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Head To Universal CityWalk For The Ultimate FURIOUS 7 Experience With Cars and Costumes From The Movie
In his FURIOUS 7 review, Michael Haffner said the movie’s “gravity-defying stunts reach new heights,” and “are bigger than ever in the seventh film.”
Read his full review here.
Universal Pictures invited WAMG to CityWalk on Thursday to have a look at their FURIOUS 7 display, including 3 of the starring cars and costumes, as they took over the popular tourist site in Los Angeles.
Universal CityWalk is the ultimate FAST & FURIOUS headquarters for fans of the movie.
I got a first-look at FURIOUS 7’s 1967 Camaro driven by character Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) and the Subaru WRX Forza that character Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) drives. There’s a great costume display, including the original attire worn by Vin Diesel as Dominic “Dom” Toretto and Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs in the new action thriller. Plus, while walking through CityWalk, there’s a DJ party at the “5 Towers” stage, spinning songs from the film series’ entire music library, including new tracks from the FURIOUS 7 soundtrack.
Don’t take my word for it. Listen to Tyrese Gibson, star of FURIOUS 7 and check out the rest of WAMG’s photos below. FURIOUS 7 is in theaters now!
Universal Studios Hollywood will join in on the takeover as the theme park prepares to introduce its all-original thrill ride “Fast & Furious—Supercharged,” which is conceived as a new installment to the dynamic films and reunites the stars from the FAST & FURIOUS series, on Thursday, June 25.
The exciting FURIOUS 7 takeover also provides guests with an exclusive opportunity to get up close and personal with genuine artifacts from the new movie, including the 1967 Camaro that character Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) drives. Located on CityWalk, outside the AMC Theatre, the grey muscle car—with its 500 horsepower and 4×4 tires—offers fans a picture perfect photo opp NOW through Sunday, April 5.
Authentic wardrobe worn by Dominic “Dom” Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) will also be on display exclusively at the AMC Theatres from Friday, March 20 through Friday, April 10.
The non-stop action and charged atmosphere shift into high gear as CityWalk’s state of the art outdoor concert venue, “5 Towers,” celebrates the FURIOUS 7 takeover with a D.J. party spinning songs from the film series’ entire music library, including new sounds from the latest movie soundtrack as part of the opening weekend festivities from NOW through Saturday, April 4.
Universal Studios Hollywood will join in on the takeover as the theme park prepares to introduce its all-original thrill ride “Fast & Furious—Supercharged” on Thursday, June 25.
“Fast & Furious—Supercharged” is a technologically advanced, epic ride that reunites stars from the Fast & Furious series in a groundbreaking mega-attraction, conceived as a new installment to the dynamic Fast & Furious films that can only be experienced at The Entertainment Capital of L.A. Featuring characters made famous by Vin Diesel,Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson and Luke Evans, “Fast & Furious—Supercharged” will catapult guests into the high-stakes underground world of fast cars in a harrowing escapade—at perceived speeds in excess of 120 miles per hour—to save one of their own from an international crime cartel.
Located within Universal Plaza, a convergence of original Fast & Furious prop cars will be on display for guests and fans of the film series, including Dom’s 1970 Dodger Charger R/T. The black, V8-powered car first appeared in The Fast and the Furiousand has been a mainstay in every action-packed film since. The grey 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner that Dom first drove in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift will also be on display, along with the 1970 Plymouth Barracuda that belonged to Letty in Fast & Furious 6. The car display will be available throughout the summer.
Check out this behind-the-scenes look at “Fast & Furious—Supercharged.” The 90-second footage offers insightful perspective on the making of this adrenaline-charged attraction along with interviews with Fast & Furious franchise cast members and stars of the ride, including Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez and Tyrese Gibson.
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