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UPDATE, 11:18 AM: F. Gary Gray made it official today, confirming via Twitter that he will direct Universal’s Furious 8. The studio and the Straight Outta Compton helmer have been working to close a deal over the past three days after beginning negotiations Monday. That’s when Gray and star Vin Diesel met and…

The search for the director of Furious 8 is down to the last few. No deals have been made. No offers have been made. No decisions have been made. Here is who we have been hearing is legitimately in the mix: Louis Leterrier, Will Eubank, F. Gary Gray. Other director who have been considered are Ericson Core and Rob…

EXCLUSIVE: Might Vin Diesel direct Furious 8? The actor, who came from nothing and is now one of the biggest movies stars on the planet with (some criticize) a sense of self-worth to match, is looking at a career with three big franchises in the mix — Furious 8, xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage and another Guardians Of T…

Universal’s Furious 7 isn’t out of gas. Though the film has finished its theatrical run, becoming the fifth highest grossing film worldwide at $1.5 billion, Universal is reporting that the domestic home entertainment spend for the seventh-quel is at $52.5M across both physical and digital formats.  To date that figure…

UPDATED: 5:06PM: Universal kicked off its two-hour CinemaCon presentation — the longest by any major studio this week at the confab — with three jaw-droppers. First it bestowed dates on Fifty Shades Of Grey sequels Fifty Shades Darker (February 10, 2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (Feb. 9, 2018) sending a clear message to…