‘Fast & Furious’ Director: Production Will Go On After Paul Walker’s Death

The making of ‘Fast & Furious 7′ has hit a standstill as the cast and crew struggle to cope with Paul’s death, but in an interview on Dec. 6, the movie’s director assured fans that the project was NOT being abandoned.

It’s completely understandable that the making of Fast & Furious 7 was shut down in the wake of Paul Walker‘s sudden death. But if the entire movie were scrapped, it’d just add more negativity to Paul’s already tragic end. Thankfully, the movie’s director James Wan put on a strong face on Dec. 6 and affirmed that production will go on.

James Wan: ‘Fast & Furious 7′ Will Go On

James first reiterated that everyone involved with the Fast movies is just heartbroken by Paul’s passing. “They’re pretty sad and very somber, but we are dealing with it,” the director told TMZ.


Then, when James was asked if production on the upcoming movie would continue, he resolutely stated, “Yes,” multiple times.
He didn’t give any indication on how he and the producers and writers plan on dealing with Paul’s death in the movie, but it’s clear that their options are limited. Paul was in the middle of filming scenes when his life was tragically taken, so the makers of Fast could either write his death into the existing plot, or scrap the entire story and start fresh. Personally, we just hope they find a way to truly honor Paul in the movie.

‘Fast & Furious 7′ Production Halted

James’ positive show of solidarity comes just two days after Universal Pictures announced that production on Fast & Furious 7 was being put on hold. They made the announcement in a somber statement:

Right now, all of us at Universal are dedicated to providing support to Paul’s immediate family and our extended Fast & Furious family of cast, crew and filmmakers. At this time we feel it is our responsibility to shut down production on Fast & Furious 7 for a period of time so we can assess all options available to move forward with the franchise.

We can’t imagine the Fast movies without Paul, but scrapping the seventh installment wouldn’t be the right decision — it wouldn’t be keeping with Paul’s spirit and passion. If production does go on, at least the filmmakers will be able to make sure the franchise’s fans remember Paul in the right light.
What do you think, HollywoodLifers? Is it good that Fast & Furious 7 is still going to be made?

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Bitcoin Prices Plunge After China Cracks Down on Currency

The price of bitcoin surged to $1,000 last month, but it dipped far below that mark just as quickly.
Baidu, China's largest search engine, announced this week that it would no longer accept the digital currency as a form of payment, triggering a steep drop in the price of bitcoin. The announcement, which was posted on the Baidu website, followed a decision from China's central bank to prohibit financial institutions in the country from processing or insuring bitcoin transactions.

Baidu’s website-acceleration platform decided to suspend Bitcoin payment acceptance from Friday, as recent large fluctuations in Bitcoin’s value makes it unable to safeguard users’ interests,” Baidu said in a statement on its website, translated via Bloomberg.
The price of bitcoin, which hit $1,000 for the first time at the end of November and peaked at $1,200 on some exchanges shortly after, has since plummeted to the low $700-range. Its fluctuations can be seen in the chart, below, from Blockchain.info, which aggregates prices across exchanges:

On BTC China, the country's largest bitcoin exchange that previously helped drive up the currency's price worldwide, the price of bitcoins dropped below $700 at one point, and is currently valued at around $775. The chart, below, from Bitcoincharts.com, shows the drop as measured in Chinese yuan.

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Extra Dates Added For Robbie Williams UK Tour After First Dates Sell Out

The singer will be touring the UK in 2014!

Robbie Williams looks set to be playing to packed out audiences next year when he embarks on his 2014 UK tour with fans rushing to buy tickets as they went on sale this morning, just days after the singer added extra dates due to popular demand.
The 'Dream a Little Dream' hitmaker will be playing a number of dates across the country next summer when he kicks of the tour on June 13 in Belfast before moving onto a variety of cities including Leeds, Glasgow, Manchester and London, all in promotion of his latest album 'Swings Both Ways' which topped the charts last week.

Robbie Williams will head off on his UK tour next summer (WENN)

As expected, fans rushed to quickly snap up tickets as they went on sale at 9am this morning and those fortunate enough to get them flooded Twitter with their excitement for the upcoming shows. @mia_monroexo tweeted: “Got my tickets for @robbiewilliams Arena tour in Birmingham! #swingbothwaystour.”
It seems there will be plenty of mothers in the audience with @Alysonshaw revealing: “Yaaay got two tickets for @RobbieWilliams at the hydro next year for a birthday surprise for the mother,” while @cuthbooty clearly had the same idea, adding: “I just spent £150 on robbie williams tickets for my mum amazing.” Unfortunately for @laurenarnfield, she wasn't able to get tickets and tweeted: “Hate everyone who got Robbie Williams tickets.”
@samlangley85 chimed in: “Omg!!! @robbiewilliams tickets purchased for @ArenaNewcastle toooooo xcited right now!!!!”

Watch Robbie's 'Dream a Little Dream' music video below...

The shows will see Robbie leaving the audience swooning as he belts out tracks from his latest swing album, which boasts an incredible line-up of collaborations with Lily Allen, Michael Buble, Olly Murs, Rufus Wainwright and Kelly Clarkson, so fans will no doubt be expecting some surprise guests at some of the dates.
'Swings Both Ways' became the UK's 1,000th album and Robbie's ninth number one solo record

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