“Furious 7,” the newest addition to the “Fast and Furious” action franchise, had its world premiere at a surprise screening at South by Southwest Film Festival Sunday night (March 15), but don’t expect to see any major spoilers from that very first, very enthusiastic audience.
Neal Moritz, who has produced all seven films in the franchise, appeared in front of the crowd to introduce the last-minute (literally, as he explained, the screening had been added Sunday morning after “I woke up yesterday and I was reading all these great articles about SXSW and I was like, ‘what the f–k? Why is ‘Furious 7′ not there?’”) and to plead for audience members not to share the ending for one particular character: the one played by the late Paul Walker.
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