Dwayne Johnson Joins Vin Diesel in the 'Fast Five' Trailer

Vin Diesel and Dwayne JohnsonUniversal PicturesIt seemed like "The Fast and Furious" movie franchise had run out of gas, but then 2009's "Fast & Furious" was a surprise hit, becoming the highest-grossing film of the series with a gross of $359 million worldwide.

Since bringing Vin Diesel and Paul Walker from the original worked so well for the fourth movie, it was only natural that they'd team up again for the fifth. They're back in the next installment called "Fast Five," and this time, they will be joined by cast members from each of the previous movies.

But if one muscle-bound bruiser with a shaved head wasn't enough for you, "Fast Five" ups the ante with the addition of Dwayne Johnson. Watch the brand new trailer, and read on to find out who is returning and how the artist formerly known as "The Rock" fits in. (Viewer discretion advised: contains violent content)

 

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Diesel and Walker, along with costar Jordana Brewster, reunited after eight years for "Fast & Furious," and they all return for "Fast Five." Michelle Rodriguez, the other holdover from the original film, is not in this new one because -- SPOILER ALERT -- she was killed in the last movie. "Fast Five" picks up where the previous movie left off, with those three on the run after breaking Diesel out of prison.

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Joining them from the second installment, "2 Fast 2 Furious," are Tyrese Gibson and Chris "Ludacris" Bridges. Sung Kang, who starred in the third movie "Tokyo Drift," is back as well. Kang also appeared in "Fast & Furious," even though his character died in movie #3. Chronologically, the events of "Tokyo Drift" take place after "Fast Five" (which may explain the absence of "Drift" stars Lucas Black and Bow Wow).  Plus, Tego Calderon and Gal Gadot, who were added to the series in "Fast & Furious," reprise their roles as well.

The big addition to this chapter of the series is, of course, Dwayne Johnson. After finding success in a number of family films, Johnson has been trying to re-establish himself as an action star. His recent attempt, the similarly titled but unrelated "Faster," underperformed at the box office, so far earning just $21 million. In that movie, he was a hard-driving ex-convict pursued by the authorities, but in "Fast Five" he's the one doing the chasing. He plays a federal agent who is on the trail of Diesel and Walker in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

"Fast Five" is going to get an early start on the summer movie season, opening on April 29th, 2011.

Source: blog.movies.yahoo.com

16 Weeks Of Summer 2011: The BLOCKBUSTER Charts

It’s that time again… when the obvious becomes the inevitable… and cash falls into theaters like studios weren’t trying to shoot themselves in the foot. (Of the films on this chart, I anticipate that the only still-in-summer VOD candidate to be Thor, in August… 90 days after release… and I wouldn’t count on that happening.)
More charts will be coming soon – as well as a column on the whole thing – before Thor opens on Thursday night. But here is a first bite.
This chart is for the movies that are aiming north of $100 million domestic and $200m worldwide. I think all of them will make that mark. Of course, they are all REALLY aiming at $200 million domestic and $500 million worldwide… some are aiming for over $700 million worldwide… and a few/couple at a billion.
As you can see, Paramount is releasing FIVE of the thirteen titles here… WB is second with three… Sony is the only studio not on this chart, because of the ambitions of their releases, though they may have a couple of film break the $100m mark… but that’s another chart.

Source: moviecitynews.com

The Big Blockbusters Of Summer 2011

Pirates 4, Cars 2, Thor, Captain America, Scream 4 and more: all of them lining up to relieve you of your time and cash in summer blockbuster season 2011…

Published on Apr 20, 2010

With the summer blockbuster season about to get into full swing with the arrival of Iron Man 2 in the next couple of weeks, we figured it was time for our traditional look ahead into the future, as we take a look at the blockbusters currently in production that'll be heading our way from this time next year. Buckle up, there are lots of sequels and franchises ahead...

Please note: We've quoted US release dates, given that the States gets the majority of films first...