Furious 7

Furious 7 (titled onscreen as Fast & Furious 7) is a 2015 American action thriller film directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan. A sequel to 2013's Fast & Furious 6, it is the seventh installment in the Fast & Furiousfranchise and stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Djimon Hounsou, Kurt Russell, and Jason Statham. Furious 7 follows Dominic Toretto (Diesel), Brian O'Conner (Walker), and the rest of their team, who have returned to the United States to live normal lives after securing amnesty for their past crimes in Fast & Furious 6, until Deckard Shaw (Statham), a rogue special forces assassin seeking to avenge his comatose younger brother Owen Shaw, puts the team in danger once again.

Furious 7Theatrical release posterDirected byJames WanProduced by

• Neal H. Moritz

• Vin Diesel

• Michael Fottrell

Written byChris MorganBased onCharacters
by Gary Scott ThompsonStarring

• Vin Diesel

• Paul Walker

• Dwayne Johnson

• Michelle Rodriguez

• Tyrese Gibson

• Chris "Ludacris" Bridges

• Jordana Brewster

• Djimon Hounsou

• Kurt Russell

• Jason Statham

Music byBrian TylerCinematography

• Stephen F. Windon

• Marc Spicer

Edited by

• Christian Wagner

• Dylan Highsmith

• Kirk Morri

• Leigh Folsom Boyd

Production
company

• Original Film

• One Race Films

• MRC

• China Film

Distributed byUniversal PicturesRelease date

• April 1, 2015 (TCL Chinese Theatre)

• April 3, 2015 (United States)

Running time

137 minutes[1]CountryUnited States[2]LanguageEnglishBudget$190 million[3][4]Box office$1.515 billion[3]

With the previous three installments set between 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), Furious 7is the first installment in the franchise to take place after Tokyo Drift. The film also marks the final film appearance of Walker, who died in a single-vehicle crash on November 30, 2013, with filming only half-completed.[5] Following Walker's death, filming was delayed for script rewrites and his brothers, Caleb and Cody, were used as stand-ins to complete his remaining scenes.[6] These script rewrites completed the story arc for Walker's character, which was subsequently retired.

Plans for a seventh installment were first announced in February 2012 when Johnson stated that production on the film would begin after the completion of Fast & Furious 6. In April 2013, Wan, predominantly known for horror films (including the Saw and Insidiousfranchises), was announced to direct the film in place of Justin Lin, who left the franchise after directing the previous four installments. Casting began in the same month with the returns of Diesel and Walker and an initial release date was set. Principal photographybegan in Atlanta, Georgia, in September 2013, resumed in April 2014 and ended in July 2014, with other filming locations including Los Angeles, Colorado, Abu Dhabi, and Tokyo.[7][8]

Furious 7 premiered in Los Angeles on April 1, 2015, and was theatrically released in the United States on April 3, 2015, playing in 3D, IMAX 3D, and 4DX internationally. Upon release, the film became a critical and financial success, with praise being aimed at the film's action sequences and its emotional tribute to Walker. It grossed $397.6 million worldwide during its opening weekend, which was the second highest of all-time. The film grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of the franchise after just twelve days, the third highest-grossing film of 2015,[9] and the third highest-grossing film of all time.

A sequel, The Fate of the Furious, was released on April 14, 2017.