The film received negative reviews from critics, with criticism for its screenplay and lack of originality, but received some praise for its lighthearted tone. Ģ Fast 2 Furious premiered at the Universal Amphitheatre on June 3, 2003, and was theatrically released worldwide by Universal Pictures on June 6. Principal photography for 2 Fast 2 Furious commenced in September 2002 and lasted until that December, with filming locations including Miami and the surrounding areas in southern Florida. To canonically account for Diesel's departure, the short film The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) was produced and released. Vin Diesel and Rob Cohen, the co-star and director of the first film, were unable to return Gibson and Singleton joined the cast in their absence in 2002. Customs Service to apprehend a drug lord in exchange for the erasure of their criminal records.Ī second Fast & Furious film was planned immediately after the theatrical release of its predecessor in 2001, and was confirmed with the returns of Walker and producer Neal H. In the film, ex-LAPD officer Brian O'Conner and his friend Roman Pearce (Gibson) go undercover for the U.S. It is the sequel to The Fast and the Furious (2001), is the second installment in the Fast & Furious franchise, and stars Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner alongside Tyrese Gibson and Eva Mendes.

2 Fast 2 Furious is a 2003 action film directed by John Singleton from a screenplay by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, from a story by Brandt, Haas, and Gary Scott Thompson.

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