Tag: Need for Speed

For decades, cars have been a vital part of global culture. There is a strong association between drivers and their vehicles and they are often seen as an extension of ourselves, representing who a person is and what they stand for. Now from DreamWorks Pictures comes a film that honors the heritage of the world’s […]

Scott Waugh, the director of DreamWorks Pictures’ new action-adventure “Need for Speed” was looking for someone special for the role of Anita, the girl the film’s hero let get away. Waugh found her in Dakota Johnson, the daughter of actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, and one of the hottest, new stars in Hollywood, having […]

“A hero is only as great as his villain,” says Scott Waugh, director of DreamWorks Pictures’ gear-grinding thriller “Need for Speed.” “We searched really hard for our bad guy and found Dominic Cooper. He’s an incredible actor and ideal in this role.” Previously seen in “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” and “Captain America: The First Avenger,” […]

DreamWorks Pictures’ “Need for Speed” (opening in the Philippines on March 12) boasts a cast of talented actors who are quickly becoming Hollywood’s next generation of stars: Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots, Scott Mescudi and Dakota Johnson.

In 2012, Variety honored former stuntman Scott Waugh as one of its “10 Directors to Watch” for his debut film “Act of Valor” — about an elite squad of Navy SEALs — which was widely praised as one of the most realistic action films ever made. Now, Waugh follows through the promise with DreamWorks Pictures’ anticipated action-thriller “Need for Speed” (based on the eponymous car racing video game franchise).

For years Hollywood had been pursuing EA Entertainment, publisher of The Need for Speed – the world’s the most successful racing video game series and one of the most successful video game franchises of all time – about turning the game into a feature film. The video game has been published in 22 languages in […]

Royal Purple has brought online a new video which shows how stunt coordinator Lance Gilbert pulled off one of the major stunts for DreamWorks Pictures’ “Need for Speed,” starring Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots, Dominic Cooper, Michael Keaton and Dakota Johnson. Check the featurette at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EdSz_W92ow#t=62. Directed by Scott Waugh, “Need for Speed” chronicles a near-impossible […]

The film adaptation of the popular street racing video game “Need for Speed” from DreamWorks Pictures now has a new trailer which may be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtKwaxSJ8yg.