'Furious 8' is an upcoming action-thriller film intended as the eighth installment in the 'Fast and Furious' franchise. A horse was accidentally killed by a plastic flying iceberg on the filming set in Iceland. Meanwhile, the sequel gets a running tile of 'Fast 8' and will be set in New York City.
According to The Independent, a fake iceberg created for the film accidentally hit a grazing horse named Jupiter on the filming set of the frozen Lake Myvatn in Iceland. Jupiter was struck by the plastic iceberg after a strong gale knocked it into its paddock. The horse got its leg broken and eventually had to be euthanized.
Animal-injuries and other related accidents happen more often than not in film sets despite the "no animals were harmed" notice in the credits. For example, a number animals were killed during production of some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters including Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey', where 27 animals such as sheep and goats died from exhaustion, drowning or dehydration. Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi' almost drowned a Bengal tiger during one scene in addition to the numerous alleged abuses on set.
According to another article by Yahoo! Movies, the cast and crew of the upcoming 'Fast and Furious 8' is reportedly filming in Iceland for a car chase scene. The film will also reportedly boast "the largest explosion in Iceland". F. Gary Gray of 'Straight Outta Compton' fame is helming the eighth film in Universal Pictures' long-running action franchise centered on illegal street racing and heists.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Vin Diesel will be reprising their roles as main protagonists Luke Hobbs and Dominic Toretto. Michelle Rodriguez is also returning to play Letty Ortiz, Diesel's on-screen love interest. It was previously rumored that Eva Mendes will reprise her role as Monica Fuentes from '2 Fast 2 Furious' but no confirmation has been made as of the present.
Meanwhile, 'Fast and Furious 8' gets a running title of 'Fast 8'. According to Deadline, Diesel announced the running title through his Instagram page where he posted the film's first official poster. Although no specific plot details have been announced as of the present, the film is set to take place in New York City. The upcoming film will be the first in the franchise that doesn't star late actor Paul Walker.
'Fast and Furious 8' is an upcoming action-thriller film directed by F. Gary Grey. It is produced by Diesel, Michael Fottrell and Neal H. Moritz. It is scheduled to be released on April 14, 2017.
It is intended as the follow-up to 'Furious 7', directed by James Wan and released in April 2015. Wan's film grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide and became the highest grossing film in the franchise.
