It’s the end of another work week today, which means its also time forFast Fridays, with the filmmakers offering fans a new glimpse at theFast and Furious 8set. Ever since production started, directorF. Gary Grayand the cast have taken fans behind-the-scenes to reveal what they have shot throughout the week. Today we go inside an incredible set known as the “Toy Shop.”
If this “Toy Shop” looks familiar, that’s because vehicle coordinatorDennis McCarthygave fans a tour of this set, which he dubbed “automotive Valhalla” in another video which showcased this incredibly expensivecar collection. However, while that video only showed us many of the cars involved, we didn’t get to see anything from the actual scene they were planning, but this newYouTubevideo features bits and pieces of the action, along with glimpses of stars such asDwayne Johnson,Vin Diesel,Michelle Rodriguez,Ludacris,Tyrese Gibson,Scott Eastwoodand many more.
DirectorF. Gary Grayreveals that this insane car collection includes McLarens, Mazerattis, Mercedes-Benzs, Jaguars and more, but the crown jewel may be a small tank, which we saw in the Iceland Fast Fridays video. The filmmaker describes this vehicle as “one of the most technologically-advanced assault vehicles on planet Earth.” One of the directors' favorite cars in this whole collection, though, is an old-school, cherry red Corvette. The video ends withScott Eastwoodjoking that he let the production use his garage for filming.
The first video that dropped last month revealed that this entire collection of cars was worth a whopping $17 million. We’re not sure exactly how “The Toy Shop” fits into the story, but the brief amount of footage we saw featured a number of cars all rolling out together. Production has already taken place in Iceland, Cuba and Atlanta, with shooting also set to take place in New York City, where the movie is largely set, and Russia. We don’t know how much more filming is left onFast 8, but we’ll be sure to keep you posted with more updates.
While we don’t see them in this video, the cast also includesCharlize Theronas the new villain Cipher,Jason Stathamas Deckard Shaw,Kurt Russellas Mr. Nobody,Lucas Blackas Sean Boswell andKristofer Hivju, who is said to play Cipher’s main henchman. It was also recently confirmed that Oscar winnerHelen Mirrenhas come aboard for a role in this sequel, although she won’t be getting behind the wheel. Hopefully we’ll get our first look atHelen Mirrenin action in a future Fast Fridays video, but for now, check out this week’s video from the set ofFast & Furious 8.
