"Furious 7" is one of the most anticipated movies set to come out this year. It is not just because it's Paul Walker's last movie, it is also expected to do very well in the box office. There are very high expectations for the film, considering its predecessor earned $789 million, making it the highest-earning installment in the franchise.
Having inherited the director's chair from Justin Lin, who helmed the past four movies in "The Fast and the Furious" franchise, James Wan has a big task ahead of him and he wants to make a statement. Although Wan is noted for turning low-budget movies "Saw," "Insidious" and "The Conjuring" into big hits, race and muscle cars is undoubtedly a new challenge for the seasoned director, reports LA Times. Hence, he wants to make the unthinkable happen.
Luckily for Wan, with such a huge movie like "FF7" and sufficient budget to work with, he could practically do whatever crazy thing he had in mind. So, what crazy idea did he pick? Wan decided to drop several vehicles from an aircraft hovering at 10,000 feet in the air.
"We threw cars out of the back of a plane, no joke. We had skydivers photographing these cars as they were falling down. It's as insane as it sounds," Wan said. "This is their way of going in undetected."
Car and non-car lovers should prepare to cringe once they see all five vehicles drop from the aircraft. These cars include a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, a 2014 Jeep Rubicon X, a 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT 392, a 2014 Subaru WRX STI and a 1968 Camaro Z/28.
Wan explained that this scene is essential to Dom Torreto and the crew's mission. He discussed the storyline with producer Neal Moritz and writer Chris Morgan and they came up with this car drop idea for the rescue mission.
The car drop isn't the only thing that makes the scene special. Paul Walker was actually able to film this scene before he died, so that is really something to watch out for.
Additionally, Wan also shared that to ensure the best action scenes,they needed go to great lengths.
"When you're dealing with action scenes that are pretty out there, the more you can ground the actual filmmaking of it, the more the over-the-top stuff will play on a more realistic level. These movies kind of defy physics and logic to some degree," he told LA Times.
"Furious 7" will be dropping cars come April 3.
