Fast And Furious 8 Filming Has Already Killed A Horse
The eighth instalment of the Fast And Furious franchise is currently being filmed in Iceland and the team have already run into horse-sized trouble. According to Metro UK, the production team were filming a sequence on the Lake Mývatn when one of their fake styrofoam icebergs blew away in heavy winds, indirectly killing a horse called Jupiter.
Reports vary on how the horse was injured - TMZ have reported Jupiter was hit directly, while Metro UK have outlined that the horse ran into a lava field where it ended up breaking a leg - but regardless of how it happened, the break was so severe that the horse had to be euthanised.
According to TMZ, the production team have contacted Jupiter’s owner and have agreed to cover the cost of the damage, but we can’t imagine that the incident will do the team’s relationship with Iceland’s Environment Agency any good. Iceland Review have reported that the team were granted a special permit for filming in the protected area.
If everything goes to plan, and Toretto’s team don’t get themselves into any more trouble, we can expect a release date of April 14th 2017.
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“Already”? Why is that in the title? Because it’s only the 8th movie??
Or compared to later during filming when it was planned to kill a horse?
They’re kicking a dead horse now anyways, figuratively and now even literally
DISCLAIMER: More gears were used than horsepower in the making of this film
I live here in Iceland and the weather was baaad, very strong winds, I wouldnt say it was neccesarily the filming teams fault, sonething else from another farm could have easily blown away and caused damage.
Killing a horse I think is “smaller HP”
I know already that it will be so bad that it’s not worth even pirating it..
“In related news, the team was seen beating the horse for several hours after it was already dead. Reports say this is a symbol of why they’re making this movie.”
But… how did the horse escape from the engine bay?
insert bad horsepower joke here
One of their fake styrofoam icebergs blew away in heavy winds. The horse ran into a lava field where it ended up breaking a leg.
I think M. Night Shyamalan is working behind the scenes.