“Fast & Furious 8” is still more than a year and a half from its release date in April 2017 but casting rumors are already running plenty on the internet, most of them speculate the addition of new female characters to either join Dominic ‘Dom’ Toretto’s group or go up against them.
The first to have made it to the rumor mill is Eva Mendes which did not come as a surprise since she was already part of the “2 Fast 2 Furious” movie and also had a cameo in “Fast Five” both as Custom agent Monica Fuentes.
Then there is British actress Dame Helen Mirren, who is pretty much confirmed to play the role of villainess and shall be responsible for the release from prison of Deckard Shaw, previously played in “Fast & Furious 7” by Jason Statham.
The third female character is Ruby Rose of “Orange is the New Black.” She is the breakout star of Season 3 of American drama-comedy TV series on Netflix this year while playing the role of inmate Stella Carlin. Her performance as Stella made her practically a household name.
Apparently, Ruby Rose already auditioned for a part in “Fast & Furious 7” a few years ago but was rejected because one of the cast members allegedly described her as someone who looks like pop singer Justin Bieber, cites Realty Today.
Cara and Angelina in the casting loop
Sometime last month, there have also been reports that English fashion model and singer Cara Delevigne might also be cast in the movie. However, there is neither a confirmation of such from either Delevigne or the producers as of yet, plus the fact that the rumor is kind of fresh so it should be taken with a fine grain of salt.
Now comes another report that big name star Angelina Jolie will be joining the cast members of “Fast & Furious 8” because apparently, Michelle Rodriguez, who plays Letty Ortiz in the movie franchise, wants to realize her dream of co-starring with Angelina Jolie as another badass cast member just like her, reports the Christian Post.
While there is still no confirmation about Angelina Jolie becoming the new cast member of the “Fast & Furious” franchise, if the decision is up to Vin Diesel as one of the producers of the upcoming eight installment, then he would likely greenlit Michelle’s idea because it is a good casting idea.
Fans should also recall that Angelina Jolie once starred in “Gone in 60 Seconds” with Nicolas Cage which is also a movie about fast and great-looking cars and the heists to get them all.
Movie’s marketing and promotions plan
Vin Diesel has already been talking about the the marketing and promotions campaign plan for “Fast & Furious 8.”
During the recently concluded Teen Choice Awards on August 16, Vin Diesel delivered a loving tribute to his late friend, Paul Walker, and also thanked his teenage daughter, Meadow, for helping inspired them through production of the very successful “Fast & Furious 7.”
“Fast & Furious 7” is this year’s second most successful film next only to “Jurassic World.” The movie is now fifth in the list of the highest-grossing movies of all time.
During the same speech, Diesel referred to the upcoming eighth installment of the movie franchise as “Fast 8,” which is a deviation from the short title of the previous film, which has been referred to as “Furious 7.”
Apparently, “Fast 8” will be the one to be used during the marketing and promotions of the movie about a year and a half from today given that the film already has a playdate of April 14, 2017.