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stress enough how much of
an impossible task this might
have felt like 15 years ago.
Each time out you’ve
upped the ante: more cars,
bigger, better action, but
the heart and the emotion
have certainly been pumped
in Fast & Furious 7. How
important is that balance?
My approach to filmmaking is always one
of integrity, regardless of whether it’s a drama
piece or whether it lives in the world of action.
The idea that we could even attempt to one-up
the stunts and the action sequences is fun, and
it’s a rich challenge. But increasing the emotional
stakes is what will set this saga apart from any
other movie. The emotional heartbeat of the
movie is something that everyone we know can
relate to – everyone we know is invested in.
The idea that the films are finally in
sequential order, the way
that you intended them to
be, how does that feel?
Miraculous. The fact that
the audience has allowed
us to jump around in the
chronology of Fast and has
been willing to take that
ride, and has stayed with us,
is a feat in itself, because, you
know, Fast & Furious 7 is the first
time we are beyond Tokyo Drift. There’s
something very exciting about that, because
now we’re truly in a new frontier. One of the
most important reasons for doing the movie was
to now go onto that unknown road that is Fast &
Furious 7 and beyond.
After all the team has been through, is it all
catching up with them now?
All the events from the previous movies, and
even some events that the audience has never
seen before but they know are in the mythology
of Fast & Furious, will all come
together in this movie. Questions
are answered and new thoughts
are proposed. And you’ll see when
you watch the movie, that themes
that have been initiated or themes
that have been planted in previous
movies, all come full circle here.
At the end of Fast & Furious 6,
we met your new foe in a very
dramatic way. Dom has faced
serious opponents before. How
dangerous is Deckard Shaw?
It was imperative to introduce
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It’s been almost 15 years since the F&F team
first took to the streets of LA. How do you
wrap your head around this ride that you’ve
been on for years?
VIN DIESEL: The first thing I do is think how
blessed I am to be a part of something that has
reached the kind of success that none of us ever
really anticipated. And so much has happened to
me in my personal life; I’ve become a father and
I’d like to think that I matured a little bit. I can’t
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Vin Diesel with director
James Wan
After almost 15 years behind the wheel, Vin Diesel
drives into a new frontier in Fast & Furious 7.