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Post by Chocolover on May 10, 2012 16:48:45 GMT 1
There were rumors circulating in the past week but now it seems to be safe to say that Luke will play the villain in the next FF franchise. Luke Evans in talks for 'Fast & Furious 6'
Thesp will segue to U actioner from 'The Hobbit'
Universal has set one of the final pieces of "Fast and Furious 6," as Luke Evans is in negotiations to star as the villain opposite Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson.
Sources tell Variety that Evans has worked out scheduling issues with his work on "The Hobbit" and will transition immediately from the Peter Jackson pic.
Justin Lin will direct, with Chris Morgan penning the script. Plot details are scant, but sources say it would involve the crew heading overseas to work on a heist job. Evans would play the leader of another crew trying to pull off the same job.
Neal Moritz will produce along with Diesel and Clayton Townsend through Moritz's Original Film banner.
Evans can be seen currently in Relativity's "The Raven." He was also in the running for Warner Bros.' "Winter's Tale" before Colin Farrell got the offer.
He is repped by WME and United Agents. www.variety.com/article/VR1118053721Luke Evans Confirmed as Villain for FAST AND FURIOUS 6; Story Involves Dueling Heist Teams
Last week, we learned that Luke Evans (The Raven) had been offered the villain role in Fast and Furious 6. Given that the actor has an increasingly busy schedule as of late (he’s currently filming The Hobbit), we weren’t sure at the time that he’d be able to take the role. Well, now Variety has confirmed that Evans is currently in negotiations to play the baddie in the sixth installment of the Fast and Furious franchise, opposite returning members Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, and Dwayne Johnson. Moreover, the casting confirmation comes with some exciting plot details concerning Fast and Furious 6. Hit the jump for more.
fast-and-furious-6-luke-evansWe already knew that the Justin Lin-directed Fast and Furious 6 would be taking place overseas, and Johnson recently told Steve that they’ll specifically be filming in London and Berlin. Variety’s casting report notes that the plot involves everyone’s favorite street racing crew going across the pond to work on a heist job. Evans’ villain role is that of the leader of another crew attempting to pull off the same job. We previously learned that Jason Statham turned down a role in the film, so presumably he was offered this same villain that Evans will be playing.
Before the release of the surprisingly great Fast Five, rumors arose that Universal was toying with the idea of switching up the genre of the franchise and churning out a series of heist movies. Five got the ball rolling on the whole heist idea, and with the Fast and Furious 6 plot details centering around a heist, it definitely sounds like the rumors were true.
I’m not a huge fan of the franchise but I enjoyed the hell out of Fast Five. If Fast and Furious 6 maintains the same level of entertainment and injects an interesting heist plot, I’d definitely be up for a few more films in the Fast and Furious Robbers franchise. The only other newcomer confirmed to the cast besides Evans at this point is Haywire star and MMA fighter Gina Carano (there were rumors of Rihanna circling a villainous role, but those have yet to pan out), so it’ll be interesting to see what cast additions make up Evans’ team. Fast and Furious 6 starts production this June, with Evans moving straight into the franchise after he wraps The Hobbit. collider.com/fast-and-furious-6-luke-evans-story-details/165119/Here's a video about it. IMDb page for the movie: www.imdb.com/title/tt1905041/ |
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Post by Chocolover on May 14, 2012 16:04:36 GMT 1
Luke Evans to Villainize 'Fast Six', New Story Details Revealed
The sixth installment in the improbably stronger-than-ever The Fast and the Furious franchise is set to go into production this summer. As such, the production needs a heavy for the familiar racing and heisting crew to go up against this time, someone with the charisma to equal the combined musculature of Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson. That someone is the increasingly busy Luke Evans, who is set to play the competition.
Welsh-born Evans is currently in New Zealand filming his role as Bard the Bowman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again. Variety reports that he's signed on for the not-really-titled Fast Six, and will hop pretty much directly from Peter Jackson's Middle Earth prequels to Europe, avoiding any possible scheduling conflicts.
Last year, Evans starred as Aramis in the 3D The Three Musketeers, and portrayed the Greek God Zeus in director Tarsem Singh's Immortals. He's currently starring opposite John Cusack in Relativity Media's thriller The Raven, and he'll close out 2012 with the first of those two The Hobbit adventures.
In the next The Fast and the Furious, he'll be playing the leader of a criminal crew competing with our heroes to pull off a huge heist that will take the vehicular mayhem to locales including London and Berlin. For months, Jason Statham was rumored to be involved in the sequel for a major role, but last month word emerged that he had declined to be part of the franchise. It's reasonable to assume that Evans' character might just be the same one Statham would've played.
Even before Fast Five proved that the franchise had plenty of life left in it, Universal Pictures was looking to play up the heist-y element in future installments, shedding the street-racing stuff that started the series more than a decade ago. Back then, The Fast and the Furious had a criminal component, but it was shades of Point Break, rather than Ocean's Eleven.
Chris Morgan, who has written the past three entries in the series, is once again writing the screenplay, ensuring that the ridiculousness and action will indeed come in the manner promised by the title. After bringing the franchise back from the brink with The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and becoming a very much in-demand action director with Fast & Furious and Fast Five, Justin Lin is orchestrating the craziness for the fourth time.
Evans joins a cast of familiar faces that includes Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, and Michelle Rodriguez, returning despite her character's apparent demise in Fast & Furious. After making a big impression in Steven Soderbergh's Haywire, MMA star Gina Carano is also getting in on the action this time.
The sixth The Fast and the Furious is scheduled for May 24, 2013. www.iamrogue.com/news/movie-news/item/6452-luke-evans-to-villainize-fast-six-new-story-details-revealed.htm |
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Post by Chocolover on May 14, 2012 16:07:46 GMT 1
Exclusive Interview With ‘Haywire’ Star Gina Carano
Gina Carano was a top MMA fighter before being thrust straight into the Hollywood limelight with the lead role in Steven Soderbergh‘s Haywire, supported by a superb cast consisting of the likes of Michael Douglas, Ewan McGregor and Bill Paxton, amongst many others. We were lucky enough to catch up with Gina whilst she was preparing for her upcoming role in Fast Six. Here’s what she had to say when I threw some questions her way.
<snip> Fimoria: Your next film is Fast Six, how did you get involved in that project?
Gina Carano: We were actually working on a different film and we got a call, which we knew was a possibility, so the film got pushed to a later date and now we are doing Fast Six. It’s a cool, big budget film and completely different from Haywire and it will give me good experience and knowledge of the range of Hollywood. We are close to signing the contract now and I think it starts shooting in July.
Filmoria: Can you shed any light on your character?
Gina Carano: (laughs) I’m not sure what I can say! It’s in very early development so I’m not sure I’m allowed.
Filmoria: Obviously Fast Six is another film where you will be working with another strong cast. Is there anyone specific you are mostly looking forward to working with?
Gina Carano: I’m really looking forward to working with all of them, the women and the men. I didn’t have a lot of females in Haywire so it will be a nice change. Everybody’s said nothing but good things about The Rock and I’m looking forward to meeting him because he’s done a fantastic job with his career going from athlete into acting and I really respect that. I’ve always been a Vin Diesel fan and my favourite film of his is Pitch Black. Also Michelle Rodriguez, and I know Luke Evans has just signed on and I’m a fan of his too. It’s going to be a beautiful experience for me. <snip> www.filmoria.co.uk/2012/05/exclusive-interview-with-haywire-star-gina-carano/ |
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Post by Chocolover on Jun 5, 2012 22:51:53 GMT 1
Luke has confirmed he's in.  Yes I am in the new Fast and Furious movie! I'm stoked and ready for some shit hot action!!! www.twitter.com/lukeevansactor/status/210101386715725824And from his FB: I know its out there but I just want to confirm I'm doing the next Fast and the Furious movie. Cannot frickin wait!!!! |
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Post by Chocolover on Jun 13, 2012 18:29:11 GMT 1
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Post by Chocolover on Jun 29, 2012 2:44:35 GMT 1
Anyone spending the holiday at the Canary Islands?   Fast and Furious 6
Parts of the latest addition to the Fast and Furious series will be filmed in the Canary Islands.
27.06.2012 - The popular action film will, as usual, be produced by Vin Diesel, who will also star in this sixth offering. A team of 30 people have already been in Tenerife looking for locations. It is already known that much of the action will be centered in Santa Cruz and Puerto de la Cruz, with additional filming in the vicinity of the Tíncer High Performance Athletics Centre. Filming is planned to start around the last week in July or the first week in August, when a team of over 200 people will arrive on the island. It is expected to continue for five weeks, and a further week in Lanzarote has not been ruled out. Filming starts soon in London and Berlin with a crew that includes director Leslie Tomkins, already known in the movie industry for hits such as The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, Batman and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The Fast and the Furious is a series of action films that focuses on street racing and heists. Produced by Universal Studios, the series was established in 2001 with the eponymous first installment. For this sixth installment Paul Walker, Wayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster will all step back into their previous roles, whilst newcomer Luke Evans will play the leader of a rival crew attempting to pull the same job as Vin Diesel and his gang. Fast and Furious 6 won’t be released until May 24, 2013, but the filming which will take place here in the archipelago is sure to entertain holidaymakers and residents alike. www.islandconnections.eu/1000003/1000009/0/36896/tenerife-article.htmlvia @lukeevans_news |
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Post by Chocolover on Aug 1, 2012 2:40:36 GMT 1
Filming has begun in London according to several tweets by actors. screencrush.com/fast-six-filming-begins/There are also some cast additions: 'Raid' actor joins 'Fast and Furious 6'
Joe Taslim added to cast of Universal sequel
By Jeff Sneider
After displaying fast and furious martial arts chops in "The Raid," Indonesian thesp Joe Taslim has been tapped by director Justin Lin to join the cast of Universal's 2013 tentpole "Fast and Furious 6."
Taslim will play the villainous role of Jah, a cold-blooded killer who uses his martial arts and parkour skills to fight the pic's protags, led by Paul Walker and Vin Diesel.
Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson and Michelle Rodriguez are set to return for the sequel, which has added new blood in the form of MMA fighter Gina Carano and villain Luke Evans.
Plot details are scant, but sources say it would involve the crew heading overseas to work on a heist job that Evans' rival crew has already staked out.
"Fast Five" helmer Lin is returning to direct from a script by Chris Morgan. Neal Moritz will produce through his Original Film banner along with Diesel and Clayton Townsend. Pic will bow over Memorial Day weekend on May 24 next year.
A Judo martial arts champ, Taslim was discovered by director Gareth Evans, who promptly cast him as one of the leads in his hit action pic "The Raid," which Sony acquired last year at Toronto and released earlier this year. He's repped by ICM Partners. www.variety.com/article/VR1118057176?refCatId=13Also on board is Tyrese Gibson. Not sure about Ludacris. Maybe they mixed it up?  |
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