'Fast and Furious 8' release date, cast: cast and crew tease new photo; action in the arctic teased

The "Fast and Furious 8" crew is ready to roll. Instagram/Vin Diesel

The cast and crew of "Fast and Furious 8" have been updating fans on social media of the production. The filming has been going on for a while but it is only this time that the whole crew finally got together.

The original and new cast members of the upcoming film struck a pose in a glorious ensemble photo that fans will surely not get tired of looking at. The photo was shared by star Vin Diesel on Instagram.

Charlize Theron, who boards "Fast and Furious 8" as the main antagonist Cipher, is also in the photo, along with newcomers Scott Eastwood and Kristofer Hivju with returning stars Kurt Russell and Jason Statham.

"Fast and Furious 8" made history in Cuba by being the first American movie to film there. Now, the action is taken to Iceland, where the blanket of snow made for an amazing backdrop for ice-cold stunts and intense gun and car-heavy scenes.

In the latest Fast Fridays update showing the Iceland shoot, there will be a lot of exciting car chases and explosions, which looked really cool as it contrasted the whiteness of the background.

From what it looks like, the icy encounter in Iceland in "Fast and Furious 8" will be deadly and teeming with thrilling action that fans will certainly look forward to.

Meanwhile, director F. Gary Gray teased that there will also be filming done in the US. On his Instagram, he teased that they will be using "the biggest blue screen environment in Fast and Furious history."

"We shot for weeks in Iceland, but I wanted to shoot a few details here in the USA," the filmmaker captioned the video showing off the size of the blue screen they are using.

In another post, he praised Hivju, whom fans will know from "Game of Thrones" (the one who has a crush on Brienne), for putting a lot of work and their heart in "Fast and Furious 8"

"I love it when my actors are intensely focused! Hivju is killing it! This is that moment when you and your actor know you've got gold!" Gray said.

"Fast and Furious 8" hits the big screen on April 14, 2017.

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