted from a small article published in the May 1998 Issue of Vibe magazine. The article was written by Ken Li and it was titled as Racer X. The article talks about the illegal street racing in New York. 2. The Title of the movie was purchased The story behind the Fast and The Furious title is an interesting one. Af first, the movie was named as Redline, which refers to the maximum speed a car can go. Later, it was changed to The Fast & The Furious. Interestingly, the name was being owned by Roger Corman, who produced the movie in 1955 of the same name. The makers didn't have to pay for purchasing the title, instead, Mr. Corman traded the movie title with some stock footage owned by Universal Studios. 3. Brian O'Conner Character in the Furious Series There was a time when the makers wanted to cast Eminem for this particular role but we know it was played by Late Paul Walker. 4. Paul Walker Last Talk With Vin Diesel Just a few days before Paul's death, Vin Diesel had a conversation with Paul and he said, "If I do die, let them know what kind of brother I’ve been to you." Few days after Paul Walker died. 5. Vin Diesel First Day On The Set After Paul Walker's Death The toughest thing for Vin Diesel is to get back on the set after Paul Walker's death. He said, "the toughest film I ever had to shoot." 6. Paul Walker's Death has broken Vin Completely After he back on the sets, he used to carry three boxes of tissues. He said, "nose was running and eyes were tearing. I had to walk off set and try to get all the fluids out. I couldn’t contain my emotions." 7. When Vin Diesel welcomed a baby girl in 2015 When Vin Diesel welcomed a baby girl in 2015. He named her as Paloma Jiménez in remembrance of Paul Walker. 8. Michelle Rodriguez’s character Letty In the movie, Michelle Rodriguez’s character was supposed to sleep with Paul Walker's character but she refused to do to. She disagreed with the story sequence and Vin Diesel backed her up. 9. Jordana Brewster didn't have licence Jordana, who plays Mia in the Furious series, didn't have a driving license. She learned driving and said, "it was not fun." 10. 2 Fast 2 Furious It was the only movie when Vin Diesel didn't appear. He was offered $25 million but he didn't like his character in the script. 11. Michelle Rodriguez didn't impressed With Paul Walker In one of the interview, Michelle Rodriguez says that she didn't liked Paul Walker at the first time. She referred him as "Kenny Barbie Doll." Later Michelle accepted that she was wrong. 12. Bow Wow Deleted Scene For The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Bow Wow has learned some Japanese language. Well, those scenes were later chopped off. 13. Ja Rule Denied To Appear in Sequel After The Fast and the Furious, Ja Rule declined $500,000 offer to appear in the sequel. His character Tej Parker was later played by Ludacris. 14. Michelle Rodriguez was surprised to see her character alive It was only after she went to the theater, she got to know that her character is still alive in Fast 5. She said, "They wanted to surprise me, I didn't find out until I actually went to the theater and saw it myself." 15. Fast & Furious 6 Story It was initially heard that Furious 6 will be the last movie in the series. But the news was totally wrong. 16. Denzel Washington Twist in Furious 7 Earlier Denzel Washington was offered a role in Furious 7 but he turned it down. 17. The Fate of the Furious Record The movie has made the record of the biggest worldwide debut with earning of $701.5 million. It broke the record of Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($569.4 million). 18. Tommy Lee Jones Connection In Furious Franchise The Luke Hobbs character in the movie was originally written for Tommy but it was actually played by Dwayne Johnson. 19. Cars Obsession Over 300 Cars were actually used in the making of the film, Fate of the Furious. 20. 16 Years and still on The film series has already completed 16 years and it is still roaring. Overall, these facts will bond your connection more stronger to the franchise. What are your thoughts about the series? do let us know. Watch Also: Fast n Furious 8 - 3 Days Box office Collection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Qc-ujx6ng

Suryakant Singh

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