Universal Pictures has announced that the seventh installment in the venerable action franchise will be called Furious 7. Previously, the film had been referred to as Fast & Furious 7.
This will be the first film in the series to not use the word "Fast" in the title, although the films' titles have taken on numerous variations in the past. The first sequel was 2 Fast 2 Furious, while the fourth film, Fast & Furious, got rid of any numbers and just went with the ampersand. Those were followed by 2011's Fast Five and 2013's Fast & Furious 6.
The new title announcement was made on the film's Facebook page, where a new poster for the film was also revealed.
Director James Wan's film stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson,Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster and Tyrese Gibson. Walker died during production, with his brothers stepping in to help complete some of his scenes.
Universal releases the film April 3, 2015.
See full announcement below:
"The road to FURIOUS 7 starts here.
Because of our fans, our saga has grown bigger and better with every chapter. In just 7 days, we will reveal the first trailer for our next installment - FURIOUS 7 - at The Road to Furious 7: Trailer Launch Event at Universal Studios in Los Angeles!
We want to share this moment with all of our fans around the world. For those of you not able to attend in person, you'll be able to follow a live broadcast starting at noon Pacific on the Fast & Furious Facebook page and on E!. For those in the Los Angeles area, tickets will be available starting tomorrow, October 27th, on the official Fast & Furious social pages.
Starting today, you can submit questions for Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, and Jason Statham to be answered at the live event. Go to Instagram and submit a video, asking your favorite Fast & Furious star your question while using the hashtag #AskFurious7. Or, simply write your question in the Comments section below. Your question could be answered live on-air!
