10 Behind-The-Scenes Dramas That Failed To Derail Famous Movies

An eighth film in the mega-successful Fast and Furious franchise was always on the cards, but the road this movie took to the big-screen was bumpy, to say the least.

Problems with the movie began in mid-2015, when Jeffrey Kirschenbaum, co-president of production at Universal and one of the spearheads of the Fast series, left the studio to form his own company.

Kirschenbaum had been an integral part of the franchise for many years, so his departure further complicated an already prevalent issue - the director search.

Universal originally wanted James Wan (who helmed Furious 7) to return, but he jumped ship in order to make The Conjuring 2. The studio then moved to snap up Justin Lin (who directed four films in the series) but he was busy with Star Trek Beyond.

Universal then moved back to Wan, offering him an insane amount of money to direct the film for them, but he declined, with the pressure of helming Furious 7 having exhausted him, and another problem said to be influencing his decision to step away; working with Vin Diesel.

Diesel was reportedly a pain to work with and would often summon filmmakers to script sessions late at night. This behaviour put Wan off the project and prolonged the director hunt even further.

Even when F. Gary Gray signed on and things appeared to be going smoothly, reports of a fallout between Diesel and co-star The Rock began to surface, with the latter not happy with the way the former behaved onset.

Many assumed that this would impact the quality of the final film - Vin Diesel was also a producer, and so could have used this position to influence The Rock's involvement in the final cut - but luckily, none of these issues were visible onscreen.

The Fate Of The Furious sped its way to over $1 billion in sales and another critically acclaimed entry in the never-ending franchise. Expect this vehicle to be running for quite some time.