Ah, yes, the Fast and the Furious franchise: Where a man can fly from one fancy speeding car to another in the middle of the highway while a tank wreaks havoc in the background. See that photo and more after the jump. Also: Jocelin Donahue is young Barbara Hershey in Insidious 2 Helen Mirren teases some…
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Fast Five wound up being one of 2011's most unexpected pleasures, so hopefully we're in for a treat when the first footage from Justin Lin's Fast and Furious 6 (or whatever it winds up being called) airs during the Super Bowl this weekend. To prep fans for the unveiling, Universal has finally released an official synopsis…
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Old people begin and end today's Sequel Bits, which include updates on Red 2 and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2. After the jump: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is getting sequelized (as The Second-Best Exotic Marigold Hotel?) Eli Roth is interested in The Man With the Iron Fists 2 Producer Gregg Wilson chats about the…
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Is it time to look ahead to 2013 already? After the jump: The Hangover 3 will shoot in Orange County, CA Paul Walker is recovering from a Fast Six injury Monsters Inc.'s Mike is Billy Crystal's favorite role Liam Neeson collected $10 million for Taken 2 Matt Damon probably won't play Bourne again Roberto Orci defends…
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Some of today's tidbits involve actors claiming they probably won't do a sequel. Imagine that. After the jump: 300: Rise of an Empire stars gather for a group photo Watch an explosive video from Fast and the Furious 6 Liam Neeson does not think Taken 3 will ever happen Mike Tyson and Kendra Wilkinson join Scary…
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A mostly lighthearted Sequel Bits covers everything from fish- and family-friendly animated adventures to R-rated wolf pack shenanigans. After the jump: Andrew Stanton's next project is Finding Nemo 2 The Hangover Part III is now shooting in Los Angeles Heather Locklear and Molly Shannon join Scary Movie 5 David Thewlis will play The Frog in Red 2…
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With the exception of Machete Kills, which is a sequel to 2010 film, everything in today's Sequel Bits is pretty old school, featuring characters or properties that have been around at least a decade. After the jump: Joss Whedon talks a little bit about The Avengers 2 Bruce Campbell says the new Evil Dead is…
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In Fast Six, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson returns as DSS agent Luke Hobbs. This time, his crew's power is bolstered by the addition of Gina Carano, the former MMA fighter whose first film, Haywire, led to her gig in Fast Six. The film is shooting now under the direction of Justin Lin, who returns to…
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Today's action-packed Sequel Bits includes updates on Independence Day 2, The Expendables 2, Fast and the Furious 6, and more. After the jump: Dean Devlin says they've "cracked" Independence Day 2 Skunks invade the New England set of Grown Ups 2 Karl Urban would be happy to play Dredd in a sequel Fast Six adds…
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You want sequels? Hollywood has them, of course. Or plans for them, at least. After the break, we'll address the following: Will the character Mother Russia find her way into Kick-Ass 2? Is a xXx sequel actually happening? (Probably not.) In lieu of that, how about a (very, very) vague Fast Six teaser image? X-Men:…
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Today's edition of Sequel Bits is particularly chatty, as everyone has a little something to say about their next big project. After the jump: Adam McKay teases a minor Anchorman 2 detail Steve Carell talks about reprising his role as Brick Fast & Furious 6 gets an early bit of marketing Tom Cruise is still…
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A casting rumor from last week regarding Fast and Furious 6 has now been confirmed and with it comes our first hint at what the plot might hold. Luke Evans (Clash of the Titans, Immortals, The Hobbit) has now officially worked out his schedule and will star opposite Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson…
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A poster, some behind-the-scenes footage, and a rather intriguing bit of potential casting lurk in this edition of Sequel Bits. After the jump: A rumor says David Tennant wants to do Fast Six Peter Berg is still really excited to do Hancock 2 Kevin Feige teases a change of pace for Captain America 2 Here's what…
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There's a lot of sequel casting and development to report today, and so after the break you'll find: Michelle Rodriguez will return for Machete Kills and Fast and Furious 6 Vin Diesel is teasing further Riddick sequel news Steve Coogan is cast in Despicable Me 2 Eddie Izzard suggests there could be more Treasure Island…
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Whether or not Rihanna really is joining Fast Six as a baddie remains to be seen, but if she does, she may have some company on the dark side. A new report has surfaced indicating that Luke Evans has just been offered the villain role in the sequel, directed by Justin Lin. It's the same…
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An abundance of booty shorts, bikinis and slow motion dancing haven't exactly made the first five Fast and Furious movies girl-power milestones. However, Justin Lin's Fast and Furious 6/Fast Six looks like it might change that. The post-credits scene in Fast Five hints at the return of not one, but two of the franchise's more empowering female characters. (Spoilers held…
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Steven Soderbergh helped Gina Carano change careers from MMA star to actress when he and Lem Dobbs built the action film Haywire around her. In the wake of that film's release, we've heard about possible next jobs for Carano, but now she's set to join one of the biggest action franchises from any studio. Carano…
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With the smashing success of last year's Fast Five, Universal's been eager to keep moving forward with its popular Fast and the Furious franchise. A Fast Six was in the works before Fast Five even hit theaters, and for the past several months the rumor's been that Fast Six and Fast Seven would tell an…
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With Fast Five, Universal started the process of extending the Fast and the Furious franchise beyond movies that are oriented around car-based setpieces and into the realm of action-adventure crime films. The fifth film also featured a gigantic cast, and the idea of locking down all the participants for a few months every two years…
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Briefly: You might remember a couple weeks back when a rumor cropped up that Universal and director Justin Lin are looking at shooting the next two films in the Fast and the Furious franchise back to back. Now there is corroboration for that story. Not only is the studio looking at shooting the two films…
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For their latest installment, Fast Five, The Fast and the Furious franchise brought back a slew of actors from previous films including Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, and then added a huge action star in the form of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Now the next film in the series may expand the family by one more, and…
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Justin Lin is continuing his run with Universal. While the director began his career with the indie Better Luck Tomorrow, but diverted through Annapolis and ended up making the last three films in the Fast and the Furious franchise. Not a bad thing as far as financial stability goes, but it seems like the guy…
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Director Justin Lin is dropping scoops all over the internet as he talks to press promoting the upcoming Blu-ray release of his $600 million beast, Fast Five. We covered a bunch of them earlier, such as his recent meeting with Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron about Terminator 5 and why he turned down Die Hard…
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Sometimes when you watch a filmmaker's first movie you know exactly what he's going to be. That's not the case for Justin Lin. His first film, the fantastic Better Luck Tomorrow, gave almost no indication of just how incredibly massive a director he'd eventually become. After back to back box office smash hits with Fast…
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So there will be a sequel to G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, possibly subtitled Cobra Strikes. That naturally led to supposition that Joseph Gordon-Levitt might return as Cobra Commander. Given that most of the characters from the first film are said to be no-shows this time (Storm Shadow, Snake Eyes and Duke are the…
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Fast Five is still over a week from being released but its writer has not only been hired to write the sixth installment, he's been given a brand new production deal. Chris Morgan, who wrote Wanted, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast and Furious and Fast Five in addition to the currently in…
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