‘Fast and Furious 7’ News: ‘Fast and Furious 8’ ‘Has To Be Better’ Than ‘Furious 7’ [VIDEO]
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that it's still going to be a while to go before Fast and Furious 8 goes into production.
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The film's producer Neal Moritz spoke the publication about their vision for the sequel to Furious 7. He suggested that right now the moment was about celebrating the massive success of Furious 7 and they will get to discussing what their plans are going forward in a while.
"Honestly, we're just bathing in the success of this," he said. "We'll probably get together in a week or so to talk."
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No solid details for the sequel have been hashed out yet, but Vin Diesel, who is heavily invested int he franchise, will be collaborating with writer Chris Morgan and Moritz on the plot of the next instalment. Moritz also revealed that the team aspired to keep pushing the envelope.
"[The story] is going to have to be something enticing for all of us," says Moritz. "It has to be as good as or better [than Furious 7]."
While it had previously been reported that Justin Lin who directed the first lot of Fast and Furious movies would be returning to helm Furious 8, The Hollywood Reporter suspects James Wan is still in the running. Wan, who directed Furious 7, told the publication that he's be up for taking up the next in the series as well. "I'm open to anything at this point," he said.
Furious 7 hit theaters on April 3, 2015.
Watch an extended scene featuring some car action here:
