now me, i'm a film nerd... so whenever i watch a movie, i go straight to the triva on imdb to hear behind the scenes stuff... a lot of questions about this story can be answered there
here's a few jewels
A week before filming ended,
Dwayne Johnson had a secret meeting with co-star and executive producer
Vin Diesel to address personal and professional issues between the two. This happened after Diesel reportedly canceled some of Johnson's planned scenes at the last minute. On several occasions, Diesel also reportedly refused to show up to the set as he was scheduled, leaving hundreds of cast, crew & extras waiting on set for him for more than six hours. In response to this, Dwayne posted on Instagram: "This is my final week of shooting #FastAndFurious8. There's no other franchise that gets my blood boiling more than this one. An incredible hard working crew. Universal has been great partners as well. My female co-stars are always amazing and I love 'em. My male co-stars however are a different story. Some conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don't. The ones that don't are too chicken shyt to do anything about it anyway. Candy asses. When you watch this movie next April and it seems like I'm not acting in some of these scenes and my blood is legit boiling - you're right. Bottom line is it'll play great for the movie and fits this Hobbs character that's embedded in my DNA extremely well. The producer in me is happy about this part. Final week on Fast 8 and I'll finish strong. ;/ #IcemanCometh #F8 #ZeroToleranceForCandyAsses" Diesel confronted Johnson in a secret meeting one day after Dwayne's message was posted online. They were able to resolve their issues.
There have been rumours that there was supposed to be a cut scene in the credits that sets up a spinoff movie between Deckard Shaw and Luke Hobbs but it was cut by Vin Diesel.
Writer of the series Chris Morgan has stated that having Dom name his son Brian just felt like the right thing to do. Not only was it a way to honor Paul but also a way to honor the character of Brian for everything he and Dom have been through throughout the saga and pay tribute to how much Brian has changed Dom's life. It also imitates Diesel's real-life homage to Walker. He named his daughter, Pauline, after the late actor in March 2015.
these dudes out here naming their kids after each other and cutting each others parts and shyt.. they really treat this joint like a real family