Lowriders: Fast and Furious, Only Slower

Is producer Brian Grazer’s “Lowriders” the next great car movie franchise ala “The Fast and Furious”? I don’t know, maybe if they can get Vin Diesel and Paul Walker to star, then they can call it “Shopping at Freddy’s for Cheese” and it’ll probably still be a hit. But I digress. To help him bring the world of lowriders to the big screen, Grazer (”A Beautiful Mind”, “The Da Vinci Code”) has recruited Cheo Hodari Coker, who last wrote “Notorious”, to pen the screenplay.

Says THR:

The project is based on an idea by Grazer, who is known for exploring concepts, personalities and settings, even devoting a specialist to handle these intellectual and artistic endeavors. He was intrigued by the low-riding culture, which sees mainly teens driving cars that can adjust or have adjusted their suspension system. The culture finds its home in California and the Southwest, primarily among the Latino and black cultures.

My guess is they’ll squeeze in some generic crime story in there somewhere. Hey, you gotta keep the kids busy in-between the low-riding and suspension system tweaking, right?

Below: Honest, it’s about the cars.