'Fast & Furious 7' Movie Still Released: Dawyne Johsnon And Jason Statham In First Fist Fight , Trailer To Launch Tommorow
With "Fast & Furious 7" trailer release due for November 1, a new still has been released showing Jason Statham and Dawyne Johnson in a face-off. In the teaser photo the two actors could be seen in the middle of a fistfight. Statham plays the anti-hero Ian Shaw where as Dwayne Johnson plays one of Dominic Toretto's (Vin Diesel) gang members Hobbs.
This would be first time that Statham would be seen in the "Fast & Furious" franchise. His character was introduced in the credit sequence of "Fast & Furious 6" and he is speculated to take revenge of his brother Owen Shaw's death who was killed by Dominic and Brian O'Connor's gang (Paul Walker) in the "FF6" finale, according to reports by MTV.
Luke Evans played Owen Shaw and he was the mastermind behind the crime organization whose mission was to blow up the entire capital of United Kingdom. Ian Shaw may take forward his brother's plans in "Fast & Furious 7", thus challenging the Furious 7 gang. Ian Shaw and Hobbs fistfight was shared on the movies' official Twitter page.
It's @TheRock Vs. #JasonStatham in #Furious7! pic.twitter.com/PJZu9fl4Xd
— Fast & Furious 7 (@FF7Movie) October 29, 2014
Moreover, as a part of countdown to the trailer, Universal pictures have released seven seconds footage of behind the scenes fights on its official You Tube page. The video is embedded below. Video of some of the best fights in "Fast & Furious 7" has also been released as a part of "Road to Furious 7." The video can be seen here.
"Fast & Furious 7" has been directed by "The Conjuring" and "Saw" fame director James Wan. This would be Paul Walker's last film, who passed away in a tragic accident on Nov 30, 2013. Jordana Brewster who plays Paul's on screen wife in the film recently said in an interview that "F& F7" is a way to "celebrate" the late actor's life.
The film is slated to release on April 3, 2015. The series would see a come back of Diesel, Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Elsa Pataky and Lucas Black. The film would also feature Johnson, Statham, Djimon Hounsou, Tony Jaa, Ronda Rousey and Kurt Russell. Neal H. Moritz, Vin Diesel and Michael Fottrel.