by Nilma Dole
Fast and Furious Action! Get ready for fast-paced adrenaline pumping
action when ‘Fast & the Furious 4’ is screened this weekend at Majestic
Cinema.
 Catch Vin Diesel in action as Dominic “Dom” Toretto in this car-racy
flick, which has grossed $130.6 million in the United States so far,
having opened just last month worldwide. Diesel, who did not make an
appearance in the last two movies of ‘The Fast & The Furious’ franchise,
also served as one of the movie’s producers.
Speaking to a leading media company AT&T about his producing
experience, he said, “It was incredible, and Universal (Studios) was so
generous to let us shoot in the Dominican Republic. There is a film
school there and we were able to use students as crew for the film. It
allowed me to shape the direction of the movie and be more accountable.
It made me raise the bar and do what I can to make others shine”.
About the movie, Vin said, “It was not the best film but I did
appreciate being able to continue the first movie’s story with
integrity”. . About the success of the film, Vin said, “The $6 billion
worldwide was not expected at first. It just happened and it was a
surprise to me. We just wanted the films to be an escape for viewers for
two hours.
Making million of dollars was not the objective at first”. He also
said that the best part about the coming back to franchise was the
character (Dom Toretto) as he wanted the audience to anticipate where he
is going and how he matures and changes in the five years that he was
away from the movie and that the storyline was kept consistent.
“I also enjoyed working with the original cast. Having the whole cast
and restoring relationships of the first movie was mandatory” he
concluded.
 X-men Mania! is Hitting Liberty Cinema already, the ‘X-men Origins’,
the film about Wolverine’s life is causing a craze with cinema-goers.
After the fanfare that Hugh Jackman stirred both home and abroad with
the success of ‘Australia’, he just isn’t giving up as he comes back as
Wolverine in ‘X-men Origins’.
As host of the 2009 Academy Awards, the Australian actor proved that
he was far more than just another pretty face. He had been chosen as
*People* magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive the previous November, but in a
ceremony that drew rave reviews, he showcased his skills as a premiere
song-and-dance man.
Jackman said that to get in shape for the movie, he worked out, drank
protein shakes and ate meat at every meal, chowing down every three
hours and waking up at 3:30 a.m. for more. He did all that during the
shoot for 2008 epic “Australia,” which got director Baz Luhrmann worried
as his star actor started looked bulkier from one scene to the next. |
