The Fate of the Furious

The Fate of the Furious
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Directed by	F. Gary Gray
Written by	Chris Morgan
Based on	Characters by Gary Scott Thompson
Produced by	Neal H. Moritz Vin Diesel Michael Fottrell Chris Morgan
Starring	Vin Diesel Dwayne Johnson Jason Statham Michelle Rodriguez Tyrese Gibson Chris "Ludacris" Bridges Kurt Russell Charlize Theron
Cinematography	Stephen F. Windon
Edited by	Christian Wagner Paul Rubell
Music by	Brian Tyler
Production companies	Universal Pictures[1] Original Film[1] One Race Films[1] China Film Co., Ltd.[1] Dentsu Inc.[1] Fuji Eight Company Ltd.[1]
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	April 4, 2017 (2017-04-04) (Berlin) April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14) (United States)
Running time	136 minutes[2]
Countries	United States China Japan
Languages	English Mandarin
Budget	$250–270 million[3][4]
Box office	$1.236 billion[5]

The Fate of the Furious (also known as F8 or Fast & Furious 8) is a 2017 action film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to Furious 7 (2015) and the eighth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise. The film stars Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto, alongside Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Scott Eastwood, Nathalie Emmanuel, Elsa Pataky, Kurt Russell, and Charlize Theron. In the film, Dom has settled down with his wife Letty Ortiz, until cyberterrorist Cipher (Theron) coerces him into working for her and turns him against his team, forcing them to find Dom and take down Cipher.

The eighth installment was planned since 2014, and plot details were first announced in March 2015 when Diesel appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and announced that the film would be set in New York City. Preparations for the film began immediately before the release of Furious 7, with Diesel, Morgan, and producer Neal H. Moritz re-signing. After setting an initial release date in that same month, casting took place between April and June. In October, Gray was announced to direct the film in the place of James Wan, who had directed the previous installment. Composer Brian Tyler, who had scored the third, fourth, fifth, and seventh installments, returned to compose the score.

Principal photography began in March 2016 in locations such as Mývatn, Havana, Atlanta, Cleveland, and New York City, continuing the franchise's tradition of filming around the world. With an estimated production budget of up to $270 million, it is one of the most expensive films ever made. This is the first film in the series since Tokyo Drift (2006) not to star Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner, following his death in November 2013.

The Fate of the Furious premiered in Berlin on April 4, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on April 14, by Universal Pictures. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics, with praise for the performances of the cast and action sequences but criticism for the storyline. The film was a box office success, grossing over $1.2 billion worldwide, making it the thirtieth film (and the second in the franchise, after Furious 7) to gross over $1 billion, the third-highest-grossing film of 2017, and the eleventh highest-grossing film of all time at the time. It also grossed $541.9 million worldwide during its opening weekend, which made it the highest-grossing worldwide opening of all time until the release of Avengers: Infinity War a year later. The film was followed by a spin-off, Hobbs & Shaw (2019), and a direct sequel, F9 (2021).