Furious 8 (2017)

"Furious 8" or simply known as "Fast & Furious 8" is an upcoming American action/adventure movie. It is the eighth instalment in the "Fast & Furious" franchise. The film will be released on April 14, 2017 and will be directed by F. Gary Gray. The film's locations are Los Angeles, Cuba, and New York City. The film stars Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges, Scott Eastwood, Kurt Russell, Jason Statham, and Charlize Theron.

Plot
Dominic Toretto and his crew come face-to-face with the ruthless Cipher, who forces Dom to turn on his team. Mr. Nobody hires DSS agent Luke Hobbs and the rest of Dom's crew to find Dom and know why he betrayed his crew. Hobbs enlists the help of the crew's former nemisis Deckard Shaw to find Dom. But tensions arise when Dom finds out that he has been set up and Deckard has been working with Cipher all along.

Cast

 * Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto: A mechanic and leader of a vigilante crew
 * Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs: A DSS agent and ally to Dominic
 * Michelle Rodriguez as Letty Ortiz Toretto: Dominic's wife and a member of his crew
 * Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce: A member of Dom's crew
 * Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges as Tej Parker: A technician, mechanic and member of Dom's crew.
 * Nathalie Emmanuel as Ramsey: A hacker and member of Dom's crew
 * Scott Eastwood as Josh O' Conner: An agent who operates under Mr. Nobody who is introduced as a new member to Dom's crew and the brother of Brian O' Conner.
 * Kurt Russell as Mr. Nobody: A shadow Government figure, and ally of Dom.
 * Jason Statham as Deckard Shaw: A rogue special forces assassin, who went to prison in the last movie for the murder for one of Dom's crew members Han Seoul-Oh.
 * Elsa Pataky as Elena Neves: A former Spanish police officer-turned DSS agent and Hobbs' partner
 * Charlize Theron as Cipher: The main antagonist.
 * Kristofer Hivju as Cipher's henchman
 * Helen Mirren as Magadelena Shaw: The mother of Owen and Deckard Shaw.
 * Tego Calderon as Tego Leo: A former member of Dom's crew who appeared in the fourth and fifth films.
 * Don Omar as Rico Santos: A former member of Dom's crew who appeared in the fourth and fifth films

Production
Regarding a possible sequel, Vin Diesel said:

Diesel further hinted at an eighth film on Jimmy Kimmel Live! when he stated that Kurt Russell's character had been introduced in a role that would span multiple films. He also stated that the film would take place in New York. Chris Morgan will write his sixth script in the franchise, while Neal H. Moritz will return to produce the film. Moritz later stated, "[The story] is going to have to be something enticing for all of us... it has to be as good as or better [than Furious 7]." At the 2015 CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Diesel announced the film for an April 14, 2017 release date. On August 16, 2015, at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards (where Furious 7 received the award for Choice Movie - Action and Walker received the award for Choice Movie Actor - Action), Diesel announced that the film would be titled Fast 8. In September 2015, Diesel expressed interest in Rob Cohen, who directed the first film, to return to the franchise to direct Fast 8,revealing that the script had almost been completed.On October 14, 2015, Diesel announced on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that Straight Outta Compton director F. Gary Gray would direct the film.

Many of the cast members of the previous movies are confirmed to appear. There were rumours of Cody Walker, brother of Paul appearing in this film as Brian O' Conner or a new character, but this was denied by the exec at Universal, however a new character was created to fill in the void played Scott Eastwood, while Charlize Theron and Kristofer Hivju signed on to play villains.