Fast and furious filming in cuba

A year after furious 8 in havana oncubanews english. All of which is why the fast and furious franchise is keen to film in cuba now. Havana times dpa for several days, the traditional seaside promenadeavenue of. Its the scene of fast and furious 8 where dom toretto vin diesel in a. Fast and furious is the first hollywood movie franchise to be allowed on the island. Tar uncategorized 12 cuban citizens have been complaining about the blocked streets and being late for work thanks to the next installment of the fast and furious franchise fast 8. The fast and furious cast and crew have been filming around havana, cuba for the past week and the behindthescenes footage from the shoot is. Fast and furious 8 fate of the furious filming locations islands. Watch furious 8 filming in havana get the latest car. Fate of the furious first studio film to shoot in cuba since. The fate of the furious location managers guild international. As if filming in cuba wasnt going to be challenging enough on a. Universal in 2016, as the us government worked towards a friendlier relationship with cuba, film. Thats on the west side of prairie, just south of 120th.

While plans are still being worked out, variety has learned that the studio behind the hugely popular series wants to shoot part of the eighth film in the fast and furious series in cuba. The project is posting updates from the island nation that is reestablishing diplomatic relations with the united states after. This is one of the first big hollywood productions to shot in the revolutionary caribbean island, since the embargo was lifted last year, the netflix series the oa were also filming in cuba. Yes, the makers of the fast and the furious franchise have staged. The eighth film is already shooting and this time theyre on the streets of cuba. Vin diesel recently uploaded a video sharing a few scenes from cuba and his excitement at being able to film in the country. As if filming in cuba wasnt going to be challenging enough on a technical level, the furious films are known for some of the biggest blowout action scenes in the biz, and the production in. I called some small production services that have filmed in cuba on a limited basis, he. The fate of the furious marks the first installment in the franchise since the fast and the furious. The films caribbean jaunt was first pitched to gray by longtime fast and furious writer. Hemet, california, usa chase scene 17 of 17 found this interesting interesting. Filming for the eighth installment in the franchise is underway in cuba. How fate of the furious made movie history in cuba collider.

Gary gray on shooting in cuba for the fate of the furious the. Gary gray narrates a sequence from his film featuring vin diesel and celestino cornielle. Gary gray on shooting in cuba for the fate of the furious. The sequel might be the first hollywood film to shoot in cuba in more than 50 years, which is kind of perfect.

The fast and furious films are certainly no strangers to filming in exotic locales, with previous visits to the dominican republic, dubai. The spectacular filming locations of the fate of the furious. A production the size of furious 8, which would likely include dozens, maybe hundreds, of crew, has yet to make its way to cuba. The fast and the furious franchise has never exactly been known for subtlety. Over the previous seven installments, the series has dropped.

Filming locations 19 filming dates 1 filming locations. Go behind the scenes of the fate of the furious 2017. The fate of the furious is the first hollywood studio film to shoot in cuba since the 1960s embargo. The franchise includes short films, a television series, live shows, video games and theme park attractions. With fast 8 speeding into cinemas, heres a look through some of the key locations used in the globehopping hit film series. Watch this footage of fast 8 filming in havana news from. Havana times dpa for several days, the traditional seaside promenade avenue of havana, known as the malecon, becomes a race track for filming of the. The fast and the furious part 8, officially titled the fate of the furious, hits theaters this weekend. The series official twitter account announced the start of production with a. Next furious film plane rescue almost ended very differently you wont believe what. Fate of the furious director on tough cuba shoot and movies hell. Vin diesel is in havana, cuba, filming fast 8 autoblog.

Tokyo drift 2006 not to feature paul walker, who died on november 30, 20 in a singlevehicle crash while the filming of furious 7 was still in progress. Fast and furious 8 filming begins in cuba collider. The following video shows the crew filming a drag race amidst the colorful backdrop of havana. Have you watched a prescreening of the fate of the furious, the 8th movie in the fast and the furious franchise and were wondering about the filming locations. Gary gray are in havana, cuba, filming the latest installment in the longrunning fast and furious action series. Cuba has some really interesting classic american cars from the 60s that will feature in the latest installment of fast and furious furious 8. It is distributed by universal pictures the first film was released in 2001, which began the original. Shooting a car movie on the islands roads wont be easy. From the shores of cuba and the streets of new york city to the icy plains off the arctic barents sea, the elite force will crisscross the globe to stop an anarchist from unleashing chaos on the.

The fate of the furious filming locations havana, cuba. So its no surprise that the folks behind the fast and furious franchise were. Gary gray welcomes the extended fast and furious family to cuba as the film hits the gas on production. She tells today it exciting to film the action thriller in cuba just as the. Leland norton way, san bernardino, california, usa. Havana, may 9th the fast and furious cast and crew have been filming around havana, cuba for the past week and the behindthescenes footage from the shoot is bonkers. Facebookfast and furious fast and furious 8, the followup to the 2015 blockbuster hit furious 7, may be filmed in cuba, which would make it the first major studio project to shoot on the previously embargoed nation, the hollywood reporter announced. Fast and furious 8 fate of the furious filming locations. Hobbs and shaw 2 brings back fast and furious writer, the rock teases new characters ryan scott apr, 2020. But the eighth installment could potentially send the racing action series to a place rarely explored by hollywood films. The fast and furious franchise continues despite the loss of star paul walker. Known for her role in the scifi blockbuster avatar, michelle rodriguez now reprises her fast and furious franchise role as letty ortiz in the latest installment, the upcoming the. The fate of the furious was filmed in cuba, iceland and in the united states.

Havana times dpa for several days, the traditional seaside promenadeavenue of havana, known as the malecon, becomes a race track for filming of the eighth film of the hollywood productions fast and furious. Watch this footage of fast 8 filming a race in cuba the. Here are the travel destinations to consider if you are a hardcore fast and furious fan and want to experience them in person. As fast and furious 8 finished up filming in cuba in april, a small team from the next iteration of transformers arrived to complete a much smaller scale shoot in the island nation. The director explains the challenges and thrills of filming in havana. The fate of the furious 2017 the cuban mile scene 110. Fate of the furious directors problem with filming in cuba. Furious 8 is filming in cuba right now, heres our first. Fast and furious 8 crew is filming in cuba the supercar blog. Universal pictures i dont own anything, all rights goes to.

Fast and furious 8 filming in havana may 4, 2016 dr. Gary gray on shooting in cuba for the fate of the furious video f. The islands classiccar culture makes it a an ideal fit for this autoobsessed franchise. Gary gray, vin diesel and free car mag cover star, michelle rodriguez.

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