5 Reasons behind the success of fast and furious franchise

Introduction of Fast and Furious

When we discuss the most successful movie franchise, there is the first name that becomes to our mind the fast saga means the fast and furious franchise. It is the most successful Hollywood as well as worldwide movie franchise and it proved it. The world, there are big fans following this movie franchise. Especially in USA and India and other countries. To discuss the Indian fan following there is a huge number of fans who heartily like the movie.

The fans are crazy about the fast and furious movies and their caste. So here we discuss the factors of how Fast and Furious movies becomes a big success, and which factors behind it made the blockbuster movie franchise. So, let’s discuss it.

Family base concept

In that fast and furious movie the actor, Vin Diesel always said that “it’s all about family.” In those movies, he always treats his other co-stars as a family bond. The main concept of making the film is family and love. And it makes that level of bond with their audience.

The audience and fans also consider that they are part of this fast and furious film. They always consider themselves familiar with this movie franchise and Vin Diesel made it. So, it has created a familiar background. The fans are also accepting this concept and follow it with their heart. So, the movie becomes a huge success, and so on.

Showcase of cars

The main part of this fast-and-furious franchise is all about Cars. The backbone of those movies is cars. Hence when we think about the fast saga the first image that comes to our mind is the car. The car concept is the main factor of this fast and furious franchise and everyone like it so much. Several car models are shown in those movies and it becomes so popular.

At beginning of this fast and furious movie franchise directors had selected the cars but after releasing the next parts and box office success, the car companies were convincing the movie directors to select their brands. That is a movie craze. They know the fan following of this franchise so they don’t think about the money they think about their car promotion.

On another side, most people like cars and they are crazy about sports cars. And always serious about cars. So, when they see the stunts of cars from those movies, they are attracted to the movie instantly and this reason is the most important and remarkable reason for becoming the most successful franchise in the world.

Selecting the perfect Co-stars and their performance

Vin Diesel and Fast and Furious

As you don’t know when the first installment i.e., Fast and Furious 1 of this fast and furious movie franchise has been going to work, the actor Vin Diesel was the first choice for this movie and he was confirmed it. But unfortunately, Diesel rejected to participate in the sequel, claiming that the screenplay was not as strong as the first one.

Cohen also passed on the follow-up, choosing instead to work on the 2002 movie XXX, which stars Diesel in the title role. In order to reflect these adjustments, Universal hired John Singleton as the new director and gave the authors permission to make a stand-alone sequel starring Walker. Miami was chosen as the new location for the production, and filming was postponed by a year.   

of the behavior of actor Vin Diesel, everyone was upset especially the actor Paul Walker. Actor Paul Walker always wants to work with Vin Diesel. He always tries to convince Vin Diesel for this installment but he didn’t change his decision for this movie. Because he was a big star in that era and now also.

Contribution of actor Paul Walker

So, the team for this movie created the second installment 2 Fast 2 Furious without Vin Diesel. Then actor Paul Walker handles the situation in his own way and he accepts the challenge of creating the next installment. And he proved it by his evergreen performance from this 2nd installment.

Later he re-joins the franchise on the fourth installment of Fast and Furious 4. And later he blasts the movie with his incredible performance in Dominic Toretto’s role. Along with his performance, the other co-stars also proved the spectacularism of this movie. From them, as we earlier discussed the actor Paul Walker influenced with another level and he has justice in the role of Brian O’conner.

Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster are the perfect co-stars

The multitalented actress Michelle Rodriguez has been given the role of Letty Ortiz in the Fast and Furious movies. And she performed tremendously so she become the perfect co-star in this movie franchise. Along with Jordana Brewster has performed Dominic Toretto’s sister role in this movie franchise her name for this role is Mia Toretto and she has been given another level for this role.

It is so lovable and amiable. Apart from that the other star caste which includes Gal Gadot, Suny Kang, Don Omar, Tego Calderon, Ludacris & Tyrese Gibson also performed well and they deserve their role from those movies.

Dwayne Johnson’s performance in the fast saga

The hilarious movement of this movie franchise had become on the fifth installment of this movie. And it is the star cast of Dwayne Johnson the Rock. He has handed over the role of diplomatic security service agent named Luke Hobbs. When the fans heard it, they were gone crazy.

Because Dwayne the Rock Johnson is from a wrestling background and he was known background and he was known for his action sequence performance. And deserve it from his role. For that role, he made his physique to another level and he fits perfectly for his role the additional star cast added Elsa Pataky as Elena Neves’s role & she performed it well. And the result is in front of your eyes.    

After Fast and Furious 5, the franchise has gone to another level and it breaks several records. Fast Five grossed $626 million worldwide, becoming the seventh highest-grossing film of 2011 and also highest grossing film in the franchise. Set records related to the universal highest-grossing opening weekend in several international markets.

Jason Statham is the perfect villain

For the next installment i.e., Fast and Furious 7, the star cast was selected with a particular role which includes Luke Evans has also performed well. But the big blast overcomes when the 7th installment has arrived. For the 7th installment, the director body decided to choose the actor Jason Statham which will big surprise for fast and furious fans.

They give him the role of Deckard Shaw, a rogue British executioner seeking revenge on his comatose younger brother after his hospitalization at the hands of Dom and his team in Spain. And he rolled it with tremendously.

The movie grossed $397.6 million worldwide during its opening weekend, which was the highest of all time at the time. The seventh installment grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide making it the third-highest-grossing film of 2015 and the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time at the time of release. And it become the highest-grossing film of the franchise to date.

Which includes the additional star caste Nathalie Emmanuel as Ramsey, Kurt Russel as Mr. Noboddy, Djimon Hounsou as Jackande, Tony Jaa as Louie Tran and so more.

Charlize Theron the criminal mastermind

After Fast and Furious 7, the next installment named the Fate of the Furious has released in 2017 and it also becomes a blockbuster at the worldwide box office. The movie includes additional star caste Charlize Theron rolled as Cipher.

Who is a criminal mastermind and cyberterrorist who coerces Dom into working against his team by holding Elena and their son hostage? She performed surprisingly and creates history in the fast and furious franchise with her performance. She is just awesome in this movie and fans appreciate her work in creating the third highest-grossing film of 2017.

John Cena caste for Jakob Toretto

The next installment fast furious 9 is the first film in the franchise since Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift was not written by Chris Morgan. And another thing about this movie was the Rock Dwayne Johnson was absent for this installment. So, fans were somehow upset about this installment, especially the Rock fans.

But that situation was fulfilled by the addition of star caste John Cena, who declared for the role of Jackob Toretto. Dom and Mia’s estranged brother is working as a master thief, assassin, and high-performance driver. He performed majestically and gave his best and fulfilled his role. The result was shown from the box office collection of this fast and furious movie.

It set several pandemic box office records and grossed over $726 million worldwide, becoming the fifth highest-grossing film of 2021. Which is appreciable in the pandemic situation.

Up comings from Fast Saga

The next installment fast and Furious 10 (Fast X) is set to be released on May 19, 2023, with surprising star caste Jason Momoa, Brie Larson, and Daniela Melchior.

Let’s see the magic of movies and would break box office records.

Fan following of the fast and furious

As we discussed earlier the fans of the Fast and Furious movie franchise are uncountable. There is a huge amount of fans following this movie. And they are crazy about it. The worldwide fan following made this movie one of the most popular movie franchises.

And it deserves it. Because the concept of this fast and furious movie is family based and every fan follower is made a part of this family. So, the movie franchise becomes one of the most successful movie franchises ever.

The fan following is worldwide including the USA, Japan, Canada, China, England, India, and so on. So, the movie has become the unique and best performance movie at the box office.

The Tragedy of Paul Walker

Everyone knows Paul Walker and his contribution to the Fast and Furious franchise. As we discussed earlier, he is the backbone of this franchise and overcomes it in critical condition. He always thinks to do extraordinary for this franchise. He gives his 100% for this movie and he proved it.

With his tremendous performance. When we imagine or think of a fast saga, we have the face of Paul Walker as Brian O’Connor in front of us. And it is sufficient to admire his job for this franchise. When he suddenly died in an accident no one can’t believe it.

No one couldn’t believe that he is not alive. Everyone was shocked by this news. And that time the production remains incomplete. So, the whole team was shocked and very upset for Paul Walker especially Vin Diesel and Tyrese Gibson because they were the best friend of Paul Walker.

After this tragic incident, Caleb and Cody Walker, Paul’s younger brothers were used as stand-ins to complete his remaining scenes following their brother’s accidental death in the seventh installment of the franchise.

And this tragic incident has created history for the Fast and Furious franchises and fan gave their tribute to Paul Walker with made up the highest-grossing film in the movie franchise The Fast Saga.