Tag archive: Vin Diesel

It's not all car chases and heists for Fast Five star Vin Diesel — sometimes there's some alien-killing to be done, too. A third live-action film in Diesel's Chronicles of Riddick franchise has been in the works for a while now, but the actor gave fans their first peek at what's in store for the next film — simply titled Riddick — this weekend on his Facebook page. Titled “The Final Stand of Riddick,” the… Read More

In the very first sequence of Fast Five, former federal officer Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) slams on the brakes of his muscle car, and a bus slams into it at an angle. If you are a fan of physics — or just happen to live on this planet — you can guess what should happen. If you guessed that the muscle car would be obliterated, welcome to the human race. If you guessed that the car would cause the much, much heavier bus to flip over… Read More

When it comes to the Fast and Furious franchise, you expect things to move quickly, and the explosions to be big and satisfying. You also need to give reality a bit of leeway. The films attack your eyeballs with insanity, and while generally not candidates for best adapted screenplay, they offer fun diversions. The fifth movie in the franchise, Fast Five seems to take what worked with the previous films and forces steroids down its throat,… Read More

When you reach the fifth installment in a series, it is time to pull out all the stops. That seems to be the route being taken in Fast Five, when characters from every installment of the Fast and Furious series return to destroy Brazil. The Fast crew returns, this time to the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his BFFs are targeting a corrupt Brazilian businessman, while they themselves are being chased by FBI Agent… Read More

Earlier today on Vin Diesel’s Facebook page, for which he has a shockingly high 19.5 million fans, the actor posted the first official trailer for the upcoming fifth movie in the franchise, Fast Five. The film takes place in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. After the events of the fourth movie, Fast & Furious, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker), and Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster) are forced to flee the country. Once they… Read More

Game publisher Midway is getting a little out in front of announcements tied to next week's E3 video game trade show, announcing a slate of titles it plans to show off…along with their anticipated ship dates. "These games truly reflect our product strategy to develop top quality titles in a wide range of genres that appeal to all segments of the market," said Midway's interim president and CEO Matthew Booty in… Read More

There is one retailer that has the power to call the winner of the protracted Blu-Ray vs. HD DVD fight and that vendor is Wal-Mart. Over the weekend they apparently leaked plans to bring in a massive number of low cost (possibly sub $200) HD DVD players for Christmas. The manufacturing side of this has apparently been in the works for a few years but this is the first time we have had projected prices for the result. Why Wal-Mart, Why… Read More

Combs is presently looking for a partner to develop a game which would allow fans to build their own entertainment conglomerate. A statement from Combs' marketing company Blue Flame explained the mogul's latest endeavor: “As Mr. Combs has experienced tremendous success in building his own conglomerate, we now want to offer video games users the opportunity to enjoy playing a game which they can enjoy and attempt to emulate… Read More