Full throttle: #Fast8's surprise screening in LA leaves audience in awe
March 30, 2017
The Fate of the Furious – the eighth episode of Fast and Furious series – was screened exclusively Wednesday night as a surprise for a select audience present at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
The whole #fateofthefurious family was in attendance minus @TheRock who was notably absent. #BGNCinemacon #cinemacon pic.twitter.com/uckSbalWXF
— Jacqueline@CinemaCon (@Msblerdess) March 29, 2017
Many of the attendees took to Twitter to express their excitement following a thrilling ‘ride’ in Caesars Palace. In addition, theatre owners commended the action they witnessed in the new movie, and expect it to churn big revenues.
Check out their reactions:
The Fate of the Furious takes the ridiculousness of the franchise to a whole new level, yet feels very different. Should be a gigantic hit.
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) March 29, 2017
Fate of the Furious is everything you want it to be and a ton of fun. @TheRock is a straight up superhero in the film and I loved it. pic.twitter.com/uz9QgnhVZ3
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) March 29, 2017
Loved @TheRock and Jason Statham in FATE OF THE FURIOUS. Their characters really popped; great dialogue & fight scenes #F8
— ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) March 29, 2017
THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS is no joke. Doubles down on action, emotion, intensity, humor &, of course, family. The NYC stuff is off the chain. pic.twitter.com/K3aeviUYCf
— ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) March 29, 2017
I adored every ridiculous, silly, charming, absurd, fun second of The Fate of the Furious.
— Eric Vespe (@EricVespe) March 29, 2017
not sure I saw even one shot in Fate of the Furious with @TheRock & Vin Diesel together. Take that how you will.
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) March 29, 2017
The Fate of the Furious is another winning entry in the franchise. Crazy, fun, and yet very different feeling. I laughed, I cried, I cheered
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) March 29, 2017
Yessss #fateofthefurious is perfection. So much fun. #cinemacon
— Rebecca Ford (@Beccamford) March 29, 2017
Vin Diesel pays tribute to Paul Walker. Vin tears up. I tear up. We all tear up. https://t.co/4ekHLxr1yP #fateofthefurious #CinemaCon2017
— Samantha Highfill (@samhighfill) March 29, 2017
#fateofthefurious is exactly what you buy your ticket for. A few fun “so bad they’re good moments” and Statham has a movie-stealing scene
— Aaron Couch (@AaronCouch) March 29, 2017
The best part of #Fast8 is mosdef Jason Statham interacting with a wee babe.
— Amy Kaufman (@AmyKinLA) March 29, 2017
On the other hand, Charlize Theron – the newest addition to the ‘family’ – was present alongside Vin Diesel, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, and the film’s director F. Gary Gray.
Diesel reportedly teared up as he talked to the audience, remembering Paul Walker – who died at the age of 40 in a horrible car crash in 2013, and said, “Part of Paul’s legacy lives through every frame that we shoot,” according to Variety.
The A-list actor mentioned how his late friend was the one to suggest the eighth instalment, and that it has “played over and over again in my brain.”
Moreover, Gibson also joined, commenting how they “move and operate in the memory of Paul Walker.”
Screenshot from the official trailer showing Charlize Theron and Vin Diesel
Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Kurt Russell, Scott Eastwood, Jason Statham, and Helen Mirren are also part of The Fate of the Furious, which is set to hit the screens in the US on April 17, 2017.
Two additional parts have been promised for the franchise, scheduled for release in the 2019 and 2021, respectively.
Conclusively, Diesel stated, “You are reminded of this angel that was so integral to this concept of brotherhood for our millennium. […] I always feel like he’s looking down on us so we didn’t want to let him down.”
We simply cannot wait for the film!
