Der har været i de mest hurtige og rasende film?
Vin Diesel
Paul Walker havde afsluttet optagelserne til The Skulls, da han blev kontaktet af filmens instruktør Rob Cohen og producent Neal Moritz og spurgt Walker, hvad han ville lave næste gang. Han sagde, at hans drømmeprojekt ville være et mash-up af Days of Thunder og Donnie Brasco. Så filmskaberne gav ham en Vibe-artikel, som de havde fundet om undercover-gaderæs i New York City. Historien blev præsenteret som en genindspilning af Point Break, der skulle foregå i undergrundsverdenen for gaderæs i Los Angeles, hvor Walkers karakter skulle spille en betjent, der infiltrerer den ulovlige racerverden. Walker skrev straks under, men producenterne besluttede sig for at give ham en stærk medspiller og var imponeret over Vin Diesel efter at have set Pitch Black. The Fast and the Furious indfriede forventningerne til kassen, og Universal fortsatte med at udvikle en efterfølger igen med Paul Walker i hovedrollen. De havde dog problemer med at genansætte Vin Diesel til efterfølgeren, da hans stjernekraft var vokset, og han og instruktøren Rob Cohen forlod serien for at udvikle XXX-franchisen. John Singleton blev hentet ind som ny instruktør, og Tyrese Gibson som Paul Walkers nye medspiller og flyttede produktionen til Miami. 2 Fast 2 Furious kostede mere at producere, men var mindre økonomisk succesfuld end den oprindelige. I forbindelse med den tredje film, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, forlod Paul Walker franchisen med henvisning til politik, indblanding fra studiet og regimebeslutning. Universal henvendte sig derefter til Vin Diesel, men han havde travlt med XXX-filmene. Da ingen af stjernerne indvilligede i at medvirke i filmen, genstartede Universal franchisen med nye figurer, en ny instruktør, Justin Lin, flyttede serien til Tokyo og flyttede væk fra racerelementet til drifting-subkulturen. Mens filmen var under postproduktion, indvilligede Vin Diesel i at medvirke i en cameo for at hans produktionsselskab kunne erhverve rettighederne til Riddick-figuren fra Pitch Black. Filmen var den mindst økonomisk succesfulde i serien, men Vin Diesels cameo fik en meget positiv reaktion fra publikum. Studiet fortalte Diesel, at det planlagde at bruge hans cameo som en måde at relancere historien om Dominic på. Vin Diesel havde lavet en række flopfilm som The Chronicles of Riddick, Find Me Guilty og den vellykkede, men kritisk afskyede The Pacifier, og han ønskede at genoplive sin karriere med den nye Fast and Furious-film. Diesel, Universal og instruktør Justin Lin opsøgte Walker, Rodriguez og Brewster for at overtale dem til at vende tilbage til serien.
Vin Diesel
Paul Walker had wrapped up filming on The Skulls when he was approached by the movie's director, Rob Cohen, and producer, Neal Moritz and asked Walker what he wanted to do next. He said his dream project would be a mash-up of Days of Thunder and Donnie Brasco. So the filmmakers brought him a Vibe article they'd found about undercover street racing in New York City. The story was pitched as a remake of Point Break set in the world of underground street racing in Los Angeles and Walker's character playing a cop who infiltrates the illegal racing world. Walker signed on immediately but the producers decided to give him a strong supporting costar and were impressed with Vin Diesel after watching Pitch Black. The Fast and the Furious succeeded box office expectations and Universal proceeded in developing a sequel again with Paul Walker as the lead. However, they had trouble re-signing Vin Diesel for the sequel as his star power had grown and he and director Rob Cohen left the series to develop the XXX franchise. John Singleton was brought in as the new director, and Tyrese Gibson as Paul Walker's new costar and shifted the production to Miami. 2 Fast 2 Furious cost more to produce but was less financially successful than the original. For the third movie, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Paul Walker left the franchise citing politics, studio interference and regime decision. Universal then approached Vin Diesel but he was busy with the XXX movies. Since neither of the stars agreed to appear in the movie, Universal rebooted the franchise with new characters, a new director, Justin Lin, moving the series to Tokyo and shifting away from the racing element to the drifting subculture. While the movie was in post-production, Vin Diesel agreed to do a cameo in order for his production company to acquire rights to the Riddick character from Pitch Black. The movie was the least financially successful of the franchise but the Vin Diesel cameo received a very positive reaction from the audience. The studio told Diesel that it planned to use his cameo as a way to relaunch the Dominic storyline. Vin Diesel had a made a string of boxoffice flops such as The Chronicles of Riddick, Find Me Guilty and the successful but critically loathed The Pacifier and wanted to reinvigorate his career through the new Fast and Furious movie. Diesel, Universal and Director Justin Lin tracked down Walker, Rodriguez, and Brewster to convince them to return to the franchise.
The Fast and the Furious