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James Wan is a big time director, but that wasn’t by design. Wan directed six movies before taking the wheel for this weekend’s Furious 7 and while many of them were huge hits, none of them compared to this. Furious 7 is a big budget blockbuster with six films preceding it. It’s also in a genre – action – that he’s never worked in. Films like Saw, Insidious and The Conjuring all connected with audiences, but they were set in small locations with moderate to small budgets.
- Vulture: Director James Wan on How Furious 7 Is Like Snow White
- Screen Crush: Director James Wan on Shooting 'Furious 7' Like a Horror Movie and His Plans For 'The Conjuring 2'
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Furious 7′ Launches with $16.9 Million Overseas
- Deadline: ‘Furious 7′ Roars To $16.9M In Overseas Debut, Pacing 60% Ahead Of Predecessor
- USA Today: See 'The Rock’ use his signature wrestling move in ‘Furious 7’
- Variety: ‘Furious 7′ Races to $15.8 Million in U.S. Latenight Opening
- Deadline: ‘Furious 7′ Supercharges Weekend With $15.8M Thursday Preview, $2.2M From Imax
- Shock Till You Drop: James Wan: The Conjuring 2 ‘Set in England’
- HitFix: Jason Statham on 'Furious 7' fight with The Rock: 'He could take your head off'
- ScreenRant: Ludacris Talks ‘Furious 7′ Character Evolution & Series Future
- MTV Movies Blog: ‘Furious 7′ Reviews: Here’s What To Expect From Paul Walker’s Last Ride
- USA Today: Paul Walker's Fast and Furious ride
- USA Today: Paul Walker farewell fuels 'Furious 7'
- Cinema Blend: Forget Frozen, The Rock Will Lead Disney's Next Big Musical Adventure
- Vulture: Jason Statham on Furious 7 and the Real Reason He’s Not in the New Transporter Movie
- Rotten Tomatoes: News: Critics Consensus: Furious 7 Is Certified Fresh
- Cinema Blend: 6 Badass Movie Cars The Furious 7 Cast Wants In The Sequel
- Coming Soon: Furious 7 Movie Reviews – What Did You Think?!
- Badass Digest: How FURIOUS 7 Stacks Up As An Impossible Sequel In An Impossible Series
- Cinema Blend: The 10 Best Fast & Furious Car Stunts, Ranked By Greatness
- IndieWire: Indiewire Podcast: Should We Care About 'Furious 7'?
- Denver Post: "Furious 7" does itself and the late Paul Walker proud with a solid entry
- AintItCool: Capone says FURIOUS 7 is easily the finest of the franchise, and your brain will explode
- USA Today: Screening Room: 'Furious 7'
- Hollywood Reporter: Euro Box Office: 'Marigold 2,' Local Comedies Chasing 'Furious 7'
- Vulture: The Rock Crushed It in the First Lip Sync Battle
- Thompson on Hollywood: Screen Talk: Debating 'Furious 7,' Indies Go Hollywood, Cannes Predictions
- Vulture: Furious 7 Is the Biggest and Most Ridiculous Movie of the Series, But It’s Not the Best
- Hollywood Reporter: 'Furious 7': Jason Statham Previews "Street Fight" With Vin Diesel (Video)
- Hollywood Reporter: In Theaters This Weekend: Reviews of 'Furious 7,' 'Woman in Gold' and More
- Cinema Blend: Furious 7 Already Off To A Fast Start
- Fandango Movie Blog: Watch: Cool GoPro Video Shows How the Ridiculous 'Furious 7' Stunts Were Done
- Twitch: Review: FURIOUS 7, Super-Charged And Super-Sized
- The Wrap: ‘Fast and Furious 7’ Opens No. 1 in First 12 Markets Overseas
- Entertainment Weekly: 'Furious 7': How big at the box office?
- Entertainment Weekly: 100 thoughts about 'Furious 7'
- IGN Movies: Deadpool, X-Men, Furious 7 & Suicide Squad
- The Wrap: ‘It Follows’ Plays David to ‘Furious 7’s’ Goliath at Box Office
- JoBlo: Review: Furious 7
- HitFix: Why 'Furious 7' is a bad movie with an all-time tearjerker ending you can't miss
- Entertainment Weekly: 'Furious 7': Critics have their say
- SlashFilm: /Filmcast Ep. 312 – Furious 7
- Entertainment Weekly: 'Fast and the Furious' superlatives: We pick each movie's best moments
- MTV Movies Blog: The Super-Simple ‘Fast & Furious’ Timeline Explained For Dummies
- The Wrap: ‘Furious 7’ Star Jason Statham Teases Showdown With Vin Diesel, Teaches Jimmy Kimmel How to Fight (Video)
- HitFix: 'Furious 7,' more movies that pulled off insane practical stunts and effects
- The Wrap: ‘Furious 7’ Peels Out With Huge $15.8 Million at Thursday Box Office
- Entertainment Weekly: 'Fast and Furious': Brian O'Conner's Best Moments
- Latino Review: Film Review: 'Furious 7'
- Film School Rejects: 7 Movies to Watch After You’ve Seen Furious 7
- Film School Rejects: Where Will The Fast and Furious Franchise Go Next?
"Furious 7" Breaks Open the Gates of the Summer Movie Season
1:43 PM 4/1/2015 by Senh Duong
First things first: Paul Walker would be proud of this. It’s an action franchise that will please its huge and ever-growing fanbase. He gets to go two rounds with Thai martial arts star Tony Jaa and gets the last laugh. Not a bad way to go.
Overall, Walker’s scenes are quite seamless.
James Wan On "Fast & Furious 7" Challenges
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With "Saw" scoring a 10th anniversary re-relase this Halloween, the original film's director James Wan has done a smattering of press. During this, he touched upon his most recent gig - directing the seventh "Fast and Furious" film. It was a production that couldn't be more different to "Saw" in terms of scale, budget and tone.
7 years 37 weeks ago via jackiechan
Fox Acquires ‘Malignant Man’; ‘Fast 7′s James Wan Eyeing To Direct
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EXCLUSIVE: Fox has acquired rights to Malignant Man, a graphic novel created three years ago by James Wan, who’ll develop it with an eye to direct. Wan helmed the first Saw film, launched the Insidious and The Conjuring fright franchises and is currently directing Fast & Furious 7 at Universal.
8 years 3 weeks ago via theothersenhman
‘Fast and Furious 7′ resumes production: James Wan tweets photo from set
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After months of delays and resets following Paul Walker’s tragic death this past November, Fast and Furious 7 is revving back
8 years 14 weeks ago via donnieyen
Tony Jaa Resumes Production on "Fast and Furious 7"
5:09 PM 3/20/2014 by Senh Duong
According to an interview with Action Elite, international action star Tony Jaa will rejoin the cast in June to finish his scenes for Fast and Furious 7.
He had already shot some scenes with the late Paul Walker, and those scenes will apparently be kept in the film -- looks like the producers will try to preserve as much footage with Walker as they can to celebrate and honor him.
'Fast & Furious 7' to Resume Production in April
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Filming has been on hiatus since November, when Paul Walker died in a car crash.
8 years 18 weeks ago via jetli
Rumor: Will Cody Walker replace his late brother Paul in Fast and Furious 7?
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Before we get to the news about Paul Walker's brother Cody possibly taking over the late actor's role in FAST AND FURIOUS 7, remember that this is nothing more than a rumor at this time, and it was reported by The Daily Mail, who isn't always the most reliable source of information.
8 years 29 weeks ago via brucelee
'Fast & Furious 7' May Start Up Again in January 2014
6:28 PM 12/11/2013 by Binh Ngo
Universal is trying to salvage Fast & Furious 7 by having Chris Morgan rewrite the script to "retire" Paul Walker's character from the series by using available footage, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Production of Fast & Furious 7 has to be shut down soon after Paul Walker lost his life in an auto accident on November 30th so that Universal and other stakeholders can figure out their next steps.
'Fast & Furious 7' Writer Working on Fitting Send-off for Paul Walker
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Sources tell THR that Chris Morgan is now at work crafting revisions to the script that could make use of scenes that were shot before the actor’s death. This story first appeared in the Dec. 20 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. The fiery crash that took Paul Walker's life has plunged Universal Pictures into an unprecedented crisis.
8 years 29 weeks ago via jetli