--- description: “There is some great stuff that I already know about” title: Jason Statham Says He Will Join 'Furious 8' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt274f8da1a5b4dadd/6988584e0b72e3eeae6e4a66/ap_945750648596-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Jason Statham Says He Will Join _Furious 8_ by [Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 25, 2015 3:03 PM CUT  Jason Statham at the New York Premiere of "Spy" in New York City on June 1, 2015. Jason Statham at the New York Premiere of "Spy" in New York City on June 1, 2015.Sylvain Gaboury—PatrickMcmullan.com/AP by [Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 25, 2015 3:03 PM CUT After the runaway success of _Furious 7_, an eighth movie in the _Fast & Furious_ series already has an [April 14, 2017](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/23/vin-diesel-announces-fast-furious-8 "undefined") release date. Vin Diesel is on board for _Furious 8_, but we can also expect at least one villain to make an appearance: Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw. “We’re already talking about doing another one, part eight,” Statham [told Access Hollywood](http://www.accesshollywood.com/jason-statham-to-return-for-furious-8%5Fvideo%5F2844737 "undefined"). “I’m a newcomer. I just got invited to the party in this last one, so it’s nice to know I’m going to be doing another.” Statham and his _Furious 7_ costars [were at Universal Studios Hollywood](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/24/vin-diesel-fast-furious-universal-studios-hollywood "undefined") for the debut of the new “Fast & Furious—Supercharged” ride, which opened to the public on Wednesday. When pressed for plot details about _Furious 8_, Statham said he couldn’t reveal anything, but he teased: “There is some great stuff that I already know about.” _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/6/25/jason-statham-furious-8 "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com "undefined") ### See Photos of Fast and Furious Drag Racers from the 1950s  Starter flagging dragsters to start at Eagle Mt. Fort Worth, Texas 1957. A. Y. Owen—The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images  National Hot Rod Association's Drag Racing Meet Held in Santa Ana, Calif. Ralph Crane—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  National Hot Rod Association's National opening drag race held at the Orange County Airport. Ralph Crane—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  National Hot Rod Association's Drag Racing Meet Held in Santa Ana, Calif. Ralph Crane—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  National Hot Rod Association's Drag Racing Meet Held in Santa Ana, Calif. Ralph Crane—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Girl drag racer with crowd of dragsters at Eagle Mt. A. Y. Owen—The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images  Crowd of dragsters watching drag racing at Eagle Mt., Fort Worth, Texas, 1957. A. Y. Owen—The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images  National Hot Rod Association's Drag Racing Meet Held in Santa Ana, Calif. Ralph Crane—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  National Hot Rod Association's Drag Racing Meet Held in Santa Ana, Calif. Ralph Crane—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  National Hot Rod Association's Drag Racing Meet Held in Santa Ana, Calif. Ralph Crane—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  National Hot Rod Association's Drag Racing Meet Held in Santa Ana, Calif. 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