Cars have become like the silent actors on the silver screen as they have become more prominent in movies as time has gone on. Who can forget extremely popular franchises such as the Fast and the Furious and Transformers? The new Grace Kelly biopic starring Nicole Kidman and Tim Roth features the prominence of classic cars, as the princess died in a car crash after driving a convertible.
Need for Speed is a new film based on the franchise from the video games from EA games. This film is seen by many critics as the competitor to the Fast and the Furious, Need for Speed features some mouth-watering cars such as a Shelby Mustang. Other cars in the film include the GTA Spano, and some Koenigseggs. The McLaren P1 was also featured in the film. With so many options, it’s no surprise that the supercars were built for the film itself. BusinessInsider.com said that each car cost more than $2M to manufacture from start to finish. There were replicas for the cars as well since many of them were going to be featured in crashes during the film itself.
If Need for Speed’s cars were impressive, you will like what you see when you watch a film from the Fast and Furious franchise. The 6th instalment of Fast and Furious is being shot and there are Mustangs and plenty of classic cars involved to make everyone happy including enthusiasts who want to see a mixture of old and new. A red Mercedes SLS AMG also makes an appearance which is only whetting the appetite further of moviegoers.
The vehicles from the Transformers look like something that car enthusiasts would dream about if they could draw like comic book authors. Transformers has gems such as the 1967 Chevrolet Camaro and its updated 2014 brother, the Chevrolet Camaro. There is also the Corvette Stingray from Chevrolet. The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse will be part of the film and as one of the most expensive cars made in the world; it has the right spot in the new Transformers film.
James Bond films and Aston Martin have always gone together and this has been seen through all of the films through the various actors who have taken on the iconic role. Aston Martin cars such as the DB5 and and the DB6 have appeared in films like GoldenEye and Casino Royale.
Cars lend themselves to the visual beauty of cinema and movie-making. This is definitely the golden era of supercars and sports cars being featured in cinema as more film goers appreciate the merging of cinema and luxury cars.
