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"Fast and Furious 7" Re-Titled "Furious 7"

Fast and Furious 7, the latest installment of one of the longest-running movie franchise, will hit cinemas as Furious 7.

Universal pictures announced Sunday of the change of title.

The film will hit cinemas April and is slated to be Paul Walker's last movie appearance.

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The actor died in a car crash last November.

His death came while he was in the middle of the Furious 7 shooting. His performances will still be  included in the film.

Compared to any other film franchises, Fast and Furious has been considered one of the very few films who have not been consistent with their titles. The film has mixed articles and numbers in titles that vary from one film to another. The titles included 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Fast and the Furious and Fast Five.

The Fast and the Future franchise showcases illegal street racing and heists. The first series was released in 2001 and was titled The Fast and the Furious. The first film's success spawned five sequels:  2 Fast and 2 Furious (2003), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), Fast & Furious (2009), Fast Five (2011) and Fast & Furious 6 (2013). Two short films was also tied with the series: Turbo-Charged Prelude (2003) and Los Bandoleros (2009). The film has earned a whopping $2.3 billion in box office receipts, making it one of Universal Studio's highest-grossing franchises of all time.

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