Cuba gets a taste of Hollywood with 'Fast and Furious 8"

Record ID: 900796

  • Title: Cuba gets a taste of Hollywood with 'Fast and Furious 8"
  • Date: 22nd April 2016
  • Summary: HAVANA, CUBA (APRIL 22, 2016) (REUTERS) GENERAL VIEW OF PRODUCTION TEAM MILLING AROUND FOR "FAST AND FURIOUS 8" SIGN READING "HOLLYWOOD TRUCKS" ON PRODUCTION TRUCK GENERAL VIEW OF PRODUCTION TRUCKS WOMAN HANGING LAUNDRY FROM BALCONY (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) HAVANA RESIDENT, DOLORES PEREZ, SAYING: "I am fascinated because they picked Cuba to film. We have the same right as all the countries where filming occurs - here there are the same beautiful things. And well, here they can discover a little more of the beauty of Cuba." HAVANA, CUBA (APRIL 22, 2016) (CELL PHONE QUALITY) (REUTERS) GENERAL VIEW OF PRODUCTION CREW SHOT BY A REUTERS CAMERAMAN USING A CELL PHONE PRODUCTION CAR WITH CAMERAS ATTACHED SHOT BY A REUTERS CAMERAMAN USING A CELL PHONE GENERAL VIEW OF PRODUCTION CREW SHOT BY A REUTERS CAMERAMAN USING A CELL PHONE MOTORCYCLES MOVED DURING PRODUCTION SHOT BY A REUTERS CAMERAMAN USING A CELL PHONE HAVANA, CUBA (APRIL 22, 2016) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) HAVANA RESIDENT, PEDRO QUINTERO, SAYING: "It is a movie on global scale. It is very famous and with them filming here in my neighbourhood, I like it. It's something new." GENERAL VIEW OF PRODUCTION CREW PRODUCTION CREW MOVING EQUIPMENT GENERAL VIEW OF PRODUCTION CREW
  • Embargoed: 6th May 2016 19:56
  • Keywords: The Fast and the Furious Fast 8 movie film Hollywood Cuba Havana
  • Location: HAVANA, CUBA
  • City: HAVANA, CUBA
  • Country: Cuba
  • Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Film
  • Reuters ID: LVA0014EGD1DV
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Actors and production crews for the latest installment of the "Fast and Furious" movie franchise began filming in the streets of Havana on Friday (April 22), becoming the first Hollywood studio film to shoot in Cuba since the embargo.
    Crews for the film had been operating in Havana since February, scouting locations and scoping out extras and cars to use during filming. But clear evidence of production had not been seen until crews and equipment appeared on the famed seafront on Friday.
    Havana residents were excited.
    "I am fascinated because they picked Cuba to film. We have the same right as all the countries where filming occurs - here there are the same beautiful things. And well, here they can discover a little more of the beauty of Cuba," said resident, Dolores Perez.
    "It is a movie on global scale. It is very famous and with them filming here in my neighbourhood, I like it. It's something new," said resident Pedro Quintero.
    The stars of "Fast and Furious 8", Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez, arrived to the island days earlier. Another star, Charlize Theron, is expected to arrive in the coming days.
    "Fast and Furious 8" is expected to be released on April 14, 2017.
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