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Vin Diesel and co-stars honour ‘Fast and Furious’ legacy at Cannes screening

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Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez will lead a cast reunion of “The Fast and the Furious” stars on Wednesday in Cannes ahead of a special screening to mark the 25th anniversary of the original movie.

Diesel and Rodriguez posed with fellow actor Jordana Brewster and the daughter of late co-star Paul Walker, who died in a car crash in 2013, at the French film festival on Wednesday.

“The Fast and the Furious” will be screened in a midnight slot later in the day, bringing some Hollywood razzle-dazzle to Cannes, where US studios are notably absent.

US actress Michelle Rodriguez, US actor Vin Diesel and US actress Jordana Brewster pose during a photocall of the film “The Fast and the Furious” at the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.

Hollywood majors such as Universal, Disney or Sony, as well as streaming giants Netflix and Amazon, have decided against launching any of their blockbusters on the French Riviera, unlike in previous years.

Reasons for their absence include cost-cutting, a growing preference for tightly controlled social media-led launches, and the risk that a mauling from the Cannes critics can doom a movie.

The first edition of the “The Fast and the Furious”, a street-racing thriller, helped launch a franchise that has grossed more than seven billion dollars worldwide, according to industry figures.

Diesel announced on Monday that the concept, now in its 11th film, is being adapted into a television series by owner, Universal.

AFP

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