Tokyo Drift was one of the lowest-earning films in the Fast & Furious franchise, but the film gained cult status over the years. It came to be known as one of Justin Lin’s best works in the franchise. Lin took several risks to make an authentic film, which included breaking the law in Japan. However, he had the backing of Universal Studios to avoid facing serious consequences for his lawbreaking.
Tokyo Drift director Justin Lin on the set of Fast & Furious movies
Justin Lin’s Tokyo Drift moved away from the stories of Dominic Toretto and Brian O’Conner and focused on Lucas Black’s Sean Boswell. Upon his arrival in Tokyo, Sean gets involved with the city’s illegal drifting community, where he makes both friends and enemies.
Tokyo Drift Filming Almost Got Director Justin Lin Arrested Lucas Black as Sean Boswell in Justin Lin’s Tokyo Drift...
Tokyo Drift director Justin Lin on the set of Fast & Furious movies
Justin Lin’s Tokyo Drift moved away from the stories of Dominic Toretto and Brian O’Conner and focused on Lucas Black’s Sean Boswell. Upon his arrival in Tokyo, Sean gets involved with the city’s illegal drifting community, where he makes both friends and enemies.
Tokyo Drift Filming Almost Got Director Justin Lin Arrested Lucas Black as Sean Boswell in Justin Lin’s Tokyo Drift...
- 3/29/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Sung Kang, the Korean-American actor best known for his role as Han Lue in the Fast & Furious franchise, has revealed that he will be directing a live action film based on the popular manga and anime series Initial D. The announcement was made during his podcast Car Stories with Sung Kang and Emelia Hartford, where he discussed his passion for cars and drifting1.
Initial D is a Japanese comic series created by Shuichi Shigeno that follows the exploits of Takumi Fujiwara, a young tofu delivery driver who becomes a legendary street racer in his father’s Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86. The series has spawned several anime adaptations, video games, and a 2005 Hong Kong film starring Jay Chou as Takumi2.
Sung Kang said that he will be producing and directing two films after this, one about his childhood, and another based on Initial D. He described the latter as “a fun,...
Initial D is a Japanese comic series created by Shuichi Shigeno that follows the exploits of Takumi Fujiwara, a young tofu delivery driver who becomes a legendary street racer in his father’s Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86. The series has spawned several anime adaptations, video games, and a 2005 Hong Kong film starring Jay Chou as Takumi2.
Sung Kang said that he will be producing and directing two films after this, one about his childhood, and another based on Initial D. He described the latter as “a fun,...
- 10/16/2023
- by CineArticles Editorial Team
- https://thecinemanews.online/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4649
When Universal Pictures released The Fast and the Furious in the summer of 2001, no one could have predicted that it would give birth to a franchise that’s grossed over $7 billion worldwide. It’s a juggernaut that’s still got plenty of fuel in the tank, with Fast X making over $700 million worldwide (and counting) while other franchises struggle to keep up.
Here, we look back at the franchise’s early days, when the Fast Saga was still considered low-key, perhaps even low-rent by some, with the movies modestly budgeted and aimed mainly at the youth market. We take a look at the breakout success of The Fast and the Furious, which made stars of its two leads, Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, overnight. This led to Diesel bailing on the second film, 2 Fast 2 Furious, which saw Walker’s Brian head to Miami for an adventure that would...
Here, we look back at the franchise’s early days, when the Fast Saga was still considered low-key, perhaps even low-rent by some, with the movies modestly budgeted and aimed mainly at the youth market. We take a look at the breakout success of The Fast and the Furious, which made stars of its two leads, Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, overnight. This led to Diesel bailing on the second film, 2 Fast 2 Furious, which saw Walker’s Brian head to Miami for an adventure that would...
- 8/20/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
This episode of Revisited was Written by Cody Hamman, Narrated by Travis Hopson, Edited by Juan Jimenez, Produced by Adam Walton and Chris Bumbray, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
Intro: Universal had a hit franchise on their hands with The Fast and the Furious. They just weren’t quite sure what to do with it. That uncertainty is how we get the third film in the franchise. The one that jettisoned almost all connection to the previous two in favor of introducing new characters. Telling a story about an outsider who finds new friends – and love – in the world of racing. It’s The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (watch it Here), and it’s about to be Revisited.
Set-up: Starring Paul Walker as undercover LAPD cop Brian O’Conner and Vin Diesel as criminal street racer Dominic Toretto, The Fast and the Furious earned more than two hundred...
Intro: Universal had a hit franchise on their hands with The Fast and the Furious. They just weren’t quite sure what to do with it. That uncertainty is how we get the third film in the franchise. The one that jettisoned almost all connection to the previous two in favor of introducing new characters. Telling a story about an outsider who finds new friends – and love – in the world of racing. It’s The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (watch it Here), and it’s about to be Revisited.
Set-up: Starring Paul Walker as undercover LAPD cop Brian O’Conner and Vin Diesel as criminal street racer Dominic Toretto, The Fast and the Furious earned more than two hundred...
- 6/6/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
For over two decades now, the Fast Saga_, trashing the ancient city of Rome with a giant flaming bomb.
But, the thing with going a quarter-mile at a time is, sometimes you realise you’ve gone a quarter-mile in the wrong direction – and a quick fix is needed to keep everything just about on-course. Through the Fast & Furious franchise, characters have been brought back from the dead, timelines have shifted around, destinies have been rewritten, and never-spoken-of siblings have come to light, all in the service of – as Vin Diesel once so wisely put it – the movies. So, in honour of Fast X hitting the big screen – with yet more characters who are blood relations of familiar faces, people you thought were long dead, and revisiting of scenes from previous films – strap in for a Nos-boosted tour through the Saga’s most spectacular (and spectacularly stupid) rewrites.
Letty is alive…...
But, the thing with going a quarter-mile at a time is, sometimes you realise you’ve gone a quarter-mile in the wrong direction – and a quick fix is needed to keep everything just about on-course. Through the Fast & Furious franchise, characters have been brought back from the dead, timelines have shifted around, destinies have been rewritten, and never-spoken-of siblings have come to light, all in the service of – as Vin Diesel once so wisely put it – the movies. So, in honour of Fast X hitting the big screen – with yet more characters who are blood relations of familiar faces, people you thought were long dead, and revisiting of scenes from previous films – strap in for a Nos-boosted tour through the Saga’s most spectacular (and spectacularly stupid) rewrites.
Letty is alive…...
- 5/19/2023
- by Ben Travis
- Empire - Movies
The "Fast & Furious" franchise has taken quite the ride, growing from a modest "Point Break" riff to globe-trotting espionage, borderline superhero movies (with cars). Along the way, it left the laws of physics in the dust. There are currently 11 "Fast & Furious," the 10 mainline films plus the spin-off "Hobbs & Shaw" — or are there?
Director Justin Lin (who directed five of these eleven films) made himself a household name with 2002's "Better Luck Tomorrow." The film centers on four Asian-American high school students in Orange County, California: overachieving Ben (Parry Shen), his nerdy best friend Virgil (Jason Tobin), Virgil's cool cousin Han (Sung Kang), and valedictorian Daric (Roger Fan). Afflicted with ennui, the four begin committing petty crimes, which escalate to robbery and then murder — the victim is Steve (John Cho), boyfriend of Ben's crush Stephanie (Karin Anna Cheung).
The film was inspired by Lin's work as a youth...
Director Justin Lin (who directed five of these eleven films) made himself a household name with 2002's "Better Luck Tomorrow." The film centers on four Asian-American high school students in Orange County, California: overachieving Ben (Parry Shen), his nerdy best friend Virgil (Jason Tobin), Virgil's cool cousin Han (Sung Kang), and valedictorian Daric (Roger Fan). Afflicted with ennui, the four begin committing petty crimes, which escalate to robbery and then murder — the victim is Steve (John Cho), boyfriend of Ben's crush Stephanie (Karin Anna Cheung).
The film was inspired by Lin's work as a youth...
- 5/18/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
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The family-crew is starting their engines to face impossible odds once again with the latest Fast and Furious film, Fast X, drifting into theaters on May 19.
The series’ 11th entry sees Dom (Vin Diesel), Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), Tej (Ludacris), and the rest of the crew imperiled by Dante Reyes (Jason Mamoa), who seeks revenge against Dom’s crew for taking his father’s fortune back in Fast Five.
The family-crew is starting their engines to face impossible odds once again with the latest Fast and Furious film, Fast X, drifting into theaters on May 19.
The series’ 11th entry sees Dom (Vin Diesel), Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), Tej (Ludacris), and the rest of the crew imperiled by Dante Reyes (Jason Mamoa), who seeks revenge against Dom’s crew for taking his father’s fortune back in Fast Five.
- 5/16/2023
- by Sage Anderson and Oscar Hartzog
- Rollingstone.com
"Fast X," which is set to hit theaters on May 19, will mark the beginning of the end of the Fast and Furious franchise. Initially, the series was meant to wrap up with a two-part finale. However, at the "Fast X" premiere in Rome, Italy, on May 12, Vin Diesel, who's led the franchise as Dominic Toretto since 2001, teased the movies could end with a trilogy instead. Although he didn't officially confirm or deny anything, his co-star Michelle Rodriguez (Letty Ortiz) fueled the rumors by telling Fandango, "It's three acts in any story."
If it's true, then the series will officially end after 13 movies. Castmembers like Diesel, Rodriguez, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, and Ludacris have starred in the majority of the "Fast and Furious" films, while Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham led the 2019 spinoff film "Hobbs & Shaw." While talking about the franchise's longevity at the "Fast X" premiere, Diesel...
If it's true, then the series will officially end after 13 movies. Castmembers like Diesel, Rodriguez, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, and Ludacris have starred in the majority of the "Fast and Furious" films, while Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham led the 2019 spinoff film "Hobbs & Shaw." While talking about the franchise's longevity at the "Fast X" premiere, Diesel...
- 5/16/2023
- by Michele Mendez
- Popsugar.com
With 2001's "The Fast and the Furious," a franchise that loves badass (and illegal) street races and fast cars was birthed. We've come a long way since the first film that started it all — since Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker) raced together to dodge a fast-approaching train, the stakes have only gotten bigger, with the fate of the franchise's world being at stake. There's something larger-than-life about the increasingly audacious set pieces in the "Fast & Furious" franchise, which loves all vehicles apart from the cars it loves to race, drift, and launch into the air to perform near-impossible stunts. Ludicrous action scenes are thrown into the mix, including an old Pontiac Fiero being hurled into space while two characters are still inside in "F9." How a long-enduring franchise managed to jump from cool-as-heck, ground-level street racing to vehicles crashing into a satellite in space is mind-boggling.
- 5/16/2023
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
Justin Lin recently left the production of "Fast X," after a long history with the franchise. Lin directed "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" way back in 2006, and he returned to helm "Fast & Furious," "Fast Five," "Fast & Furious 6," and "F9." Lin also deserves credit for creating one of the franchise's marquee characters. Han Lue mentored "Tokyo Drift" protagonist Sean Boswell in the art of drifting, Han would continue with Lin through the rest of the franchise, returning in "F9" following his apparent death in "Furious 7." To say that Lin's DNA is wrapped around every strand of the franchise...
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- 5/12/2022
- by Mike Williams
- Slash Film
The Fast & Furious franchise is known for death-defying stunts, but perhaps the most dangerous one occurred in the least memorable entry in the series.
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is set in Japan and follows an American street racer named Sean Boswell (Lucas Black), who’s ordered to live with his father in the country to avoid serious jail time after an incident in the U.S. It’s far from the franchise’s best outing, but it does have its moments.
Shooting a movie in any major city requires a lot of work including logistics and scouting locations, but before doing any of that, a production must acquire permits from a particular city giving them permission to shoot in certain areas. Japan is an especially hard city to get permits for, but director Justin Lin was adamant that they film in Shibuya, one of the most crowded locations in the country.
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is set in Japan and follows an American street racer named Sean Boswell (Lucas Black), who’s ordered to live with his father in the country to avoid serious jail time after an incident in the U.S. It’s far from the franchise’s best outing, but it does have its moments.
Shooting a movie in any major city requires a lot of work including logistics and scouting locations, but before doing any of that, a production must acquire permits from a particular city giving them permission to shoot in certain areas. Japan is an especially hard city to get permits for, but director Justin Lin was adamant that they film in Shibuya, one of the most crowded locations in the country.
- 7/20/2020
- by Ryan Beltram
- We Got This Covered
If you’ve been keeping up to date on movie news, you’re probably already aware that the debut trailer for Fast & Furious 9 released yesterday, sending the fanbase into a wild frenzy. Sure, it might not be in the same league as Star Wars or the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but the franchise as a whole is one of the highest-grossing of all time, and Furious 7 managed to eclipse the likes of The Last Jedi and Age of Ultron in terms of ticket sales.
Still, that’s not the exact reason why fans were celebrating yesterday’s trailer. You see, the video in question (which you can watch for yourself above), revealed that Han, who was thought to have died during the events of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, is, in fact, alive. His return is sure to spark some interesting consequences, but it turns out...
Still, that’s not the exact reason why fans were celebrating yesterday’s trailer. You see, the video in question (which you can watch for yourself above), revealed that Han, who was thought to have died during the events of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, is, in fact, alive. His return is sure to spark some interesting consequences, but it turns out...
- 2/1/2020
- by Shaan Joshi
- We Got This Covered
Universal Pictures dropped the first full trailer for the highly anticipated 'Fast and Furious 9' and it shows Dom (Vin Diesel) going up against his long lost brother played by John Cena.
The much-awaited trailer was unveiled in Miami at The Road to F9 Concert with artistes that included Cardi B, Wiz Khalifa, Ludacris, Charlie Puth and Ozuna.
Also Read:?Vin Diesel starrer 'Fast and Furious 9' teaser is sure to get you excited
The trailer features Vin Diesel's character Dominic Toretto facing off again his brother, Jakob, portrayed by John Cena, with a number of epic car chases and fights.
The new trailer shows the return of Michelle Rodriguez as Letty and Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto in Dominic Toretto?s gang (Vin Diesel). John Cena is the newest addition to the cast of the successful franchise. While the other star cast sees Tyrese Gibson,...
The much-awaited trailer was unveiled in Miami at The Road to F9 Concert with artistes that included Cardi B, Wiz Khalifa, Ludacris, Charlie Puth and Ozuna.
Also Read:?Vin Diesel starrer 'Fast and Furious 9' teaser is sure to get you excited
The trailer features Vin Diesel's character Dominic Toretto facing off again his brother, Jakob, portrayed by John Cena, with a number of epic car chases and fights.
The new trailer shows the return of Michelle Rodriguez as Letty and Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto in Dominic Toretto?s gang (Vin Diesel). John Cena is the newest addition to the cast of the successful franchise. While the other star cast sees Tyrese Gibson,...
- 2/1/2020
- GlamSham
The first trailer for the ninth “Fast & Furious” movie, dubbed “F9: The Fast Saga,” was full of big surprises. Yeah we’ve got those completely insane action sequences, but we’re here for the plot. And this trailer contained two major twists: that John Cena is, somehow, playing Dominic Toretto’s evil brother, and that Han (Sung Kang) actually did not die in that car crash in Tokyo. Those reveals are so big it can be easy to miss the brief shot of two major characters from “Tokyo Drift” making their returns to the franchise.
“F9” is big for “Fast” fans not just because it’s another crazy looking movie in this wonderful franchise — it also marks the return of director Justin Lin, who was behind the lens on the third, fourth, fifth and sixth movies, to the franchise. And it looks like “F9” is about halfway to...
“F9” is big for “Fast” fans not just because it’s another crazy looking movie in this wonderful franchise — it also marks the return of director Justin Lin, who was behind the lens on the third, fourth, fifth and sixth movies, to the franchise. And it looks like “F9” is about halfway to...
- 2/1/2020
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
Earlier today, the first trailer for Fast & Furious 9 began making the rounds, and unsurprisingly, fans have been freaking out about Han’s return to the series. The level of excitement is understandable – after all, actor Sung Kang’s last major role in the franchise was nearly seven years ago – but his casting does raise a couple of questions. What exactly happened during the events of Tokyo Drift, and how is Han returning from the grave, so to speak?
Let’s address that first question. As longtime fans know, the series tends to play fast and loose with its timeline, as some movies have acted as either sequels or prequels to past installments. Specifically, despite being the third film (in terms of release date), Tokyo Drift actually takes place after the events of Fast & Furious 6, which explains how Han was able to appear on-screen despite his death.
Let’s address that first question. As longtime fans know, the series tends to play fast and loose with its timeline, as some movies have acted as either sequels or prequels to past installments. Specifically, despite being the third film (in terms of release date), Tokyo Drift actually takes place after the events of Fast & Furious 6, which explains how Han was able to appear on-screen despite his death.
- 2/1/2020
- by Shaan Joshi
- We Got This Covered
Shamus Kelley Dec 5, 2019
It's time to say grace for race scenes as the popular franchise heads to Netflix in animated form.
Who's ready for some Brrrm Brrrm rrrrrrrraaaaacccee scenes in animated form? The high octane Fast & Furious franchise is heading to Netflix as an animated series in partnership with DreamWorks animation. You read that right. Not an animated movie. An animated series, and it's called Fast & Furious Spy Racers. No word on how many seasons there will be but previous DreamWorks series have had multiple season commitments so it's probable we'll be seeing more than one year of race scenes. We've also got an official release date!
Fast & Furious Spy Racers Release Date
In a press release from Netflix we learned that Fast & Furious Spy Racers will be streaming on Netflix starting December 26th. Merry Christmas, fam-a-lee!
Here's the official synopsis:
Teenager Tony Toretto follows in the footsteps of...
It's time to say grace for race scenes as the popular franchise heads to Netflix in animated form.
Who's ready for some Brrrm Brrrm rrrrrrrraaaaacccee scenes in animated form? The high octane Fast & Furious franchise is heading to Netflix as an animated series in partnership with DreamWorks animation. You read that right. Not an animated movie. An animated series, and it's called Fast & Furious Spy Racers. No word on how many seasons there will be but previous DreamWorks series have had multiple season commitments so it's probable we'll be seeing more than one year of race scenes. We've also got an official release date!
Fast & Furious Spy Racers Release Date
In a press release from Netflix we learned that Fast & Furious Spy Racers will be streaming on Netflix starting December 26th. Merry Christmas, fam-a-lee!
Here's the official synopsis:
Teenager Tony Toretto follows in the footsteps of...
- 4/23/2018
- Den of Geek
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