Going into “Fast & Furious 6” in a couple of weeks time, you’ll already know that a sequel has the green light and is already in pre-production for release next summer, with James Wan directing. As far back as 2011, rumors have been swirling that the sixth and seventh chapters in the ‘Furious’ saga would be telling one massive, linked story. Then as “Fast & Furious 6” started gearing up in earnest, Jason Statham was heavily touted to join, only for him to reportedly turn down the movie. But the rumors persisted, and earlier this year a mega-spoiler arrived indicating that Statham would be in the franchise, but for “Fast & Furious 7.” That’s all we’ll say (click the link to get the full dirt).
DesdeHollywood recently chatted with Michelle Rodriguez aka Letty (yep, back from the dead bros), and when asked about Statham’s involved in ‘Furious 7,’ she was pretty enthusiastic about it, confirming he’ll be there. “Jason Statham, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, when you see these guys in a room you know they belong together […] You can see in their eyes that they have gone through a lot […] I applaud Universal for getting him on-board!” she told the site.
With press rounds already on full throttle around “Fast & Furious 6,” we’re sure even more morsels of intel about the next movie will be arriving, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Vin and the boys are back on May 24th.
