According to yahoo news
“Furious 8″ will hit theaters April 14, 2017, Vin Diesel confirmed at Universal’s CinemaCon panel in Las Vegas on Thursday.
Choking
back tears, Diesel told the crowd of theater owners, “It means a lot to
me to get your blessing.” He took the audience back to two years ago
when, on the same stage at Caesars Palace, Diesel and Paul Walker, the
actor who died in a 2013 car crash, said they planned to move forward on
a seventh film in the action franchise.
“We were giddy and excited,” said Diesel. “You all gave me so much confidence. There was so much love.”
At
various points after Walker’s shocking death, it seemed that Universal
might have to cancel the production. Shooting was not yet complete when
the crash happened, but special effects technicians and stunt doubles
enabled the completion of the project, resulting in what domestic
distribution chief Nick Carpou termed “a cathartic experience for fans
of Walker.”
Just before Diesel made his announcement, footage screened of the final moment of “Furious 7, “a scene in which the two characters go on one final car race before going their separate ways.
“You’ve been so loyal all along,” Diesel told exhibitors. “You helped us create history here.”
“Furious
7″ has hit $1.15 billion at the worldwide box office, making it No.7 on
the list of highest-grossing films of all time. It’s likely to end up
with more than $1.4 billion overall.
