‘Fate of the Furious’ Social Media Chatter Revs Up

Universal’s action tentpole “The Fate of the Furious” dominated social media chatter last week with more than 80,000 new conversations, according to media-measurement firm comScore and its PreAct service.

The studio held a a fan Q&A in New York with stars Scott Eastwood and Tyrese Gibson on April 6 with a continued fan Q&A held via Twitter. The film also held its world premiere on April 8 in New York City with Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Ludacris, Kurt Russell and Tyrese Gibson.

“The Fate of the Furious” has topped 1.08 million by that social media metric. The eighth installement of the “Fast and Furious” franchise screened at CinemaCon on March 29 with Diesel, Charlize Theron, Ludacris, Gibson and Russell in attendance. It will open on April 14 amid sky-high expectations after “Furious 7” grossed more than $1.5 billion worldwide….

http://variety.com/2017/film/news/vin-diesel-fate-of-the-furious-social-media-buzz-1202027581/