We have a look again on the early days of the Quick and the Livid franchise, from the unique film to the sequel, + Tokyo Drift and extra!
When Common Photos launched The Quick and the Livid in the summertime of 2001, nobody might have predicted that it might give start to a franchise that’s grossed over $7 billion worldwide. It’s a juggernaut that’s nonetheless received loads of gas within the tank, with Quick X making over $700 million worldwide (and counting) whereas different franchises battle to maintain up.
Right here, we glance again on the franchise’s early days, when the Quick Saga was nonetheless thought-about low-key, even perhaps low-rent by some, with the films modestly budgeted and aimed primarily on the youth market. We check out the breakout success of The Quick and the Livid, which made stars of its two leads, Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, in a single day. This led to Diesel bailing on the second movie, 2 Quick 2 Livid, which noticed Walker’s Brian head to Miami for an journey that will introduce Tyrese’s Roman and Ludacris’ Tej, plus the now retired Eva Mendes an agent who’s later revealed to be working with Dwayne Johnson’s Hobbs. Subsequent, each leads would sit out the spin-off, The Quick and the Livid: Tokyo Drift, which might carry director Justin Lin into the fold, and focus on Lucas Black’s Sean Boswell, who would finally return to the franchise years later on account of widespread demand. Most notably, it launched Sung Kang’s fan favorite, Han. Subsequent up was Quick & Livid, which was a prelude to the larger motion pictures within the franchise, which might begin with the following movie, Quick 5.
On this video, we glance again on the early movies and take a look at to determine which of them maintain up and that are finest left as motion pictures of their period. For newcomers to the franchise, are there any they will skip? Do the early Quick and Livid motion pictures do job establishing the additional adventures of the Quick Household? Tell us within the feedback!