The leading roles of the film - Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson were able to get to the premiere of "Fast and the Furious 5" in Moscow. Upon closer examination, the famous actors turned out to be very simple guys. They went straight to the journalists from their room at the Ritz-Carlton hotel. They were dressed at home - t-shirts and jeans. Paul Walker walked around in flip flops.
Behind Paul Walker - already four "Fast and the Furious". Since the first series, the actor has turned from a blond youth into a very textured man. Paul likes to say that he grew up with his character. Meanwhile, he still has not lost his boyish fuse - Walker loves adventure in any form - whether it's hunting for sharks or racing on sports tracks. The actor has a healthy love of life and willingly shares positive during personal communication.
Paul, what cars do you prefer?
- I drive aggressively, it can be seen in my movements. But I'm not one of those guys who, to impress, overtake you on the track, pressing on the gas. My driving style depends on the situation. I would describe it as soft speed control.
Favorite car?
- I love Porsche. My favorite car is a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS. Classic, vintage! The golden era of this brand. I also like risky cars, well, like GT. In general, I do not think that you can judge a person by his car. If a person has a lot of money, but at the same time he drives some very a simple car, that commands respect. I have friends who make very good money, but they also drive pickup trucks. This is cool. Buying super-expensive cars is a compensation for complexes. I'm not talking now about the size of manhood. But if a person has a lot expensive cars, then he needs to either go to a psychologist or pray to a church.
How many cars do you own?
- A lot of. 18 pieces. Yesterday I bought a Carrera RS, 1973 release. Color - white-blue. Bought from a guy in Georgia. The car has been my lifelong dream for as long as I can remember.
Perhaps you have heard of Russian supercar"Marousia". Wouldn't you like to ride?
- Ma-ryu-sya? Wow...must take a look!
What do you think about women driving?
It seems to me that, in general, women - the best drivers than men. Because men want to be macho, they want to control and dominate everything, and women - they are more relaxed about everything. On the other hand, they are slightly more passive in driving. I taught many people how to drive cars on the track, and I can say that the women of participation are faster. Men get behind the wheel and they immediately need to press the gas. They accelerate and crash into something. Women harness for a long time, but they go fast.
The characters of Fast & Furious 5 constantly talk about the freedom they long for - freedom from circumstances, the past, the fear of being caught. Your hero Brian is first and foremost. How free do you feel yourself?
My profession allows me to be free. I travel a lot, and this is what I love more than anything in the world. I would not be able to work in the office from 10:00 to 17:00. It's not about me. I love to live with a backpack. I grab things and rush to the other side of the earth. And I love my job. I love her because she allows me to live the way I want. To be free.
Read: Filming Fast & Furious 5 was a challenge for me
I think a lot of people, like me, love the Fast & Furious franchise. Fast "charged" cars, gunfights, a lot of drive and a sharp plot - all the attributes of a good blockbuster. And on the eve of the release of the next, seventh picture, I want to look back at the entire history of the series and remember what kind of cars the main characters of the criminal action movie drove.
"The Fast and the Furious" or "Fast and Furious 1"
Premiere of the first The Fast and the Furious" took place on June 18, 2001. The film was based on the article "Racer X", written by Kenneth Lee, published in the May 1998 issue of Vide magazine. The article talked about the life of a street racer from New York. The author showed the life of street racers who gave all their money just to have another race between Nissan 300ZX and Mitsubishi Starion.
Rob Cohen, director of The Fast and the Furious, liked the street life described in the article, and after the adaptation of the script, filming began. Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg and Eminem claimed the lead role, but the choice fell on the little-known Paul Walker in those days.
The beginning of the picture immediately plunges us into a criminal abyss, where a gang of dashing raiders led by Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) is robbing a truck full of equipment. Black Honda Civic Si Coupe cars took part in the filming of the episode. In the next episode, we see Brian O'Connor, a police officer trying to infiltrate a gang of raiders, for which he has to participate in street races.
In total, the main character in the picture had three cars. The first one he lost to Dominic in a race is green Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX. This car was destroyed after a showdown with a Japanese racing gang. Brian's work car is a red Ford F-150 pickup truck, and later the "blonde" drove around in Toyota Supra Mk4 orange, which he subsequently gave to Dominic. The hero of Vin Diesel rode a Mazda Rx-7, and then moved to, on which he crashed at the end of the film.
In the picture "lit up" Nissan Silvia S14, Nissan Cefiro, Honda S2000, Nissan Skyline GT-R R33, Honda Integra Coupe and Volkswagen Jetta are the only european car shown in this movie.
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Critics reacted to the picture in two ways. In addition, the plot was put with a constantly pumped-up drama, staging races and stunts. The actors were also praised, however, according to film experts, the film called "Fast and Furious" lacked speed. The mass audience fell in love with the picture, and on the very first weekend, "Fast and the Furious" collected 40 million dollars with a budget of 38, and the total fees in the world amounted to 127 million dollars. Initially, it was not planned to shoot a sequel, however, having seen the wild success, the studio thought about creating a sequel.
The prehistory of "Double Fast and the Furious"
Before the release of the second part, a short film "Turbo Charged Prelude to 2 Fast 2 Furious" appeared, telling how the character of Paul Walker crossed the line of the law and turned into a street racer, and this 6-minute film shows the story of the emergence of Nissan Skyline GT-R R34, which was Brian's first car in 2 Fast 2 Furious.
"2 Fast 2 Furious" or "Double Furious"
Having called the former team, the studio did not count the director Rob Cohen and Vin Diesel, who refused because of the filming of another action-packed action movie "Three X's". John Singleton became the director of 2 Fast and the Furious, and Tyrese Gibson, who was well known to the director after filming in the comedy drama The Kid, was chosen as Paul Walker's partner. The role of the main villain went to Cole Houser.
The second picture continued all the undertakings of the first film. On June 3, 2003, 2 Fast 2 Furious was released. There were even more tuned cars, beautiful girls and exciting races. But even despite this, the picture is considered the simplest of the entire franchise, and critics called it a bad sequel to the most interesting original, scolded for the lack of validity of the actions of the characters and for the “raw” script. But even the cold reviews of critics did not discourage the audience's interest in the film, and the picture collected more than 230 million dollars on a budget of 76.
So, Brian O'Connor's first car was the Nissan Skyline GT-R R34, which became wildly popular just after this film. Unfortunately, the car did not survive to the end of the picture, but was “killed” by the writers. O'Connor switched to a yellow Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII, while his partner Roman got a Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. The change of cars did not stop there. After another race, the main characters won the 1970 Dodge Challenger and chevrolet camaro SS 1969, on which they "arrived" to the end of the film. In addition to these cars, the film starred Lincoln Navigator, Honda S2000, dodge ram, Toyota Supra Mk4 and Mazda RX-7, which were driven by secondary characters.
"The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" or "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift"
The third part of the series was released on June 4, 2006. This film, until the very end, had no connection with the first two tapes, and chronologically it goes between the 6th and 7th films. Directed by Justin Lin. Lead Producer Neil Moritz liked the director's work in Better Tomorrow, which, by the way, is an unofficial prequel to the third Fast and the Furious, or rather, to one of the characters - Khan, whose role was superbly played by Sang Keng.
The third film was the least successful and, with a budget of $ 85 million, collected "only" 158. Critics scolded the picture for the script, lack of humor, and drama. However, the third film marked the release of the subsequent parts, because in the last scene Dominic Toretto was "resurrected". After the release of the third part, Justin Lin and Chris Morgan (head writer) lingered in the racing franchise for a long time.
The plot of the film, although it was moved to the other end of the world - in Tokyo, but still returned to the spirit of the first part. Street racing was again in the spotlight, with the only difference being that this time the cars “knocked down” sideways and burned tires in a crazy drift, because according to the director, drifting is. And in this Justin Lin was absolutely right. The cast has completely changed, with Lucas Black (Sean Boswell) playing the lead role of a schoolboy who likes to drive a car.
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Chevrolet appears at the beginning of the movie Monte Carlo 1970, in which the protagonist races with Dodge Viper, after which, after making several somersaults through the roof, Chevy goes under pressure, and Sean (the main character) goes to Tokyo to avoid a prison term. Here he quickly fits into the local car party, where, after meeting Khan, he receives the keys to.
As later shown in the film, this car was equipped with the legendary RB26DETT - Nissan engine Skyline GT-R. Sean again crashes the car in the race, trying to get the nose of the local DK, i.e. "King of drift", which, by the way, rode a Nissan 350Z z33.
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After the loss of another car, the protagonist sits down at the "steering wheel" Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII. This car, by the way, was specially converted to rear-wheel drive in the film.
After another chase, this car of the protagonist is also sent for write-off, and with it the Mazda RX-7 goes to scrap, taking with him his driver, Khan. next car Shona became a classic Ford Mustang Fastback 1969, on which the engine was installed from the same, broken, Nissan Silvia. In this car, Lucas Black's character takes revenge on DK, destroying his gray Nissan 350Z z33 along the way. And finally, the last victim, i.e. the car, the main character again becomes the Nissan Silvia S15, on which he accepts the challenge of Dominic Toretto. Well, Vin Diesel himself came to race a Plymouth Roadrunner GTX.
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Minor characters also drove interesting cars. So, the assistant of the "King of Drift" drove a golden Nissan 350 Friday Z, and Sean's friend rides a Volkswagen Touran turned into the Hulk. The main character's girl. By the way, the real “King of Drift” Keiichi Tsuchiya also starred in this film, who played the episodic role of a fisherman who watched the main character learn to “fall sideways”.
How to return Toretto?
It was firmly decided to return the characters of the first tape to the world of "Fast and the Furious". Before the release of the fourth part, a short prelude called "Bandits" appears again. It tells about what happened in the Dominican Republic, about the reasons that pushed Dominic and his gang to engage in robbery. In general, the short film brings us back to the main characters of the first tape - Domenic Toretto, Letty and others, and also introduces the character of Khan into the story.
"Fast & Furious" or "Fast and Furious 4"
The fourth part appeared on the screens of the world on March 12, 2009. The film's official slogan is "New Cars, Old Team". Directed by Justin Lin again, and the script came from the pen of Chris Morgan. Both, by the way, were absolutely supportive of producer Neil Moritz in bringing Vin Diesel and Paul Walker back into the franchise.
The film immediately begins with a good reference to the first part, again the first shots show the scene of a truck robbery, with the only difference being that this is not in the USA, but in the Dominican Republic, and instead of vehicles, the tractor is carrying tanks of gasoline.
Dominic Toretto and Letty show up at the Buick Grand National, where they rob a fuel truck in a rather original way. After a not-so-successful robbery, the team decides to split up, and Toretto leaves the Dominican Republic. The plot switches to Brian O'Connor, who, after the second part, regained his police badge. Another jump in the plot - Letty dies, and Dominic Toretto returns home to the United States, where the police are looking for him. In the garage of his house, he discovers the ill-fated half-disassembled black Dodge Charger 1970, in which he almost died in the first picture. Next, Dom goes to the scene of the death of his girlfriend in a red Chevrolet Chevelle.
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After the next vicissitudes of the plot, the characters of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker must participate in the race, for which the heroes need to prepare cars. Brian will have to choose a car from hundreds standing at the police impound. His choice falls on two Nissan Skyline R34 and Nissan GT-R.
Taking the beloved 34th nissan body Skyline, he sets on it and spends necessary improvements. Dominic builds a Chevrolet Camaro SS in his garage. Another character appears at the race, which we will meet in the next films of the franchise - Gisele Harobo, driving around on a white Porsche Cayman S. In addition to Nissan and Chevrolet, BMW M5 E39 and Nissan 240SX take part in the race, which, by the way, did not reach the finish line, colorfully crashing halfway.
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After another series of plot twists, Dominic meets Ford Grand Torino, whose driver is responsible for the death of Letty, who crashed on Plymouth road runner. A yellow Ford Mustang and an Infinity G37 appear in the picture, but before they even spend 10 minutes on the screen, they explode along with Skyline and Chevy of the main characters. After the shootout, O'Connor and Toretto drive away in a Hummer H1, which they park in the police station and swap for Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Later in the film, Dominic's sister's car, the Honda NSX, appears for a moment.
To participate in the last chase, Dominic is finishing the same black Dodge Charger 1970, which was in his garage. The Ford Grand Torino also takes part in the race. During the chase, Toretto changes cars, jumping out of his Dodge on the move and climbing into a Chevrolet Camaro F-Bomb. The black Charger crashed again. Not a single car made it to the end of the film alive.
As a result, the collection of the picture amounted to more than 360 million dollars, with a budget of 85. It was a resounding success.
"Fast 5" or "Fast and Furious 5"
The fifth installment in the franchise was released on April 15, 2011. The director and screenwriter remained the same, but in 10 years the topic of street racing has exhausted itself. In the next tape, it was decided to build a plot around a robbery and, of course, cars, and Brazil became the filming location.
Attention in the picture was attracted not only by cars and chases, but also by parkour, fights, weapons and, of course, teamwork in a robbery. In general, the plot has changed a lot, but the characters have remained the same. The film starred all the characters of the fourth part, as well as Tyrese Gibson, who played the role of Roman in the second film, and Sang Keng, Khan from " Tokyo Drift". Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson played the role of half-cop, half-military Luke Hobbs, who hunted the Toretto gang, as the antagonist of the main characters. So, in the film we are waiting for the confrontation between two huge "jocks", Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson (already interesting), and if we add that this is a film from the Fast and the Furious series, then we can also expect super chases, powerful cars and all the attributes of the franchise .
The creators decided to keep the amount of computer graphics to a minimum, as fans spoke very unflatteringly about the artificial scenes in the second and fourth parts. Now the stunts were performed live, directed by directors Spiro Razatos and Jack Gill. The scene involving the theft of the safe took 4 weeks to shoot, and the stuntmen smashed over 200 cars. The episode with the theft of cars from the train was also performed live. In the film, it is noticeable that when the tow truck collided with the wagon, the train almost derailed.
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In the film, again, a lot of the coolest cars appeared. Here again flashes a black Dodge Charger 1970, and its fate is again very sad. The original Nissan Skyline KGC10 GT-X appears, which simply disappeared into the film after driving Brian to his destination. Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Grand Sport, removed from the train, was immediately drowned in the lake. In the same scene, on which no one really traveled, it was only dismantled and reassembled. Immediately flashed De Tomaso Pantera, whose fate is unknown. In general, the cars were stolen from the train, after which the train exploded, which attracted the attention of the police. After this incident, "hound" Hobbs appears in the film in a military Armet Gurkha F5, as well as his team in a GMC Yukon XL.
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After the next plot twists in the film, the entire Toretto team appears. A Ford Galaxie 500 XL and a Ducati Streetfighter pass by as members of Dominic's gang arrive at the meeting point. Having thought through all the details of the robbery, the heroes decide to find suitable vehicles. Then Brian goes to a gang of Brazilian street racers, who win the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, but the car is not fast enough.
Next flash Toyota Supra Mk4, Nissan 370Z, Subaru Impreza WRX STI. All these cars also could not cope with the task, then the team decided to use disguise instead of speed, and since the target was in the police station, Toretto suggested using Dodge Charger police cars, on which, after destroying half the city, Dominic and Brian managed to steal the safe .
At the end of the film, the characters appear on new cars bought with money stolen in Brazil. Roman and Tej got Koenigsegg CCXR, Khan got Lexus LFA, Dominic appeared on, and Brian remained faithful to his beloved Nissan and bought a GT-R R35.
As a result, the film grossed almost $630 million on a budget of $125, and this success cast aside all doubts about the creation of the 6th part.
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"Furious 6" or "Fast and Furious 6"
The next picture was not long in coming and was released on May 7, 2013. Justin Lin, Chris Morgan and Neil Moritz are back at the helm. As in the fifth part, it was decided to perform the stunts live, without using computer graphics, so the Dodge Charger SRT-8 flying through the nose of the plane, the tank and 250 crushed cars are all real. The film's budget this time was $160 million. And now the characters do not rob anyone, but rather help the law to catch the criminals.
good sequel - good cars. The film began the same way the previous one ended, with a race between the Challenger SRT-8 and GT-R R35, with Vin Diesel and Paul Walker behind the wheel, respectively. Then two motorcycles appear in the picture - Harley Davidson An XR 1200X owned by Khan and a Ducati Monster 1100 EVO owned by Gisele.
The funeral of famous actor, car enthusiast and amateur racer Paul Walker was held in California on December 3. After the tragic death of Walker, the future of the Fast and the Furious movie saga was in doubt. " Newspaper.Ru recalls the most memorable cars from cult series films that have made a huge contribution to the development of modern car culture and tuning.
On Tuesday, December 3, in California, the funeral of the famous Hollywood actor Paul Walker, who became famous in the movie saga "The Fast And The Furious", known in Russian box office like Fast and Furious. , which happened last Saturday: the actor was riding in the passenger seat of a Porsche Carrera GT sports car driven by his friend and business partner Roger Rodas. The driver lost control, then went off the road and crashed into a tree. Immediately after that, the car caught fire, and both men died on the spot.
After the tragic death of Walker, who did not have time to finish shooting in the seventh part of "Fast and the Furious", the release of the new film and the continuation of the saga itself were in doubt.
The first film of the acclaimed franchise "The Fast And Furious" (literal translation - "Fast and Furious") was released in 2001. By this point, cinema had largely forgotten the genre of 1970s-era American motoring films, in which cars played as prominent a role as actors. The only notable example was the blockbuster Gone in 60 Seconds, released a year before The Fast and the Furious, which, by the way, was a remake movie of the same name 1974.
The first part of "Fast and the Furious" opened to a wide range of viewers the American scene of street racing enthusiasts, which was quite developed by that time, as well as fans of deep refinement of cars, mainly Japanese ones.
If a year before the release of "Fast and the Furious" about Japanese Toyota sports car Few dreamed of Supra, then a year after the premiere of the film, this car excited the minds of young people, and posters with Supra increasingly hung on the walls of the bedrooms of teenagers who were actively interested in cars.
If you take Russian realities, then the fashion for car tuning according to the Western model also began precisely after the first "Fast and the Furious" - in spare parts stores, along with the usual elements of "Soviet" tuning, giant spoilers and loud "banks" of mufflers began to appear, into which in some cases you could stick your head.
Popular Russian tuning magazines also appeared around the same time as the release of the first "Fast and the Furious". It can be argued that the film created a demand for tuning and prepared the necessary fertile ground and a wide audience for this. The corresponding interest clubs existed even before that, but tuning acquired a truly massive character only after 2001.
2003 racing video game Need For Speed Underground, previously devoted only to expensive supercars like Ferraris and Lamborghinis, switched in time to the theme of illegal street racing and deep modification of cars described in Fast and the Furious, which finally strengthened the craze for tuning.
In the movie saga "Fast and the Furious" cars played no less a role than the actors themselves: news about the "casting" of cars in new part franchises have attracted a huge amount of attention from netizens.
"Gazeta.Ru" decided to recall the most bright cars Hollywood movie series, most of which fell on the first tapes of "Fast and the Furious".
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In the first part, Paul Walker's character, an undercover cop named Brian O'Conner, works in a tuning parts store and drives a nondescript red pickup truck. In fact, the car is not at all as simple as it might seem: if he got more "airtime", then he could well compete with the Japanese "charged" cars, which played a more prominent role in the film. O'Conner drove a "hot" Ford F-150 SVT Lightning, equipped with a 360-horsepower V8 engine. To "hundreds" such a car accelerates in about five seconds.
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In his free time, Walker's hero drove a light green coupe. According to the film, the tuning of this car included at least the installation of a turbocharger and a nitrous oxide injection system. In the course of the picture, the car explodes after shelling from firearms in order to give way to the car in the garage of Walker's hero, which has become the "calling card" of the film series.
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This car was a mid-1990s coupe painted orange.
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According to the scenario, the car is found in a junkyard, but its engine is at least repairable, after which the Supra is restored and brought to mind. After these operations, the 320-horsepower coupe with the iconic Toyota engine The 2JZ puts out about 550 hp, which is enough to easily win Ferrari traffic lights. After one of the main roles in the Fast and the Furious, the Supra, which was a cult car before, experienced a new wave of popularity. In addition, used copies have skyrocketed in price - in some cases, the Supra has almost doubled in price.
He played a very episodic role in the first "Fast and the Furious". The car was used by one of the heroes of the second plan and was little lit up in the races, but something else is important: this is a European car, which practically did not exist in Fast and Furious.
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A small but memorable role in the first part of the "Fast and the Furious" was played by three identical coupes Honda Civic [^], most likely, in the "heated" version of Si. The glossy black, clean-toned coupes looked ominous and were used to rob trucks by a gang of street racers. It is worth noting that the Civic in various generations of this long-lived model is one of the most popular tuning objects in the world, so in this regard, the Fast and the Furious rather paid tribute iconic car than formed new trend. Civic flashed in different "Fast and the Furious" and was in the use of different heroes.
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Black "muscle car" Dodge Charger, according to the hero Vin Diesel, representing "900 horses of Detroit muscle", became the most notable american car in the first part of the film. Diesel's hero, racing driver Dominic Toretto, claimed that he himself was "scared to death" of this car. In the frame, the car moved only a few minutes - in the scene of the drag race of the heroes of Diesel and Walker. At the start, Charger effectively stood on rear wheels, but during the check-in the car was broken.
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Iconic Japanese sports car Nissan Skyline GT-R starred in small roles in almost every part of the Fast and the Furious, but the car played the most prominent role in the second part of the film series. A silver Skyline GT-R R34 was used spectacularly by Walker's hero in a street race, but the police later manage to stop the car and confiscate it. The machine appeared in even more cameo roles in the first and fourth parts of the franchise, with the original yellow car from the first "Fast and the Furious" was put under pressure by the American authorities in 2012.
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The fact is that it is almost impossible to legally import the Skyline GT-R into the US, so these cars have a special status among American tuners. Skyline GT-R of the very first generation, released in 1971, appeared in the fifth part of the Fast and the Furious. The GT-R was one of Paul Walker's most beloved cars in real life.
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The logical "actor" in the "Fast and the Furious" almost from the very beginning of the movie saga was supposed to be a car of the Subaru brand, which is in a special account among fans of the Japanese car industry.
Nevertheless, the "hot" audience saw only starting with the fifth film in the series. However, the car received a significant amount of screen time: Walker's character practically received it "as a gift" from the hero Diesel and drove it until the end of the last part of the franchise that fell to his lot.
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An unexpected guest in the "Fast and the Furious" series was the European rally Ford Escort RS1600 1970. The heroes of the sixth part of the film buy a car at an auction, after which the car takes part in a spectacular chase scene with a tank.
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Walker's passion for cars extended beyond his role in Fast & Furious.
The actor belonged to the category of so-called car enthusiasts (the English term car enthusiast refers to really enthusiastic car lovers). Walker owned a collection that at various times included between 20 and 30 rare cars, which included several classic BMW models, as well as the racing Ford Cosworth and Toyota Supra.
Walker competed in amateur races on Porsche cars and BMW. He co-owned California tuner Always Evolving, the main owner of which was driving a Porsche Carrera GT at the time of the crash that killed both of them.
Literally immediately after the death of the actor in an accident, fans of the series remembered the teaser of the unfinished seventh part of the film. In the episode included in the video, Walker's hero is in the cemetery. He exchanges short phrases with another Fast & Furious character, Roman Pierce, played by Tyrese Gibson.
Brian, promise me no more funerals!
- There will still be others.
After the death of the actor, the audience will see him in two films at once
After the death of the actor, the audience will see him in two films at once
Almost a week after the death of the famous Hollywood actor Paul WALKER, fresh flowers continue to be carried to the place of his death. Piglet near the highway, on which the car of the Fast and the Furious star and his friend caught fire, is strewn with bouquets, soft toys and drawings with words of farewell. The fans forced him with candles and of course toy models cars - after all, Paul became famous thanks to films about street racing, and he himself could not imagine his life without speed. Ironically, it was she who killed him. Meanwhile, American forensic experts released the results of an autopsy, which showed that after a terrible blow that mangled the actor's car, Walker was still alive.
Last Saturday, the 40-year-old artist rode in the passenger seat of a Porsche, driven by his friend, racing driver Roger Rodas. The tragedy occurred in the California city of Santa Clarita - friends were returning from a charity event. At some point, Roger lost control of the road and lost control. The car swept several tens of meters, crashed first into a tree, then into a lamppost and caught fire. But not immediately, but only after two minutes. The bodies of Roger and Paul were so burned that it was extremely difficult to identify them. However, the examination showed: Roger died on the spot. But Paul, despite the terrible injuries, remained alive after the impact - he died when the car caught fire. As the dry language of the protocol says, "from a complex combination of injuries and burns incompatible with life" - that is, burned to death.
The flames engulfed the car in a matter of seconds, turning it into a pillar of fire. All that was left of the Porsche was a pile of charred metal. However, in those two minutes until the fire started, the Fast and the Furious star could theoretically be saved. Even before the fire started, eyewitnesses began to run to the place of the car accident,. One of them was the 8-year-old son of Roger Rodas, who a few minutes before the accident was with his father, but by a lucky chance did not get into his car. The boy rushed to the wrecked car, hoping to pull his father out, but the Porsche flared up before his eyes. While Walker and his friend were burning in the crashed Porsche, eyewitnesses managed to film the disaster on Cell phones. The video shows a raging flame, rapidly devouring a car, and the screams of eyewitnesses. People tried to put out the fire, but were powerless.
What happened seconds before the accident and why the car lost control has not yet been reported. Investigators are not inclined to believe that Walker and Rodas were trying to overtake another car or staged a street race. Their car was moving down the street at a speed exceeding the legal limit of 45 miles (just over 70 kilometers) per hour. And although the accident happened in an area popular with street racers, the police did not find evidence that another car was involved in the accident.
After the death of Paul Walker will appear in front of the audience in two films at once
Paul Walker has starred in five of the six films in the Fast & Furious franchise. At the time of his death, the actor was working on the set of the film Fast and Furious 7. The film is due out in 2014. It is already known that Paul, after his death, will appear in two films at once: in addition to Fast and Furious 7, he will also appear in the film Brick Mansion.
James Wan's Fast & Furious 7, which stars Walker and his friend Vin Diesel, was slated for a worldwide release on July 10, 2014. The Russian premiere was to take place the next day. However, due to the death of the actor, the premiere had to be postponed, and its date is still unknown. The hero of Paul Walker - an undercover cop - in the seventh "Fast and the Furious" appears in the cemetery. The dialogue is now making a strong impression. Question: "Brian, promise me no more funerals!" Answer: "There will still be some more." Work on the picture is not yet finished: the shooting scheduled in Atlanta has been suspended. However, much of the material has already been removed.
After Walker's death, the creators of the franchise rewrote the plot of the film in connection with the death of the main actor. Moreover, in the tape "Fast and the Furious -7" will show a real video of the death of Paul. With the help of computer graphics, several scenes will be made where Walker's hero gets into a car with a friend and drives towards his fatal death.
The premiere of the French-Canadian action movie "Brick Mansion" by Camille Delamarre based on the script by Luc Besson is scheduled for November 27, 2014. This is a remake of the 2004 French film The Thirteenth District, directed by Pierre Marelle. The script was written by the same Besson. Its main character is again an undercover cop infiltrating a criminal gang that specializes in weapons of mass destruction.
Walker's beloved girl lost her father five days before the death of the actor
It is not yet known when the funeral of Paul Walker and Roger Rodas will take place. The American portal HollywoodLife reports that the Walker family cannot decide on the exact date and place of the actor's burial.
Those close to Paul want to be sure that everyone who wants to say goodbye to him can be at the funeral, - said a friend of the actor. - I hope we will be able to name the exact date of the farewell ceremony next week. The other day, for the first time after the death of the actor, the paparazzi spotted Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell at the star's house, a model that Walker had been dating for the past seven years. The heartbroken girl got out of the car for some reason without shoes, barefoot. Tear-stained face, hair hastily tied up in a knot - Jasmine seems to be unable to come to terms with the loss of Paul.
Jasmine Walker has been dating since 2006. The girl is 16 years younger than him. Despite numerous press reports, by the fall of 2011, the couple had not been engaged. The lovers broke up, Paul admitted this in an interview. But, apparently, Jasmine still loved the Fast and the Furious star. Five days before Walker's death, Jasmine suffered another loss - the death of her father. A few days after Paul's accident, the girl admitted to reporters that in a matter of days she had lost two of the most important men in her life.
“I want to take a break because I don’t have enough time to be with my daughter”
In addition to Jasmine, another girl is grieving for Paul - his 15-year-old daughter. In 1998, the actor was vacationing in Hawaii and met a local resident, Rebecca, whom he dated for several months. The novel did not last long, but in the end, the girl had a daughter, Meadow Rain. Until recently, the girl lived with her mother in Hawaii, but last year Meadow and Rebecca moved to California so that the daughter was closer to her father. Paul never lived with them, but always maintained a very warm relationship.
After the death of his son, the father of the artist, Paul Walker Sr., spoke in an interview about a frank conversation with his son. The famous actor was determined to cut back on filming for the sake of his family. As it turned out, shortly before his death, Paul told his dad that he wanted to see his daughter more often. He said: “I want to take a break because I don’t have enough time to be with her, with my daughter.”
Jessica Alba: "Paul was a wonderful person"
Walker was born in California to a businessman and model. Paul's parents later divorced. Even at an early age, he began acting on television. Paul's acting career began as an infant with a television ad for Pampers Diapers in 1975. As he got older, he continued to appear in various television programs and commercials. Walker played his first film role at the age of thirteen - in the comedy horror story "Monster from the closet".
He played his first major film role in Fast & Furious alongside Vin Diesel. Thanks to the unexpected success of this picture, Paul Walker becomes famous not only in the United States, finally establishing himself as a cult figure in youth cinema. Paul's partners have always been the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood: Walker starred with Jessica Alba in the film "Welcome to Paradise!" (according to rumors, they had an affair), played the jealous fiance of Penelope Cruz in the film "Noel". In 1993, Paul began an affair with Denise Richards, with whom he starred in the teen comedy Tammy and the T-Rex. After the death of Paul, Jessica Alba expressed her condolences to the artist's relatives, noting that he was a wonderful person.
Walker bought an engagement ring before he died.
In Santa Clarita, the city that has become his death, Paul Walker came to participate in the Reach Out Worldwide charity show to raise funds for the victims of the typhoon in the Philippines. He announced this on Twitter the day before.
According to friends, Paul had a good heart: he took part in charity events more than once and, together with others, Hollywood stars traveled to third world countries on humanitarian missions. Meanwhile, it turned out that Walker often helped people in everyday life. An Iraqi veteran who once ran into an actor in a jewelry store told amazing story. Soldier Kyle Yufam, shortly before his return to Iraq in 2004, went with his lover Kristen to a jewelry store in Santa Barbara to buy wedding ring. Paul Walker was also there. Yufam recognized the actor, and a conversation began between them. Ultimately, the couple walked out of the store without a purchase, deciding they couldn't afford the $9,000 ring. After some time, the manager's assistant called them back and said that this ring had been bought for them. However, he completely refused to say who - at the request of Walker. However, everything was clear without words: it was Paul who gave the wedding ring to the bride and groom.
