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The engines rev up for Fast & Furious 8 as production begins

April 30th, 2016 by Marc Comments

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The ride continues as cameras roll and production gets underway in Cuba on Fast & Furious 8.

The news was broken by this video on the franchise’s official Twitter account:

The shoot, which is currently set up in Havana, was hinted at in a recent Instagram video from Vin Diesel:

#Repost @vindiesel ・・・ The channeling of Dom begins here in Cuba. Gracias por todo mi Gente! @fgarygray #F8

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There was also a video shot from the set, including a very flaming car on the streets of Cuba:

Diesel will be heading up the team, with many of the franchise’s regulars returning, including Tyrese Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

News also came out recently that Charlize Theron will be joining the cast, alongside Scott Eastwood.

Fast & Furious 8 is currently set for release on 14th April 2017.

Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….