In an epic tweet that got the Twittersphere going, actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson confirmed his returning role in director James Wan‘s seventh installment of the Fast And Furious saga. In response to a follower asking if Johnson would come back on board, the actor tweeted, “I am. Time to dance w/ an old friend.. #RockvsStatham”.
The tweet confirms a slowly progressing list of cast members who will be returning since Furious 6, along with new actors on board. Additionally, this ultimately points to a Facebook post a week ago in which actor Vin Diesel shared an old photo taken with actress and Fast And Furious Trilogy II co-star Gal Gadot, saying “The characters introduced in F7, will expand the Fast Universe in a very cool way.” Granted, it doesn’t say much and only draws more hype, but the fact that he mentions this with further reflection on the role of Gisele played by Gadot, stating,“Gisele, one of my favorite characters introduced in the last trilogy…A very resilient character… with a depth and complexity that hints at more to come…” is worth noting amidst all the continual excitement during the new film’s current shooting schedule in Georgia.
Following actor and The Expendables 3 co-star Jason Statham‘s cameo appearance at the end of Furious 6, Diesel and Johnson will be reprising their roles from the series, along with leads Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges,Tyrese Gibson and Lucas Black. New to the franchise for Fast And Furious 7 are Nathalie Emmanuel, Kurt Russell, Tony Jaa and Djimon Hounsou. The film was written by Chris Morgan will Neal H. Moritz producing with Diesel, and will release on July 11, 2014, courtesy of Universal Pictures.
Fast And Furious 7 will precede the July 25 release of Johnson’s next film, Hercules: The Thracian Wars, from director Brett Ratner, while Jason Statham‘s next film, Homefront, will arrive in theaters later this year on November 27. Johnson is also being mentioned to lead the theatrical rendition of the classic TV show, The Fall Guy, with McG directing from a script by Zack Stentz and Ashley Edward Miller, with Ashok Amritraj, Walker F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald producing.
Head on over to IGN to view the exclusive, detailed press release for the homeward arrival of the extended version Fast And Furious 6, releasing on November 19 and December 10, 2013 on digital and BluRay, respectively. Watch the announcement trailer below.
