![]() ![]() I was already worried about Paul’s post–Jesse Pinkman career, and the ads for Need for Speed only intensified my concern. Like most people, I first heard about Need for Speed via promos that aired during the tail end of Breaking Bad’s final season, way back in the fall of 2013. And yet, here we are, talking about Need for Speed more than a year later because it’s somehow relevant again. Now, I actually kind of enjoyed Need for Speed, which is neither “good” nor “so bad it’s good” but rather somewhere between “good enough to pass the time” and “bad enough to never recommend.” It’s the kind of movie you stumble into watching one night and don’t ever expect to speak of publicly. But it’s hard to imagine a better offer coming from someplace else. It’s not a done deal yet: DreamWorks, which holds the sequel rights, still has to sign off. If the involved parties get their way, the budding franchise will skip its 2 Need 2 Speed installment and go directly to Need for Speed: Shanghai Drift. About $66 million was earned in China, which explains why three Chinese companies who previously teamed up to finance Transformers: Age of Extinction are looking to set Need for Speed 2 in their home country and populate it with native actors. But Need for Speed pulled in more than triple that amount internationally, for an overall take of $203 million. If you live in America, you probably didn’t see Need for Speed - it did mediocre business Stateside, grossing $44 million against a budget of $66 million. theaters on March 14, 2014.Last week, Electronic Arts and a consortium of Chinese investors announced plans to make a sequel to 2014’s Need for Speed, a widely dismissed and thoroughly disreputable car chase movie starring Aaron Paul based on EA’s popular video game. The screen story is by John Gatins and George Gatins and the screenplay is by George Gatins and John Gatins, based on the video game series created by Electronic Arts. “Need for Speed” is presented by DreamWorks Pictures, produced by John Gatins, Pat O’Brien and Mark Sourian and directed by Scott Waugh. With the help of his loyal crew and the surprisingly resourceful Julia, Tobey defies odds at every turn and proves that even in the flashy world of exotic supercars, the underdog can still finish first.īased on the most successful racing video game franchise ever with over 140 million copies sold, “Need for Speed” captures the thrills of the game in a real-world setting. However to get there in time, Tobey will have to run a high-octane, action-packed gauntlet that includes dodging pursuing cops coast-to-coast as well as contending with a dangerous bounty Dino has put out on his car. Two years later, Tobey is released and set on revenge - but he knows his only chance to take down his rival Dino is to defeat him in the high-stakes race known as De Leon-the Super Bowl of underground racing. But just as a major sale to car broker Julia Bonet (Imogen Poots) looks like it will save Tobey's shop, a disastrous race allows Dino to frame Tobey for a crime he didn’t commit, sending Tobey to prison while Dino expands his business out west. Struggling to keep his family-owned garage afloat, he reluctantly partners with the wealthy and arrogant ex-NASCAR driver Dino Brewster (Dominic Cooper). The film centers around Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul), a blue-collar mechanic who races muscle-cars on the side in an unsanctioned street-racing circuit. Based on the most successful racing video game franchise ever with over 140 million copies sold, "Need for Speed" captures the freedom and excitement of the game in a real-world setting, while bringing to life the passion for the road that has made our love of cars so timeless. ![]() ![]() Tapping into what makes the American myth of the open road so appealing, the story chronicles a near-impossible cross-country journey for our heroes - one which begins as a mission for revenge, but proves to be one of redemption. DreamWorks Pictures’ “Need for Speed” marks an exciting return to the great car culture films of the 1960's and 70's, when the authenticity of the world brought a new level of intensity to the action on-screen. ![]()
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