'Fast and Furious 8' Spoilers: Filming For 'Furious 7' Sequel To Take Place In Cleveland [VIDEO]
Part of the filming for Fast and Furious 8 is set to take place in Cleveland according to recent reports.
Unofficial confirmation about the filming take place in Cleveland was revealed at the recently revealed at an advance panel held for the Cleveland International Film Festival.
In fact Cleveland.com also reported that job postings for crew member positions for Fast and Furious 8's upcoming Cleveland shoot were up.
Previously, according to a TMZ report, the first casualty has taken place on the Fast and Furious 8 set and it does not involve cars.
Allegedly a horse, who was grazing by the set of the film, was injured as it was hit by a flying iceberg because of the forceful gale. The iceberg broke the horse's leg, while also injuring a second horse.
The report adds that neither horse was actually part of the production of the film, still it might be fair warning to the crew to keep the fatal weather in mind while filming.
Last month, it was reported that one of biggest man-made explosions will be staged for the film in Iceland. A Jalopnik update on the filming in Iceland, which reveals various heavily armored vehicles that have been taken to the set in Iceland and are expected to be part of an intense scene which might also involve the explosion.
The first time news of that parts of the Furious 7 sequel will be filmed in Iceland came in January. Collider sourced a report from the Iceland Review that suggests that the producers of Fast and Furious 8 have actually set their sight on Iceland to film some scenes.
According to the report, residents of the town of Akranes were informed that part of the Furious 7 sequel will be filmed there. It was also revealed that the site for filming has also been picked -- around the harbor and the cement fields.
The mayor of the town, Regína ásvaldsdóttir, gave away some more details about filming. "The crew has plans to carry out the largest explosion ever in Iceland," she said, adding that the "residents are excited."
The main setting of Fast and Furious 8 was officially confirmed by Vin Diesel recently. The movie will be set in New York City, a much rumored fact that was made official by Diesel's posting a poster for the film with NYC in the backdrop.
Speaking of foreign filming locations for the movie, recently even Cuba was reported as under considered by the producers.
Variety reported that Fast and Furious 8 might also be gearing to take those hot wheels to Cuba. An insider from Universal Studios spoke to the publication. "Universal Pictures is currently in the process of seeking approval from the United States and Cuban governments to explore shooting a portion of the next installment of the 'Fast & Furious' series in Cuba," the spokeswoman said.
Fast and Furious 8 will be released on April 15, 2017.
