F. Gary Gray Officially Confirms He’s Directing Fast & Furious 8!

That same year, Gray also directed The Italian Job remake starring Mark Wahlberg, a film that had a few thrilling vehicle chase scenes.

Straight Outta Compton made $200 million worldwide, so Universal Studios has a lot of faith in Grey to deliver once again with Furious 8. Together we are excited to bring you the next chapter in the Fast & Furious saga.

In other news, Gray’s “Straight Outta Compton” co-stars Jason Mitchell, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Corey Hawkins are among the honorees for the 19 Annual Hollywood Film Awards, which will be held on November 1 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Indie Wire reported. “I will share something insane that my mother said six months ago after the studio had me announce the date for 8 to the world…”, he had previously posted on Facebook. Vin Diesel. Kinda. Earlier in the week, Diesel sparked rumors regarding Gray’s involvement in the project when he shared an image of the director to his Facebook page.

During the same interview, F. Gary Gray made it clear that his transition from directing music videos to feature films was not an overnight decision.

At the 2015 MTV Movie Awards, Vin Diesel prophesied that while “Furious 7 was for Paul [Walker]; 8 is from Paul”.

However, Vin Diesel and Universal apparently had a different plan in mind.

The 46-year-old director has been tabbed by Universal as the leading candidate to direct Fast and Furious 8, according to Variety.