'Furious 8′ to race on to screens April 2017: report By: CNBC.com News April 23, 2015 at 21:10 PM EDT The eighth installment of the lucrative Universal Pictures movie franchise "Fast & Furious" is slated for an April 14, 2017 release, Variety reports. Read More >> Related Stocks: Atyr Pharma Inc New York Times Company