'Fast & Furious 7' Villain Jason Statham to Drive White Jaguar F-Type
English actor, Jason Statham, who will be playing a villain in "Fast & Furious 7," is set to drive a white Jaguar F-Type in the film.
"Transporter" star Jason Statham will be appearing as an antagonist in the latest film of the "Fast & Furious" franchise driving a sleek white Jaguar F-Type that was first launched in the "Good to Be Bad" February 2015 Super Bowl ad.
Earlier appearaing towards the final scenes of "Fast & Furious 6," Statham, who plays sinister villain, Deckard Shaw out to avenge his brother Owen Shaw (Luke Evans in "F&F 6") after Dominic Toretto (played by Vin Diesel) kills him with a flying SUV aboard a plane in the previous film.
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Statham's Jaguar is a 2-seater sports car, features a 550 horsepower engine in a 5.0-liter capacity supercharged V8. A successor to the iconic E-Type of the 70s, it can reach speeds of 60mph in 3.9 seconds, with a top speed of up to 186mph.
The white Jag will not be the only vehicle "The Expendables" actor will be speeding around with on set. "Fast & Furious 7" will put him behind the wheel of an Aston Martin Rapide, and a modified Maserati Ghibli.
The seventh film in the series marks the final appearance of actor, Paul Walker, who died in a car accident in November 2013, resulting in the movie being dubbed "Furious 7" in reference to the missing half of the Torreto – O'Conner duo.
Actor Vin Diesel has also recently unveiled the movie's official plane, a "Fast & Furious" 777 jet liner, which will be used by the cast and crew for the film's promotional events and global press junkets.
The previous film's cast will be returning to reprise their roles, including Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, and Jason Statham. They will be joined by newcomers to the franchise, Kurt Russell, Djimon Hounsou, Ronda Rousey, Iggy Azalea and Tony Jaa.
