It’s been 16 years since the franchise’s first film debuted, and in that time the cast has faced a lot of adventures, a few major tragedies – and a whole lotta red carpets. Let’s take a Fast look
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THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS
It was June 2001 and the four stars at the Los Angeles premiere were some relative unknowns – Jordana Brewster, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Vin Diesel. Just a guess here, but at that moment, they likely had no idea just how big their sexy street-racing flick was about to become.
Exactly two years later at the second film's premiere, it was clear that the formula of hot guys (hello, Tyrese Gibson!) plus hot cars equaled summer blockbuster status.
The film's third installment gave its leading ladies and men a break, taking the film all the way to Tokyo and introducing a younger cast that included rapper Bow Wow, who was only 19 when he hit the film's June 2006 Los Angeles premiere.
FAST & FURIOUS
Thankfully the entire original crew returned for the April 2009 edition, giving us more adorable Hollywood premiere pics.
The April 2011 film brought a hot new cast member – Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (a.k.a.) – and a major premiere in sexy Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
London played host to this particular premiere in May 2013; the following weekend, the film would gross more than $97 million worldwide, the biggest opening in the franchise's history.
Though fun, it'd also prove sad: It was the last F&F premiere Paul Walker would attend, as he died six months later in a car crash.
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