Vin Diesel Confirms Fast 8 Trailer Date
We’ve had teaser posters, Helen Mirren and a ‘candy ass’ Instagram beef that may or may not have been real and now Fast 8 has a trailer…poster…announcement…via Instagram…welcome to marketing everyone!
Production ended on the eighth instalment of the Fast and Furious franchise (and yes there was a poster for that too) and now the official page has revealed this teaser for the trailer which has gotten Vin Diesel so excited he’s practically frowning…
But, because the best publicity generating machine for Fast 8 is Vin Diesel himself, he’d already announced it via his Facebook page a few days ago on #TorrettoTuesday where he said:
“The trailer for F8 is going to blow your mind… New York City December 11th. You will see why there was tension, you will understand the intensity.”
This appears to be a reference to the aforementioned beef that erupted between Diesel and co-star Dwayne Johnson, though there was a rumour circulating that it was just a publicity stunt for WrestleMania. But maybe Diesel and Johnson’s characters end up at odds again somehow in the sequel?
Presumably the trailer will be shown in cinemas with movies about to be released around that time including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Assassin’s Creed or Passengers.
All seem like the most viable blockbusters for the trailer to hit their desired audience, and it just might end up being all three of them.
This time the latest Fast & Furious sequel is directed by F. Gary Gray (Straight Outta Compton, Law Abiding Citizen) with a cast that includes the usual crew of Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Dwayne Johnson. In addition, Natalie Emmanuel is returning from Furious 7 along with Jason Statham and Kurt Russell.
Newcomers to the cast include Charlize Theron, Scott Eastwood, Kristofer Hivju and Helen Mirren.
Fast 8 hits theaters on April 14, 2017.
