Who likes cars? I don’t. But I know lots of people that do. I did like David Cronenberg’s Crash but that turned the term ‘auto erotica’ into a whole new genre. Any-hoo, Universal have ‘pimped their ride’ for the fifth time with Fast Five – the latest installment in their ‘crimes n’ fast cars’ saga. Vin Diesel returns and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson joins the cast too. Take a look at the staring competition going off between them in this first look official image. Who wins?

Justin Lin is directing again and Universal bumped The Thing prequel to make way for this title in the April 29th slot in the US and we Brits will see it from 10th June, 2011. Lin told US Today all about the joy of casting Johnson:

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“People thought it would be impossible to get Dwayne. But he didn’t show up looking to cash a paycheck. That’s pretty amazing, for a star like him to join the fifth part of a franchise. That says a lot about him and the fans.”
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So what’s it all about, I hear you ask? Turns out – according to USA Today – Johnson’s character is a copper tracking down the petrol heads and he rolls around town in what has been described as “a 10-ton armored military vehicle that looks like a Humvee on steroids.” Clearly he can afford a gas guzzler. But what about the environment, dudes? Why not go electric?