Fate of the Furious: Director F. Gary Gray previews the epic New York City chase

Watch behind-the-scenes video of the franchise’s wild first trip to the Big Apple.

This is FATE week on EW.com.

Check out the exclusive behind-the-scenes video above to see a preview of the epic chase they dreamed up.

Why now?F.

So whats the ultimate taboo?

Racing cars in the streets of New York its almost impossible given the traffic, laws, rules.

Its one of my favorite sequences in the whole franchise.

You say Cuba, I say, Im in.

You say Russia and Iceland, I say, Im in.

New York City, Of course, Im in.

I dont think anyone would be disappointed in that sequence.

Its original, current, timely, innovative, and Im really proud of it.

These cars are being controlled remotely from a billion dollar plane in the sky by Charlize Theron thats crazy.

And thats why you go to the movies.

I imagine shutting down Times Square, especially for a high-speed chase, is nearly impossible.

How hard was it to pull this off?Its a massive undertaking.

So you may look at a shot and say, Oh, thats pretty simple, but its not.

What was it like having so many vehicles involved in an already challenging shoot?It was expensive.

[Laughs] We destroyed hundreds of cars, brand new cars.

And the mantra is, Do it real.

It seems like the motto with each of these films is to top the previous one.

The Fate of the Furioushits theaters April 14.