Following the glorious tosh that was Fast 5 (or **Fast & Furious 5: Rio Heist **as we're supposed to call it in the UK), talk was of the next two instalments shooting back-to-back. Sadly, Dwayne Johnson has just told MTV that he doesn't think that's still the plan. But it doesn't matter: Fast 6 will still go before the cameras in May.
"We were going to try shooting them together," confirms his Rockness. "It would make sense while we have the same crew and everybody in one place. But I think we're dealing with some weather issues, so from what I know we're going to shoot Fast 6 first, and then worry about Fast 7 a little later."
Weather issues? That would be the fault of our unpredictable European climate. "We're going to be in the UK and we're going to be in Germany," Dwayne believes, although he doesn't say if both those locations or part of 6, or whether it's one each for 6 and 7.
What this does make clear is that Johnson is in for the long haul as US marshal and the planet's best hunter Luke Hobbs: the dogged Javert on the trail of Vin Diesel's Jean Valjean. Or something. Rejoice!
Fast 6 already has a release date in May 2013, and Johnson was speaking while on the campaign trail for another franchise he's attempting to rescue. GI Joe: Retaliation is out in the UK on June 22.