From The Sun (UK), September 22, 2017. A show eventually coming to 40 cities!
UNIVERSAL has gone to extreme lengths to keep its new Fast & Furious franchise a secret.
Led by an armed escort to a secret hangar on an unmarked military base in North England - we're expecting big things.
"Do not leave the Fast Training hangar," warns a tank commander at the gate.
"War dogs are on the base and they can be slow to respond. We don’t want any journalist and war dog interactions."
We're expecting to see Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson tearing out the front doors armed to the teeth in the latest supercars.
And what we actually get isn't far off.
Costing a massive £25million, Universal has created Fast & Furious Live - a big-stadium live show featuring the best stunts from the eight F&F films - and we got a glimpse behind-the-scenes.
Opening in January 2018, fans can watch a new storyline weaving together the iconic cars and biggest stunts played out at London’s O2 Arena.
3D mapping is key to the show, using the latest projection tech to turn huge arenas into film sets from around the world.
One minute you'll be in London in the rain, the next in LA or Rio.
After the show opens in London, F&F Live goes on tour throughout the world, taking 40 cars to 40 cities. This is big business.
Eleven stunt drivers have been selected from over 2,000 entrants to take part in what’s promised to be the world’s greatest live stunt show.
We snuck into the hangar to watch them train, performing red arrow-style crossovers, tyre-melting doughnuts and inch-perfect precision driving.
Of the 11, three are female stunt drivers including 20-year-old drift star Jodie Rasburn and talented race ace Jessica Hawkins.
“We’re all a massive family now,” Jodie tells The Sun. “Our best stunt? We’ve got jumping the submarine, the lorry heist... they’re absolutely amazing and the audience are going to love them.
"If the audience see a female stunt driver, they’re going to love that. Normally I drive a Mini, but my favourite car from the show is the Lykan.”
Vin Diesel and the other stars will appear only video, with the main parts of this new story driven by new characters and new actors.
Fresh out of drama school, new-star Elysia Wren said: “I play Sophia, a really strong alpha female. I can drive, and I’ve learnt how to drift for this.
"It’s incredible. But I can’t tell you about the most dangerous stunt, it’s a secret, but it involves a plane.”
Lead stunt driver Chris Burns explains the difficulties in doing live stunts: “In movie work you can do take after take... we have to do it live. And that requires dedication to be consistent.
THE ICONIC CARS YOU CAN SEE LIVE
- 1970 Dodge Charger R/T (The Fast and The Furious)
- Honda Civic EJ (The Fast and The Furious)
- Toyota Supra (The Fast and The Furious)
- Mitsubishi Eclipse (The Fast and The Furious)
- Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R (2 Fast 2 Furious)
- Honda S2000 (2 Fast 2 Furious)
- Toyota Supra Hardtop (2 Fast 2 Furious)
- Mitsubishi Evo IV (The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift)
- Nissan Silvia (The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift)
- Nissan 350Z (The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift)
- Buick Grand National GNX (Fast & Furious)
- Dodge Charger SRT-8 (Fast 5)
- Oshkosh Truck (Fast 5)
- Dodge Charger PPV (Fast 5)
- Tank (Fast & Furious 6)
- Flip car (Fast & Furious 6)
- Navistar MXT (Fast & Furious 6)
- Off-road Dodge Challenger (Furious 7)
- W Motors Lykan HyperSport (Furious 7)
- Subaru WRX STI (Furious 7)
- Nissan GT-R R35 (Furious 7)
- Ice Charger (The Fate of The Furious)
- Ripsaw (The Fate of The Furious)
- Lamborghini Murcielago (The Fate of The Furious)
- Polaris RMX 800 Assault (The Fate of The Furious)
“Our team are amazing in every sense of the word. They range from 20 to 53 years old.
"The three females are awesome and every part of the team. One of the girls has more guts than most of the guys. They are tremendous.
“My favourite car is either the Toyota Supra of the Dodge Charger RT."
The show’s producers claim Fast & Furious Live will be as big a game changer as Cirque du Soleil for the circus, or the iPod to music. A huge claim.
Tickets, starting at £35, go on sale next Friday and can be bought online.
No comments:
Post a Comment