UNIVERSAL PICTURES PRESENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF 'FAST & FURIOUS' AT GIBSON AMPHITHEATRE - UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2009

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., March 5 -- WHAT:       The world premiere of "FAST & FURIOUS"

  WHO:        "FAST & FURIOUS" director Justin Lin; cast member/producer Vin
              Diesel; cast members Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana
              Brewster, John Ortiz, Laz Alonso and Sung Kang; producers Neal
              H. Moritz and Michael Fottrell; and screenwriter Chris Morgan

              Plus many additional celebrity guests.

  WHERE:      Gibson Amphitheatre
              Universal Studios Hollywood
              Universal City, CA

  WHEN:       Thursday, March 12, 2009
              5:30 PM    Press Call Time
              6:30 PM    Celebrity Arrivals
                         Watch arrivals live at www.fastandfuriousmovie.net
              7:30 PM    Screening Begins

   "FAST & FURIOUS" arrives in theaters nationwide on Friday, April 3, 2009.

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