May 23, 2013

New Ludacris Album ‘Ludaversal’ Due in May

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*Ludacris tells Billboard.com that his eighth studio album, “Ludaversal,” is on track for a May release, and that Usher is on board for a collabo. “Usher is one person that I’ve already worked with,” says Ludacris, “and in terms of other artists, you can say that there’s going to be a lot of surprises on [...]




Vin Diesel Commits to 6th and 7th ‘Fast and Furious’

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*Vin Diesel has confirmed there will be a six and seventh movie in the “Fast and Furious” franchise. The star and a producer of Universal’s decade-long franchise said that during the planning process of the sixth movie, the creative team – which includes director Justin Lin and screenwriter Chris Morgan – realized that they would [...]




Tyrese Gears Up for ‘Fast Five 225’ NASCAR Race

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*As part of a Blu-ray and DVD for the film “Fast Five,” Universal Studios Home is hosting a “Fast Five 225″ NASCAR race on Sept. 16 at Chicagoland Speedway. Tyrese Gibson and his co-star Jordana Brewster will serve as the grand marshals, according to Deadline.com. “The combination of Fast Five and NASCAR is sure to [...]




Vin Diesel to Star and Produce ‘The Machine’ for MGM

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*With “Fast Five” heating up the box office, Vin Diesel is keeping it moving with confirmed plans to star and produce “The Machine,” an action comedy from MGM. Diesel will play “a human-like machine created in secrecy by the Pentagon as the world’s first true ultimate weapon. Twenty years after the project was buried and [...]




Vin Diesel Believes ‘Fast Five’ is Oscar Worthy (He’s Serious)

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*In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Vin Diesel said his latest film “Fast Five,” the fifth movie in the “Fast and Furious” franchise, could be a strong contender this awards season. “I wouldn’t be surprised if there is some Oscar talk around this. I don’t know, maybe I’m just biting off what some [...]




The Film Strip: Tyrese Gibson on the ‘Fast and Furious’ Franchise

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*”Fast Five” opened with $86 million, the largest April opening ever and biggest since “Harry Potter’s” $125 million. The Film Strip asked Tyrese Gibson why is the ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise so successful when other big budget sequels fail. “It just kind of has all the elements in it,” he explained. “It’s multi-ethnic. It’s adrenalin [...]




‘Fast and Furious 6’ Already being Planned

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*The director of “Fast Five” has confirmed plans for another Fast and Furious sequel in the wake of its $86.2 million opening weekend at the U.S. box office. Filmmaker Justin Lin insists the turbo-charged movie’s success means a sixth installment is inevitable. “After this big weekend, we’re going forward. It’s pretty much 100 per cent,” [...]




‘Fast Five’ (EUR Review): Full Speed Ahead

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*It may have been titled “Fast Five,” but the film was definitely a six cylinder full throttle ride, that doesn’t let up on the gas for the 2 hour and 30 minute adrenaline rush. This was definitely one of the best installments to the 11-year running franchise of The Fast and the Furious. Now there [...]




Get Ready! ‘Fast Five’ Opens Nationwide April 29

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*Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a reunion of returning all-stars from every chapter of the explosive franchise built on speed in Fast Five.  Newly joined by Dwayne Johnson, they take the series that hooked the world on adrenaline and amp up the action and spectacle on a global scale. In Fast Five, former cop [...]




Dwayne Johnson to Star in Action Thriller ‘Snitch’

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*Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is in talks to star in “Snitch,” an action thriller from writer/director Ric Roman Waugh and based on a “Frontline” documentary. The script centers on a suburban father who is hit hard when his teenage son is sentenced to 30 years under mandatory minimum drug laws. In order to reduce his [...]




Dwayne Johnson Racing Toward ‘Fast and the Furious’ Franchise

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*Will it be Rock vs. Diesel for the fifth “Fast and the Furious” film? Deadline.com is reporting that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is in talks to join the successful movie franchise opposite regulars Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, who will return for the fifth installment, titled “Fast Five.” According to Deadline, Johnson will be leading [...]