As the production of “Fast and Furious 8” progresses, we’ve been hearing some encouraging reports from the set. It looks like the crew has managed to overcome the huge loss of Paul Walker, and they’re currently doing their best to push the series forward in a respectful way. The next film could actually come with a very expanded cast, according to some of the more recent rumors.
Helen Mirren is one of the more recently announced additions to the cast, although it’s not yet confirmed what her character will be. It’s suspected that she’ll be on the good side though – unlike Charlize Theron, who’ll portray the most impressive antagonist we’ve seen in the franchise to date, according to initial previews.
We’ve been hearing various other minor rumors about actors joining the cast, and it looks like the producers have been hard at work trying to get more people to join the project. Hopefully it doesn’t feel too overcrowded in the end though, as it’s entirely possible that they might slip and push things too far in the opposite direction.
Meanwhile, we’ve also been seeing some exciting previews of the show’s action scenes, showing lots of destruction and stylized violence. It’s clear that the special effects crew has been given a lot of freedom in this film, and the producers likely want to push things over the top in terms of explosions.
And according to most fans, there’s certainly nothing wrong with that. After all, it’s one of the staples of the franchise, and one of the main reasons people go to see the movies, along with the high-paced car action.
On that note, it looks like we’re going to get plenty of exciting car chase scenes as well. The current previews haven’t gone into too much detail in this regard, and it looks like the producers are trying to hide the car variety as a surprise to their fans. Are we going to see any special additions to the “car cast” this time?
Some more peculiar rumors have started to circulate about the film as well, regarding the late Paul Walker. While it’s clear the actor isn’t going to take part in filming the new scenes, there are some claims that the producers could reuse old footage of him in “Fast and Furious 8”.
This has been a controversial claim among some fans, and it looks like not everyone is on board with the decision. On one hand, it would certainly be nice to catch one final glimpse of the actor, and it could be a great way for the producers to send off his character properly.
On the other hand, some fans claim that it would be disrespectful to the actor, and the producers should just leave his memory to be. It seems like the majority of fans would enjoy seeing one last scene with Paul Walker if that’s really on the table though, so the producers might not have a bad idea there.
It’s also possible that the producers could go for the same move they pulled off in the last film, using alternative actors to fill the role temporarily. That was received well by fans, especially given that the brothers Cody and Caleb Walker were given the opportunity to portray the character. However, the idea of reusing old footage of Paul Walker himself is an entirely different can of worms.