Fast & Furious 7 Release Date, Plot, Cast & Predictions: Paul Walker's Character's Fate Revealed?
And the leaking continues.
During the past week, fans have gotten glimpses of major "Star Wars Episode VII" art work, and now it seems that the plot for the hotly-anticipated "Fast & Furious 7" has also been spoiled for eager fans.
According to sources, the film is slated to be a revenge thriller and is expected to pick up where the previous film left off - with the death of Owen Shaw (Luke Evans). As a result, his brother Ian (Jason Statham) will seek revenge and will go on a killing spree that includes the death of Han (Sung Kang), one of the main characters in "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift."
And the spoiler also gives viewers a hint as to what will happen with Paul Walker's character Brian O'Connor. Walker died a year ago while the film was still in production and he never got to finish his work. Many wondered whether the film would cut his role out and whether the footage he filmed would be used. Some of the questions have seemingly been answered, but not completely.
According to Inquisitr, "things are going to get a lot more dangerous, and Vin Diesel's Dominic Torretto decides along the way that the safest place Brian O'Conner can be is home with his sister Mia (Jordana Brewster) and their child. Family means enough to Dom that he's willing to leave his friend out of the action by the end of the Fast & Furious 7 plot in order to protect them."
But the kicker is that Kevin Bacon's "Death Sentence" character might also make an appearance. James Wan directed the film, which was released in 2007, and it tells the story of a man who seeks out revenge on a gang for killing his son. The character of Nick Hume, played by Bacon, has no actual connection to the famed franchise, making this rumor rather odd and likely untenable.
But nothing is out of the question. The "Fast and Furious" films are not afraid to shy away from camp and Wan might want to reference his previous work in some way.
The biggest concern however is the fact that the film is being compared to "Death Sentence." The film is not particularly well-known because it was an epic flop both critically and financially. Despite costing $20 million, it only managed to gross a little under $17 million domestically.
More importantly, the film's reviews were atrocious and it was lambasted as one of the worst of the year. It received an approval rating of 20 percent on Rotten Tomatoes back when it opened and the critical consensus on that site stated,"A nonsensical plot and an absurd amount of violence make this revenge pic gratuitous and overwrought."
Wan's track record with critics has never been great. Of the five films he previously directed, only two have obtained good reviews overall by the critics. Those two films are "The Conjuring" and "Insidious." And "Insidious'" reviews were not overwhelmingly positive. The rest of his films, with the exception of "Saw," were destroyed by the critics. "Dead Silence" only received a 21 percent approval rating.
It will be interesting to see just how successful his upcoming film is on a critical level. Box office is likely to boom, but will Wan help the franchise continue its solid run with the critics?
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