2 Fast 2 Furious went to 108 minutes. Then, Fast Five and Fast and Furious 6 upped it to 130 minutes. Furious 7 went further, making it to 137 minutes. Now, reports are circulating that the eighth instalment – The Fate of the Furious – will clock in at 160 minutes, or two hours 40 minutes. listings website Cinemarx.ro first published the figure, which would put the sequel more in line with The Lord of the Rings rather than average blockbuster action films.
Over the course of seven films, The Fast and Furious franchise instalments have been getting longer and longer.
The Fast and The Furious was 106 minutes long.
The Fate of the Furious is directed by Straight Outta Compton’s F. Gary Gray and will be released in the UK on 14 April.