Fast & Furious 8

The next film in the longstanding Fast and Furious franchise will feature a new villain called Cipher in the form of Charlize Theron. But not much is known about the villain herself. However, during an interview Entertainment Weekly, the composer for Furious 8 Bryan Tyler talked about what Theron brings to the role: “It’s like a siren kind of thing,” composer Brian Tyler, who has worked on four previous Fast & Furious films and will return for the latest entry, tells EW. “There’s no question the havoc and villainy she brings [but] you’re attracted to it. There’s something where you can kind of see yourself in this villain that makes it more disturbing and, at the same time, more interesting. It’s the sympathetic villains, in a way, who really get under your skin. In a much different way, but like how Anthony Hopkins did Hannibal Lecter, where you like him, but you’re like, ‘Wait, why am I doing that? I shouldn’t be rooting for this person.’ She has that ability

After a record breaking performance at the box office with Furious 7, it’s not a stretch to think that its follow up, Fast & Furious 8, will try and do that one even better. For many, one of the big pluses for Furious 7 was having Jason Statham as the villain. Though he was captured and put into a maximum security prison, it appears he’ll be back. Or so he tells Access Hollywood: “Yeah, it just shows the fanbase is very unique. They really do relate to the characters. They love these characters. They’ve followed them for years and years. We’re already talking about doing another one, Part 8. I’m a newcomer, I just got invited to the party on this last one. It is nice to know I’ll be doing another.” He went on to tease, “There is some great stuff that I already know about.” This will no doubt excite fans. Plus, with Kurt Russell also returning, and rumors of Eva Mendes making a true return to the series, the cast