Furious 8 officially becomes Fast 8, will probably still have plenty of road rage

Vin Diesel has displayed ample ability to be both Fast & Furious on screen, but he’s also proven himself proficient at promoting the films behind the scenes. The actor regularly shares news on the franchise via his social media accounts, including the extensive search for a director and the possibility of a protracted conclusion to the series. In his latest act as steward of the muscle-bound, muscle-car action, Diesel has dispensed with the ampersand again for the title of the new film. Now it’s Fast 8 that will ride roughshod over the box-office competition this spring, leaving the Furious 8 moniker its dust.

Captured below in the familiar, forward-slanting font (which could just be italics, but is probably meant to convey the breakneck speed of production), Fast 8 will travel on “new roads” come April, with F. Gary Gray directing.