The filming locations have become a major cinematic tourist attraction in Angelino Heights, although Toretto’s real world neighbors aren’t so pleased with this development. Why? Because reportedly, some fans don’t just snap a selfie and go away, they show up to compete in street races and attempt driving stunts, leading to “constant noise and unsafe conditions” for nearby families who just want to live their lives with no plans to steal millions of dollars from Brazilian drug lords. According to resident Martha Rodriguez: “We just want to rest.”
Now the next movie in the series, Fast X, is planning on filming at the Toretto abode yet again. Some upset locals have contacted their city councilmember to “try and stop production” yielding no results so far, and they are now planning to protest the shoot in order “to honor the 178 people who have been killed by street racers in Los Angeles, and to shame Universal for their callous disregard for this deadly epidemic of street racing their films started and continue to promote.” And really, regardless of where it shoots, it’s hard to imagine that the finished film will ever come close to rivaling the excitement and drama of the production’s behind-the-scenes problems.
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