We all know the old adage about video game adaptations. Yet, at least judging by the casting, Disney and DreamWorks are aiming to break that rule with next year’s Need For Speed.
Based on the addictive racing game franchise of the same name, the first pictures curiously are not based around the cars, but rather the actors they have attached. As Breaking Bad concludes its final season, Aaron Paul has already found work in a different kind of speeding high, one of which does not require cooking in the desert. Also featured are Dominic Cooper and Dakota Johsnon, the latter of whom has made waves and broke many a fangirl’s heart with her casting in the new Fifty Shades of Grey movie. Also, Cooper himself tends to be a credible actor after work such as The Devil’s Doubleand Tamara Drew.
The press release promises the film will be a return to the car culture movies of the 1960s and ‘70s (think more Bullit than Fast & Furious) as it chronicles a story of revenge and redemption.
I’m sure we’ll find out more as the March 14, 2014 release date nears.