Vin Diesel On ‘Fate Of The Furious’ And ‘Lip Lock’ With Charlize Theron

FURIOUS. SAVANNAH?
>> I LOVE THE SPEED WALKING. >>> VIN DIESEL LIKES THAT, AL.
THERE'S ONE NAME IS THAT'S SYNONYMOUS WITH "THE FAST AND
THE FURIOUS." HIS CHARACTER, DOM, PUTS FAMILY
OVER EVERYONE ELSE. BUT HE JOINED UP WITH CHARLIZE
THERON'S VILLAINOUS CHARACTER. >> WAS IT FOR ME OR FOR YOU?
OR WAS IT NECESSARY? >> NECESSARY?
NOTHING IS NECESSARY. EVERYTHING IS A CHOICE.
I SIMPLY MADE ONE. BUT SO DID YOU.
YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED ME. YOU CHOSE NOT TO.
WONDER WHAT LEDDY THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
>> THE PROBLEM WITH PUTTING YOUR FOOT ON A TARGET'S NECK IS YOU
CAN NEVER LET IT UP. >> I THINK I NEED TO REMIND YOU
WHY YOU CHOSE TO BE HERE. >> VIN DIESEL, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> DOM GOES ROGUE.
DOM IS OUR GOOD GUY. WHAT HAPPENED HERE?
>> IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. IT FORCES YOU TO HAVE TO GO SEE
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE MOVIE. >> YES.
AT THE HEART OF ALL OF THE ACTION.
AND CHARLIZE THERON, THE FIRST FEMALE VILLAIN FOR THE SERIES.
THAT MUST HAVE BEEN FUN. >> SO FUN.
I REMEMBER GARY GRAY TALKING ABOUT IT ON PREMIERE NIGHT.
THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN OUR CHARACTERS IS SO POWERFUL.
YOU REALLY FEEL THAT DOM IS IN THIS CONFLICTED PLACE.
AND IT MAKES FOR AN INTERESTING STORY.
>> YEAH. THERE'S A LOT OF PLAY THAT GOES
BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN YOU. AND I MIGHT ADD SOME LIP LOCK AT
SOME POINT. >> LIP LOCK.
>> THERE WAS A SMOOCH. I'M NOT GIVING AWAY ANYTHING.
>> THERE WAS A SMOOCH. AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WE
LAUNCHED THE TRAILER AT TIMES SQUARE.
AND IT WAS, LIKE, DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE.
AND ALL OF THE SCREENS PLAYED THE TRAILER AT THE SAME TIME.
IT WAS THE BIGGEST TRAILER IN HISTORY.
AND THE MOST IMPACTFUL MOMENT WAS THAT KISS.
THAT KISS WAS SO IMPACTFUL BECAUSE OF THE DECADES OF DOM
AND LEDDY'S STORY TELLING. >> PEOPLE ARE INVESTED IN THESE
CHARACTERS. THAT'S WHY A LITTLE KISS CAN BE
SO POWERFUL. >> THIS IS THE FIRST IN THE
FINAL TRILOGY. WE KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE TEN
FILMS TOTAL. >> WE KNOWHERE'S GOING TO BE
TEN FILMS TOTAL. >> DO YOU KNOW HOW IT ENDS?
>> YES. >> ARE THERE SHOCKERS?
>> YES. >> HOW MUCH PRESSURE IS THERE?
>> TONS OF PRESSURE. >> YOU HAVE PUT IN ALL THIS TIME
WITH THESE CHARACTERS. >> YEAH.
WHEN I CAME ON AS PRODUCER, I STARTED TO PRODUCE FILMS AS
TRILOGIES AND EVERY FILM SPOKE TO THE NEXT ONE.
AND AS PEOPLE WERE LEAVING THE THEATER, THEY WOULD SAY, WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT? THAT PROVES THEY ARE INVESTED IN
THE CHARACTERS. AND THEY ADOPTED THIS FRANCHISE
AND THIS EPISODIC STYLE OF STORY TELLING.
>> NOW, YOU HAVE A-LISTERS SAYING, CAN I BE IN IT?
INCLUDING HELEN MIRREN. HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
>> SHE CALLED ME UP. MAYBE IT WAS THIS SHOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHOW IT WAS. SHE SAID, I LOVE VIN DIESEL.
I WANT TO BE ON "FAST AND THE FURIOUS."
SOMEONE MAKE IT HAPPEN. I DON'T THINK ANY OF THEM TOOK
IT THAT SERIOUS. AN I WAS AT AN OSCAR PARTY.
AND SHE COMES UP TO ME AND SAYS, VIN, I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT YOU
SO LONG. GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER.
I WANT TO BE IN YOUR MOVIE. AND SO, I LOOK THE WRITER -- WE
WERE IN PRODUCTION OR PREPRODUCTION.
I TOOK THE WRITER AND THE DIRECTOR WITH ME TO THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FOR A WEEK. AND WE WROTE HER INTO THE MOVIE.
HER ROLE NOT ONLY IS BRILLIANT, BUT IT FILLED THE HOLES IN THE
PLOT. SHE WAS ACTUALLY ASSISTING THE
ROLE. >> I HOPE YOU COME BACK.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN "GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY."
>> I AM. >> WE LOVE GROOT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND TIME MEMORIZING THE LINE.
>> CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? IT IS THE EASIEST -- CHARACTER
ON SOME LEVELS. ON OTHER LEVELS, HOW DO YOU MAKE
I AM GROOT SOUND DIFFERENT EACH TIME YOU SAY IT OR MEAN
SOMETHING DIFFERENT. >> I HEARD YOU DID IT IN 16
LANGUAGES. >> JAMES GUNN LIKES TO SPEAK TO
EVERY COUNTRY DIRECT

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