Furious 8: F. Gary Gray (Straight Outta Compton, above) will be directing Furious 8, which has been scheduled for release on April 14, 2017, and he's been busy scouting locations "around the world" according to a new interview. He said he's "extremely excited about the direction we’re going in, and we’re really pushing to make sure the audience feels like it’s not more of the same." He also noted: "You amp up everything, you work on the performances, you work on the story, you work on the action; it’s just not one thing." [Collider]
Sexcastle: Anthony and Joe Russo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, above) will serve as producers on Sexcastle, a big-screen adaptation of a graphic novel by Kyle Starks. The story follows a former assassin who retires to a small town, only to be drawn back to a life of action. Blake Anderson will star and Kyle Newacheck will direct; they currently work together on the Comedy Central show Workaholics. [Deadline]
American Samoan Football: Colin Hanks (above) will team with his production partner Sean Stuart and former and current NFL players to make a football drama set in the 1980s. It's based on the true story of a coach who traveled to American Samoa, a U.S. territory in the South Pacific Ocean, to recruit a high school gridiron star, discovering a wealth of talent. [Deadline]
Rabid Dogs Trailer: A bank robbery goes terribly wrong in the first trailer for Rabid Dogs, prompting the criminals to take a man, a woman and a child hostage as they flee on a desperate road trip. The action-thriller is a remake of cult icon Mario Bava's 1974 original; it will open in theaters on January 22. [Movieclips]
