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May 13, 2013 Celebrity Highlights

Action star Vin Diesel pats himself on the back for his mad social media skills, but he wasn’t serious when he told Entertainment Weekly, “Facebook really owes me billions of dollars.”

Vin Diesel: ‘Facebook Owes Me Billions’
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Diesel explained that he was the first person, besides President Barack Obama, to obtain a million likes on Facebook. Now he has more than 40 million followers!
May 06, 2013 Movies
“Extra’s” Terri Seymour took a double-decker bus ride with “Fast & Furious 6” star Vin Diesel, and they talked about sexy moves.

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“Fast & Furious 6” races into theaters May 24.
February 22, 2013 As Seen On Extra

“Extra’s” Maria Menounos got an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Fast & Furious 6” in London with Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and Paul Walker.



Johnson told Maria he gets to “kick a** all over the place” and revealed he is the “alpha” on set. Staying in top shape for the role, Dwayne explained, “By the time I get to set 7, 8 o'clock in the morning I've already worked out twice and I am ready to go.”
May 02, 2011 Movies

Let the box office race begin! Jump-starting the summer movie season's official start date of May 6, "Fast Five" opened huge this past weekend, grossing $83.6 million at the U.S. box office.

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Marking the biggest April opening of all time, "Fast Five" was supposed to open in June, but Universal took a chance and pushed "Five" up when "Super 8" was slotted for the same release date.

April 29, 2011 Movies

Here's a sneak peek at what's opening this weekend, including the high-octane sequel "Fast Five," with Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, plus the animated sequel "Hoodwinked Too," and the teen romantic comedy, "Prom."

In Theaters Now (April)

'Fast Five' (April 29)

Who: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Dwayne Johnson, Tyrese Gibson; directed by Justin Lin. What: Dominic (Diesel), Brian (Walker) and Mia (Brewster) find themselves on the wrong side of the law once again, this time in Rio de Janeiro. They take on a ruthless drug lord and a relentless federal agent.

'Hoodwinked Too: Hood vs. Evil' (April 29)

Who: Hayden Panettiere, Patrick Warburton, Glenn Close, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Heidi Klum; directed by Mike Disa What: Red Riding Hood (Panettiere) is training for the group of Sister Hoods, when she and the Wolf (Warburton) are called to examine the sudden mysterious disappearance of Hansel (Hader) and Gretel (Poehler).

'Prom' (April 29)

Who: Aimee Teegarden, Thomas McDonell, DeVaughn Nixon, Danielle Campbell; directed by Joe Nussbaum What: A group of teenagers get ready for their high school prom.

'Water for Elephants' (April 22)

Who: Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Christophe Waltz; directed by Francis Lawrence What: A veterinarian student (Pattinson) joins a traveling circus and falls for the ringmaster's (Waltz) wife, the star of the show (Witherspoon).

'Madea's Big Happy Family' (April 22)

Who: Tyler Perry, Loretta Devine, Cassi Davis, Bow Wow; directed by Terry Perry What: Madea jumps into action when her niece, Shirley (Devine), receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family.

'African Cats' (April 22)

What: This Disney wildlife adventure follows two families of big cats — lions and cheetahs — as they live and survive the great plains of Kenya. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson

'Scream 4' (April 15)

Who: Neve Campbell, Hayden Panettiere, Emma Roberts, Courteney Cox, David Arquette; directed by Wes Craven What: Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott (Campbell), who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer. Again.

'Rio' (April 15)

Who: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez, Jamie Foxx, will.i.am; directed by Carlos Saldanha What: When Blu (Eisenberg), a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel (Hathaway), he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with this bird of his dreams.

'Conspirator' (April 15)

Who: James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Tom Wilkinson, Kevin Kline; directed by Robert Redford What: Mary Surratt (Wright) is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer (McAvoy) to uncover the truth and save her life.

'Arthur' (April 8)

Who: Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner, Greta Gerwig; directed by Jason Winer What: A drunken playboy stands to lose a wealthy inheritance if he doesn't marry a powerful woman (Garner) and follows his heart when he falls for a woman (Gerwig) his family doesn't like.

'Hanna' (April 8)

Who: Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett; directed by Joe Wright. What: A 16-year-old (Ronan) is raised by her father (Bana) to be the perfect assassin. When she is dispatched on a mission across Europe, she is tracked by a ruthless intelligence agent (Blanchett) and her operatives.

'Soul Surfer' (April 8)

Who: AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, Carrie Underwood; directed by Sean McNamara What: Based on the true story of pro surfer Bethany Hamilton, the film chronicles a teenage Hamilton and her struggles to surf again after losing an arm in a shark attack.

'Your Highness' (April 8)

Who: Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel; directed by David Gordon Green What: When Prince Fabious's (Franco) bride (Deschanel) is kidnapped, he goes on a quest to rescue her — accompanied by his lazy useless brother Thadeous (McBride).

'Source Code' (April 1)

Who: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright; directed by Duncan Jones What: This action thriller centers on a soldier (Gyllenhaal) who wakes up in the body of an unknown man, on an unknown commuter train to Chicago about to be blown up by a terrorist bomb. He finds out he is part of a government experiment called "Source Code," and it's his mission to find the bomb AND bomber... in 8 minutes.

'HOP' (April 1)

Who: Russell Brand, James Marsden, Kaley Cuoco, Hank Azaria; directed by Tim Hill What: E.B. (Brand), the Easter Bunny's teenage son, does not want to take over the family business and escapes to Hollywood. In L.A., he's taken in by Fred (Marsden) after the out-of-work slacker hits E.B. with his car — and it is NOT a match made in heaven.

'Insidious' (April 1)

Who: Rose Byrne, Patrick Wilson, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey; directed by James Wan What: From makers of "Paranormal Activity" and "Saw" comes another horror story about a small boy who is being haunted by a malevolent spirit.

'Super' (April 1)

Who: Rainn Wilson, Liv Tyler, Ellen Page, Kevin Bacon; directed by James Gunn What: After his estranged wife (Tyler) falls under the influence of a cad (Bacon), an everyday guy (Wilson) transforms himself into a masked vigilante named Crimson Bolt, along with his sidekick Boltie (Page).

April 22, 2011 Movies

"Extra" correspondent Steve Santagati headed to Rio de Janeiro to talk with "Fast Five" stars Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson.

Watch what Diesel has to say about Walker's real-life driving skills and why Johnson said, "I'm gonna be taking my fist and putting it across somebody's lips and my boot up somebody's ass."

May 07, 2010 Movies

Tough guys Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel could go mano-a-mano soon. Johnson is in negotiations to star in "Fast & Furious 5."

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If The Rock gets the gig, he'll get some practice living in the adrenaline lane in his upcoming actioner, "Faster," opening in November.

July 30, 2009 As Seen On Extra

Action star Vin Diesel stopped by an Apple store in the Big Apple for the iTunes "Meet the Filmmaker" series. Diesel spoke about the inspiration for the "Fast and Furious" prequel short film "Los Bandeleros" -- and dished details on the future of the "Furious" franchise. Don't miss it!

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