Fast & Furious 6

Fast & Furious 6
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Justin Lin
Produced by	Neal H. Moritz Vin Diesel Clayton Townsend
Written by	Chris Morgan
Based on	Characters by Gary Scott Thompson
Starring	Vin Diesel Paul Walker Dwayne Johnson Michelle Rodriguez Jordana Brewster Tyrese Gibson Chris Bridges Sung Kang Luke Evans Gina Carano John Ortiz
Music by	Lucas Vidal
Cinematography	Stephen F. Windon
Edited by	Christian Wagner Kelly Matsumoto Dylan Highsmith
Production company	Original Film One Race Films
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	May 7, 2013(Premiere, London) May 17, 2013(United Kingdom) May 24, 2013(International)
Running time	130 minutes[1]
Country	United States Spain[2]
Language	English
Budget	$160 million[3]
Box office	$788.7 million[3]

Fast & Furious 6 (alternatively known as Furious 6 or Fast Six)^[4] is a 2013 American-Spanish action film directed byJustin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sixth installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise. The film starsVin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris Bridges, Sung Kang, Luke Evans, Gina Carano, and John Ortiz. Fast & Furious 6 follows a professional criminal gang led by Dominic Toretto (Diesel) who have retired following their successful heist in Fast Five (2011), but remain wanted fugitives. U.S. Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) agent Luke Hobbs (Johnson) offers to clear the group's criminal records and allow them to return home in exchange for helping him to take down a skilled mercenary organization led by Owen Shaw (Evans), one member of which is Toretto's presumed-dead lover Letty Ortiz (Rodriguez).

Fast & Furious 6 was in development by February 2010 as the first film in the series to move away from the underground car-racing theme of the series' previous films which was considered to have placed a barrier on audience numbers. Pre-production had begun by April 2011, and principal photography began in London, England in July 2012. Filming locations also included the Canary Islands, Glasgow, and Los Angeles. The film was first released in the United Kingdom, on May 17, 2013, followed by an international release on May 24, 2013. The film has grossed over $780 million worldwide, making it number 49 on the all-time worldwide list of highest-grossing films, in unadjusted dollars, and the 6th highest-grossing film of 2013.