More Fast and Furious 7 and 8 News

There is loads going on in the world of the Fast and Furious franchise at the moment with casting announcements continuing aplenty, rumours abounding, details of possible story details for the eighth film in the series and even set photos and videos leaking online. Production has officially started on Fast and Furious 7 with James Wan taking over the steering wheel from Justin Lin and cars and stars already snapped at the Pikes Peak Colorado location.

There seem to be doubts over how big a role Kurt Russell will have in the next two films and doubts over whether Bollywood star Deepika Padukone will find a way to make her schedule fit with Fast and Furious 7. I'm reporting on every detail for Yahoo Movies so please feel free to keep checking my Yahoo profile for more updates on the Fast and Furious franchise.You can also check out more Fast and Furious stories at the dedicated Yahoo Movies Fast and Furious page.

Here are the most recent stories I have covered in the past fortnight. Please click the headlines to read the full stories:

Location pictures and videos from Fast and Furious 7

Photos and videos are leaking from the set with eager snappers catching glimpses of the action as well as the stars themselves releasing short videos from the locations.

Could Kurt Russell only cameo in Fast and Furious 7?

Diesel has stated that “Kurt Russell was the perfect person to introduce in '7' to play out the eighth storyline”. An unofficial Twitter account @FF7Movie is now indicating that “Kurt Russel was almost about to join #Fast7." Could it just be a cameo?

Casting gear changes for Fast and Furious 7

Casting changes on 'Fast and Furious 7' continue with reports that Bollywood star Deepike Padukone may be out and 'Game of Thrones' star Nathalie Emmanuel is in, adding to an already packed line up.

  

Vin Diesel confirms Kurt Russell for Fast and Furious 7 and 8

After many rumours of action icon Kurt Russell being a new addition to the ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise, Vin Diesel has just put his foot down and accelerated proceedings by declaring the rumours true; Russell will join Fast and Furious 7 and 8!

New star of Fast and Furious 7 Kurt Russell’s best moments of vehicular mayhem

With the announcement that Kurt Russell is joining ‘Fast and Furious 7’, the franchise just got even hotter. A look back at some of the best films in his career shows Russell has significant experience in hair raising stunts and explosive action.

Pikes Peak set for dizzying action scenes in Fast and Furious 7?

With shooting on ‘Fast and Furious 7’ confirmed to be occurring all across the globe, one bit of news suggests the seventh instalment in the franchise is sticking a little closer to home for at least one of its huge action set pieces.