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Why “Fast and Furious” Is The Best Movie Franchise of The Decade
When The Fast and the Furious hit theaters back in 2001, the overwhelming response of love and excitement took Universal Pictures by surprise. Box office receipts confirmed beyond a doubt, that dream leads; Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster, gorgeously delivered one of the major hits of the year.
Looking back, it’s hard to imagine anything other than the early beginnings of what has evolved into a global phenomenon.
Walker, the blond, blue-eyed heartthrob, who was a walking billboard of “surfer dude charm” had just finished stealing the spotlight from primed exports of Dawson’s Creek, James Van Der Beek, and Joshua Jackson, in 90s classics, Varsity Blues and The Skulls, respectively.
Universal was ready to do whatever possible to retain the services of an up and coming movie star, who modeled all the requirements worthy of a long-term investment.
As Walker once recalled, ravenous studio heads, including Skulls director Rob Cohen, and producer, Neal Moritz, all asked him what he wanted to next, and that’s how the idea based on a clip of an article that covered…
