The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

• • The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is the standalone sequel to The Fast and the Furious (2001) and 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), and the third installment in the Fast & Furious franchise.

• • A third Fast & Furious film was confirmed in June 2005, when Lin was selected as director. Morgan was hired after an open call soon after, thus marking the first film in the franchise’s longtime association with Lin, Morgan, actor Sung Kang, and composer Brian Tyler.

• • Principal photography began in August 2005 and lasted until that November, with filming locations including Los Angeles and Tokyo, making Tokyo Drift the first film in the franchise to feature an international filming location.
  • The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift premiered at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on June 4, 2006, and was released in the United States on June 16, by Universal Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its driving sequences but criticism for its screenplay and acting performances.

• • It was followed by a prequel trilogy, the first being Fast & Furious in 2009 and the last being Fast & Furious 6 in 2013. A direct sequel titled Furious 7 was released in 2015. With the story’s continuity, the film is set after the events of Fast & Furious 6 and before the events of Furious 7.

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