Quicker than you can say Fast & Furious, the pieces of the planned Need For Speed movie have been continuing to move into place. The film will be based on the long-running EA videogame series, and basically sounds like an excuse for very fast cars, that don't happen to be driven by Vin Diesel and Paul Walker.
In fact, it sounds like they're going to be driven by Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul, who has signed up for the lead role in the Need For Speed movie. Elsewhere, Scott Waugh has agreed to direct, following up his hit movie Act Of Valor. George and John Gatins have penned the script.
The plan is to have the film before the cameras next year, with a February 7th 2014 release date planned. That way, it'll avoid Fast & Furious 6 (2013), and presumably Fast & Furious 7 (2015).
More news on Need For Speed as we get it. If it hits big, expect an awful lot of sequels...
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