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In The Fast and
the Furious, the producers concentrated on the latest craze,
import “tuner” cars.
In 2 Fast 2 Furious, the focus has
been shifted to all cars fast and beautiful—with
the script revolving around the Miami street and racing
scene in general, a larger sampling
of customized automobiles, from homegrown to imports and
exotics, are presented onscreen.
In the “automobile ensemble,” around 150 vehicles
would receive screen time, but around 15 cars were allotted
special “leading” roles. These included: the
Nissan Skyline GTR, Mitsubishi EVO 7, 1970 Hemi Dodge Challenger,
1969 Yenko Camaro, 1998 BMW M3, 2003 Dodge Viper, Chevy Corvette,
1994 Toyata Supra, 1994 Mazda RX7, 2001 Honda S2000 and 1993
Acura NSX.
The look of these automobiles were
mostly dictated by the film’s production designer, Keith Brian Burns, who
had a majority of the cars repainted using “House of
Kolor” Kandy colors. Because the cars were featured
so prominently, each one had to feature high quality elements
and craftsmanship, beginning with the body and continuing
inside to the interior—everything from tire rims to
stereo speakers. (Once chosen, most of the cars were painted
in an almost unimaginably short time—shrinking the
four-to-six week timeline usually called for to beautifully
customize the exterior down to an incredible four-day turnaround.)
The production also utilized the skills of 40 full-time
mechanics, body men and auto specialists who built and maintained
the fleet of cars. In some cases, those pristine autos gracing
the big screen were actually rescued from junkyards, rebuilt
and painted in as little as one week.
In addition, some of the actors contributed their personal
preferences and expertise to the look and operation of
their car co-stars.
Tyrese Gibson saw to it that the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
he drives had such options as a specific set of wheels and
some interior enhancements. While Paul Walker owns a Nissan
Skyline like the one he pilots, the actor ordered an additional,
option-loaded Skyline from Tommy Kaira, a top tuner in Japan.
Release Date: 20th June
Certificate: TBC
Running Time: 100 mins
Distributor: UIP |
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