Sony have been kind enough to give us the opportunity to debut these new images from their new movie, Faster. The movie hits UK cinemas 25th March, is directed by George Tillman Jr. and stars Carla Gugino, Dwayne Johnson, Maggie Grace, Jennifer Carpenter, Tom Berenger, Billy Bob Thornton, Courtney Gains.

Synopsis: After 10 years in prison, Driver (Dwayne Johnson) has a singular focus — to avenge the murder of his brother during the botched bank robbery that led to his imprisonment. Now a free man with a deadly to-do list in hand, he’s finally on his mission…but with two men on his trail — a veteran cop (Billy Bob Thornton) just days from retirement, and a young egocentric hitman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) with a flair for the art of killing and newfound worthy opponent. The hunter is also the hunted. It’s a do or die race to the list’s finish as the mystery surrounding his brother’s murder deepens, and new details emerge along the way hinting that Driver’s list may be incomplete.

We’ve also got some interviews that we did on the set of Faster which you can see below.

Our friend James White caught up with Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Moon Bloodgood, Maggie Grace and the main star himself Dwayne Johnson who told us a little bit about the move:

To Maggie Grace: So what can you tell us about your character?

Maggie Grace: Lily and Killer are an unconventional couple. She’s very much a part of his contract killing endeavours. It’s very stylised and fast paced and it’s been a blast. They’re not shopping in IKEA or picking out curtains, it’s a very escapist lifestyle.  She’s had an interesting past and she’s not the girl who’s going to move to the suburbs and marry a dentist. She’s something of an adrenaline junkie, they both live on the edge.

To Maggie Grace: How has training been?

I’m really excited, it’s been a lot of fun. I said, “I wanna learn whatever the boys are learning.” So there’s a fantastic group of consultants we’ve had on this film. I’ve begun to learn to box, I’m pretty good with a .45. I have a Kimber 1911. I’m pretty good with that, I got the reload time down, the finesse of that. One day I tried to switch to Dwayne’s gun, just for fun. It’s a cannon! It looks somewhat at home in his hands, but Oliver and I tried it and it’s hilarious. It’s a Ruger 454 and it’s so heavy. The recoil on that thing literally makes your arm numb for a couple of hours. It’s very intense. That was a humbling experience.

To Moon Bloodgood: How do you interact with Dwayne’s Driver?

Moon Bloodgood: I don’t get any scenes with Dwayne! I was so bummed out. Not that I don’t love Billy Bob, I do, but I’ve seen Dwayne a lot off set but I don’t think we have any scenes together. I feel like Dwayne and I look like we’re brother and sister, right? There’s that mixed ethnicity thing. I’m hoping we’re going to do something where we play siblings.

To Moon Bloodgood: Do you have any stunts?

Moon Bloodgood:I slap Billy. I always feel like that’s a touchy thing because I accidentally broke a guy’s nose when I was working on the TV show Journeyman. Of course he was a day player and it was one of the worst experiences of my life. So going in for anyone’s face really makes me nervous. So I sort of hit him on the side of the neck, because god forbid I connected! That was my one action thing and we got to shove each other a little bit.

To Oliver Jackson-Cohen: Who is your character, Killer?

Oliver Jackson-Cohen: He’s not very straightforward. There’s a big part to him that is very erratic. He’s got a lot of past issues that he is dealing with, and a lot of trauma, so he’s got a very big back story. He’s been going through lots of different processes to try and get himself well. Because he’s so erratic and so bipolar, he’s on heavy medication and the beginning of the film starts with him coming off his medication. So it’s him free-falling.

To Oliver Jackson-Cohen: Why do you think Brits are cast as villains so much?

I have no idea, but I kind of love it. I don’t think he was supposed to be British. When I first read the script, he was supposed to be American and I went in and read it with an American accent and got a call asking if I would come back in and do it in a British accent. And they decided to change it. I speak with my own accent. Very challenging! But they got me a dialect coach because I wasn’t speaking with clarity. Because I’m from London I drop my Ts, so now they have me speaking proper English.

To Dwayne Johnson: Do you have the feeling that you’ve been accepted as an actor, that you’re part of it all now?

Dwayne Johnson: I feel very comfortable in the position I’m in, making the movies I’m making and having a diverse career. This is my 10th year so I’m happy with the choices I made, and pretty satisfied. And it inspires me. My intention when I first got in was to have a diverse career, but starting in the action genre first made the most sense, given where I came from. I knew eventually I wanted to branch out and work in all different genres because ultimately for me, that was how I was going to become a better actor, because I came to the job in a very non-traditional way.

To Dwayne Johnson: What’s the biggest mistake that action movies make that you guys made sure to avoid?

Dwayne Johnson: That’s a good question. I think it all comes down to personal preference. And for me, I appreciate a great action movie, but I also appreciate when the action isn’t just for action’s sake. To think you have to have it every x amount of minutes. So I appreciate when it’s done in a precise way, when it’s more meaningful and you go back to those old movies of the past.

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Faster is released in the UK 25th March.