--- title: "Sung Kang Confirms Live-Action Drift Movie With Big-Name Car Guys and Audience Participation" date: "2025-07-15" modified: "2025-07-15" authors: - name: "Andrew P. Collins" job_title: "Executive Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/andrew-p-collins" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/sung-kang-confirms-live-action-drift-movie-with-big-name-car-guys-and-audience-participation" categories: - "Culture" - "News" - "People" --- # Sung Kang Confirms Live-Action Drift Movie With Big-Name Car Guys and Audience Participation ![Drifter movie poster]() *\Legends of Drift\* [Sung Kang](), known as "Han" in the *Fast and Furious* flicks (coincidentally [being referenced]() for the second time today) has just confirmed he's making a live-action drift movie called *Drifter* with a handful of other well-known car-world personalities. They're going to be shooting part of it at a public drift event this summer. We've been hearing that Kang's been [working on a drift movie]() for years—as of 2023, the rumor was it was going to be a live-action *[Initial D]()* kind of thing. But now I'm guessing that's just how it was being pitched to investors. In an Instagram post that just went up today, Kang was joined by Brian Scotto (founding member of The Hoonigans) and Adam LZ (famous American drifter and YouTuber) in announcing that they're going to be doing a drift movie that's "real," along with Rutledge Wood (previous *Top Gear USA* host) and James Pumphrey (Donut Media OG). https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMImXWFx9Ce/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link They're going to be shooting at least part of it at the [Legends Of Drift]() event coming up next month (August 23-25) at Englishtown, New Jersey's Raceway Park. The event itself put out an announcement with a few more details. I'll drop it in here: "Legends of Drift is more than just an event – it’s a live-action celebration of drift culture, the car community, and cinematic storytelling. Taking over Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ on August 23–24, 2025, this two-day experience blends a real drift competition and car show *(just like what you’ve come to love and expect from the LZ World Tour events by Adam LZ & Drift Games)* with the filming of *DRIFTER* — a passion project directed by and starring *Fast & Furious* icon Sung Kang. Expect non-stop tire-shredding action, an epic car show, fantasy battles, vendor booths, crowd giveaways, and much more. Joining us are some of the biggest names in drifting and car culture: Adam LZ, Brian Scotto, James Pumphrey, Rutledge Wood, Dai Yoshihara, Chelsea DeNofa, Luke Fink, Dave Egan, Jarod DeAnda, Grant Anderson, Chris Rudnik, Nate Hamilton, and many more guests still to be announced." I guess if you get yourself tickets and wave your arms like an inflatable guy outside a used car dealership, you just might see yourself in the bleachers when you go to watch the movie! The emphasis on "realness" in the promo video below makes it sound like this won't be a work of fiction, but I suppose they could do real stunts with a made-up narrative for drama. Either way, I'm excited! *Got any more Hollywood tips for us? Drop us a line at tips@thedrive.com.* ## Author As Executive Editor, Andrew touches everything on the site from daily news coverage to feature stories, sponsored content, product reviews, road testing vehicles, ecommerce, and more. He's held pretty much every role there is to have at an automotive news site and has been with The Drive's publisher Recurrent since 2020. Andrew's a lifetime gearhead and longtime writer with a particularly strong penchant for road trips, off-road adventures, and archaic vehicles. His passions outside of the automotive world include skiing, obsolete video games, and his dog Bramble who occationally helps review cars. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()