Fast & Furious

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• Monitors inside Aimes’ hi-tech HQ play clips from the Fast family’s biggest stunts.
• When Aimes talks about “humble roots” in Fast X, therefore, he’s also referring to the franchise as a whole.
• It began with 2001’s The Fast and the Furious, a mid-budget crime film about street racing which featured a cast of relative unknowns.
• The Fast Saga is one of the top-ten highest grossing film franchises of all time, and Fast X cost an estimated US$340 million (£275 million) to produce.

Retcons and resurrections

• This is something the Fast films do with an alarming disregard for narrative coherence.
• In this sense, Fast X feels like an attempt to rationalise the messy timeline that emerged out of the unusual choices of earlier films.
• In Fast X, he finally reunites with Shaw, giving Han a chance to get revenge against the man who appeared to kill him four films ago.

An outlaw franchise

• But there’s method in the madness, a consistent inconsistency which has allowed the saga to carve out its own niche.
• The seemingly chaotic nature of the Fast Saga’s development is central to its appeal.
• Reflecting on its unlikely trajectory, critics often observe that the franchise has an off-the-cuff feel.

• This is the first time a Universal Studios' film from the Fast & Furious franchise will premiere in the visually immersive theaters.
• "We are excited to assemble an even greater and more immersive experience for Fast X movie-goers around the world in ScreenX."
• Jongryul Kim, CEO, CJ 4DPLEX added, "Audiences have been following the Fast Saga for over two decades and we're excited to present Fast X in our premium formats, ScreenX and 4DX.
• Fast X tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at your local ScreenX and 4DX theaters.

• LOS ANGELES, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On Wednesday, April 19, The Archer School for Girls presented its twelfth annual Archer Film Festival empowering young, underrepresented voices in film.
• Festival organizers received more than 300 student-produced film submissions from over 50 countries around the world.
• SAMANTHA VINCENT is President of One Race Films, the film, television, and video game production company that has grossed over $5 billion since 2009 under her leadership.
• Beyond film and video games, Vincent shepherded the company into the digital arena with the groundbreaking micro-budget series "The Ropes."