New FAST FIVE Poster

FAST FIVE‘s Facebook page has debuted the new character poster for Universal Pictures’ film starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Tyrese and Dwayne Johnson. Summer really does begin on April 29th.

Check out the second trailer for FAST FIVE.

Synopsis:

Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a reunion of returning all-stars from every chapter of the explosive franchise built on speed in FAST FIVE. In this installment, former cop Brian O’Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Dwayne Johnson joins returning favorites Jordana Brewster, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Matt Schulze, Tego Calderon and Don Omar for this ultimate high-stakes race.

Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they’ve blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom. As they assemble their elite team of top racers, the unlikely allies know their only shot of getting out for good means confronting the corrupt businessman who wants them dead. But he’s not the only one on their tail.

Hard-nosed federal agent Luke Hobbs never misses his target. When he is assigned to track down Dom and Brian, he and his strike team launch an all-out assault to capture them. But as his men tear through Brazil, Hobbs learns he can’t separate the good guys from the bad. Now, he must rely on his instincts to corner his prey – before someone else runs them down first.

FAST FIVE will be in theaters on April 29, 2011.

Visit the film’s official site here, on Facebook here, on MySpace here and on Twitter here.

Jason Statham’s ‘Death Race’ Trailer

Official plot synopsis: “Jason Statham leads the cast of an action-thriller set in the post-industrial wasteland of tomorrow, with the world’s most brutal sporting event as its backdrop. A penitentiary full of felons has inspired the jailers to create a grisly pastime ripe for lucrative kickbacks. Now, adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for televised violence and a spectacular arena come together to form the ‘Death Race.’

Three-time speedway champion Jensen Ames (Statham) is an expert at survival in the harsh landscape that has become our country. Just as he thinks he has turned his life around, the ex-con is framed for a gruesome murder he didn’t commit. Forced to don the mask of the mythical driver Frankenstein — a crowd favorite who seems impossible to kill — Ames is given an easy choice by Terminal Island’s warden (Joan Allen): suit up or rot away in a cell.

His face hidden by a metallic mask, one convict will be put through an insane three-day challenge. Ames must survive a gauntlet of the most vicious criminals in the country’s toughest prison to claim the prize of freedom. Driving a monster car outfitted with machine guns, flamethrowers and grenade launchers, one desperate man will destroy anything in his path to win the most twisted spectator sport on Earth.”


It is set to hit theaters on August 22nd.

‘Death Race’ now part of the summer releases

Universal has bumped up the release date for the remake of ‘Death Race’ starring Jason Statham and Tyrese Gibson, to August 22nd 2008 which will put it into the mix with the summer blockbuster releases. It was previously slated for a September 26th release date.