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'Fast & Furious 8' To Film in Cleveland

The film's second unit is looking to hire local crew and vendors for the film shoot.

CLEVELAND, OH — The "Fast & Furious" crew is coming to Cleveland.

Cleveland is set to be a filming location for the latest installment of the movie franchise "Fast & Furious 8," according to a job listing on the Greater Cleveland Film Commission website.

"The Second Unit of "Fast 8" is requesting submissions for local crew and vendors for its upcoming Cleveland shoot," reads the advertisement.

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But unfortunately for "ride or die" fans in Cleveland, the chances of running into Vin Diesel, Ludacris or Dwayne Johnson — also known as The Rock — are slim compared to the chances of running into an increase of traffic.

That's right, a movie about driving cars as fast as possible has the potential to reduce the rest of the city to a crawl.

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The job listing does not specify when shooting will begin in Cleveland or how long it will last.

Cleveland will be a "second unit" film location, which means that the scenes shot in Cleveland will probably just be action shots and filler roll. According to the movie's IMDB page, the film is set in New York City, which means that Cleveland may not even get any love when the movie releases. It's happened before; an action sequence for "Spider Man 3" was filmed in Cleveland but was pawned off as having happened in New York on-screen.

So you may have to settle for getting a picture with Vin Diesel's stunt double instead.

The film is set to be released April 14, 2017, and also films in Atlanta and New York City. The movie will be directed by F. Gary Gray, who helmed 2015's big hit "Straight Outta Compton." Stars Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez and Jason Statham will all be reprising their roles. Charlize Theron is rumored to join the cast in a leading role as well.

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