As a lead in to F9 hitting theaters (And to entice people back into the cinema seats), Universal has announced a special event called "Fast Fridays". Essentially, for the eight weeks before F9 hits theaters on June 25th, free nationwide screenings will occur for the eight previous installments, starting on April 30th with the original film. Jim Orr, Universal’s President of Domestic Theatrical Distribution, had this to say on the event:
"The Fast films are all about family, and Universal wanted to find a way to thank our huge family of Fast fans around the country for their passion and loyalty over the past 20 years. We’re grateful to our theater partners for their help in making this screening series possible and we are delighted to welcome audiences back to theaters to experience the wild Fast ride all over again. And we cannot wait to blow everyone’s minds with the release of F9 on June 25.”
The schedule for when each film will play in theaters will be as follows:
Friday, 4/30 – The Fast and the Furious
Friday, 5/7 – 2 Fast 2 Furious
Friday, 5/14 – The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Friday, 5/21 – Fast & Furious
Friday, 5/28 – Fast Five
Friday, 6/4 – Fast & Furious 6
Friday, 6/11 – Furious 7
Friday, 6/18 – The Fate of the Furious
Initially, Fast Fridays will take place in more than 500 theaters and then expand to over 900 theaters across the country. Get the details below. You can secure your free tickets at FastFridayScreenings.com, which will then be distributed by individual theaters and should be available the Friday before each weekly screening. The following theaters are in on the event:
1. AMC Theatres.
2. Regal.
3. Cinemark Theatres.
4. Marcus Theatres.
5. Harkins Theatres.
6. Showcase Cinemas.
7. Santikos Entertainment.
8. B&B Theatres.
9. Cinépolis USA.
10. Georgia Theatre Company.
11. Marquee Cinemas.
12. Epic Theatres.
13. EVO Cinemas.
14. Megaplex Theatres.
15. Maya Cinemas.
16. Xscape Theatres.
17. Silverspot Cinema.
18. Golden Star Theaters.
19. MovieScoop Cinemas.
20. Premiere Cinemas.
F9 stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, John Cena, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Helen Mirren, and Charlize Theron. It is directed by Justin Lin (who co-wrote the script with Daniel Casey).
I can't believe these pieces of shit make money. This makes me sad for society.
The characters of these flicks have been on god mode for way too long...they should have all been dead by now.