Fans of the the Fast and Furious franchise will love the new additions to the Fast and Furious 8 line-up
With Fast 8 racing through the production highway into its April 2017 release date, the cast of would-be villains that have the stones to take on Dominic Toretto and his family is going to start rapidly forming up. The film’s lead henchman has been cast. Get ready for Game of Thrones star Kristofer Hivju to go from Wildling to wild man.
That’s right the Wilding, and Wyndam Hotels face is racing into theaters as the lead henchman of this juggernaut of a franchise.
The Wrap confirmed the scoop, stating that Hivju was tapped to play the muscle to the evil crew that will be wrecking havoc on the world of Fast 8. With the F. Gary Gray directed film already underway in Iceland, the Norwegian actor couldn’t have picked a better time to jump on board, as Kristofer Hivju wouldn’t be making a huge jump in climate. Considering he’s better known as Jon Snow’s friend and Wildling extraordinaire, Tormund Giantsbane, he’ll be pretty used to doing battle in the cold, and may very well be doing so on the film’s Icelandic set at this moment.
One could assume that in addition to being attracted to the possibility of tangling with Vin Diesel and or Dwayne Johnson in Fast 8, Kristofer Hivju may have also taken the role as a way of getting out of the cold climate he’s used to working in. With the blockbuster sequel setting its sights on being the first American film to shoot in Cuba, Hivju could be spending some of his working vacation in tropical weather. Just the sort of change of scenery a man could use after fighting off hordes of White Walkers.
What’s a henchman without a villain? Absolutely nothing! Today it was announced that none other than Charlize Theron will be added to the movie as the lead villain.
Theron was confirmed as the latest uber-baddie in the upcoming Fast & Furious 8, taking on the crew consisting of Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez and Tyrese Gibson.
“Our crew will face its greatest adversary ever in our next film as we welcome Charlize Theron to the Fast family,” the franchise’s Facebook page stated Thursday.
The new Furious installment, which does not have an official name, has an April 14, 2017 release date.
