Fast & Furious 6 Snags Memorial Day 2013Source:
ComingSoonJune 24, 2011
Universal Pictures has snagged a release date for the yet-untitled sixth installment of the "Fast and Furious" franchise, temporarily titled
Fast and Furious 6, and according to
Deadline, they'll be releasing the movie on May 24, 2013 over Memorial Day weekend.
Produced by Neal Moritz, the franchise has grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide with the recent
Fast Five having grossed nearly $600 million globally on its own.
There's no confirmation that director Justin Lin will be returning for his fourth movie in a row, although he's talked about completing the trilogy that began with 2009's
Fast and Furious. There isn't any word on how much of the ensemble cast from
Fast Five will be returning, but considering that they've established a new heist thriller format, one would expect at least Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson, who joined the franchise with the last film, playing a special forces agent sent to stop the streetracin' criminals.
Fast & Furious 6 is the third movie to be scheduled for May 2013, although recent word and the fact it's also from Universal puts further question on whether Ron Howard's
The Dark Tower would open the week before as previously scheduled.
