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CANNES: Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez led a cast reunion of The Fast and the Furious stars on Wednesday in Cannes ahead of a special screening to mark the 25th anniversary of the original movie.

Diesel and Rodriguez posed with fellow actor Jordana Brewster and the daughter of late co-star Paul Walker, who died in a car crash in 2013, at the French film festival.

The Fast and the Furious will be screened in a midnight slot later in the day, bringing some Hollywood razzle-dazzle to Cannes where US studios are notably absent.

Hollywood majors such as Universal, Disney or Sony, as well as streaming giants Netflix and Amazon, have decided against launching any of their blockbusters on the French Riviera, unlike in previous years.