Release Date: 04/14/2017
Production Company: Universal Pictures
Director: F. Gary Gray
Visual Effects Supervisor: Jay Barton
THE SYNOPSIS
"The Fate of the Furious" (alternatively known as Fast & Furious 8 and Fast 8, and often stylized as F8) is a 2017 American action film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Chris Morgan. It is the eighth installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise. The film stars Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris' Ludacris' Bridges, Scott Eastwood, Nathalie Emmanuel, Kurt Russell and Charlize Theron. "The Fate of the Furious" follows Dominic Toretto, who has settled down with his wife Letty, until cyberterrorist Cipher coerces him into working for her and turns him against his team, forcing them to find Dom and take down Cipher. VFX supervisor Jay Barton at Digital Domain led a team of approximately 400 artists to complete about 775 shots at the studio. We also had team members on location for the shoot in Iceland, Cuba, and Atlanta, GA as well.