Just when you thought Fast and the Furious 4 was stretching it, Universal announced today that they will be going ahead with yet another sequel to the popular franchise. This time, they are calling it “Fast Five” which reminds me of high fives, like “Yay, we’re making another sequel,” as all the Universal executives give each other high fives. Kidding. Anyways, Justin Lin (Tokyo Drift) will direct with Vin Diesel and Paul Walker returning, supposedly as fugitives running from the law. Universal is aiming for a 2011 release. The last installment, Fast & Furious, made $360 Million worldwide and was the most profitable in the franchise, so a fifth movie doesn’t seem like too much of a stretch from a financial standpoint for Universal.
Also, in a totally unrelated franchise, Disney has hired a writer and director for a sequel to their 2007 hit Enchanted. I’m surprised it took Disney this long. Jessie Nelson (Stepmom, Fred Claus) will write the screenplay and Anne Fletcher (Step Up, 27 Dresses, The Proposal) will direct. This doesn’t seem like good news to me because the original creators are not helping with this sequel. Hasn’t Disney learned from their countless bad sequels in the past?
