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.

More Film News at Filmoria

News stories are fun, quick and a real test of your ability to come up with something fresh to say about a poster, trailer or a new still from a film when you know that other sites have already had a pop at the story.

Film news changes and updates rapidly. In the age of Twitter, any news story can break and be all around the web in seconds. It seems ‘news’ can also be a good way to keep in the good books of PR companies who have the power to giveth and taketh away access to preview screenings. If you help promote their films in the run up to release, I guess you might be more likely to get access to the stars and the screenings.

I started a post ages ago for keeping track of my news stories but I think it’s time for a new one so please find below continuously updated links to any news stories I have published over at Filmoria with the newest link always at the top:

RIP Roger Ebert
World War Z Poster
Made of Stone Poster
Rebellion Poster and Images
Rebellion Trailer
Spring Breakers Posters
Saoirse Ronan Joins How to Catch a Monster
Die Hard 6 Looks Likely
Entourage Movie Green Lit
The Sweeney Publicity Stunt
Before Midnight New Stills
New Warm Bodies Poster
Gremlins Reboot Rumours
A Good Day to Die Hard R rated
The Last Exorcism Part 2 Poster
Berberian Sound Studio Wins at BIFA's
Filmoria on the Radio
Rise of the Guardians Magical Funland
New The Impossible TV Spot
Star Wars: Episode VII Director
More Dark Knight Rises Bonus Material
The Dark Knight Rises Bonus Features
Independence Day 3D
Wayne's World 3 Script
Star Trek Into Darkness Preview
One Direction Documentary Director
Django Unchained Poster

Keep an eye out for more news stories at Filmoria.

Film News Stories

In the same way that I'd like to keep an online record of all my interviews that I am conducting for Filmoria, I would also like to keep tabs on the news stories I contribute so I'm going to start now by creating a list and adding to it as time goes on.

News stories are fun, quick and a real test of your ability to come up with something fresh to say about a poster, trailer or a new still from a film when you know that other sites have already had a pop at the story.

Writing for Filmoria has taught me to use sources and to always credit the source.  This is good practice and helps people to head back to the sites that break the stories first.  Sometimes it seems silly to contribute a news piece on something you know has already been covered by other sites but as I love writing about film, this is rarely the case.  I've usually got something new to add when I cover the story... I say new rather than interesting but you be the judge!

Here are my news articles for Filmoria:

Made of Stone Poster

Rebellion Poster and Images

Rebellion Trailer

Spring Breakers Posters

Saoirse Ronan Joins How to Catch a Monster

Die Hard 6 Looks Likely

Entourage Movie Green Lit

The Sweeney Publicity Stunt

Before Midnight New Stills

New Warm Bodies Poster

Gremlins Reboot Rumours

A Good Day to Die Hard R rated

The Last Exorcism Part 2 Poster

Berberian Sound Studio Wins at BIFA's

Filmoria on the Radio

Rise of the Guardians Magical Funland

New The Impossible TV Spot

Star Wars: Episode VII Director

More Dark Knight Rises Bonus Material

The Dark Knight Rises Bonus Features

Independence Day 3D

Wayne's World 3 Script

Star Trek Into Darkness Preview

One Direction Documentary Director

Django Unchained Poster

Rise of the Planet of the Apes Director

Die Hard 5 Image

Robopocalypse Casting

Before Midnight Image

Keep an eye out for more news stories at Filmoria.

Hathaway to Rage Against the Machines in Spielberg’s ‘Robopocalypse’?

Exciting news brewing with casting rumours of Anne Hathaway and Chris Hemsworth sniffing around Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Daniel H. Wilson’s 2011 book Robopocalypse.

The Hollywood Reporter states that not only are Hathaway and Hemsworth negotiating to take leading roles, but also the film is set to be produced by Tom Rothman, the outgoing chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment. Rothman has been confirmed by DreamWorks in a statement yesterday and casting confirmations should follow soon.

Read more of this story at Filmoria.

To read more about Robopocalypse, see my review here.